Award-winning author Vicki Stiefel's romantic science fantasy series, The Made Ones Saga, launched with Altered. Vicki continues work on her Afterworld Chronicles, which began with Chest of Bone, and her mystery/thrillers with homicide counselor Tally Whyte. Vicki tapped into her love of knitting to produce Chest of Bone The Knit Collection and co-write 10 Secrets of the LaidBack Knitters. 

After running The Writers Studio with her late husband, William G. Tapply, Vicki taught fiction and media writing for six years at Clark University.

Vicki has slung hamburgers, managed a scuba shop, and is a photographer, as well as being a mom to two wonderful humans and a furry pack. Her passions for scuba diving, fly fishing, and knitting often pop up in her novels. She’s currently editing the second book in the Made Ones Saga, Changed.