ELIZABETH UPTON is the author of The Shaman and the Mafia-available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle e-book. She is also the author of several other fiction and non-fiction titles. She received a BA from Syracuse University and an MA from Chapman University in psychology. For over thirty years she has served as a family counselor, social worker, and probation officer working with troubled teens and abused children. Elizabeth is married and lives in Santa Barbara, California.