Colleen Houck is an American writer known for her New York Times bestselling series, Tiger's Curse and Reawakened. Her works have been collected by libraries worldwide.

Colleen is a lifelong reader with a passion for action, adventure, science fiction, and romance. She attended the University of Arizona and worked as a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter for seventeen years before becoming an author. She resides in Salem, Oregon, with her husband and a large collection of plush tigers.