Born and raised in Bakersfield, California, Merry Brown now lives in the northwest corner of Tennessee with her husband, three boys, and Daisy the cat. She teaches philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Martin, where she counts it a great privilege and joy to introduce students to perennial questions about the nature of the universe, meaning, morality, and the human condition. Merry Brown's love of philosophy and young adult paranormal romance/dystopian books inspired her to write THE KNOWERS, the first book in the Exiled Trilogy. Her latest book, GOLD MANOR GHOST HOUSE, is also available