About Joanne Mallory

I’m Jo, a novelist who writes romance, and a vlogger.

I write romantic fiction grounded in place: the coast, the city, the quiet magic of familiar landscapes. Stories are everywhere, if you notice long enough.

At My Magnolia Soul, I share fragments from a working writer’s life. You’ll find reflections and essays on this life and what it is to be human; vlogs about the everyday, creativity, and the coast where I live; and occasional, honest talk about the business of being a writer — the good, the frustrating, and the procrastination.

Most days you’ll find me writing, wandering around with a camera, and gently unjumbling my thoughts — usually while being supervised by my spaniel, Callie, who remains convinced she’s far too pretty to ever be considered properly naughty.