Michelle Hodkin is the New York Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author of the Mara Dyer Trilogy and its companion series The Shaw Confessions, which have sold just under one million copies worldwide. Her books have been published in sixteen languages, and have been praised by the Los Angeles Times, TIME Magazine, and were most recently optioned for television by Entertainment One. Before she became a writer, Michelle practiced civil anti-terrorism litigation, working on the September 11th litigation and terror financing lawsuits. She grew up in Florida, studied law in Michigan, and lived in Brooklyn before settling in Scotland with her Russet Cocker Spaniel, Lilu, and family.