Taking place twenty years after the events of PROVECTUS: Survival of the Fittest, M. L. Stover's much-anticipated follow-up novella Calm Before the Storm follows the adventures of the Mariani and Greene families as they fight for survival during the latest evolution of the human species. M. L. Stover is a REALTOR® in Ventura County, California. She holds a master's degree in Anthropology and is certified in Forensic Identification. Stover brings her real-life interests and experience, including work at the Ventura County Crime Lab, to her writing. She lives in Southern California with her music producer husband.