Samantha Jo is a Youth Services Librarian with aspirations of becoming a distinguished voice in the world of fantasy. Inspired by her love of nature and storytelling, she graduated from Youngstown State University with a degree in biology and many creative writing courses under her belt. Her passion for the natural world shines through in her debut novel, Vessel: Bonded Earth Book One. She finds that her day job at a public library provides a wealth of motivation and creative influence for her own writing. Samantha lives in Ohio with her co-nerd and husband, their four semi-feral children, and a barnyard menagerie.