Christine Carbo is the author of The Wild Inside, Mortal Fall and The Weight of Night. She is a recipient of the Womens' National Book Association Pinckley Prize, the Silver Falchion Award and a two-time finalist for the High Plains Book Award. After getting an MA in English and linguistics, she taught college-level courses for over a decade and later taught Pilates as the owner of a studio. A Florida native, she and her family live in Whitefish, Montana.