Pettersson was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her birthdate is in November, making her a Sagittarius like her Zodiac series protagonist, Joanna Archer. She was a showgirl for “Les Folies Bergere” for 10 years at the Tropicana before giving up show business to be a mother and author.

Pettersson first tried writing historical fiction, but somehow it didn’t quite fit. She found her calling in Dark Urban Fantasy. She named a casino “Valhalla” in her books as a sort of homage to her historical fiction roots.

The idea for the Zodiac series came to Pettersson in a dream. She chose Las Vegas as the setting for her Zodiac series because she says, “it's the best possible place in the world for strange characters, and because I know it well.”

Novels

• The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac (March 2007 ISBN 978-0-06-089891-5)
• The Taste of Night: The Second Sign of the Zodiac (April 2007 ISBN 978-0-06-089892-2)
• The Touch of Twilight: The Third Sign of the Zodiac (May 2008 ISBN 978-0-06-089893-9)
• City of Souls: The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac (June 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-145678-7)
• Cheat the Grave: The Fifth Sign of the Zodiac (May 2010 ISBN 978-0-06-145677-0)

Anthologies

• Holidays Are Hell "The Harvest" (November 2007 ISBN 978-0-06-123909-0)
• The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance "Remember the Blood” (August 2008 ISBN 978-0-7624-3498-5)
• Unbound “Dark Matters” (August 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-169993-1)
• Dark and Stormy Knights "Shifting Star" (July 2010 ISBN 978-0-312-59834-1)