McKinley, Laurel

Laurel McKinley grew up in a small central Kentucky town where she spent most of her time reading, writing her own stories, and watching University of Kentucky basketball games. After graduating from Midway College with a BA in English, she attended Spalding University's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program. Capitalizing on her love of books, Laurel works at the public library in her hometown. Echoes of Fire is her debut novel and the first in the Echoes trilogy.