▁in ▁ 2 9 ▁families . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Mal ayer ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Lisa ▁Mason ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁writer ▁of ▁science ▁fiction , ▁fant asy , ▁and ▁urban ▁fant asy . ▁She ▁lives ▁in ▁P ied mont , ▁California ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁the ▁artist ▁and ▁j ew eler ▁Tom ▁Robinson . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁scholar ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Liter ature , ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁the ▁Arts , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Law ▁School . ▁She ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁To ▁have ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁write , ▁she ▁transition ed ▁to ▁Matthew ▁B ender ▁and ▁Company , ▁a ▁national ▁law ▁book ▁publish er , ▁where ▁she ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁writer ▁and ▁rose ▁to ▁an ▁executive ▁editor . ▁Many ▁of ▁her ▁nov els ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California , ▁either ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁through ▁time ▁travel . ▁Her ▁early ▁works ▁are ▁recognized ▁as ▁cy ber p unk . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁par an ormal ▁rom ance , ▁historical ▁rom antic ▁susp ense , ▁comedy , ▁and ▁a ▁screen play . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Nov els ▁A rach ne ▁( Will iam ▁Mor row / Av on / E os , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁Summer ▁of ▁Love ▁( B ant am , ▁ 1 9 9 4 )