Olivia Hawker is the Washington Post bestselling author of One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the WILLA Literary Award for Historical Fiction, and The Ragged Edge of Night. Her literary and upmarket historical fiction is characterized by rich, immersive description and complex characters. Book clubs around the world have shared and discussed Olivia's novels. She resides in the San Juan Islands of Washington State with her husband and several naughty cats.