Ava Larksen
Ava Larksen is best known for her rather wicked romantasy love stories.
When not writing or reading, she's watching apartment tours and attempting to tame her wild backyard into a charming kitchen garden.
Settled on the rugged coast of Aotearoa, Ava lives in a shambles of a bach with her partner, two boys, a wild cat, and chickens who refuse to believe they don't live in the house.
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Nicolle May
Nicolle is an ADHD Fantasy “Traumance” author. When she isn’t living in a fantasy world or writing, she’s ruthlessly annoying those she loves with her outbursts of song, TV show quotes, and the occasional blonde moment. If you cannot find her snuggled up with her cats watching any fantasy movie or show known to man, you can find her at the gym becoming her own hero, sewing, reading, or vividly hallucinating new scene ideas for her books. She lives in Alberta, Canada, but was born and raised in Pennsylvania. And if you put anything peach, potato, or peanut butter with chocolate related in front of her ... prepare to be best friends.
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“If Henry Cavill & Ian Somerhalder ever star in a movie together, I will spontaneously combust.”
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Anna Applegate
Anna Applegate is a USA Today Bestselling Author. She writes fantasy romance and lives tucked away in rural Maryland surviving on coffee, champagne, and an unchecked book addiction. Anna is an avid reader, especially if it involves morally grey love interests. She enjoys escaping into the fictional worlds she creates - filled with strong heroines, surprise twists and turns, and "destroy the world for her" leading men.
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Catarine Hancock
Catarine Hancock is a 25-year-old poet, author and opera singer from Lexington, Kentucky, currently living in Chicago. She holds a bachelor of music in vocal performance from the University of Kentucky and a master of music in voice from Indiana University.
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Aside from music, writing is her other great love. Having been a bookworm and writer all her life, her passion for poetry began at the age of 13, and shortly afterward, she began sharing her writing online. Over the past 11 years, her platform has grown to an audience of over 300,000. She is the author of five poetry collections: "shades of lovers" (2020), "sometimes i fall asleep thinking about you" (2021), and "i gave myself the world" (2023), all published with Central Avenue Publishi -
Laura A Blake
Hi! I’m Laura A. Blake, a fantasy romance author currently publishing my debut series,
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The Shattered Sky Saga.
Though I’ve always been passionate about storytelling, my journey has taken me down many different paths. Along the way, I earned an MA in religion and classical history, became a teacher, and started a small business. After finally discovering the road that led me to writing, I’m thrilled to now share my worlds and stories with you.
Originally from Montreal, Canada, I now live in rural Maryland in a 200-year-old farmhouse with my husband, toddler, and five wild rescue cats. When I’m not reading or writing—or chasing a toddler or cat to see what they’ve gotten into—you can find me baking, exploring new restaurants and cafés, or sear -
Quinn Blackbird
QUINN BLACKBIRD is a wanderer, a caffeine addict, a concern to her teachers & a bit of a dork.
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You can find Quinn buying gym equipment she never uses or being dragged out of the writing cave by pesky friends.
Mention "margarita" and she'll come ah-runnin.
QB's goal is to live on a farm with rescue animals and write!
Now beware!! Blackbird writes about everything she loathes. This makes for books that are darker, grittier, anti-heroes, messed-up characters, and dark worlds. It's not a guarantee you'll find redemption in her pages. Because, as Gaslight Her warns, 'sometimes, the villains win.'
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Katherine Whiteheart
Katherine Whiteheart was raised in the mountains of North Carolina listening to stories of local haunts and lore. She always had a fearful attraction towards the supernatural and eventually found her niche in it—developing a love for the odd, the fae, and the mildly disturbing.
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Katherine lives nestled in a valley in North Carolina with her husband, her sons, her cat, and the family gecko. If she is not writing, she is probably reading. Or chasing after her little cryptids. -
Aimee Lynn
Aimee Lynn (also known as Aimee Lane) started her publishing career in 2013, self-publishing a book which was eventually picked up by Alloy Entertainment and published traditionally as Every Ugly Word in 2014. In 2020, as she looked to shift gears into adult fiction she was invited to write for serial platform, Webnovel. In 2021 she became a Top 5 bestselling author on that platform, and in 2022 she won two coveted awards and branched out to other platforms. 2024 was a highlight when her book, Slave to the Wolf King reached #1 on both Radish and MyFavReads.
