Max and Ariana Overton Web Site

Ariana Overton was an author who loved to travel and write about many different places, people and things. She crossed genres the way she used to cross state lines in her travels; always in search of the next great story.
She wrote murder mysteries (TRAPDOOR, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS -EPPIE finalist 2001 and Frankfurt nominee), Time Travel Thriller (TAPESTRY—EPPIE finalist in 2000), Action/Adventure (GLASS HOUSE, A GLASS DARKLY –EPPIE finalists in 2001).
She also wrote Children's picture books (A GIFT FOR ROO, GREEN EGGS FOR ROO, ROO & STUMPY, ROO & THE EASTER BILBY and A GECKO IN MY ORANGE JUICE).
Born in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, Ariana became the family gypsy, traveling the United States, meeting new people and finding new places. After adventuring to Australia, she met Max Overton. He taught at James Cook University in Biology, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics and Geology, but his passion is butterflies, which his personal site at http://www.angelfire.com/in2/butterflynet will show.
Max supplied the original wildlife photos for the Roo books. He also writes Historical novels. His first novel, LION OF SCYTHIA, was published in 2000.
Ariana was a member of the Australian Society of Authors, Australian Writers Association, EPIC, a former Senior Editor and Director of Services for Romance Writers of America/Australian Chapter and a Contributing Editor to Suite 101 with articles she wrote about other authors. Her articles were published in Inscriptions Magazine, Suite 101, Disceptatio, an e-magazine, Bamboo Grove and the Romance Writers of American/Australia Newsletter. She was a Managing Editor for Sharpwriter and Senior Editor for Clocktower Books.
Ariana was a reporter for the Suburban Journals newspaper in Illinois, as well as designing covers for herself, her husband and other authors, as well as acting as Art Director for NovelBooks, Inc and cover artist for Atlantic Bridge.

She died on November 4th, 2003.