Kelly Barker was born in Oxford and now lives in Witney with her husband and dog, Lana. She has been a barber for over twenty years and loves her job. However, reading and writing are passions of hers handed down by her great grandmother, Isobel O'Leary. Her short stories have featured in magazines and anthologies, and she is the author of The Inner Temple, Even the Gods Fear It, Necromantia, Breaking His House Rules, Beneath the Bridge and Beneath the Cold Moon.