JoDee Neathery, drawing from her Southern California and Texas roots,
plucked a few personalities off the family tree, encasing their world inside fictional
events to create her debut award-winning literary novel, Life in a Box published July 2017. Her latest work - a 2022 finalist in the 16th annual National Indie Excellence Awards - A Kind of Hush - is a literary mystery full of intrigue and unforgettable characters exploring whether there is a gray area between right and wrong as a moment in time changed a family forever. Follow the Mackie's journey toward growth and recovery and embrace the insight, innocence, and wisdom of a seven-year-old boy who is instrumental in pulling the family forward.

JoDee spent her professional life in the banking industry, prior to branching
out into the executive recruiting business. Upon relocating to East Texas, JoDee spent six years handling public relations for a non-profit, writing freelance articles for the
newspaper, trade publications, newsletters, installation ceremony scripts, and
sadly a few obituaries.

Her dream “job” has been chairing, writing minutes, and reviews for her ninety-three
member book club, Bookers, for eighteen years. "My book club was instrumental in my writing journey....they believed in me before I did."

She also enjoys a byline, Back Porch Musings, a lighthearted view of life
in general, in an area newspaper.

She and her husband live in close proximity to their only daughter, son-in-law,
two grandsons, a bird dog, four cats, a donkey, and a few head of cattle.