Erica Orloff is the author of the middle-grade fantasy series The Magickeepers, and many contemporary romances. A native New Yorker, she is an avid Yankees fan. She currently resides in Virginia with her three youngest children and a menagerie of pets, including dogs, a cat, a parrot, a snake, and an African pygmy hedgehog. In her free time, she downloads an insane amount of music for her iPod and likes to garden. She can be reached at her website: www.ericaorloff.com