Kristen Ciccarelli grew up on a grape farm. She dropped out of college and worked various jobs before becoming an author. Some of her previous trades included: baker, potter, bookseller, and NGO worker. Kristen lives in Canada’s Niagara Peninsula with her husband and daughter.

She is the author of the New York Times, Sunday Times, and Indie bestselling Heartless Hunter (Book 1 in The Crimson Moth duology), Edgewood, and the internationally bestselling Iskari series.