JM Hart was born in Sydney, Australia and was a storyteller from a young age, with a particular interest in horror and things that go bump in the night. Favorite authors include Stephen King, Clive Barker, Dean Koontz, to name but a few. After being told at the age of 11 that writing about dead bodies and newlyweds dying in a plane crash was unbecoming, JM's life was instead directed towards bookkeeping and finance.

For the next twenty years, immersed in a point-of-sale advertising company, JM occasionally wrote advertising blurbs, learnt how to ride a motorcycle, taught color physiology to spiritual mediums, meditation and relaxation, studied Religions, Kabbalah, tarot cards, astrology, creative and professional writing, philosophy and volunteered at palliative care, or worked on the local church newsletter - not quite the appropriate outlet for a writer interested in the supernatural. And became a grandmother.

Now semi-retired, JM has moved to a peaceful county town south of Sydney, to focus on just one thing - writing.