Debra Chapoton is the author of over 70 fiction and non-fiction works. She writes the Second Chance Teacher Romance series under the pen name of Marlisa Kriscott, 7 Christian romances starting with AARON AFTER SCHOOL. She's also written LOVE CONTAINED, a Christian romantic suspense. Her most recent release is the Loved by a Highlander series which begins with THE HIGHLANDER'S SECRET PRINCESS.

Her young adult novels include the international best-selling thriller EDGE OF ESCAPE, the break-your-heart adventure THE GUARDIAN'S DIARY, and two paranormal dramas, SHELTERED and A SOUL'S KISS. Her mash-up novels, EXODIA and OUT OF EXODIA, cross genres for a futuristic dystopian journey. Sci-fi adventure books include THE GIRL IN THE TIME MACHINE, a time travel novel with a twist, and THE TIME BENDER series, four books that follow an alien-earthling romance. Other novels are TO DIE UPON A KISS, a unique modern retelling of Othello, A FAULT OF GRAVES, a young adult thriller, and HERE WITHOUT A TRACE, a parallel world adventure. She has also written a Christian sci-fi fantasies, SPELL OF THE SHADOW DRAGON and CURSE OF THE WINTER DRAGON.

Chapoton has also written or co-written several non-fiction works including 35 LESSONS IN THE PSALMS, MOMS IN THE BIBLE, TEENS IN THE BIBLE, ANIMALS IN THE BIBLE, PRAYER JOURNAL AND BIBLE STUDY, HOW TO BLEND FAMILIES, HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, CROSSING THE SCRIPTURES, HOW TO BUILD A LOG HOME IN UNDER A YEAR, 300 PLUS TEACHER HACKS AND TIPS, 200 CREATIVE WRITING PROMPTS, 400 CREATIVE WRITING PROMPTS, BEYOND CREATIVE WRITING PROMPTS, ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING PROMPTS and HOW TO TEACH A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. She has a series of puzzle books, BRAIN POWER PUZZLES, filled with anagrams, sudoku, math puzzles, word puzzles, cryptograms, and other mind-stretching activities.

Chapoton’s children’s books include THE SECRET IN THE HIDDEN CAVE, MYSTERY'S GRAVE, BULLIES AND BEARS, A TICK IN TIME, and BIGFOOT DAY, NINJA NIGHT as well as the six book series that begins with NICK BAZEBAHL AND THE FORBIDDEN TUNNELS.

She grew up fascinated by codes and intricate puzzles, later graduating to treasure hunts and road rallies. She loves to weave clues into her novels and, after a career teaching high school Spanish and English, she peppers her novels with the personalities of former students.