S.L. Myers is a former USAF Russian linguist. After tours in Japan and Germany, and stints in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, she left the service to raise four children and to accompany her spouse to U.S. embassies in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Moscow, Russia. She currently calls Alexandria, Virginia home. Her debut novel, Children of Cain, won first place in the 2023 Writer’s Digest Self-Published E-Book Awards (Fantasy Genre Category).