Mallory was raised in the small town of Lexington, VA, where from a young age she enjoyed writing. In 2003 she began attending Hampton University, where she was an English major and Public Relations minor. In 2007 she was a summer scholar at the Rockbridge Historical Society, where she researched the desecration of slave cemeteries and local politics during the mid-1800s. The resulting paper has been placed in the archives of Washington & Lee as well as Virginia Military Institute. She currently resides in Norfolk, VA where she works at a law firm. In her free time Mallory enjoys horseback riding (Western, no sissies here), reading, and vibrant colors.