Amber Hansford grew up a Navy brat before settling in Atlanta, Georgia, where she spent years building a career in tech—from front-end development to UX leadership. But through it all, she was always writing. After quietly publishing Highlander fanfic in the early 2000s (yes, it’s still online—be kind), she eventually shifted to novels full of character-driven fantasy and emotional fallout. When she’s not writing, she’s working at Atlanta conventions herding filk musicians here and there, designing and building websites for authors and businesses, or diving into her latest potential Apocalypse Skill™.