Nicole Villacres lives in central Washington State working as the administrative assistant to an information technology department, doing a whole lot of contracts, competitive jigsaw puzzling (on lunch and breaks, of course), and generally keeping things humming smoothly. In her off time, she enjoys the antics of her two cats, reading, movies, gaming, and chatting with her niece and nephew. She writes short stories, poetry and novels, performs in local community theater and just generally enjoys life.