About Jo Holloway

Fantasy Author

My Story

Hi! Thanks for stopping by!

Who am I? I’m a Canadian author, a proud dog mom, and an avid reader. I love my fantasy stories with a healthy amount of romance, and my romance stories with a whimsical bit of fantasy.

When I’m not busy writing, lost in a fictional land, or out walking with my dog, I also work a day job in healthcare IT, which makes only the vaguest use of my BSc in microbiology. But I do enjoy the balance between the technical and the creative in my two chosen careers.

When I started writing my first series, The Immortal Voices, I was seeking that balance, and I wanted a way to voice not only the stories in my mind but also the feelings and worries about our world. I’ve seen climate change have an impact already on the places that I grew up and live now, and wanted something to leave behind that felt meaningful in this fight. Cara and her warrior friends were born and the Pyx I’d been dreaming of for ages finally had their story!

My other focus, particularly after some difficult times and large changes in my life, has been mental health. Since reading is how I escape, and writing is how I process emotions, a series of joyful, romantic journeys was born in The Cursed Globe, with themes from moving on, to overcoming grief, to learning to love oneself and to trust others again.

I hope you’ll find something of yourself in my characters, and something to love in my stories!

– Jo

Highlights

The first book of The Immortal Voices was published in September 2019. Since then, 5 more books, 2 box sets, and 4 short story anthologies have joined the shelves!