Belinda Vasquez Garcia has built a life and career that seemed impossible given the impoverished conditions she faced from her birth in the Los Angeles area to her years growing up in Albuquerque. As a child, the only books in her family's house were the A and B encyclopedias and Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, which she used as a stool to sit on. Thus, did she absorb an arsenal of words.

She was still six years old and awaiting the second grade when that summer an eleven year-old friend loaned her the book Mark Twain. The novel mesmerized her and she spent the summer reading Mark Twain from cover to cover. She sat under a tree and read the book ten times before surrendering it to her friend who wanted it back. Thereafter, her older brother walked her two miles to the library and two miles back so she could check out books of fiction.

At the age of eight, she rescued a thick old book of fairy tales and poems from the garbage can of a neighbor. She hid the book and kept mum when the woman changed her mind about throwing the book away. The neighbor asked her mother if Belinda had taken the book since she knew her love of reading. Belinda claimed no knowledge of the book, believing the woman did not deserve the book if she would dare to throw such marvelous stories in the trash.

Belinda took up the pen and the hardships and challenges in life that she encountered in her youth, strongly influenced her to adopt a different view of life and find success through dreams, persistence, hard work, and a deep love of writing. Her inspiration as a writer is taken from true tales of Hispanic witchcraft she heard as a child, from a strong Native American influence in her youth and through research she has undertaken over the last decade. Her fictional work reaches beyond regional geography to entice anyone who enjoys the world of mysticism and the power of witchcraft and sorcery but with spicy Latina flavor. Her vision results in her ability to fashion colorful and realistic characters. She creates compelling worlds that speak of sorcerers and witches, spiritual journeys, human compassion, individual frailties, love and hate, and the importance of family. Through her literary work, she is able to deeply touch the emotions of the reader.

She has a degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of New Mexico and has worked as a Computer Software Engineer for Sandia National Laboratory. She was a former employee of Sun Microsystems and Bell Labs. She also worked as a Java Consultant for IBM-Tivoli. She applied her extensive knowledge of technology to write a children’s book entitled ALICE'S MISADVENTURES IN COMPUTERLAND. The book is the tale of a thirteen year-old girl who is accidentally pulled into the heart of the computer where she meets various characters who propel her into an unknown world bounded by both reality and fantasy at the same time. She developed characters that are actually computer programs, which allow the reader to be exposed to the language and components of a computer. This book reflects her desire to encourage children, especially girls, to become interested in and pursue careers in technology, mathematics and science. She believes this is especially significant with the advent of a global community where the U.S. is challenged to properly educate its children and prepare them for a highly competitive world.

Belinda was a finalist in the Santa Fe Writers Project for her novel RETURN OF THE BONES a touching story about Native American and Hispanic heritage and culture.

Her current project is a series of books about California witches. In the first book, Angels of the Black Rose, she uses her unique voice and lyrical style to bring to life 1920's East Los Angeles.