Karen Chance

[2] She has lived in France, Great Britain, Hong Kong[2] and New Orleans, where she has taught history.

Chance has had books on the New York Times[3] and USA Today bestselling lists.

Chance's Cassandra Palmer series follows ghost whisperer/clairvoyant[4] Cassie Palmer, as she learns what it is to be the Pythia, the chief seer of the supernatural world.

As the series progresses, she explores her identity, her powers, and the supernatural community and her place in it.

The main character, Dorina Basarab, is the dhampir (half human, half vampire) daughter of Mircea Basarab , one of the Pythia's supporters in the vampire community and a love interest for Cassandra.