Wanda Vargas is a former High School Earth Science teacher. As she taught about the wonders of planet Earth, science fiction stories began to take hold of her. As a result, she decided to focus on writing full time. Ignite Earth Red Giant is her first science fiction novel. Taking a leap of faith she decided to pursue writing full time. Her second fiction novel is a crime-drama story titled Parallel Circuit. She was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in New York City where she currently resides in The Bronx.