After nearly twenty years as a professional zookeeper, Amanda broke out of her cage to follow her muse. This led her down a sometimes rocky and wild path. So far, she and her muse have remained friends. They live on her family farm in Virginia. She recently received her masters in interdisciplinary environmental art, and has published poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and journalism all with environmental themes. She is an avid reader who has always loved science fiction and fantasy. Her young adult science fiction stories are published by Thursday & Co. as part of The Ravens Crossing, www.theravenscrossing.org, an ongoing online series. Amanda has several books scheduled for release this summer, including a M/M contemporary romance novel and a young adult, science fiction fantasy novella that is a spin off story of The Ravens Crossing.