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Her serial work has been translated into four languages, adapted into comics and audiobooks, and reached millions of views from readers around the globe. -
Elayna R. Gallea
Elayna Gallea lives in beautiful New Brunswick, Canada with her husband and two kids. They have dogs and cats and enjoy touring their beautiful province whenever they can.
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Victoria J. Price
Victoria lives on England’s breathtaking south coast. She loves fairy tales, myths and legends, and grew up creating stories both in words and pictures. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her exploring with her husband and their two dogs, swimming in the English Channel and trying her hardest not to unalive her out of control collection of house plants.
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Ashley Bresee
Dark & romantic fantasy that hurts as much as it heals
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I'm a serial daydreamer with a passion for the darker sides of fantasy and romance.
My stories are set in otherworldly places, featuring healthy pinches of spice and flawed characters who grapple with trauma and their sense of belonging in their journeys.
When I’m not writing until I lose all sense of time and space, you can find me reading, playing video games with my partner, or entertaining our two ferrets in beautiful Calgary, Alberta.
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Arcadia Rayne
Arcadia Rayne is a fantasy romance author based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Originally from Baltimore, MD, Arcadia developed a passion for storytelling from a young age. After receiving her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland she went on to pursue a Master's and PhD at Boston University.
Arcadia is passionate about creating fantastical worlds with strong characters. She loves all the tropes. When she's not writing, Arcadia enjoys binging reality tv and crocheting. -
M.M. Reeves
When Reeves isn’t crafting epic dark fantasy worlds filled with flawed heroes and fierce rivalries, you can find her climbing the mountain known as her TBR list, finding new coffee shops with her husband, or adventuring with their beloved child (a 3-year-old pup). An avid lover of myth, maps, and mysteries, Reeves weaves tales of slow-burn romance and high-stakes adventure in their debut series. Whether diving into the depths of an enemies-to-lovers plotline or mapping out mythical lands, Reeves invites readers to journey into the shadows where legends are born and destinies collide. You can find her on TikTok @m.m.reeves, Instagram @m.m.reeves.author or check out her website!
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C.R. Lee
C. R. Lee is a writer of fantasy and romance filled with drama, humor and a whole lot of steam. She prides herself on creating troubled yet compelling characters, then putting them through hell for your entertainment.
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You’re welcome.
But no matter how cruel she may be, rest assured, all of her books are guaranteed to have a HEA.
C. R. Lee currently lives in North Carolina with her husband, two children, two dogs, a cat, and a leopard gecko. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading and drinking copious amounts of coffee-preferably at the same time. -
Amarah Calderini
Amarah Calderini grew up in the Rocky Mountains, and spent her time imagining magic living in the shadows of the peaks. She writes fantasy imbued with equal parts magic, angst, and steam, featuring strong yet flawed heroines and the fierce-hearted men who love them. When not writing, she can be found soaking up the sun and singing along to the same dramatic songs she’s listened to since high school. She currently lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado with her husband, two children, and their geriatric German Shepherd.
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Avie Adams
Cozied up in her windswept corner of southeast England and lost in the depths of Greek mythology, Avie writes adult fantasy romances, featuring scarred but fearless heroines and brooding, tormented heroes ready to set the world on fire for them.
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Braidee Otto
A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, Braidee Otto combines her academic background in Literary Studies with a deep passion for storytelling to create heartfelt, immersive narratives. Songbird of the Sorrows is the first installment in her debut adult romantic fantasy series, Myths of the Empyrieos. She lives in Adelaide, South Australia with her partner, two beloved dogs, and a cat that appeared in her backyard on the winter solstice.
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J.E. Larson
"Alaska Grown", with a passion for creating my own worlds... which comes in handy when you live in a uniquely beautiful place such as my home state.
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I started writing in middle school with a good old-fashioned pencil and paper. Jotting down ideas of characters, adventures, and different worlds.
In my thirties, with the encouragement of my husband, I began writing... and writing... until I finally created my first trilogy(That story is yet to be told).
After the birth of our two daughters and work, I had to find the quiet 5 am mornings and the secluded nights after bedtime to finally give voice to my ideas. My greatest wish was to write my stories and to have others read and enjoy them with me.
So please enjoy what I have created.
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Ingrid Seymour
Ingrid Seymour is a USA Today Bestselling Author. When she’s not writing books, she spends her time working as a software engineer, cooking exotic recipes, hanging out with her family and working out. She writes young adult and new adult fiction in a variety of genres, including Sci-Fi, urban fantasy, romance, paranormal and horror.
