Rachel Menard was born in New Jersey, raised in Arizona, and then relocated to Rhode Island. Throughout her life, she has been a barista, college radio DJ, singer in an alt-country band, marketer, designer, and finally, a writer. Her short fiction has been featured in The Final Summons Anthology and on Cast of Wonders. Steel Hand, Cold Heart, her self-published YA fantasy novel, won the Grand Prize in the 27th Annual Writers’ Digest Self-Published E-Book awards. Her debut novel, Game of Strength and Storm, is available now, with the sequel, Clash of Fate and Fury dropping in March, 2023!