R.S. Kovach is slightly obsessed with Pachelbel’s Canon, but not so much with splitting infinitives. An art historian by training and a senior financial administrator by trade, she has worked at universities across three continents. Her native language of Hungarian has been only slightly more useful than her other obscure skill of quoting THE PRINCESS BRIDE, but being a Wattpad Star and Featured author with over 6 million combined reads across various genres has given her the opportunity to write commissioned shorts for THE GALLOWS and CRIMSON PEAK movie promotional campaigns and Hulu's THE HANDMAID'S TALE. As the winner of the inaugural XOXOAfterDark.com flash-fiction contest, Pocket Star Books published her debut contemporary romance THE LAST RESORT in March 2017. She is also a featured author in the Gallery Books fairy-tale retelling anthology ONCE UPON NOW. She lives with her husband and three boys in the greater Washington, D.C. area, and is currently seeking representation. You can also find some of her books in draft form on Wattpad.

Ali Novak is a Wisconsin native and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s creative writing program. She started writing her debut novel My Life with the Walter Boys when she was only fifteen. Her work has received more than 150 million reads online. When she isn’t writing, Ali enjoys Netflix marathons, traveling with her husband Jared, and reading any type of fantasy novel she can get her hands on. You can follow her on Wattpad, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat @fallzswimmer. Please note that I don't answer messages on Goodreads. Please feel free to contact me on Twitter or Instagram.

Hi. My name is Jesse and I’m a compulsive writer I can’t help it. I write prolifically. I write because I must! And luckily for you, my dear reader, the stories never stop. What do I write? I write fantasy because the world we live in can feel like a trap. I write sci-fi because I like to toy with worlds, universes, and cultures. I like to play god. I write horror as a kind of decadence. I mean, who doesn’t like writing that bleeds? Regardless of what type of speculative fiction I write, you can expect that it will be dark. Whether my inspiration comes from a shiver crawling up my spine while darting across a dark parking lot, a fascination with Gothic heroines and their delightful kidnappability, or a desire to build a world to suit a spiffy MMO character, that dark undercurrent of fear makes me feel alive. So, if you enjoy science fiction and fantasy with an eye to horror, join my readers group. I’d love to have you along for special sneak-peeks, cover reveals, free stories, and more! Just to show how special you are to me, I’ll start you off with an exclusive short story!