L. L. Shute was born and raised in southern New Jersey. She

graduated from Paulsboro High School and Salem Community College.

She moved to West Virginia for retirement in 2013.

L. L. Shute lives in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia

with her dog Tara and has one adult son.

Her hobbies include making her own skin care products and herbal remedies.

Cooking, gardening, white water rafting and kayaking, swimming and horseback riding.

She finds that living in such beautiful surroundings inspires her

creativity and imagination thus she started writing books during

her retirement