Kimiko Alexandre isn't Japanese. You can tell that by looking at her but she loves the Japanese culture. So when she was looking for her pen name she decided on Kimiko; it was just a bonus that it meant 'Noble Child'. She's an import from Kansas and currently lives in New Jersey. (Please no jokes - about either state. She doesn't have a dog named Toto, nor does she have a Jersey accent.) She's been with her significant other for over 20 years, has two truly bizarre cats (then LOVE the concept of water), and a great family. She started out early in her "career" as one of the first webcam girls (no there were no sex involved). She loved being a "life cam" girl and chatting with the people who came to her chat room to talk to her. The presents were kinda cool, too. Kimi LOVES urban fantasy and paranormal romance. She's firmly on Team Dean from Supernatural. That's why she started a podcast for writers and readers of urban fantasy called Talechasing. In her free time (like she has much) she does audio work and can be found doing audio books for other authors when she isn't writing. She has plenty more plans for more in her book series and even has ideas for another series stored in the back of her head. She loves mail, so never be afraid to message or mail her. She'll get back to you as soon as she can. After all, without readers she'd just be shouting into the dark.