Carmen Webster Buxton spent her youth reading every book published by Ursula LeGuin, Robert Heinlein and Georgette Heyer. This combination of far-future worlds, alien cultures, and old-fashioned courting customs influenced her writing, especially in her ThreeCon series. Carmen was born in Hawaii and experienced a peripatetic childhood, as her father was in the US Navy. Having raised two wonderful children, she now lives in Maryland with her husband Charlie, and a beagle named Cosmo. She writes science fiction (often including a romance, and mostly set in the far future), and the occasional fantasy. Carmen has published many books: WAKANREO SERIES Alien Bonds Alien Vows Alien Skies HAVEN SERIES The Sixth Discipline No Safe Haven THREECON SERIES (can be read in any order) The Nostalgia Gambit Saronna's Gift Shades of Empire Tribes Worlds Apart Drifters (YA) ALTERNATE HISTORY King of Trees YOUNG ADULT SCIENCE FICTION Turnabout Drifters FANTASY Where Magic Rules Bag of Tricks Hidden Magic THE NAMELESS WORLD SAGA The North Edge of Nowhere Oaths and Promises Carmen often blogs about ereaders, digital publishing, writing, and speculative fiction. Visit her blog to see what's coming out next! To ask questions or to provide feedback on her books, send email to carmen.webster.buxton (at) gmail.com.