Daria Defore has been writing ever since she was a kid, and vividly remembers that her first story was about getting a pet dinosaur from Santa Claus. Now she writes filthy romance instead.

Her second book, Sparkwood, was a Rainbow Award winner for Best Debut Bisexual Book, as a finalist for Best Bisexual Fantasy Romance. It was inspired by Daria's love of Twin Peaks, a steady diet of murder mysteries, and her childhood proximity to a dark and sprawling forest that she treated as a playground

She has a fondness for history and mystery, and you'll find elements of both in her work. By day, she's a video producer and hosts two podcasts on tech and video games. She loves reading, cups of coffee in multiples of ten, and being bullied to write more.

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