Nicolette Croft

Nicolette comes from a family of American and European storytellers, Montanan and Hungarian. From her earliest childhood playtimes, she was crafting stories. As a neurodivergent learner, writing those stories proved harder than creating them. Both nature and nurture fueled her spirit of determination. She pursued an English B.A. to learn how to write and worked at a weekly newspaper after graduating college. Motherhood came to her with complex circumstances and inspired further education and counseling in twice-exceptional learners. She holds a post-Bac in special education, an M.A. in Education, and an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Nicolette’s private counseling practice specializes in neurodivergent people, trauma, and grief. Storytelling has always been part of how she sees the world, including her Narrative Therapy counseling style. The Curse of Maiden Scars is her first novel brought to publication. She has previously published journalism and short fiction. When not working in her counseling practice or researching and creating her latest story, Nicolette shares treasured time with her family and friends, including her Yorkshire-born husband. She believes creation—in all forms—fuels contentment and personally pursues that through writing, cooking, hiking, traveling, and lifelong learning.