Julie McElwain is an accomplished American author and journalist. She began her career in journalism at California Apparel News, a weekly trade newspaper based in Los Angeles. McElwain has since freelanced for various publications, covering topics ranging from professional photography to the fashion industry. Currently, she holds the position of West Coast Editor for Soaps In Depth, a national soap opera magazine that focuses on the popular daytime drama, The Young and the Restless. In addition to her journalistic endeavors, McElwain is a proud resident of Long Beach, California.
McElwain's fiction writing is marked by her unique ability to blend elements of mystery and time-travel, resulting in a captivating series of novels. The central character of her series is an FBI agent who finds herself transported back in time to 1815 England. The first novel in this genre-bending time-travel/mystery series, "A Murder in Time," was released in 2016 to great acclaim. It was selected as one of the top 10 picks by the National Librarian Association for their April 2016 book list, and was also chosen as the mystery to read in 2016 by OverDrive Inc., a digital distributor serving more than 34,000 libraries worldwide. The novel was a finalist for the 2016 Goodreads' readers choice awards in the Sci-fi category, and was included in Bustle's list of 9 Most Addictive Mystery series for 2017. The subsequent novels in the series, "A Twist in Time" and "Caught in Time," were also well-received and selected by The National Librarian Association for their Must-Read lists. "Betrayal in Time" received a starred review by Publisher's Weekly, and "Shadows in Time" was given a starred review by the Library Journal. The series has been optioned for television and movie development.