GC Rosenquist was born in Chicago, Illinois and has been writing science fiction since he was ten years old. He now resides in Lake County, IL. He has studied writing and poetry at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, IL. His 12 previously published books include horror, poetry, a comedic memoir, Sherlock Holmes pastiche, science fiction, and a children's picture book. Athina Paris was born in Mozambique but raised in South Africa. Spending her formative years in the confines of convents and boarding schools, she dreamt of faraway exotic places. Taking refuge in books, it led to an avid interest in storytelling and a lifelong obsession with the written word. She studied Interior Design, Creative Writing, and Scriptwriting. She also spent some time teaching High School English then moved to editing works of fiction, a natural evolution coming from her own interest in writing fantasy and romance.