Carol Potenza lives in southern New Mexico with her husband, Leos, and an extremely grumpy chihuahua, Hermès. She loves her adopted state, its beauty, and its strong multicultural ...view moreCarol Potenza lives in southern New Mexico with her husband, Leos, and an extremely grumpy chihuahua, Hermès. She loves her adopted state, its beauty, and its strong multicultural history shaped by diverse peoples and cultures. Carol has a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from UC San Diego and worked in a plant genetic engineering laboratory at New Mexico State University for years before she moved to full time teaching-Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. She has since retired and writes full-time and loves it.view less