Bethany Maines, a native of Tacoma WA, is an award-winning author of action adventure and fantasy tales, that focus on women who know when to apply lipstick and when to apply a foot to someone's hind end. When she’s not traveling to exotic lands, or kicking some serious butt with her fifth degree black belt in karate, she can be found chasing after her daughter, or glued to the computer working on her next novel.