She graduated from Lely High School in Naples in 1983 and studied business at Edison College.
[2] The creative writing classes helped Wainscott to become more focused, as she was expected to deliver new material in each session.
Her third attempt at writing a novel won a prize in a Romance Writers of America competition in 1993, helping her to gain an agent.
This paranormal romance was very popular, and within six months her publisher had released the sequel, Shades of Heaven.
Her in-depth research allows her to create "a strong sense of place," which she pairs with "intriguing characters.