Colleen Houck is a lifelong reader whose literary interests include action, adventure, science fiction, and romance. Formerly a student at the University of Arizona, she has worked as a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter for seventeen years. She has lived in Arizona, Idaho, Utah, California, and North Carolina, and today claims Salem, Oregon, as her permanent home. She lives there with her husband of fifteen years, their dog of thirteen years, and a life-sized white stuffed tiger of one year. Tiger’s Curse is her debut novel.