Hester Young

Hester Young is the author of the Southern Gothic thrillerTHE GATES OF EVANGELINE (Sept. 2015, G.P. Putnam’s Sons) the first of a trilogy. The second book in the series, THE SHIMMERING ROAD, will be released in February 2017. Before turning to writingfull-time, Young worked as a teacher in Arizona, Hawai’i, and New Hampshire. She currently lives with her husband and two children in New Jersey.