Simone Marnier is a writer, consulting faculty and master's thesis coordinator for a public college. Her academic background is in comparative religious philosophy and the growing diversity of the spiritual quest in Western Civilization. Her novels include White Tiger, Green Dragon and its sequel, Black Tortoise, Red Raven. White Tiger, Green Dragon also has been translated into Spanish as Tigre Blanco, Dragon Verde, and published by Ediciones La Llave in Spain. A final novel in the series, resulting in the White Tiger Trilogy, is currently in progress. Her primary interests in world spirituality are Daoism, Mystical Christianity, and Classical Yoga.