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Her favorite outings involve a trip to the library or bookstore where she immediately gravitates toward the YA section. She’s an avid reader and fangirl of many amazing books. She is a dreamer and a fighter who believes perseverance and hard work can make dreams come true.
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Anna Applegate
Anna Applegate is a USA Today Bestselling Author. She writes fantasy romance and lives tucked away in rural Maryland surviving on coffee, champagne, and an unchecked book addiction. Anna is an avid reader, especially if it involves morally grey love interests. She enjoys escaping into the fictional worlds she creates - filled with strong heroines, surprise twists and turns, and "destroy the world for her" leading men.
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L.J. Andrews
Writing is a beautiful thing.
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I consider myself blessed I'm able to do this for a living. I live for fantasy books as a reader and author. I adore books like An Ember in the Ashes, The Night Angel Trilogy, Harry Potter, The Great Library series...I could go on.
Before I write I have four young humans I keep alive and love them to the stars and back again. I live in Utah with my sexy husband, the kiddos, two paranoid dogs, and a sinister cat. Between finishing a second degree, running a business, and eating too much chocolate, I love writing early in the morning when no one is awake. If you can't tell, I basically function on caffeine. -
L. Ann
If you are looking for gentle romps through the flowers, with lovers holding hands and never making mistakes, then my books are not for you.
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I don't write heroes or heroines, I write people with baggage, history and problems. My characters are flawed, they're messy, they make disastrous mistakes that are hard to come back from. My stories are not sweet or kind, they are dark and, at times, cruel. They deal with uncomfortable subjects and I do not apologise for it.
If you like plot twists, characters you don't think you'll ever grow to love but eventually do, sarcasm, dark paths and messy relationships, then come on in. The water may be deep and shark-infested, but I know the way out ...I promise.
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Krista Street
Krista Street loves writing about coming of age characters who fight to find their place in this world while also finding their one true mate.
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Krista Street is a Minnesota native but has lived throughout the U.S. and in another country or two. She loves to travel, read, and spend time in the great outdoors. When not writing, Krista is either chasing her children, spending time with her husband and friends, sipping a cup of tea, or enjoying the hidden gems of beauty that Minnesota has to offer.
To connect with Krista more, you can join her newsletter at www.kristastreet.com/contact
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G. Bailey
G. Bailey is a USA Today bestselling author of books that are filled with everything from dragons to pirates. Plus, fantasy worlds and breath-taking adventures. Oh, and some swoon-worthy men that no girl could forget.
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G. Bailey is from the very rainy U.K. where she lives with her husband, two children and three cheeky dogs. -
Robin D. Mahle
Robin D. Mahle started out as a pen name I shared with my husband for The World Apart Series, but since then, I've absconded with it to delve into the wonderful world of fairy tale retellings and fantasy romances with my partner in crime, Elle Madison.
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When I'm not writing, you can find me spending time with my seven hundred cats and drinking wine by the barrel. -
Ivy Asher
Ivy Asher is addicted to chai, swearing, and laughing a lot (but not in a creepy, laughing alone kind of way). She loves the snow, books, and her family of two humans, and three fur-babies. She has worlds and characters just floating around in her head, and she's lucky enough to be surrounded by amazing people who support that kind of crazy.
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Victoria J. Price
Victoria lives on England’s breathtaking south coast. She loves fairy tales, myths and legends, and grew up creating stories both in words and pictures. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her exploring with her husband and their two dogs, swimming in the English Channel and trying her hardest not to unalive her out of control collection of house plants.
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Stacia Stark
Stacia Stark is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of romantasy filled with found families, self-reliant heroines, and brooding, grumpy heroes.
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Her books have been translated into over 15 languages, her Kingdom of Lies series was nominated twice for Goodreads Choice Awards, and her traditionally published debut We Who Will Die releases with Avon in December 2026.
When she’s not writing or exploring the world, Stacia can usually be found sprawled on her sofa, lost in the pages of a good book.
