Ilsa J.Bick is a child psychiatrist, cinema scholar, and former Air Force major who is currently working full-time as an author. Monsters, Ashes (a 2011 VOYA Perfect Ten and a 2012 Outstanding Novel by a Wisconsin Author), Shadows, Draw the Dark, Drowning Instinct, and The Sin-Eater's Confession are among her critically praised and award-winning YA novels. Ilsa now lives in a rural Wisconsin town near a Jewish cemetery. The neighbors are quiet and only come around for sugar once in a blue moon, which she appreciates. Visit www.ilsajbick.com or adr3nalin3.blogspot.com to learn more about her, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter @ilsajbick.