B.L. Lewis
B. L. Lewis has one foot in a faery portal and one out. She has a soft spot for happy endings, animals, riddles, and monsters.
Her writing is inspired by Ali Hazelwood, Holly Black, and Emily Dickinson, crafting darker themes into lighter concepts.
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Nela Mičková
[EN] Nela Mičková is a Czech author who recently began publishing in English. Writing has been her lifelong love—she completed her first novel at thirteen, and at just seventeen, she published her official debut, The Kingdom in the Stone, in 2023. Its sequel, Cracks in the Stone, followed in 2024—both released in her home country, where the duology quickly found success. The series now marks a rare step for Czech YA fiction into the global market—bringing a blend of dark fantasy, emotional depth, and fairytale vibes to a wider audience.
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When she’s not writing about cold-hearted kings or cooking witch potions, she’s studying molecular biology, lifting heavy weights, or re-reading her favorite fantasy novels for the hundredth time.
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Christine Kannapel
Hi! I'm Christine and I like to write (:
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Christine Kannapel is a marketer by day, but a writer by night.
She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Utah and an M.A. in Creative Writing from University College Cork. With a passion for poetry, fiction, and fantasy, Kannapel crafts stories and poems that blend concision, emotional depth, and vivid imagery. Her work has been featured in physical and online publications — plus, she has a self-published novel buried deep in its grave. During her undergrad years, she wrote for her college paper, The Daily Utah Chronicle. In 2019, her poem, “On the Edge” was a finalist for the Dan Veach Prize for Younger Poets. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband. -
Arianne Nicks
Hi there! I'm Arianne Nicks, a coffee-fueled self-published author who loves writing romance woven with magic ✨
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My debut work is a paranormal romance trilogy, the "Soul Erosion" series, completed in 2024.
My upcoming book, "Sweets and Sycamores," is a cozy witchy slow burn romance releasing in September 2025!
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Aurora Ascher
Aurora Ascher is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling fantasy & paranormal romance author. She loves misunderstood monsters, redeemable anti-heroes, and epic happily-ever-afters. A woman of many creative pursuits, Aurora is also a professional musician and visual artist. She currently resides in Montreal with her trusty espresso machine and her endlessly patient husband, whom she sometimes doesn’t see for hours until she emerges from her writing cave like a bear in springtime.
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Elle Marie
Elle Marie resides in the Pacific NW with her family. Writing is her creative outlet, and hobby. Elle has always been a very vivid dreamer, and most of her stories are based from dreams she’s had. Elle hopes that her stories not only hit you with a deep emotional connection to the characters, but also leave you full of spicy desires.
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Ben Schenkman
Ben Schenkman likes many things in life: his 20-pound Maine coon cat, his family, his coffee, and his eclectic hobbies—not necessarily in that order.
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Ben also likes to play devil’s advocate in his urban fantasy books by exploring the gray areas of good and evil with questions like, “Does the end really justify the means? Or is it all simply black and white?” Ben leaves these questions lingering in the ether to challenge readers’ conventional thinking and delve into the complexities of moral dilemmas.
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Nicholas Wolfe
Nicholas Wolfe’s path to authorship is as gripping as the story he tells. Wrongly accused and imprisoned, Wolfe was cut off from the world—but not from his imagination. With no access to computers or traditional writing tools, he saved what little he had to buy notebooks and pencils, crafting Shatter entirely by hand, page by page. Fantasy became both his escape and his way of reclaiming identity. What started as a lifeline in confinement evolved into a raw, personal exploration of fate, power, and self-worth. Shatter isn’t just a novel—it’s a bold testament to the power of storytelling, born from injustice and transformed into art. Now free, Wolfe is dedicated to sharing his voice and world, proving that even in the darkest places, creativ
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Taryn Knightly
Taryn Knightly was born and raised in Colorado but has spent much of her life traveling and moving around. She's been a fan of reading since she could pick up a book. Her favorite genre is fantasy, though she dabbles all over and loves sinking her teeth into a good mystery thriller. She met the love of her life in Washington and now spends her time letting her sense of adventure fuel her creativity. IMMORTAL ORIGINS is her debut dark fantasy and the first installment in the Chronicles of the Immortal Trials. Welcome and happy reading!
