<p>Bethany read so many books growing up it was inevitable she would write a few of her own. Her first novel, <em>The Hybridian Way</em>, won third place in Inkitt.com's Skybound science-fiction contest under the name <em>Cauldwell's Conundrum</em>. She lives in her native Texas with her family, a small domesiticated zoo, and more books then she has shelves for.</p>