Astrid 'Artistikem' Cruz lives in Puerto Rico with her husband, Dali the cockatiel, MacDuff the grumpy Scottish Terrier, Carola Candela the happy-go-lucky doberman, and Jin-Jing the black ninja cat. Whenever she doesn't have her nose buried in a book, she enjoys writing until the wee hours of the morning, cooking, good music, coffee with friends, independent films, red wine, and riding with her hubby on their motorcycle under the sunny island sky.