M.A. Marino grew up just outside of New York City, spending most of her formative years outdoors creating wild ghost hunts with neighborhood kids, setting booby-traps to capture unwitting family members, and building clubhouses on top of ten-foot walls. She wrote her first story at the age of twelve and titled it Circles of Friendship. Through the years, M.A. Marino wrote several short-stories and poems, all of which met the wrath of the "Not Good Enough" monster and ended in fiery demise.She regained her confidence when she began writing scholarly articles and research theses on her first trip through graduate school. It took several years for her to break the habit of the formal writing that marred her creativity. An additional Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing was her biggest support in this. M.A. Marino writes primarily sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal romance, and Young Adult stories.For mor information visit www.mamarino.com!