Victoria Strauss is the author of Passion Blue, praised in a starred review as” a rare, rewarding, sumptuous exploration of artistic passion” by Kirkus Reviews and selected a Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2012. Her fiction for adults and young adults includes Worldstone and Guardian of the Hills. She is also the co-founder of Writer Beware, a unique anti-fraud resource that provides warnings about literary schemes and scams. Victoria Strauss lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Visit her at www.victoriastrauss.com.