The daughter of two English literature PhDs, Anna Elliott grew up in Connecticut in a house filled with books. She is a longtime devotee of historical fantasy and fell especially in love with Arthurian legend and Celtic history while at university. Anna now lives in the Washington, DC, Metro area with her husband and two daughters. She likes historical fantasy, Jane Austen, British TV, Castle, Firefly, The Big Bang Theory, sewing, and rainbows and unicorns, especially those drawn by her daughters. Mosquitos love her.