JoDee Neathery, drawing from her Southern California and Texas roots,
plucked a few personalities off the family tree, encasing their world inside fictional
events to create her debut award-winning literary novel, Life in a Box published July 2017. Novel # 2, A Kind of Hush published 2021 was recognized as a 2022 finalist in the 16th annual National Indie Excellence Awards. The literary mystery is full of intrigue and unforgettable characters exploring whether there is a gray area between right and wrong as a moment in time changed a family forever. Novel # 3, Wings Against The Wind released in 2026 is a tender soundtrack of forbidden love, the consequences of youthful innocence, and a journey to reclaim what was lost set in Paris, France, Heidelberg, Germany, and the Texas Hill Country. Novel # 4 is in the developmental stages.

JoDee spent her professional life in the banking industry, prior to branching
out into the executive recruiting business. Upon relocating to East Texas, JoDee spent six years handling public relations for a non-profit, writing freelance articles for the
newspaper, trade publications, newsletters, installation ceremony scripts, and
sadly, a few obituaries.

Her dream “job” has been chairing, writing minutes, and reviews for her ninety-three
member book club, Bookers, for twenty-three years. "My book club was instrumental in my writing journey.... they believed in me before I did."

She also enjoys a byline, Back Porch Musings, a lighthearted view of life
in general, in an area newspaper.

She and her husband live in close proximity to their only daughter, son-in-law,
two grandsons, a bird dog, three cats, a donkey, and a few head of cattle.