JADE KERRION writes at 3:00 AM when her husband and three sons are asleep. Her science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary Life Shocks romance novels aspire to make her readers as sleep-deprived as she is. She is the author of the Double Helix series which has won eight awards and features her favorite female character, the assassin Zara Itani, who can wreak more havoc with love than most people can with hate. Visit Jade at www.jadekerrion.com