Pat Esden would love to say she spent her childhood in intellectual pursuits. The truth is she was fonder of exploring abandoned houses and old cemeteries. When not out on her own adventures, she can be found in her northern Vermont home writing stories about brave, smart women and the men who capture their hearts.
She is the author of the contemporary paranormal Northern Circle Coven series from Kensington Publishingβs Lyrical Press, and the Dark Heart series from Kensington Books. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of publications, including Orson Scott Cardβs Intergalactic Medicine Show, the Mythopoeic Societyβs Mythic Circle, George Scitherβs Cat Tales Anthology, and the Fragments of Darkness anthology.