BRIGID KEMMERER is the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Warrior Princess Assassin,and the New York Timesbestselling author of over a dozen other novels including Defy the Night, A Curse So Dark and Lonely, and Letters to the Lost. Her stories always feature complex characters facing the challenges of life, both in realistic settings and rich fantasy worlds. A full-time writer, Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her husband, her boys, her dog, and her cats.