Hello, I'm Maree Church, and welcome to my author's website. I am the author of books for adults and children. My writing career started in 2020 with a quirky memoir of my twenty-year love affair with Italy, Dog Days in Italy: How I Became an Expat Dog. Now my portfolio includes children’s picture books, middle grade books, and cozy mysteries.

Before starting my writing career, I wore many hats (and left them in restaurants all over Italy). I've been a business consultant, small business owner, wine importer, English teacher, and slave to many pets of all types. When I'm not writing, I can usually be found in the kitchen baking bread or walking my dogs, Dino, the narrator of Dog Days In Italy and the sequel I Bark Therefore I Am and Mia, the star of my cozy mystery series, The Glass Ceiling Club.  By the way, I'm also a fan of jigsaw puzzles and Wordle. Of course, I am an avid reader of cozy mysteries and historical fiction. Today I live in California with my husband and my two dogs..

You can follow me on social media - twitter @dogdaysinitaly or BlueSky @dinoandmia.bsky.social.