Mother of Ruin - Paperback

Summers: - Brett Summers is a debut author and native of Phoenix, Arizona, where the oppressive heat provides the perfect opportunity to stay inside and write. Professionally, he has built a career in real estate and proptech as a strategic program manager. Privately, he has always had a desire to share impactful stories with the world-a dream he has slowly nurtured over the years.One day, in the middle of 2020, Brett had an epiphany. Long had he been searching for a solid story, and all at once, the majority of Mother of Ruin came to him in an instant. The title itself, a few years later. But in that moment, he was inspired to begin building out the world, fleshing out the characters, and uncovering all the ways in which their strings of fate were entangled. During this time, he experienced many seasons of personal growth and loss, an ebb and flow of elation and devastation. It was within this pressure that the themes of the dark fantasy began to take shape, and perhaps enabled him to fully appreciate the depth of the characters and subject matter which he was writing in his spare time. As Edvard Munch famously said, "Art comes from joy and pain . . . but mostly from pain."Wallace, Becky: - Becky Wallace is the award-winning author of The Storyspinner, The Skylighter, Stealing Home, and Far From Normal. She's a sucker for slow-burn romances, near-miss kisses, and ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Becky worked for a minor league baseball team, edited a sports marketing magazine, and toured internationally as a ballroom dancer before settling down in Houston, Texas with her husband, four children, and rescue mutts. If she's not writing, you'll likely find her editing for other authors or reading on the elliptical.Hanneyan, Ani: - Ani has spent many years honing her craft of illustration, animation, and design.