Dr. Maria Ian has a Ph.D. in Political Science and a J.D. in law. She is a certified personal trainer and a certified nutritionist. She has six professional certifications in health & fitness, six professional certifications in traditional chinese medicine, and several professional certifications in trauma counseling. Dr. Ian was a project manager for legal service providers for more than fifteen years. 

With three medical doctors in her immediate family and three in her extended one, Ian felt inspired to investigate the extraordinary, miraculous connection between spirit and energy behind the science. Instead of a scalpel, she chose to pick up the pen. Ian's deep, conflicted characters manage health over disease in confronting incalculable hardships while excelling at the unexpected. 

Ian is best known for her series featuring Craig Malcault, a human rights attorney. Craig's surgical dissection of canonical corruption is guaranteed to keep you, the reader, on the edge of your page-turning seat.