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Evelyn Ward
Evelyn Ward is a dark fantasy author, a lover of 'why choose' romance, and a huge fan of feminine rage. She likes dark, dark stories, spicy scenes, and plots that twist and turn.
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R.A. Raine
R.A. Raine is an author from coastal Australia. When she’s not immersed in epic romance stories, you can find her searching for fairy portals, spending time with friends and family, or reading tarot cards.
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She loves to write about inner turmoil and love, so that is what you will find in her stories, with tension and spice thrown in for good measure.
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Rhiannon Hargadon
There was a willow I loved by a creek; sometimes I slept there. I was never afraid, alone in the dark. There was nothing to fear from water and trees and fairytales.
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The real monsters were always people.
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Do we accept the fate forced upon us?
Should we fight, no matter the cost?
How do we move on from great loss?
What would you trade to relive one moment?
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Brilynn O'Neal
Brilynn O’Neal lives in California with her husband, three children, two dogs, two cats, ten chickens, and lots of honeybees. When she’s not writing spicy, emotional stories, she’s outside soaking up nature and saving bees.
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Courtney Floyd
Courtney Floyd grew up in New Mexico, where she learned to write between tarantula turf wars and apocalyptic dust storms. She currently lives at the bottom of a haunted mountain in the woods of Vermont with her partner and pets. Her debut fantasy novel, Higher Magic, will be published by Mira Books in fall 2025.
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Courtney's short fiction can be found in Fireside Magazine, Apex’s Strange Libations, and Small Wonders and is forthcoming in Haven Spec. Her audio drama, The Way We Haunt Now, is available for free on all major podcast platforms. Find her online at courtney-floyd.com and on social media as @cannfloyd. -
J & J Kellaway
J & J Kellaway have been passionate about storytelling since childhood. What began as building characters for fun eventually grew into a world of its own. Their debut novel, The Game of Champions, begins the journey filled with mystery, magic and adventure. Follow their work on Instagram at @EternaStudios8.
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AMARIE COLLINS
Finding joy in her work, Amarie Collins spins tales of dark and contemporary romance, weaving together clever dialogue, intense passion, and the unique comfort of chosen family. She lives in sunny California with her own happily ever after, two children, and six Frenchies.
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Nicolette Elzie
Nicolette is an international-selling author known for her grimdark poetry book Babydoll. Her stories range from folklore to dark fantasy, but the root of all her novels is fierce love. When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up with a good book, spending time with her family, or exploring the National Capital.
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D.L. Houpt
As a mom of two littles, D.L. Houpt is used to the daily chaos. From a young age, she found herself escaping in the pages of novels. She loves writing stories, dreaming up magical worlds, and doom scrolling astrophysics videos that send her into an existential crisis. When she isn’t found typing up her new idea (most likely ignoring her husband to write), she’s in the garden with her daughter or enjoying a book with her son.
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Zela Bedrick
Zela Bedrick is the author of the epic fantasy duology Sorcery’s Reign.
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Zela Bedrick left a successful career in media and marketing to pursue a more creatively fulfilling path. After honing her skills in interactive storytelling for video games and apps, she turned to long-form fiction—where her love of immersive worlds and layered characters could truly take root.
Today, she brings that same sense of immersion and emotional depth to her sweeping fantasy novels, crafting tales of courtly intrigue, ancient magic, and characters whose destinies are earned, not given.
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Nikki Elizabeth
In 2007, Nikki Elizabeth began her professional writing journey with the publication of her first article in a regional newspaper. She honed her skills as a journalist until 2016, when her storytelling expanded beyond journalism to encompass contributions to magazines, travel publications, and leading corporations' communications and content marketing teams. From lifestyle articles to advertising copy and commercial scripting and storyboarding, Elizabeth has navigated diverse writing roles, all while maintaining a deep passion for fiction writing. She returned to her creative roots with the release of her debut novel in April 2024.
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Alexandra M. Tran
Alexandra M. Tran is an emerging Vietnamese-American author of epic fantasy romance. In addition to writing, Alexandra is a registered nurse. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two cuddly cats. You can find her daydreaming about what to write next or catch her captivated by a fantasy book beside a sunlit window.
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Felicity Heaton
Felicity Heaton is a New York Times, USA Today and international best-selling author writing passionate paranormal romance books. In her books she creates detailed worlds, twisting plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping romances with leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy shape-shifters and wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons!
