Dana Middleton grew up in Georgia before moving to Los Angeles to work in film and theater. She produced the Academy Award–nominated short film Down on the Waterfront and was part of the award-winning cast of La Gioconda, while nurturing her real passion of writing for children. She is the author of The Infinity Year of Avalon James and Open if You Dare. Dana lives in sunny Hollywood with her British husband, author Peter Atkins.