M B SmithM.B. Smith was born in Kingston, NY and grew up just outside of Woodstock. He has lived, worked, and gone to school on the East Coast, in the Midwest, and in Southern California. He is a graduate of the Ulster County Community College, Bradley Univerity, and the Pepperdine University School of Law. He currently resides in Ashburn, VA, where he and his wife of three decades raised their four daughters. If you enjoyed this book, you might enjoy his romance novels Chancy, Queen of Ashes and its sequel, Love or a Safe, Sterile Life, as well as his scifi novels The Children of Kalothia, System of Secrets and its sequel, ZON, his supernatural mysteries Purity, and The Secret of Hawk's Talon House, and his first foray into fantasy, The Return of the Wrach. Mr. Smith's books also are available in digital form, and can be purchased at www.lulu.com, among other outlets. He would very much like to hear from you at mmbkbc@verizon.net. Read More Read Less