Heather Burch, the author of the popular YA paranormal fantasy series Halflings, has spent the last seven years in Southern Florida but recently returned to her hometown of Branson, Missouri. Her books have garnered praise from USA Today, Romantic Times, and Booklist magazine. When not working on her latest novel, she can be found hiking in the Ozark Mountains…or planning a trip to the beach with her husband, John, who is her hero in every way.