Trina Watters writes emotionally rich contemporary romance that blends cozy warmth with just the right edge of steam. After nearly a decade away from the genre, she’s returned with renewed passion for character-driven stories full of quiet tension, complex backstories, and earned intimacy. A proudly LGBTQ+ author, her work often centers people who’ve spent too long feeling like a second choice, finding their way to someone who sees them as anything but. Her stories explore longing, emotional intimacy, and the small moments that change everything, weaving together the familiar comfort of love stories with undercurrents drawn from deep personal experience and insight shaped by her ties to several alternative communities. She lives in the central Midwest with her longtime spouse and a very opinionated tiny scrungle of a dog. When not writing, she enjoys watercolor painting, setting things on fire (intentionally, with pyrography), exploring fiber arts, and getting far too invested in MMO RPGs or sprawling sim games, whether she’s managing a virtual city or tending a pixelated garden. Trina is especially interested in the kinds of connections that challenge old defenses and the stories that stay with you, long after the last kiss.