Sarah Hawley is a freelance writer and former archaeologist who writes fantasy, romance, and science fiction. She has excavated at an Inca site in Chile, a Bronze Age palace in Turkey, and a medieval abbey in England. She's the co-host of a popular podcast about the romance genre, The Wicked Wallflowers Club, which features interviews with bestselling authors. Berkley Romance has recommended the podcast, and Entertainment Weekly has featured it on their Must List. She's also written satirical articles for The Belladonna Comedy, Slackjaw, and Points in Case and has had short stories published in two anthologies through NaNoWriMo.