Linda Reid/Y S Pascal is a physician and author of nonfiction and fiction. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Woman's Day, Salon.com, and other print and broadcast outlets. She has been a staff writer and medical reporter on TV and hosted her own talk radio show, bringing an authenticity to Sammy Greene, star of her award-winning mystery thrillers Dead Air and Devil Wind, co-written with Dr. Deborah Shlian. As Y S Pascal, she is the author of the Zygan Emprise series (Book 1, Where Angels Fear to Tread/Renegade Paladins was a 2010 Mensa Sharp Writ Book Award winner). Linda Reid lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three wonderful teenagers. Her only regret is that she has never flown in space.Photo: Y S Pascal and one of her fans.