Anne Echols has co-authored two non-fiction books about women in the Middle Ages: Between Pit and Pedestal: Women in the Middle Ages and An Annotated Index of Medieval Women. A Tale of Two Maidens is her first historical fiction. Anne has two grown children, Melissa and Jarrett. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband Russ, her mother Patricia and her muse, grand-dog Toby. You can contact Anne through her author page on facebook or on twitter @annesechols.