With a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Jasmine Haynes worked in the high-tech Silicon Valley for twenty years. Now, she and her husband live in the Redwoods with Star, the mighty moose-hunting dog (if she weren’t afraid of her own shadow), plus numerous wild cats (who have discovered that food from a bowl is easier than slaying gophers. It would be great if they got rid of the gophers, but no such luck). Jasmine’s pastimes, when not writing her heart out, are hiking, gardening, needlepoint, and brainstorming with writer friends in coffee shops. Jasmine also writes as Jennifer Skully. Please visit her website and blog at www.jasminehaynes.com and www.jasminehaynes.blogspot.com.