A. A. Woods is a Boston-based Hispanic author of science fiction and fantasy. After a childhood in Montana and a few exciting years in Costa Rica, her family finally settled in the northeast to escape the sun. There, she went to the University of Vermont for a degree in Molecular Genetics, which has been useful for terrifying the hypochondriacs in her life. She's traveled to over 20 countries, been struck by lightning, and worked in a morgue, which could explain a lot. With 13 completed novels and dozens of short stories on her hard drive, she figured her manuscripts weren't doing any good gathering virtual dust. So stay tuned, because there's lots more coming. Sign up at aawoodsbooks.com for a free PDF of All Hail the Pirate Queen!