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If you're a fan of paranormal romance authors Lara Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter and Christine Feehan then you will enjoy her books too.
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Susan Illene
Susan Illene served in the US Army for eleven years and worked as a human resources specialist and an Arabic linguist. She served two deployments to Iraq, and after leaving the army, she studied history at the University of Oklahoma. She currently lives with her husband and two sons.
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Arianne Nicks
Hi there! I'm Arianne Nicks, a coffee-fueled self-published author who loves writing romance woven with magic ✨
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My debut work is a paranormal romance trilogy, the "Soul Erosion" series, completed in 2024.
My upcoming book, "Sweets and Sycamores," is a cozy witchy slow burn romance releasing in September 2025!
If you want to become part of my lovely community, you can subscribe to my newsletter here:
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Brea Lamb
Brea has been obsessively reading since she was six years old, consuming any and all books she could get her hands on. Thus sparked the dream of creating something similar – a book that would make readers cry and laugh and smile and feel all those big emotions that she did. At nine-years-old, she wrote her first book. Over the years she would write many more, but it was not until Of Night and Blood that she finally felt the book she dreamed of writing had come to life. Since then, she has poured her soul into many more stories and has found herself in the process.
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Bea Northwick
Bea Northwick is a lover of magical, spooky, and romantic things. She owns too much perfume, can’t pick an aesthetic, and loves 80s movies. She lives with her husband, children, dogs, and a black cat in the sunny American South where she dreams daily of Irish cottages and rain swept Scottish castles.
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Praise for THE CRUEL DARK
"Northwick presents a dark love story that sparkles with elements of gothic horror and more modern romance as Millie explores the dark secrets hidden in Willowfield’s shadows..." - Kirkus Reviews
"This gothic is sumptuous, jolting, and occasionally—like Willowfield’s gardens—blooming with hope." BookLife
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Rhiannon Hargadon
There was a willow I loved by a creek; sometimes I slept there. I was never afraid, alone in the dark. There was nothing to fear from water and trees and fairytales.
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The real monsters were always people.
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Can we forgive injustice?
Do we accept the fate forced upon us?
Should we fight, no matter the cost?
How do we move on from great loss?
What would you trade to relive one moment?
I write folklore and mythology inspired dark fantasy. Emphasis on dark. I don't shy away from serious issues and emotions: suicide, depression, mental illness, abuse, death, infertility, and assault are all in my books. These are not for pleasure or shock value, but because I want to write about authentic pain and suffering, and how we heal ourselves through the bad th -
Blake Gallows
Blake lives in the Pacific Northwest and while she's not writing or reading she's typically living the lavish life of a domestic goddess. Caring for her energy leeches aka her three children, husband, and two Rottweilers.
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Blake loves nature, camping, riding dirt bikes with the family, and all forms of art. She dabbles in photography, watercolor painting, and loves music.
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Ciara Hartford
Ciara (Keara) is a Romantic Fantasy and Romantasy writer of character driven love stories full of magic, heartache, bloody action, flawed characters, and brutal cliffhangers. When she's not writing she's working on illustration and graphic design freelance, as well as reading every fantasy book she can get her hands on. She lives near Cleveland, Ohio with her mad scientist husband and amazingly talented daughter.
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Alexandra M. Tran
Alexandra M. Tran is an emerging Vietnamese-American author of epic fantasy romance. In addition to writing, Alexandra is a registered nurse. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two cuddly cats. You can find her daydreaming about what to write next or catch her captivated by a fantasy book beside a sunlit window.
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Laura Vega
Laura is a vibrant storyteller whose life revolves around books. A marketing professional by day, she transforms into a wordsmith by night, penning dark fantasy and fiction with a poetic twist. At just 26, Laura has already mastered English, Spanish, Italian, and Korean, and her thirst for new languages is unquenchable. Inspired by the enchanting tales of Holly Black and Jennifer Armentrout, she crafts worlds filled with magic, mystery, and a dash of dark allure.
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Laura’s creativity knows no bounds—she’s been writing songs and poems since childhood, pouring her heart into every verse and chapter. When she’s not lost in her literary creations, she’s cuddling with her trio of adorable cats: Charlie, Toothless, and Fireheart, who add an extra sp -
Evelyn Ward
Evelyn Ward is a dark fantasy author, a lover of 'why choose' romance, and a huge fan of feminine rage. She likes dark, dark stories, spicy scenes, and plots that twist and turn.
