<p>Amy M. Reade is a cook, chauffeur, household CEO, doctor, laundress, maid, psychiatrist, warden, seer, teacher, and pet whisperer. In other words, a wife, mother, and recovering attorney. But she is also the author of The Malice Series (<em>The House on Candlewick Lane, Highland Peril, </em>and <em>Murder in Thistlecross</em>) and three standalone books, <em>Secrets of Hallstead House, The Ghosts of Peppernell Manor,</em> and <em>House of the Hanging Jade.</em> She lives in southern New Jersey and loves to read, cook, and travel. You can find out more about her books at https://www.amymreade.com.</p>