Maine-based writers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller teamed up in the late '80s to bring the world the story of Kinzel, a inept wizard with a love of cats, a thirst for justice, and a staff of true power. Since then, the husband-and-wife have written dozens of short stories, and eighteen novels, most set in their star-spanning Liaden Universe®. Their latest collaborative novel is Trade Secret from Baen.The second book in Sharon's singleton contemporary fantasy series (following Carousel Tides), Carousel Sun, will be out in February 2014. The concluding volume in the trilogy, Carousel Seas, is scheduled for publication in early 2015.Before settling down to the serene and stable life of a science fiction and fantasy writer, Steve was a traveling poet, a rock-band reviewer, reporter, and editor of a string of community newspapers. Sharon, less adventurous, has been an advertising copywriter, copy editor on night-side news at a small city newspaper, reporter, photographer, and book reviewer. Both credit their newspaper experiences with teaching them the finer points of collaboration.Sharon and Steve passionately believe that reading fiction ought to be fun, and that stories are entertainment.Steve and Sharon maintain a website at www.korval.com.