Catherine WitzaneyCatherine Witzaney spent much of her childhood immersed in Middle Earth, Narnia, and Tortall. At the age of seven, she discovered the magic of creating her own worlds through the written word, and has been writing stories ever since.As a homeschoolerwith parents who loved to read, she acquired a greatly oversized vocabulary for which she was often teased. As an adult, however, she can now blame her verbosity on the handy excuse of being an author.She resides in the lovely town of Lacombe in Alberta, Canada, and is happily married to her knight in shining armour who flies helicopters instead of dragons. When she isn't writing, she is likely to be found teaching piano, doting on her baby daughter, and striving to keep her two birds out of mischief. Read More Read Less