Valley C. Shaia has wanted to be an author from the moment she finished the Song of the Lioness Quartet. She just. Knew. She wrote her first “novel” during her middle school years—and hasn’t stopped writing since. She is a graduate of James Madison University (go Dukes!), with a BA in English and a minor in Creative Writing. She spent four years as an inner city school teacher—and loved it!—but realized her true calling laid in writing books, not teaching them. Shaia currently resides in Richmond, Virginia with her collection of books, her geriatric bird, and her beloved Ford Mustang.