Amanda Lynn Petrin is the YA author of The Giftedverse, which comprises The Owens Chronicles and The Gifted Chronicles. She studied History and Psychology at McGill University so she could write compelling heroines going on magical adventures in the past, and hopes to turn these paranormal books into movies she can act in. She currently lives in Montreal, where she enjoys spending time with her family and living vicariously through the characters in her urban fantasy series.