Samantha Hastings graduated from Brigham Young University, the University of Reading (Berkshire, England), and the University of North Texas. She has worked as a tennis instructor, security guard, janitor, data entry clerk, basketball referee, adjunct college faculty, and for the longest as a librarian. While living in England, she personally visited Jane Austen's grave and looked in vain for Hogwarts. She met her husband in a turkey sandwich line. She lives in Utah with her family. For more information visit www.samanthahastings.blogspot.com.