Jennifer DiMarco

No one is an island unto themselves and often we are only as strong as the family that supports us. The daughter of a U.S. Army sergeant and an acclaimed businesswoman, Jennifer's sister is stage and screen actress Angela DiMarco.

Jennifer met editor, author and book reviewer Cris DiMarco (then Cris Newport) in 1994 while Jennifer was on a book tour. Cris was the first and only reviewer to give Jennifer's "Escape to the Wind" a poor review; they have been best friends and business partners ever since.

In the winter of 1999, Jennifer gave birth to her son, Maxwell DiMarco. Almost always silent as an infant with huge blue eyes that match Jennifer's, Maxwell was diagnosed with autism at fourteen months. After extensive behavioral therapy and dietary intervention, Maxwell regained his ability to speak and was able to manage social interaction in a controlled environment by the time he was four. Now eleven years old (at the start of 2011), Maxwell is an accomplished illustrator and cartoonist, the author of two graphic novels and several short stories, and a daily blogger in his world of the furry super hero, Baby Squirrel.

Jennifer's daughter, Faith DiMarco, was born on the same day as Jennifer's sister, Angela, in 2002, and has Angela's intense green-hazel eyes. At eight years old in 2011, Faith is a gamer to be reckoned with, specializing in racing and multi-tasking strategy games on the N64, GameCube, Wii, and PC platforms. Before she was two years old, Faith's pancreas failed and she became a Type 1 diabetic. Dealing with six-times-a-day blood checks and four to six daily injections of insulin, Faith is a tall and slender whip-cord of a little girl with a resilient, articulate, and pointed presence.

In the spring of 2008, author and illustrator Brianne DiMarco joined the family, adding a gentle humor and generous nature to the household. A lover of hiking and art, Brianne fit in perfectly and quickly found her place in book production at OHP, writing and illustrating for MG3K, and painting beautiful acrylic roses for Blue Artisans. One of Brianne's first major projects at OHP was illustrating a 60-page graphic novel set in the MG3K universe that Jennifer wrote.