KRISTEN SIMMONS is the award-nominated author of the Article 5 series, The Glass Arrow, Metaltown, Pacifica, the Vale Hall series (The Deceivers), and co-author of Set Fire to the Gods. She has worked with survivors of abuse and trauma as a mental health therapist, taught Jazzercise in five states, and is forever in search of the next best cupcake. Currently she lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, son, and a pack of semi-wild dogs.