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Parker A. Garner
Parker A. Garner is an author based in Tennessee, where she lives with her husband and their many beloved pets. A lifelong lover of storytelling, she has been writing for as long as she can remember and eventually followed her passion into publishing. When she's not crafting new stories, Parker enjoys traveling and immersing herself in different cultures, always seeking inspiration in the people and places she encounters.
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Sarah Lee Wohn
Sarah Lee Wohn has been obsessed with books and all things fantasy since her childhood. Driven by endless curiosity and a vivid imagination, she has traveled the world always in search of adventure. Darkness Births the Stars is the first book in her debut adult fantasy romance series, combining an epic, magical plot with a forbidden romance that will steal your heart.
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When not creating captivating fantasy worlds and unforgettable characters, you can find Sarah cooking dishes from around the globe, enjoying the idyllic forests near her home with her husband, and trying in vain to contain her two very own little lords of chaos. -
Becca Ray Blackwell
Becca Ray Blackwell is a Monster Romance author based in the Appalachian Mountains. Fascinated by creatures, biology, and folklore, she loves exploring different worlds through stories of imperfect couples healing, growing, and navigating unique situations as a team. As somebody constantly avoiding boredom, Becca’s books aim to incorporate elements of humor, enchantment, suspense, horror, and shameless amounts of spice. Both a scientist and a self-identified witchy bitch, Becca is fascinated by the interplay of explainable phenomena and unexplainable magic. This is reflected in the elements of fantasy and science fiction found in every novel.
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Gretchen Powell Fox
Gretchen Powell Fox spent her childhood in far-off places—figuratively and literally. She grew up with her nose buried in books and her feet on foreign soil. Both, she found, were essential in forming her deep fascination with stories.
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Now, she crafts fantastical and futuristic worlds—along with the fiery heroines destined to change them for the better.
Her creative process involves copious amounts of Sour Patch Kids and sleeping fitfully. Her many interests include Taylor Swift, polka dots, reading fantasy novels, and playing the ukulele.
She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two wild, wonderful children.
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Brea Lamb
Brea has been obsessively reading since she was six years old, consuming any and all books she could get her hands on. Thus sparked the dream of creating something similar – a book that would make readers cry and laugh and smile and feel all those big emotions that she did. At nine-years-old, she wrote her first book. Over the years she would write many more, but it was not until Of Night and Blood that she finally felt the book she dreamed of writing had come to life. Since then, she has poured her soul into many more stories and has found herself in the process.
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She spends her time advocating for human rights, drinking too much coffee, chasing around her children, and ordering new books for her endless TBR. She lives in the United States w -
Blake Gallows
Blake lives in the Pacific Northwest and while she's not writing or reading she's typically living the lavish life of a domestic goddess. Caring for her energy leeches aka her three children, husband, and two Rottweilers.
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Blake loves nature, camping, riding dirt bikes with the family, and all forms of art. She dabbles in photography, watercolor painting, and loves music.
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Jayne Starwing
Jayne Starwing is a reformed journalist and English Literature grad school survivor who barely got out with her obsession with Tolkien intact. Following stints in a few North American cities, she now writes from the Atlantic Canada province of New Brunswick where she lives with her academic partner and half-fae child. In addition to her speculative and fantasy work, she authors contemporary humorous Women’s Fiction as Olivia M. Jacques. Jayne is mixed-race and neurodivergent and often explores these and other social subjects that have affected her life through her characters, particularly when writing as Olivia. She enjoys collecting and is forever bringing home feathers, fossils, and fungi, to her partner’s dismay and her daughter’s deligh
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D. Lieber
D. Lieber is an urban fantasy and sci-fi author with a wanderlust that would make a butterfly envious. When she isn’t planning her next physical adventure, she’s recklessly jumping from one fictional world to another. Her love of reading led her to earn a Bachelor’s in English from Wright State University.
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Beyond her skeptic and slightly pessimistic mind, Lieber wants to believe. She has been many places—from Canada to England, France to Italy, Germany to Russia—believing that a better world comes from putting a face on “other.” She is a romantic idealist at heart, always fighting to keep her feet on the ground and her head in the clouds.
