Paula Grover is the author of a new fantasy story called "The Hermit Gryphon: The Redemption of Talona", which is a stand-alone sequel to her first novel, "The Gryphon" (published in 2019.) She is excited to present her second novel set in the world of Gryphonia. She has enjoyed writing about mythical and otherworldly beings since she was a child. The desire to write fantasy stories followed her into late middle age, where she found a renewed determination to launch the multitude of diverse creatures out of her head and into the world. When not creating fantasy stories, Paula is a caregiver and a poet. In 2015, she teamed up with her mother Ione to co-create a volume of joint poetry called "Beyond the Open Door", a process that inspired her to keep following her dream of becoming an author. She has recently published a short novelette, "Reflections of a Feline Being".