Mark Chartrand is from the Gateway City Saint Louis, MO. His current hometown is in Navarre Beach Florida, where he spends his time writing, Surf Kayaking, and taking his dogs Chilli and Sydney to watch the sunsets as often as they can. He is the proud father of his son Cohl, Uncle to two nephews Ethan and Lincoln. Huge St Louis Cardinals fan, lover of spring training baseball. Mark travels the country on road trips developing story ideas and characters by meeting and having what he calls “the lost art of conversation” to create characters for all of his books.

He has written eighteen books, with A dog named Chilli being his first professionally published book and has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. Get in touch if you’ve got any comments, questions, suggestions, or just want to say hello. Collection of Mark Chartrand's books would be more than happy to hear from you.