Meet Tessa

Tessa Van Wade’s love for writing began at nineteen years old when she decided to put the stories in her mind onto paper. Years later, as a young mother, she would sit on the floor typing while holding her laptop in the air so her children could play on her lap. When her manuscripts found their way into the hands of her friends, they urged her to keep writing. Nine books and twenty years later, she is finally sharing her work with a broader audience. Tessa and Ben, her husband of 20 years, own a boutique gym and pilates studio in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. They have two daughters who have grown up watching their mother work as a personal trainer by day and a novelist by night. You can stay in touch with her at www.tessavanwade.com