Maira James is a regular working class girl from a small quaint New England town. She started writing in the 90s, and became serious about her craft by 2005, which is when she started connecting with other writers. She spent approximately three years deep in the world of romance writing, learning the tricks of the trade, different types of publishing, all the best houses, agents, and editors, and who to look to for advice. All of that came to a halt in 2008, when life demanded she put her passion on the back burner.​ When she started writing seriously again in 2014, she realized that quite a bit had changed while she’d been gone. The rules were no longer the rules, and many of the great houses had fallen. The digital age was upon us, and it was adapt or die. The writing world felt like Wonderland, and she found she had to learn all over again. One thing hadn’t changed, however, and that was her passion and determination to see her name in print.​ A writer by day, and nurse by night, she has mastered the balancing act of work, fun, and family – four beautiful children, an incredibly supportive husband, and two very doofy dogs.

Sibylla Matilde grew up on the back of a horse exploring in the mountain valleys of Southwest Montana. She attended a two-room schoolhouse 1st through 6th grade where she had same teacher the whole time. At the age of 12, Siby discovered historical romance, devouring the work of Jude Devereaux, Lisa Kleypas, and Karen Robards. She began writing in 2013 with her debut novel, Little Conversations, and self-published ten works over the next three years. She took a few years off to deal with life (it proved very difficult to move on from her Bangin’ Mofos…they were a blast to write), but is back at the keyboard with new steamy stories brewing in her naughty little brain. Music is her emotional trigger. Growing up with a Wagnarian-opera-loving mother, Sibylla loves music that digs deep into her soul and covers her with goosebumps. The soundtrack to her life includes different genres and generations, but her favorites include Thirty Seconds to Mars (she’s a bit obsessive about Jared Leto, actually), Kings of Leon, The Killers, My Chemical Romance, and many other artists and bands. Her inspiration playlists on Spotify truly drive her writing, and she loves to share her eclectic taste with anyone who will listen. Siby strives to write books that make the reader bask in the sweet glow of new love, burn hot with a passionate intensity, and day drink from gut-wrenching heartache. Her characters are not world-famous rock stars or billionaires, rather every-day small-town people experiencing their own extraordinary romantic adventures in the Rocky Mountains she calls home. Siby loves to hear from fans and can be reached at Siby@SibyllaMatilde.com.