Kylie Lee Baker is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Keeper of Night duology and The Scarlet Alchemist duology. She grew up in Boston, USA, and has since lived in Atlanta (USA), Salamanca (Spain) and Seoul (South Korea). Her work is informed by her heritage (Japanese, Chinese and Irish) as well as her experiences living abroad as both a student and teacher. She has a BA in creative writing and Spanish from Emory University and is pursuing a master of library and information science degree at Simmons University, Boston, USA. In her free time, she plays the cello, watches horror movies and bakes too many cookies.