Lillian Csernica's fiction has appeared in Weird Tales, Fantastic Stories, These Vampires Don't Sparkle, and the newly released TYPHON: A Monster Anthology.  Her pirate romance novel, Ship of Dreams,  was first published by Dorchester and is now available in ebook format. Also available are Ms. Csernica's nonfiction books, The Writer's Spellbook and The Fright Factory. Born in San Diego, Ms. Csernica is a genuine California native with a passion for Japanese history and culture.  She currently resides in the Santa Cruz mountains with her husband, two sons, and three cats.  Visit her blog at www.lillian888.wordpress.com or tweet her @LillianCsernica.