Tiffany Lovering (1981- ) I have lived in upstate New York pretty much my entire life and began writing books when I was about ten years old. I have a beautiful daughter, Allison, who is my inspiration when I create some of my female characters. Often times some of her funny comments find their way into my books. I began brainstorming the Tamporlea Trilogy in January 2011 and began writing in the middle of February. The word "Tamporlea" is a word that I came up with as T is the first letter of my name and Lea is the name of a special lion I fell in love with when I began brainstorming.