Karen Mueller Bryson

Karen Mueller Bryson is an award-winning screenwriter and produced playwright as well as an actress. She is also a USA Today Bestselling romance novelist. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she attended Kittatinny Regional High School in Newton, New Jersey and Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, where she earned undergraduate degrees in both Social Services and Psychology as well as a Master's degree in Counseling. She earned a Ph.D. in Human Science from Saybrook University. Karen has appeared in theatre productions throughout the Tampa Bay area, as well as local television shows and several independent and student films. Coil (2001) was her first feature role. Karen resides in Arizona with her husband and bloodhounds. She is employed as tenured faculty member at Ottawa University.