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Lily Anh Nam
Lily Anh Nam is an Asian American contemporary romance author. She lives in a quiet New England town with her family and her feline writing companions. Her cats are often featured in her stories. Though she grew up on a tropical island, her favorite season is fall. Caramel lattes and mint chocolates keep her running. When not writing, Lily likes to spend time with her family. She rarely leaves the house without bribery.
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Hailey Gonzales
Hailey Gonzales lives in a small town in California. She adores her dog, Miley, who is the cutest animal in the multiverse. Hailey enjoys writing Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, and occasionally, Contemporary. But most of all, she loves to write about found family.
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M. Maldonado
M. Maldonado (she/her) is an introvert at heart. When she’s not writing, she’s likely lost in a book or spending an arguably unhealthy amount of time scrolling through social media. She enjoys reading fiction across genres, as well as nonfiction on neuroscience, astrophysics, social issues, and anything that helps her become a better human.
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Her love for storytelling began in childhood, when she would imagine alternate endings to her favorite TV shows, movies, and books. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, M. Maldonado draws inspiration from her culture and travels. Exploring new places and cultures has deeply influenced her world-building and character development in Whispers of Emberstones. She enjoys traveling, spending time with friends and f -
Rocio Carranza
Rocio Carranza, a multi-genre writer from Austin, TX, spent most of her youth with a book in her hand, consuming stories of fantasy and horror as if her life depended on it.
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This naturally led into a love of writing stories as an excellent way to get lost in worlds of her own making—fighting epic battles, undoing curses (or casting them), and confronting the things that go bump in the night.
Rocio is the author of Blood of the Blackthorn, Flame in the Silver Storm, and My Dreams Come True. Other published works include short stories featured in various literary magazines such as Griffel and Sad Girl Diaries.
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D. Kathleen McAteer
As an author, D. Kathleen combines her love of high fantasy, dark romance, and mental health awareness.
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An only child, from a young age D. Kathleen always felt more at home with her nose in a book, preferably something with magic, mythical beasts, and a badass female protagonist. Combined with far too many times watching movies like Beauty and the Beast, Labyrinth, and Bram Stoker's Dracula, it was always a foregone conclusion that she would end up falling for the morally grey villain.
D. Kathleen currently resides in Southwest Washington with her husband, two cats, and a plethora of wild birds demanding offerings. When not working, writing, or reading, she can be found outside in her gardens, marveling at the beauty of nature. -
A.J. Vrana
A. J. Vrana is a Serbian-Canadian academic and writer from Toronto, Canada. She lives with her rescue cats, Moonstone and Peanut Butter, who nest in her window-side bookshelf and cast judgmental stares at nearby pigeons. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto, and her doctoral research examines the supernatural in Japanese and former Yugoslavian literature and its relationship to modern nation-building and historiography. A. J. Vrana's published works include the Indie Author Project-winning Chaos Cycle Duology: The Hollow Gods (2020) and The Echoed Realm (2021), the companion novel Wildblood (2024) from Parliament House Press, and the romantic short story collection, Stray Feathers: Extras from The Chaos Cycle (2022). Her short fic
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Tanja Longoria
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Tanja is a spicy romance author who loves to write about strong female characters, loving love interests, and the occasional vampires and werewolves.
Besides writing she is a mother and nursing student, with a hectic life and an ever-changing work schedule. Writing is her escape from reality in which she can let go of all the stress that comes with managing a family of three and balancing work and private life. -
C.S. Doraga
C. S. Doraga grew up in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains with her nose stuck in any book within reach and imagination constantly running wild (to her parents' chagrin, at times). Her favorite author is the amazing mangaka, Hiromu Arakawa, the author of works such as Fullmetal Alchemist and Silver Spoon. What little free time she has, she spends playing the Fire Emblem video game series and a few, choice others. She has a deep love for the fantastic but also loves mystery and those characters that sit with you long after the story is over.
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She has a bachelor’s degree in creative writing from Weber State University and lives in beautiful Northern Utah with her family and two, crazy cats. -
Liv Strom
Liv Strom is a Swiss-Swedish writer of speculative fiction, often featuring strong women. Her stories have appeared in Apex, Hexagon SF Magazine, and Mystery Magazine, among others, and been included on Tor.com’s Must-Read Speculative Fiction and reviewed on Locus.
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Her first novel The Last Spiritwalker is a dark contemporary fantasy road trip where no one is safe, while her Tales of Bones and Roses series retells fairytales in the city of Tal, where epic fantasy and romance meet.
