Jessica L. Padilla lives in southeastern Iowa with her 3 wonderful, crazy little boys. She enjoys reading, writing, hiking, video games and movies in her spare time. She is addicted to french fries, mountain dew, gummy bears and rock music and loves zombies and the smell of cinnamon. She has wanted to be a writer since she was 9 years old after reading Edgar Allen Poe for the first time. The Black Series is her first full length Young Adult series.