About the Author

Russ Crossley An international selling author, Russ Crossley writes science fiction, fantasy, and mystery/suspense as well as their various subgenres. He has written several short stories and novels under the name R.G. Hart. His latest science fiction satire set in the far future, Revenge of the Lushites, was released in the fall of 2013 and is a sequel to Attack of the Lushites, which was released in 2011. Both titles are available in e-book and trade paperback. He has sold several short stories that have appeared in anthologies from various publishers, including WMG Publishing, Pocket Books, and St. Martin's Press. He is a member of SF Canada and is past president of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of Romance Writers of America. He is also an alumnus of the Oregon Coast Professional Fiction Writers Master Class taught by award-winning author/editors Kristine Katherine Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. Feel free to contact him on Facebook, Twitter, or his website http: www.russcrossley.com. He loves to hear from readers. Rita Schulz Rita lives on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia with Russ, her husband, who is also a fiction writer. She has written for years and is an alumna of the Oregon Writers Network and the Greater Vancouver Chapter of the Romance Writers of America. Her most recently published stories are Fire in Their Hearts with R.G. Hart from Champagne books, and Ladies of the Jolly Roger and Tales of the Fantastic from 53rd Street Publishing. Please visit her website at http: //www.ritacrossley.com to view her other works.