Margaret Mantor is an author, architect, and avid science fantasy romance reader. She lives in Colorado with her husband and corgi, Karl. When she isn't writing, she is sketching, pampering her little burnt-toast-loaf, and cheering on her talented ceramic artist husband. After years of adventuring in worlds in her head, she took the leap and put keystrokes to paper space. Air and Ashes is her debut novel, and a dream come true. Explore the Elementum world at www.margaretmantor.com.