Nichole R. Bennett is the alter-ego of Omaha-native Jennifer (Westcott) Blake. After first being published in Daisy Magazine at the ripe, old age of 7, she never dreamt of any other career. After graduating from Omaha North, she became a DINFOs trained killer for the US Air Force.

An avid mystery reader from a young age, Nichole has devoured Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allen Poe, and Agatha Christie. Nichole has also had an ongoing fascination with the supernatural — everything from angels and spirits to ghosts and hauntings. It's only natural that she combine her two interests to create mysteries with a paranormal twist.

She lives in the Black Hills of South Dakota with her husband, two daughters, three cats, and three dogs, where she owns her own web design business. She has one short story published (The Hitchhiker, in the Donard Anthology) and is working on her first novel.

When she's not writing, Nichole can be found reading, knitting socks, drinking coffee, eating chocolate, or spending too much time online.