E GallegosErica's writing journey began in 5th grade with her first illustrated book, Running Rain. Since then, she's won a Watty Award (Breeder, 2020), sat on a world-building panel at WattCon (Los Angeles, 2022), and published the first two books in The Epheeral trilogy.She gravitates toward fantasy-with slow-burning romantic subplots, of course-and she aims to write stories that are inclusive, bold, and at times, deliberately uncomfortable. If she's doing her job right, someone, some-where, is calling her a "Nasty Woman."When she's not building new worlds, Erica works to green the business sec-tor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in her home state. She also survives a chaotic semiannual road trip with her partner, Petr.To stay up to date on The Ephemeral trilogy and her upcoming fantasy saga GODSGIVEN, subscribe to her newsletter, follow her on social media (@egalleguess), or join her Discord server (The Gritz).egallegosbooks.com Read More Read Less