Jl GillilandJL Gilliland has a Master's degree in Community Counseling from Ohio University, and a Master's degree in Organizational Performance and Workplace learning from Boise State University. She works part-time as an Instructional Designer, while squeezingin time to write between her responsibilities as a wife, a mother of three adult daughters, and an avid gardener. The author has been researching ancient South Asia civilizations and Hindu mythology since 2003, convinced there was an epic tale laying there, waiting to be written. That research culminated in The Descent of Lakshmi, a novel that weaves an ancient civilization with regional myths and social issues that are pertinent even today. You can visit her online at jlgilliland.com. Read More Read Less