J Ember HintzJ. Ember Hintz writes steamy science fiction and fantasy romance. She loves creating lush alternate realities and dark supernatural worlds ripe with mythology and magic.You'll meet rebellious FMCs who must fight tooth and claw to achieve agency over heir own lives in her books, but never a damsel in distress. Her stories always include a morally gray anti-hero, an unlikable female character, and an inclusive cast.Her debut novel, The Ash Gardeners (currently published as Garden of Echoes and Ash) was a 2021 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence Finalist, and 2022 Book Life Prize by Publisher's Weekly Quarter Finalist.J.Ember lives near the ocean with her husband, children, and the occasional ghost. She's a spoonie who has a love-hate relationship with sleep and stays up way too late reading. Read More Read Less