SUSAN SPANN is a transactional attorney focusing on publishing law and a former law school professor. She is a featured blogger/columnist for the Social In Network. She has a deep interest in Asian culture and has studied Mandarin and Japanese. Her hobbies include Asian cooking, fencing, and knife and shuriken throwing. Spann is a member of Mystery Writers of America, the Historical Novel Society and the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Association. She lives in northern California with her family.