Melanie Karsak is the New York Times bestselling author of The Airship Racing Chronicles, The Celtic Blood Series, Steampunk Fairy Tales, and The Harvesting Series. She also tinkers around with mermaids, witches, and Scottish heroines. A steampunk connoisseur, white elephant collector, and zombie whisperer, the author currently lives in Florida with her husband and two children. She is an Instructor of English at Eastern Florida State College.