Merry Ravenell is an independent author living in the California's Napa Valley.

When she was six and enthralled by a particularly intense episode of He-Man, her mother gave her the ultimate spoiler by telling her "the good guys always win."

She lives with her husband, horror-thriller author David Barclay, and their cat. She thrives on coffee, combat sports, casual games, low budget disaster flicks, web comics, coloring, vodka, and memes.