JENNA MCLEOD is the author of IMITARI and its forthcoming sequel CHIMAERA. She grew up overseas and was constantly moving from place to place. She's the only girl out of six boys and it shows. She began writing IMITARI on her breaks while working the night shift as a nurse in a busy emergency department. She loves head-banging to metal music, floating in the waves at the beach, and eating vegan tacos. Jenna currently lives on the Emerald Coast of Florida with her family and her dogs.