Colleen Houck is a highly accomplished American author, best known for her YA fantasy/paranormal romance novels. She is the author of the popular Tiger's Curse series. Houck has been an avid reader all her life, with a particular interest in action, adventure, science fiction, and romance. She attended the University of Arizona and worked for seventeen years as a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter before becoming a full-time writer.
Houck is a New York Times Bestselling author and has received numerous accolades for her work. Her books have appeared on the USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Walmart bestseller lists, among others. She has also been a Parents' Choice Award winner and has been reviewed and featured in various media outlets, including MTV.com, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Girls' Life magazine, and Romantic Times. Houck's writing is influenced by notable authors such as Stephenie Meyer, J.K. Rowling, Shakespeare, H.G. Wells, Chris Paolini, Madeleine L'Engle, John Steinbeck, Orson Scott, and Jules Verne.
Colleen Houck was born in Tucson, Arizona, and has lived in several places, including Utah, North Carolina, Idaho, and California, before settling in Salem, Oregon. She shares her home with her husband and a large collection of plush tigers. In her free time, Houck enjoys chatting with her siblings, online shopping, and watching plays. She continues to write compelling stories that captivate the hearts of readers around the world.