Stephanie Churchill

Being first and foremost a lover of history, Stephanie's writing draws on her knowledge of history even while set in purely fictional places existing only in her imagination. Inspired by gothic romance novels like Jane Eyre, epic fantasy stories like The Lord of the Rings and The Game of Thrones, as well as the classical historical fiction of Sharon Kay Penman, Anya Seton, and Bernard Cornwell, Stephanie's books are filled with action and romance, loyalty and betrayal. Her writing takes on a cadence that is sometimes literary, sometimes genre fiction, relying on deeply-drawn and complex characters while exploring the subtleties of imperfect people living in a gritty, sometimes dark world. Her unique blend of historical-feeling fantasy fiction combined with elements of gothic romance ensures that her books are sure to please of historical fiction and epic fantasy literature alike.

Stephanie grew up in the Lincoln, Nebraska. After graduating college, she worked as an international trade and antitrust paralegal in Washington, D.C. She now lives with her husband, their two children, and her dog-who-thinks-he-is-a-child in Minneapolis, Minnesota.