Hailing from Seattle, J.F. Slade attended the University of Washington, where she initially developed her love of writing. She then embraced her love of education and earned a science teaching credential from the University of California in Irvine. She now lives in the Seattle area with her husband and son, where she is a teacher and writes part-time. The entire Caldaria Trilogy is now available on Amazon. Check out the first book, The Vision of Caldaria, here: http://amzn.com/1449914136.