When not writing, she raises her three wild children on stories. -
Kiersten Michele
KIERSTEN MICHELE is an author and bookworm who spends her mornings, evenings, weekends, and in-between times reading. She grew up on mysteries, fantasies, historical fictions, and any other story that would take her on an adventure. Her love of reading turned into a love of writing, and she took that love to college and…got a PhD in counseling psychology. Plot twist. But when she’s not writing extremely fascinating academic articles, she’s creating stories to take her on more adventures.
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Her books so far include The Mage War Chronicles, The Shadow Weaver's Gambit, and Dragon Gods.
When not tucked into her reading chair, she’s out adventuring in the real world, climbing rocks, hiking rocks, and taking way too many photos of rocks. -
Liv Webster
Liv Webster is a romance and fantasy author from a small town in Massachusetts. She has been writing stories ever since she was young, the first being when she was seven years old and wrote a story about Cinderella as a fish. As you can imagine, it did not end up on the best sellers list.
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When she is not writing, Liv enjoys reading, baking, spending time at the beach and all things science. She lives and breathes for her two sons, who are her greatest motivations to be the best version of herself.
Liv is an avid mental health advocate, and showcases that in her writing with various themes of mental illness. She wrote her first book while in the trenches of postpartum, and honestly believes that writing was a huge role in her recovery mental -
Kate Malden
Kate Malden is a writer hailing from a busy metropolitan city in the distant land of Canada. You can usually find her sitting on the couch with her laptop or a notebook and pen; wandering the woods with her partner (and probably carrying around that notebook and pen); staring out the window at birds, leaves, or snowflakes while daydreaming of worlds beyond this one.
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Loren Huxley
Loren Huxley is a full-time author who loves all things dark—dark fantasy, dark romance, dark chocolate (you get the point!). By seventh grade, she was listening to heavy metal, playing RPGs with her older siblings, and writing horror-themed short stories. By high school, she was sneaking dark romances from her aunt’s favorite bookshelves. When Loren isn’t writing something brutal, she’s playing tabletop games with her husband or cuddling with her two giant dogs.
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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 -
K.R. Fryatt
K.R. Fryatt is a former opera singer who finally put her foot down in order to realize her childhood dream—becoming a published author. Now, she writes epic, swoon-worthy romantasy novels about complex characters finding their inner strength, experiencing radical self-acceptance, and meeting their true, fated love.
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She resides in the mitten state with the real-life book boyfriend she married, their three amazing kids, and an aging Samoyed who's afraid of his own shadow. When she's not writing whatever her characters tell her to, you can find her cursing over crochet, learning how to let go and cry during movies, eating spicy food, and daydreaming about long, tropical vacations.
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Vera Cavalieri
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YA fantasy author Vera Cavalieri lives in London with her partner and desperately wants to get a cat (but her landlord won’t allow it). She’s an author, a developer and a translator.
Her favourite things are green tea, pastries and Japanese food! Vera loves to escape in books and she’s devoted to creating content and characters to allow people to do the same.
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Juliette Calloway
Juliette Calloway writes love stories where sparks fly, hearts race, and happy endings are truly earned. Her novels blend fierce chemistry, emotional tension, enchanting fantasy realms, and unforgettable characters crafted for stubborn dreamers who never fall easily.
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When she’s not weaving enemies-to-lovers tension or battling imaginary beasts, Juliette can be found curled up with a good cup of coffee, dreaming up her next swoon-worthy hero.
Her passion is creating romance that feels electric, escapist, and just the right amount of magical — stories you’ll devour in one sitting and dream about after ;) -
Jacqueline White
Jacqueline White is the author of Souls in Ruin, the first book in The SoulBound Trilogy, a dark romantasy series exploring divine power, obsession, and fate. She writes emotionally rich fantasy stories for adult readers, blending slow-burn romance with high stakes and morally complex characters.
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When she’s not writing, Jacqueline enjoys crafting new Spotify playlists, rereading her favorite books, and drinking too much overly sweetened coffee. She lives in New York and is passionate about creating stories that linger long after the final page. -
Augusta Grey
Augusta Grey lives in temperate Fern Gully (the PNW) with a curmudgeonly fae partner and three chaos gremlins that happen to look like cute house cats. When she isn’t writing, she is making fairy trades with her spouse and haunting the local stationery store.
