Janet McGiffin

About the Author

Janet McGiffin started out her series-writing career with three mystery novels published by Fawcett in New York and moved on to writing historical fiction after becoming fascinated with Byzantine history while living in Greece. Her work as a press officer for the Washington state Senate and teaching business English to foreign business executives at Berlitz in Manhattan contributed to the depth of her historical fiction as well as her talks and workshops. The Empress Irini series began as one book which grew until it was had to be divided into four. She lives in Manhattan and in Washington state and travels often to Greece where a Greek actress is recording her series as English-language audiobooks, and where she continues to write the next books in the series. The four-book Empress Irini. Janet McGiffin is the author of over 11 books across 3 series. Their most famous work is the Publication Order of Empress Irini Books series, which has garnered millions of readers worldwide. With such a prolific career, Janet McGiffin has established themselves as one of the most influential authors in contemporary fiction.