JOANNA HATHAWAY is the author of the Glass Alliance series, which began with Dark of the West. Born in Montréal, she is an avid storyteller who always dreamed of being both a pilot and a princess. A lifelong history buff, she was inspired to write after reading memoirs of WWI, and now has shelves filled with biographies and historical accounts. She now resides in Minnesota and can usually be found riding horses or traveling the globe.