Maria V. Snyder

Maria V. Snyder has been writing fiction and nonfiction since 1995. She has published numerous freelance articles in magazines and newspapers. Poison Study (LUNA Books, 10/05) was her first published novel.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Maria earned a bachelor of science degree in meteorology at Penn State University. She discovered, much to her chagrin, that forecasting the weather wasn't one of her skills.

Her research on food-tasting methods with an expert chocolate taster, her husband, turned out to be a delicious bonus while writing her novels. Maria has a brown belt in Isshinryu karate, and enjoys playing volleyball and the cello.

Maria lives with her husband, son, daughter and yellow lab in Pennsylvania.

Books

• Poison Study - Luna/Mira, 2005
• Magic Study - Luna/Mira, 2006
• Fire Study - Mira, 2008

Short Stories

• Assassin Study - an online read at eHarlequin.com

Links

• Maria V. Snyder's wesbsite
• MySpace page