CANDACE J. THOMAS is author of the VIVATERA SERIES, winner of the Diamond Award for Novel of the Year and Silver Quill. She has also penned VAMPIRE-ISH: A HYPOCHONDRIAC’S TALE, Hawkweed – found in MOMENTS IN MILLENNIA, and WANDERING BEAUTIFUL: Poetry for Dark Days. 

Candace is known for her extreme fanatical love for both Count Chocula and smart, witty writing that expands her imagination and makes her wish she had thought of the idea.

Candace lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband, two daughters, and tailless cat.