Hayley Pierce writes emotionally devastating, politically charged epic fantasy romance where the magic is forbidden, love is messy and power is won and lost in turn by the wide cast of morally grey characters that have taken over her life, wellbeing and mind.

Hayley's novels will make you cry, throw the book at the wall and then scream into her DM's but you'll always forgive her by the end of a series when you finally reach the hard-won, hard-fought happily ever after. The spicy scenes along the way help a bit too…

Her debut novel, The Alchemy Before the Dawn, is available now.

When she's not writing, she's definitely not plotting - her characters are very much in charge, just like her toddler and errant beagle so she can often be found a little frazzled by the chaos of life and will often be found hiding in a dark room at the end of a long day!