Caridad Martin grew up in New York City after leaving her native Cuba. She started writing poetry at age seven and has continued writing since then because it makes her happy. She has travelled coast to coast in the US, Europe, Latin America, Taiwan, and the Philippines and even lived in England for several years. Online, she has written Phantom of the Opera stories since 2005 under the pseudonym of Phantasmarose. She divides her time unevenly between writing, curling up with a book, and gardening. She lives in New Jersey with her family and over-sized dog Bradley.