Hortensia de los Santos was born in 1948 and is the published author of The Nouménon, First Exodus, A Drop of Blood, The Broken Veil and Powers of the Gods; the last three part of the Dreamworld of Maya Series. Ms. De los Santos worked for more than thirteen years at Miami Dade College. Ms. De los Santos has done studies in Comparative Religions, holds a Bachelor in Science and enjoys programming web pages. She lives in Miami, in the company of her family.