Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
P.C. Cast has served in the United States Air Force, taught high school, and owned horses. (Source.)
Cascia Hall actually exists in Tulsa, though the Casts made a few changes in the book such as adding stables and a stone fence. (Source.)
The authors' favorite vampire? Spike from Buffy. (Source.)
P.C. Cast loved the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey, and because of those books, realized that it was possible for women to write and star in sci-fi/fantasy books. (Source.)