J.E.Mathison is a writer, ghostwriter and the founder of - SPIRIT NESTS - reading and tailored writing retreats she leads twice a year in the south of France. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Spanish and a Bachelor of Laws degree, with Honours. An ex-project finance lawyer, she has completed writing residencies in Australia, France, Italy and the U.S.and now lives and writes full-time in S|W France. HEARTBEAT THRESHOLD is her first digital collection of short stories available for purchase and THE STACKING IN BETWEEN is her debut novel set for release in 2026. A fascination for beauty, colour and texture extends beyond her characters into painting in acrylic and watercolours, and a selection of her ART is featured