I grew up in verdant New Hampshire, but after graduating from the University of New Hampshire over 30 years ago moved to sultry Houston, Texas. Recently I earned my master's in counseling from the University of Houston-Victoria. Unashamedly a tree-hugger, I feel a great responsibility to be a voice for future generations so they too may enjoy the beauty of nature. When not writing, I'm into self-punishment, as evident by twenty-two years of teaching middle school students, running multiple marathons, and now training on the hot Texas trails for my first ultra-marathon. Tim Hemlin is the author of six novels, the latest of which is the clifi-dystopian The Wastelanders, available now as an e-book on Amazon and to be released in paperback in late 2014 through Reputation Books. (This is the second release of The Wastelanders so don't be confused by the dark cover version.) He is represented by Kimberley Cameron of Kimberley Cameron & Associates literary agency.The Neil Marshall mysteries are culinary who-done-its set in Houston, Texas and include If Wishes Were Horses, A Whisper of Rage (nominated for a Shamus Award), People in Glass Houses, A Catered Christmas and Dead Man's Broth. He has also published short works of fiction, most prominently in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Currently he is working on a young adult urban fantasy that has taken on a life of its own. When he's not writing, he teaches secondary English, reads anything he can get his hands on, and runs marathons.