M.A. Kuzniar spent six years living in Spain, teaching English and travelling the world which inspired her children's series with Puffin, The Ship of Shadows. Her adult novels Midnight in Everwood and Upon a Frosted Star, published by HQ Stories, were Sunday Times bestsellers. She lives in Nottingham with her husband, where she spends her days reading, writing and playing board games. She can be found on @cosyreads on Instagram, where she makes the best hot chocolates.