About R.O. Mercer: author of The Memory Stone book series

Rose Olander Mercer was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2004 and a Master of Applied Bioscience from the University of Arizona in 2006. While attending the University of Arizona she wrote curriculum for an undergraduate microbiology lab course. In 2007 she began teaching and writing curriculum for high school biology students. 

When she's not hanging out with her dog or doing administrative work for the family business, she writes contemporary fiction novels. She lives in Arizona with her husband and three children.