Therese Pilon grew up in Central Ontario and currently resides near Uxbridge, Ontario, working on a horse ranch with her husband and sons, andwriting in her spare time. Ms. Pilon is inspired by her children, her husband, her love of nature, and the Teachings of the Native American People. Her next book is a sequel to Son of Skye, in which Nickolous's sister, Leah, is pulled through a gateway into the realm of the "other."