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Madeleine Eliot
Madeleine Eliot loves to read and write spicy romantasy with all of the best tropes. Dubbed the “Queen of Cozy” by her readers, Madeleine enjoys writing romantasy that is all vibes and spice, with a dash of adventure and world-building. She is always working on her next book, which is probably another spicy romantasy. Follow her adventures and latest works at instagram.com/madeleineeliotwrites
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Vasilisa Drake
Vasilisa Drake is based in New England and is constantly bouncing from city to city while she tries to find her home amidst overpriced rental apartments. Forsaken Mate is Vasilisa Drake's debut, though she's written contemporary romance under another name for several years. Fantasy romance is her first love, closely followed by pet dragons and men who are obsessed with their women. She can be found staying up way too late reading, organizing her bookshelf for the millionth time, and winning the imaginary arguments in her head at least 30% of the time.
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Sable Sorensen
Sable Sorensen writes spicy dark romantasy and is thrilled to be launching her debut novel DIREBOUND into the world this coming February. Sable is the pen name of two good friends and fantasy fangirls who teamed up to write books that feature strong heroines, spicy romances, and the never-ending fight between those in power and those who would defend the weak and vulnerable.
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Ashley Bresee
Dark & romantic fantasy that hurts as much as it heals
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I'm a serial daydreamer with a passion for the darker sides of fantasy and romance.
My stories are set in otherworldly places, featuring healthy pinches of spice and flawed characters who grapple with trauma and their sense of belonging in their journeys.
When I’m not writing until I lose all sense of time and space, you can find me reading, playing video games with my partner, or entertaining our two ferrets in beautiful Calgary, Alberta.
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Madeline Taylor
Madeline Taylor is a fantasy romance author with a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing. She loves to escape reality whenever possible, so reading and writing are great outlets for her. Her other notable hobbies include maladaptive daydreaming, listening to Taylor Swift, and being bossed around by a senile pug.
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Hazel S. Wilkes
Hazel is simply a lover of words and stories, overflowing with made-up worlds, scenarios, and characters. Ever since she was just a small girl, climbing out of her bedroom window to read on the roof under the stars with her trusted book light in hand (sorry, Mom), she has been enchanted by stories and the art of storytelling.
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Hazel lives in Texas with her equally nerdy fiancé, her fluffy dog-child (who's named after a character from the novel that first truly revealed the beauty in crafting words to her), and the two sweetest cats a pet mom could hope for. Aside from writing, she enjoys playing and coaching sports, watching anime, spending time with her family, and discussing books with her bookish besties. -
Sadie Sterling
Sadie Sterling grew up in Canada, playing hockey during the winters and spending time at the lake during the summers. She has always loved reading compelling stories full of adventure and romance, and, while in university, she finally decided to write her own: Wings of Starless Night, which would become her debut romantasy novel years later. If she isn’t reading or writing, you can find her playing videogames or spending time with her wonderful husband and their hilarious dog. .
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Madeline Taylor
Madeline Taylor is a fantasy romance author with a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing. She loves to escape reality whenever possible, so reading and writing are great outlets for her. Her other notable hobbies include maladaptive daydreaming, listening to Taylor Swift, and being bossed around by a senile pug.
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Hazel S. Wilkes
Hazel is simply a lover of words and stories, overflowing with made-up worlds, scenarios, and characters. Ever since she was just a small girl, climbing out of her bedroom window to read on the roof under the stars with her trusted book light in hand (sorry, Mom), she has been enchanted by stories and the art of storytelling.
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Hazel lives in Texas with her equally nerdy fiancé, her fluffy dog-child (who's named after a character from the novel that first truly revealed the beauty in crafting words to her), and the two sweetest cats a pet mom could hope for. Aside from writing, she enjoys playing and coaching sports, watching anime, spending time with her family, and discussing books with her bookish besties. -
Shannon McLellan
Shannon McLellan has always been an avid reader of “far-off places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a prince in disguise…”—okay, that might be Beauty and the Beast, but it still applies. She has a lifelong love for fantasy and has been creating stories since she was little.
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Shannon lives in North Carolina with her husband and two cats, spending her days writing and savoring life’s simple moments. With a background in art history, she blends creativity with rich detail and imagination in her writing. When she’s not at her desk, you’ll likely find her painting, planning her next adventure, or laughing with family and friends.
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Rina Vasquez
Karina Natalia Vasquez is a fantasy romance author based in England. She is of Peruvian and Spanish descent and adores anything that has dulce de leche in it. When she isn’t writing, she is reading fantasy, romance and fangirling over Star Wars. You can usually find her holed up in her room, cuddling her two dogs, collecting crystals for her superstitious mind or daydreaming in the hope that she will magically end up in a Fae kingdom one day.
