Colleen Forbes is an author based in the greater Seattle area where she loves to write fairy tale retellings.​ After becoming a computer programmer, she tried out a few different roles before writing her first book, The Cursed Queen. In addition to writing, she is also a part-time librarian, part-time grad student in library school, and a full-time follower of Jesus. When not reading in her home library hidden behind a secret bookshelf door, you can find her having adventures with her Black Labrador Retriever, Lila.