Jackie Glover is a native Texan, born during World War II while her father was stationed in the Pacific. During the tumultuous years following the war's end, she often lived with relatives. The stories told by her grandparents and her own traumatic childhood continued to haunt her as she matured. She took notes on family history from the time she was allowed to possess pencils and paper. At age nine, she announced her intention to become a writer.

Her school years were spent moving across several western states, caught up in the nomadic existence of her parents and siblings. She found solace in reading and music. Although it was difficult for girls in that era to visualize a future other than marriage and babies, she imagined her future as a novelist and/or a storytelling trombone player.

Married to three men -- the first divorced her, she divorced the second, and the third died -- Jackie's life followed a pattern familiar to many adult victims of childhood abuse. Though she believed she was choosing very different men, in each case she was inevitably forced to focus her energy on the debris they left as they exited her life. She had two children; a son and daughter.
Her dream of becoming a writer was always just beneath the surface, and when she stopped working as a secretary in order to take care of her dying husband, she began The Walnut Hearts. Following her husband's death, Jackie attended nursing school and has worked in psychiatric settings. She currently resides in Texas.