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Elizabeth Zoba
Biologist by day and fantasy writer by night, Elizabeth lives in California with her feline familiar.
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R. Moody
As a debut indie author, R. Moody has an interest in all things fantasy and worlds that don't exist. You can expect to read about whimsical realities, political intrigue, and romance with a dash (or more) of spice.
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She hopes you like kicking your feet and giggling with slow burns, fanning yourself from the spicy heat, crying—from devastation one moment and joy the next, and immersing yourself in new and exciting worlds.
R. Moody is a dreamer, one that first followed her head with numbers before her heart for stories.
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Samantha Ziegler
Samantha always dreamed of being an author. But the tipping point? Watching Season 8 of Game of Thrones.
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That was the start of it all, when Samantha decided she would take charge of her own story, and picked up the pen. She wanted to create characters and worlds as captivating as Westeros, but with far more satisfying endings.
She thought she could, and so she did.
Samantha currently lives in Missouri with her wonderful and supportive boyfriend, and her adorable pit bull, Nathan.
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A.L. Hampton
Hi there! I'm A.L. Hampton, and like so many of you, I've been completely obsessed with books for as long as I can remember. There's nothing quite like getting completely lost in a story—you know that feeling when you look up and realize hours have passed? That's my happy place.
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I'm absolutely head-over-heels for fantasy, urban fantasy, romantasy, and anything dark and paranormal. And yes, I'm totally here for the spice! After years of devouring every book I could get my hands on in these genres, I found myself thinking, "What if I combined all my favorite elements into one series?" That's how the Crown of the Seven Realms Series was born.
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Eisley Rose
Eisley Rose is the author of Glitched and Shattered. She is also a registered nurse, a stay-at-home mom, and an entrepreneur who lives in the greater Kansas City area. She loves reading, writing, painting, attending concerts, playing tennis, watching movies, and playing board games with her family. Her love for science formed the backbone of this story, but she also adores anything creative and openly embraces the unique. “If you choose to be one thing in this world, choose to be unequivocally, unapologetically, you.” — Eisley Rose
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RR Elkins
Wife and mother of two spectacular kids who strives to someday channel all my energy into exploding into glitter and bats. I've been writing heaving-bosom-style romance in my mind since the first time I saw Superman pick up Lois Lane. When I found my first harlequin pirate romance hidden under my mother's vanity, it was all over for me.
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I enjoy chasing supercell thunderstorms down the interstate in hopes that I'll one day live my ultimate dream of seeing a tornado (from a respectably safe distance.)
When I'm not reading, writing, or watching the sky for a likely updraft, you might find me in the garden, in a field of way too many pepper plants (a ridiculous amount of pepper plants) with my trusty mega-poodle, Beatrice, standing majestically a -
Megan Monte
Megan Monte’s first stories were born on the sidelines of her brother’s
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soccer games as an elementary schooler. What began as a way to entertain
herself became an infinite obsession with getting lost in fictional worlds,
either through reading or writing them. Her go-to genre is anything with
a blend of slow-burn romance and high-stakes adventure. And, as much
as she loves getting lost in characters’ adventures, she also likes to create
her own in real life. When she isn’t writing, reading, or working her day
job, you’ll find her surfing, hiking, skiing, cooking, traveling, trying (and
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Genna Ashwood
Genna Ashwood writes page-turning fantasy romances with fierce FMCs, swoon-worthy MMCs, found families, unique magic, and betrayals that will keep you reading well past your bedtime.
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When she’s not busy dreaming up fantasy worlds or putting words to the page, she’s probably playing tennis, traveling with her husband and son in their campervan, or cuddling with her fur babies in bed with a good book.
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Ashlyn B. Rudd
Ashlyn B. Rudd is the American author of the captivating and enthralling romantic fantasy, Of Secrets and Beginnings.
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She lives in the States and is currently working on her degree in nursing. She spends her days in scrubs going through classes, and at night, in between bouts of studying, she lives in the fictional worlds in her head, kicking ass with a sword and casting magic.
When she’s not with her friends and family she enjoys stormy days with her animals, a good book, a cozy blanket, and a fireplace. Outside of books, her interests lie in a whole host of things including: gardening, horseback riding, cooking, and binging a good show.
If she could she’d live on a farm in the middle of nowhere, so when she finally takes the dive deep into