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