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K.J. Bradford
"I hold my hopes and dreams as an author in the bags under my eyes."
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KJ Bradford is a creator of worlds, living in Kentucky with her husband, daughter, and zoo of pets. She loves reading, cats, flowers, anime, and writing, but maybe not in that order. She’s an awkward little dragon who either holes up in her writing cave or talks about her current obsession to anyone who will listen, with no in-between. Multiple stories are playing out in her head at all times and writing has become her solace as well as her entire personality. Her writing can be described as dark and swoony, gritty and fantastical. When she’s not writing or reading, she’s taking care of her amazing family while thinking about writing. -
Dorian De LaRue
Dorian De LaRue does not just tell stories. He designs them to haunt.
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An indie Canadian author known for dark romantic thrillers infused with psychological suspense, every line, every silence, and every twist in De LaRue’s work is deliberate, crafted to pull readers deeper into a world where love is dangerous, truth is fractured, and nothing is ever what it seems.
The breakout series, The Whispers of a Lie, stands as a masterpiece in psychological thrillers and mysteries. It is an emotional labyrinth where trauma, desire, and betrayal collide. With each page, De LaRue dares readers to question what they know until they are left breathless, uncertain of what they have just experienced.
Every detail is a trap. Every emotion, a thread.
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Alexandria Arden
Alexandria Arden, or Alley, has been writing since she was young. Somewhere between the self-consciousness of her teenage years and the soul crushing experience that was grad school, she stopped writing creatively, convincing herself that the thing she loved doing as a child just “wasn’t her skillset.“
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Cue the pandemic and the rise of popular Fantasy Romance books. Alley rediscovered her love of reading and stories. Throughout that process, she started an Instagram account and podcast dedicated to talking about books. She’s built an incredible community of readers and authors alike, and it was this community who inspired her to revisit that childhood passion of writing.
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Nicole LaBrocca
Nicole LaBrocca ventures into enchanting new territories with her spellbinding tales of romantic fantasy. She invites readers on an exhilarating odyssey through a realm where steamy passion intertwines with suspenseful supernatural intrigue, all seasoned with a sprinkle of humor. Be prepared for an immersive journey where love ignites amidst swirling mysteries and hidden truths. Step into a world where every page holds the promise of an unforgettable escape.
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Jenni Simonis
Jenni Simonis, an award winning writer, has been crafting stories since she was a young girl. Whenever school supplies were bought for the year, she always snuck in a few extra thick spiral notebooks for to fill with her tales. The pile grew over the years. eventually turning into digital notebooks and then a tablet.
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Before finally succumbing to her passion of writing romance novels, she spent years working in the newspaper industry in Texas. There, she won multiple awards, both individually and as part of larger team projects.
Jenni lives in the Pacific Northwest of the United States with her husband, son, sister, and several pets. -
Madeline L. Moore
Kinda unhinged–I prefer creative (and if you get this reference, I love you)–but I bake brownies.
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Oh, I also write fantasy set in a logical flat-earth universe filled with sexists, pedophiles and badass women (so, you know, just like the real world, except mine has magic and fated mates).
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E. M. Hedrick
E.M. Hedrick is a debut romance author. Born and raised in Virginia, she started reading romance in 2023 and instantly felt the urge to create something of her own. E.M. strives to create romance with realistic scenarios and relatable characters. When she is not writing, she is aggressively reading romance and trying to keep up with her child, two cats, and husband.
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Fiona Rowan
Fiona is a therapist and author who combines her love of all things mental health and smut to create stories filled with recovery, tension, spice, darkness and light. Guaranteed HEA with every book.
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Mandi Kontos
Mandi Kontos is an urban fantasy writer who lives in Melbourne Australia with her husband, tuxedo cat Rajah, a plethora of plants and a collection of journals she never writes in. By day she is a lighting designer and by night a writing mindset mentor and word wrangler.
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She has a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Writing and Publishing and a Masters in Creative Writing. She is a perpetual student and loves to learn.
Mandi loves to take the supernatural and blend it with the mundane things of life, taking mythology and spinning it on its head.
Her debut novel Faded Fragments has been a labour of love and is the first in The Nexus Series.
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Shania Scichilone
Known to many as “Shania Fillmore” of YTV’s THE NEXT STAR SEASON 4 and THE NEXT STAR: SUPERGROUP, this small-town girl from New Brunswick, Canada, has taken a turn from singing on television to pursuing her writing dreams.
