Courtney Bowen grew up with fond memories of going to her local bookstore or library and browsing through the shelves, searching for the right book to read, something that would suit her taste for humor, excitement, and drama. She gravitated towards science fiction and fantasy books, and occasionally historical fiction as well, so long as it had a unique, unusual bent on history. She continues to work on the Legends of Arria series and will publish the original The Legends of Arria 2002 series that the newer version is based upon. She occasionally writes poetry and short stories.