ELLEN L. EKSTROM is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area. Educated locally, she holds a bachelor’s degree in theological studies, concentrating in historical theology. The genres she prefers to write about are historical and fantasy fiction, although she is known to take detours into matters concerning the modern heart. To discover more about Ellen and Whyte Rose &Violet Scribes’ growing catalogue of titles, please visit www.whyteroseandviolet.net