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Music, visual arts, reading, and writing are what she lives and breathes. The art world is her truest passion.
Settled back in her hometown, Shania Scichilone has spent her time as Musical Director for Fusion Productions during show season, and the rest of her time has been filled with writing and learning digital arts.
Her debut series, FATES DIVINE, begins her new career as an author. -
Alexis Morgan
Alexis Morgan was born and raised in the beautiful rainy state of Washington. She discovered her love for reading and writing later in life—thanks to a bout of boredom while her husband was deployed overseas. Since then, books have become her passion (and, admittedly, her whole personality). When she's not curled up with a good book, accompanied by her Frenchie, Enzo, and cat, Evie, you’ll likely find her at the gym, spending time with family, or—more often than not—browsing the aisles of her favorite bookstore.
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Celeste Sutton
Celeste Sutton writes about enchanted realms, dangerous bargains, and the kind of love that makes you ache.
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For two decades, she published novels the traditional way—books that found millions of readers and spent months on bestseller lists. But eventually, Celeste did what any fantasy heroine worth her salt would do: she opened the door to something wilder. Indie publishing called, and she stepped through gladly, joining a fierce, brilliant community of storytellers who believe magic is meant to be shared.
Celeste’s love affair with fantasy began early, with the wondrous adventures of Edward Eager and the dragon-filled skies of Pern. Recently, thanks to her children, she rediscovered the genre as an adult—falling headfirst into Brandon Sander -
K. Ingraham
K. Ingraham lives in the Midwest with her husband and three kids. She writes tension-filled, slow burn romantic suspense stories meant to keep you on the edge of your seat. She’s a voracious reader, so when she’s not writing, she’s reading—most likely with a cup of black coffee and her heated blanket!
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Jeremy Thomas Fuller
Jeremy is a fantasy and science fiction author, living and writing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fantasy is his first love—there's something about magic and mayhem that has interested him since he first cracked opened Lord Foul's Bane in the seventh grade. Also archery.
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There always seems to be a lot of archery involved.
When not writing, Jeremy's an experienced graphic designer, software developer, game designer, and music composer. He makes a really great Old Fashioned. -
Kate Beattie
Kate Beattie is an adult contemporary fiction author, a primary school educator and an observer of the world. Her characters are authentic and brave, and she weaves her passion for sustainability, travel and parenting into her stories. Writing is a creative outlet that allows her to explore and reflect upon life’s shareable moments, and gives her an identity beyond ‘Mum’ and ‘Mrs Beattie’.
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Kaitlin Collins
Kaitlin is an elementary teacher and avid traveler based in the Kansas City, Missouri area. She lives with a menagerie of pets, including her bunny (Artemis), leopard gecko (Bruni), and puppy (Ringo). Books and writing have been her escape for years. When she isn’t creating stories in her head, she is daydreaming about her next trip.
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Allie Grey
Allie Grey is an author who loves genre-hopping in both her reading and her writing, but most often dabbles in fantasy, romantasy, and romance. When she isn't writing, she is playing with her kids or animals, or watching movies with her husband.
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James Róisín
James is a proud Canadian and author of the Aduro Kingdom Novel Series. She has a background in business, finance, and marketing, with a passion for abstract expressionism, interior design, and creative writing.
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She is obsessed with delving into the darkness of the human mind, as well as Irish and Norse mythology, and all things romance.
She writes fast-paced stories, using ambiguity as a weapon to encourage readers to engage critically with her work.
A Kingdom of Beasts and Betrayal is James’s debut novel and will continue into a trilogy within the Aduro Kingdom Novel series where she depicts the stages of grief using a mix of fantasy, romance, and horror elements to embody the complexities of living.
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P. Carreira
P. Carreira writes dark fantasy romance where magic is visceral and love is dangerous. Her stories weave the sensual with the sinister, blending emotional intensity with supernatural intrigue.
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Born in Portugal and now living in Switzerland, she crafts worlds where monsters bleed, lovers burn, and scars turn into power.
A lifelong reader of fantasy, she grew up searching for darker, more romantic stories—and now writes them herself: raw, haunting, and unflinching.
An incurable dark romantic, she doesn’t dream—she has nightmares, and she turns them into stories.