About

The woman behind Oceanfront Books grew up and was educated in Southern California. When her university creative writing teacher at Cal State San Marcos encouraged her to pursue a career in writing she did not listen and instead joined the United States Air Force. 

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From childhood, she filled notebooks with stories. As a working mother to two, she struggled to find time to get lost in a good book. That’s why Oceanfront Books was created—not to publish the next great American novel, but to offer short stories and novellas that fit into the busy lives of readers.

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She takes her penname C.J. Auer from the character of C.J. Cregg, the sometimes sarcastic, often assertive and independent thinking White House Press Secretary turned Chief of State in The West Wing. While Auer honors her great-grandmother’s legacy.

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“C.J. Auer” lives in the Temecula Valley of Southern California with her husband and their two kids. When she is not at Disneyland, she is a program manager, avid reader, writer, and sports fan.