Born in Rio de Janeiro, Marcela Mariz discovered her passion for storytelling on the stage. She produced her first play at sixteen and went on to complete more than twenty theater-commissioned plays. After graduating from law school, Marcela moved to New York to study performing arts and then to the West Coast, where she began to make her transition from theater to movies and penned her first novel—the YA sci-fi The Chosen Of Gaia. In her spare time, Marcela likes to re-watch her favorite 80s movies and avoids one-foot wave wipeouts at her local surf spot. Let it Rain is Marcela’s second novel and is loosely inspired by a dear family friend.