Marieke Lexmond is a multi-award-winning author and a solitary witch who has lived around the globe. Storytelling has always been in her blood—as a girl, she spent all of her allowance on books, growing into a young woman who earned a Master's Degree from the Dutch Film Academy. Her long background in filmmaking has circled her back to Los Angeles, but she can still be found writing in magical settings, like the west coast of Ireland and New Orleans, that inspire her work. Marieke is also the founder of www.UnderTheWitchesHat.com, where her fans can find her celebrated books and a whole world of the Madigan Witches. Marieke enjoys tarot cards, fine food, photography, and traveling with her sassy little dogs when she's not writing.