Jane Frances Ruby's first novel, The Azurite Encounter, won the first-place prize in the novel category for the 2014 Royal Dragonfly Awards and first place in the young adult category at the 2016 Great Southwest Book Festival.

Ruby has a bachelor's and master's degree in chemistry from John Carroll University (Ohio). She spent over ten years as a technical writer and scientific researcher before switching to fictional writing. Her ski patrol, volleyball, sailing and hiking experiences rendered ideas for her novels. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband and two daughters--all major contributors to her works.