Maddie James is widely published in fiction and non-fiction, with numerous romance novels published in both e-book and paperback formats. Writing with an edge of suspense, her stories span the romance genre from contemporary category to paranormal.

Her non-fiction work lies predominately in academia, with several dozen articles, training manuals, and book chapters in print and has worked with a children's education publisher to develop literacy materials for early childhood teachers.

Being a Libra, she strives to balance her time wisely-not that she always succeeds. The day job, the kids and grandkids and granddogs, those pesky yard-sale junk projects that nag at her, that "to be read" pile of books, and a plethora of characters and unfinished stories in her head often make that task a challenge. But she tries. Really. She does.

Maddie is a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA), and several of its chapters - Kentucky Romance Writers, KYOWA Romance Writers, Published Authors Special Interest Chapter (PASIC), and RWA's Published Author Network (PAN).  Her first published novel, The Wild West , a Kensington Precious Gems Romance, won the Calico Trails Cameo Award.