A librarian and a crafter, Karlene spends non-writing time working on hand crafts like crotcheting and cross-stitch. Married to an amazing husband, they have the care of a sassy African Grey that has no problem speaking her mind about things! The bird may have been some inspiration behind the gryphon in “Assassin’s Gift.”

Terry has been reading fantasy and science fiction books since his early teens and was introduced to the world of tabletop gaming and Dungeons and Dragons when he was 11. When not working in the IT industry and writing, he enjoys several hobbies including wood and leatherworking, DnD minature painting, reading, console gaming, online RPGs and playing in different tabletop RPG groups. He is married to the love of his life, Karlene, and the two of them are raising a sassy African Grey Parrot named Nisse. He lives in the upper Midwest, straddling the border of North Dakota and Minnesota.