Zayaan Schroeder
Zayaan lives in Cape Town, South Africa with her two kids. She has worked in the journalism industry for 15 years and currently fills her days as a marketing content writer and her nights writing swoon worthy romance with strong female leads. She has a voracious appetite for reading and consumes books at an almost embarrassing rate. Please don't ask her about her Good Reads Reading Challenge number, she WILL lie about it.
She is not a morning person, so approach with caution if you catch her before her first cup of coffee. She obviously loves cinnamon rolls and orca whales.
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