Joanne Hatfield started life in the city of Barrow-in-Furness, England, but ended up stateside as a baby, growing up in Monroeville, Alabama. As a result, she takes her tea a good many ways. But the adventure didn’t stop there. She eventually ended up in Birmingham—Alabama that is, not England. And despite being raised in the “Literary Capital of Alabama,” it wasn’t until after college she discovered a true passion for writing. She has a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine, a Master of Science in Management Information Systems, and a deep love of crafting new and exciting worlds, which has nothing to do with those degrees. She enjoys drawing inspiration from video games, classic and obscure science fiction movies, and those weird dreams that happen after going to bed caffeinated