Gretchen and the Bear

In the wake of her thrilling past as a theatre student, restaurant hostess, nurse aide, and newspaper writer, Carrie Anne Noble now crafts enchanting fiction for teens and adults. Her debut novel The Mermaid's Sister won the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award for Young Adult Fiction and the 2016 Realm Award for Novel of the Year. Her second novel, The Gold-Son, follows the adventures of a teenage leprechaun. The audio book received Audiofile Magazine's Earphones Award and was included on its list of 2017's best audio books. Her short fiction has appeared in Deep Magic E-zine and Splickety Magazine. Carrie lives in the mountains of Pennsylvania with her husband and kids, where she enjoys taking walks, letting her imagination run wild, and hosting the occasional tea party. Connect with Carrie online at www.carrienoble.com