Born near St. Louis, Missouri, Kristi moved with her Family to Oregon when she was 7. She wrote her first complete fiction novel in the 8th grade, and dreamed of getting published. Then life happened. She entered the work force, working at occupations like concessions cashier at the movies, cashier at the car wash, and mail clerk at an insurance company where she worked her way up to become an underwriter. When she left Portland for life in a smaller town (Springfield, Oregon) she started her own business inspecting houses for insurance companies, then moved on to a data entry position at a lo...