Kristi Cook is a New York Times bestselling YA author originally from the South, now residing in New York City with her husband and two children. Her YA debut, HAVEN, was released in February 2011 by Simon Pulse. This was followed by the final volumes of the Winterhaven series, MIRAGE and ETERNAL, in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Her first contemporary southern-set YA novel, MAGNOLIA, was released in 2014. She is currently working on a contemporary YA novel with paranormal elements set in Savannah, GA. Kristi also writes adult romantic fiction under the names Kristina Cook and Kristi Astor.