Melissa McPhail is the author of the best-selling epic fantasy series A Pattern of Shadow & Light. She's the mother of twin girls who think boys in books are just better, and the adoptive mother of four very large cats who basically rule the roost; and while she can never leave the house in one attempt, she's pretty darn good at spinning a tale.

Melissa is known for being an engaged author on social media and welcomes your thoughts on her work, the speculative fiction genre or writing in general.