McElwain is a national award-winning journalist. Her first novel, A MURDER IN TIME, was one of the top 10 picks by the National Librarian Association for its April 2016 book list, and was selected as the mystery to read in 2016 by OverDrive Inc., a digital distributor serving more than 34,000 libraries around the world. The novel was also a finalist for the 2016 Goodreads' readers choice awards in the Sci-fi category, and made Bustle's list of 9 Most Addictive Mystery series for 2017. Town & Country magazine recently selected A MURDER IN TIME as one of 35 best time travel books.
A TWIST IN TIME and CAUGHT IN TIME — the second and third installments of the In Time series — were released in April 2017 and July 2018, respectively. Both novels were selected by The National Librarian Association for their Must-Read lists. BETRAYAL IN TIME earned a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly.
McElwain is lives in North Dakota.