LISA EDMONDS was born and raised in Kansas, and studied English and forensic criminology at Wichita State University. After college, she considered a career in law enforcement before earning a Ph.D. in English from Texas A&M University. She is currently an associate professor of English. When not in the classroom, she shares a quiet country home with her husband Bill and their cats, and enjoys writing, reading, traveling, spoiling her nephew, and singing karaoke.
