LS Stone has loved animals since childhood and is passionate about animal rights and welfare, and social justice. She also loves exciting adventure travel and has trekked the Himalayas in Nepal, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, and volunteered at an elephant refuge in Thailand. She received a B.A. in Creative Writing at Vancouver Island University where she won the Bill Juby Award, and Meadowlarks Award for outstanding writing. Previous publications include Breaking Boundaries: LGBTQ2 Writers on Coming Out and Into Canada. This is her first novel. LS Stone lives in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island with her wife and three dogs, and is planning her next big adventure.