Jennifer Stevenson has repaired both live and rubber sunflowers, witnessed at crow funerals, and fallen off more horses than she can remember. Her first novel, Trash Sex Magic, was nominated two years running for the Nebula Award for best first novel, and shortlisted for LOCUS Awards best first fantasy novel. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies about sex and science fiction, women and war, music and magic, and vampires of the heartland. Her new paranormal romance series debuts from Ballantine Books in May, June, and July of 2008: The Brass Bed, The Velvet Chair, and The Bearskin Rug.