Ash Krafton is a writer of all things spec fic. She believes spectacular endings make the best beginnings... Why not? One billion black holes can't be wrong. Her first novel BLEEDING HEARTS: Book One of the Demimonde is available through Pink Narcissus Press. The manuscript earned finalist distinction in several Romance Writers of America 2011 competitions and has earned several other awards. The follow-up BLOOD RUSH (Demimonde #2) was published in 2013 and the third installment WOLF'S BANE (Demimonde #3) was released in 2014. Her urban fantasy novelette STRANGER AT THE HELL GATE is available through the Black Rose line of The Wild Rose Press. Also through TWRP, a paranormal romance, WORDS THAT BIND, was released October 2014. WORDS THAT BIND, a love story about a genie and his therapist, won the paranormal division of the RWA chapter HeRA "Show Me The Spark" 2013 contest, as well as a Zebulon 2014 award.In addition to novel-length fiction, Ash enjoys writing poetry and short fiction, some of which earned awards and distinction in several national competitions. One of her poems was selected as a Pushcart prize nominee. She's a member of Pennwriters, RWA, and Pikes Peak Writers. She also contributes to Query Tracker's blog at http://querytracker.blogspot.com and the Prose & Cons blog at http://auniqueandportablemagic.blogspot.com/ Ash resides with her family in a rural town in the heart of the Pennsylvania anthracite coal region. She'll never leave, either, because coal is just another example of a spectacular ending waiting for a brilliant beginning. (It's kinda fitting.) And because, like a black hole, once you're in... ...you can never get out.