Christine Brant is a Seattle author who lives with her husband, three children, two cats, and Bob, the Ball Python. She won the Surrey International Storytellers Award in 2007 with her short story "A Decade of Scotts-dale." In her spare time, when not herding cats and kids, she loves to read and gaze out her window at the Puget Sound. Visit her online at www.christinebrant.com. Paula Stirland is the digital artist for the cover. She lives in Australia where she can be contacted for her amazing peices of art. http: //hatefueled.deviantart.com/