As a reporter and community editor, Stephanie Carroll earned first place awards from the National Newspaper Association and from the Nevada Press Association. Stephanie holds degrees in history and social science. She graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Fresno. Her dark and magical writing is inspired by the classic authors Charlotte Perkins Gilman (The Yellow Wallpaper), Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Secret Garden), and Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights).Stephanie writes The Unhinged Historian blog and Unhinged & Empowered Navy Wives blog. She lives in California where her husband is stationed with the U.S. Navy. Her website is www.stephaniecarroll.net.A White Room is her debut novel.