Paula Blais Gorgas lives in eastern Oklahoma with her husband Chet, a retired Navy Commander turned pro-golfer. Together they have four sons and a dozen grandchildren. In addition to being an award winning author, Paula has worked as an NSA intelligence analyst and as a children's librarian. Awards include: RWA Golden Heart Award for Best Young Adult Novel for COURT OF HONOR; 2001 Dream Realms Awards Finalist for DREAMTIME; OWFI's Trophy for Best Juvenile Book of 2002 for EARTH MAGIC; and OWFI's Trophy for 2008 Best Book of Fiction for OTHER WORLDS.