A jack of all trades, Valerie Douglas is the author of five published novels. She currently keeps company with two dogs, four cats (one with only one eye), an African clawed frog, and a very forgiving spouse. She self-published and illustrated her first novel at eight (she got an A) and has been in love with writing ever since. An avid reader (clocked at 365 wpm, why, no one knows) she was once accused of being so desperate that she would read skywriting or cereal boxes. But next to those she reads and writes sci-fi/fantasy, mysteries, and romance novels.