Amy Giuffrida grew up reading Stephen King and sleeping with a light on in fear. She now purposely watches horror movies and has recently gotten over her fear of clowns. She is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer enthusiast, which has influenced her writing—there are no sparkly vampires here. When not writing, you can probably find her watching missed CW shows, hanging out at her kids' sports practice, reading for her literary assistant position at Holloway Literary Agency, or inhaling the latest YA or NA read. THE BLEEDING HEART is her first novel. You can find Amy at her many haunts on the web: http://midnightsocietytales.com and