About the Author of Quirky Squirrel

HL Contreras, author of Quirky Squirrel, holds a Master's Degree in English Literature from Northern Arizona University. She has edited a YA novel, several academic papers for "The Explicator," and has had poems published by the International Society of Poetry. Her current project is her debut novel, "In the Presence of Wolves."

Hillary Lynn Contreras is originally from Southern California. Her family moved to Arizona when she was ten years old. 

Hillary was a shy child and found adventure in reading. Later, she came to love travel, languages, and martial arts. Her most meaningful jobs have been a teacher, a police dispatcher, and an investigative social worker.

She lives in the suburbs of the Phoenix area with her husband, daughter, and the family Rottweilers.