Mallory Benjamin lives in Seattle, Washington—despite hating the rain. She is a fantasy romance author who wrote Lake of Sapphire, Ocean of Silver, Illusion of Hazel, and River of Lavender. Mallory graduated from Penn State with her BSN and worked as a nurse for eight years before becoming a full-time author and mama. You can usually find her drafting stories with her baby on her lap. And when she isn’t completely consumed by fictional characters and imaginary worlds, she’s spending time with her family, dreaming of the beach, or eating Taco Bell.