Lou Grantt was born and raised in the suburbs of northern New Jersey. After marrying, divorcing and traveling extensively, she settled in sunny, warm Southern California. She attended and graduated university in her 30s, with a degree in film production. She spent a number of years as a Hollywood script consultant and then editor of a trade paper for screenwriters before retiring to the high desert east of L.A. Quickly bored of retirement, she starting writing. Half a dozen books later, she decided to open a used book store where she rubbed elbows with readers and writers from the area. Her next books are works in progress.