Kristina Gruell learned storytelling at her grandparents’ dining room table. Growing up, she rode horses, participated in FFA, danced, and read voraciously.
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After a car accident left her wheelchair-bound for eight months, and chronic health issues limited her previously active lifestyle, she turned to books and play-by-post roleplaying. This was in the early days of AOL chatrooms. Her original stories and first novel attempt were background for her online characters.

Eventually, she began writing and telling stories to entertain her friends.

She’s a tea snob who loves dogs and enjoys a good brandy in the evenings. She spends her spare time reading, building elaborate Lego sets, and playing World of Warcraft, where she met her husband, because she is that geeky.

Her published works include The In Blood and Fire Series: From the Ashes, A Burning Ember, The Flame Within, The Conflagration, and The World Ablaze, as well as The In Blood and Fire Companion, a short story collection.