Khaliela Wright grew up near Sandpoint, Idaho as a free-range wild-child and presently lives in a small Idaho town with a population roughly 700 souls, where she delights in being anything but the quintessential small-town girl.

After high school, she attended the University of Idaho and Washington State University, earning degrees from both, which left her highly conflicted regarding who to root for during the annual football game between the border rivals. From there, she spent several years teaching college-level economics courses and has multiple published works in the field (which are not nearly as interesting to read as fiction).

Currently, she is employed with the U.S. Census Bureau, gathering information on housing vacancy rates, cost and standard of living, and income and employment trends in the Idaho panhandle. When not immersed in business and economic statistics for work, she writes feature articles and columns as a freelancer and occasionally creates political cartoons for regional news outlets. In addition, she has received multiple awards for her short fiction. Combining her love of books and business, she founded Hart & Hind Publishing Company in 2021 and published her first novel, Klara’s Journey, in 2023.