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"Nicole is a remarkable writing talent who has the potential to be a fresh new voice in fiction."
~ Mark Gilroy, Thomas Nelson, Inc. Vice President/Publisher

Nicole Seitz grew up on Hilton Head Island, a small town off the coast of South Carolina, where she was surrounded by palmetto trees, marsh grass, sandy beaches and unique Southern characters. As an author and artist, Nicole's work is deeply influenced by the mystique and charm of the Lowcountry.

In 1989, Nicole's eyes were opened to the vast world around her when she served as one of many student ambassadors to the Soviet Union through the People to People Organization. It was the summer of Gorbachev and Perestroika and great internal unrest in the USSR--the wall of communism was yet to fall. Nicole returned home to speak to local organizations about her experiences, touched by the endearing people she met there and forever changed with an new appreciation and love for her home in the Lowcountry.

The next year, Nicole left for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she received a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications. After graduating, she returned home to a little town called Bluffton on the mainland of Hilton Head and commuted a short drive into Georgia where she received a B.F.A. in Illustration from Savannah College of Art & Design. In 1996, Nicole moved to Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, where she now lives with her husband, Brian, and their two children, Olivia and Coulter.

As a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines since 1994, Nicole's articles have been in The Island Packet and The Bluffton Packet. Her most recent feature, “The Family Treasure,” was published in the October 2006 issue of SouthCarolina Magazine. Nicole formed a graphic/web design firm in 2002 and has helped many Charleston-area businesses create a professional brand and Internet presence. Nicole's illustrations have been seen in publications including House Calls and Charleston Magazine, and her Lowcountry paintings have been exhibited in Charleston-area galleries. Her first novel, The Spirit of Sweetgrass, featured her painting, "Wade in the Water", on the cover.

Nicole began writing fiction when she was 30-years-old and expecting her first child, Olivia. Her love for novel-writing has only intensified since then. An artist at heart, Nicole enjoys painting pictures with words and bringing her characters to life through detail and dialect. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America. Nicole revels in the creative process and looks forward to a long-term career as a novelist. Today, she is working on her next book.