author : Talia Vance\u0026lt;p \u0026lt;strong Talia Vance\u0026lt;/strong (Northern California) has worked as a horse trainer, a freelance writer, and an attorney. Her YA novel \u0026lt;em Spies and Prejudice\u0026lt;/em is being published by Egmont in 2013.\u0026lt;/p