Amberrose Hammond has been interested in the strange and unusual since she was a little kid, reading and watching everything that had to do with ghosts, mysteries, legends and all things out of the ordinary. Amberrose has been actively researching legends, ghost stories, haunted places and unusual and macabre topics in Michigan history since 2000. She earned a B.A. in English from Grand Valley State University in 2005 and in 2006 her pursuits into the paranormal and strange history led her to develop Michigan’s Otherside, a website delving into the unusual and mysterious worlds of Michigan, past and present. Amberrose is also an avid cemetery and local history enthusiast. She is a member of the Dusty Dozen’s, a private group of local history aficionados and enthusiasts in the West Michigan area. Her first book published with The History Press in 2009 was Ghosts & Legends of Michigan’s West Coast, and her second book, Wicked Ottawa County, Michigan, was published in 2011. Her newest is Wicked Grand Rapids, and came out in May 2014. She has a passion for sharing Michigan’s strange, wicked, unusual and spooky history in an entertaining and fun way.