S.T. Arsheep spent two decades writing copy for other people’s brands before admitting that the novel-shaped thing living rent-free in her head wasn’t going away. Turns out, all those years of making words do exactly what you need them to do is pretty useful when you’re writing books.

Known as the Slow Burn Queen of gritty speculative fiction, this LGBTQ+ author reigns supreme in creating character-driven, slathered-in-feels sci-fi and fantasy that simmers with delicious tension. She loves pairing grumpy love interests with sassy, self-assured counterparts, and savouring every longing glance and accidental touch until you’re screaming “Kiss already!!!” and yeeting your book across the room. Expect steamy scenes, witty banter, and happily ever afters that’ll leave you smiling through tears of hard-earned joy.

A Scandinavian descended from Vikings and one Polish horse thief, she’s an autistic elder millennial who loves a sinfully moist tiramisu. When not writing, you can find her at the stables, learning a new craft, chaos gardening, dreaming of countryside living, and doing the same thing she does every night – plotting how to take over the world. (No, not really, just how to start an alpaca farm.)