V. A. Givens is a devourer of books and disciple of all things romance. Growing up as a military brat, she lived with a book permanently attached to each hand. Her imagination was shaped by a diverse spectrum of authors, from the fantasy of Lloyd Alexander and J. R. R. Tolkien to the suspense of Lois Duncan and V. C. Andrews. Inspired by their words, she now crafts the stories that captivated her youth: tales of ordinary people learning about life and love through extraordinary circumstances. Her upcoming novel, Sealed with a Twist, is the first in a series of books set in the fictional town of Willow, where everyone has a lesson to learn and reality is often subject to interpretation.