H.C. Southwark lives somewhere close enough to touch mountains. When not writing, she spends her time doing horrible tortures like intentionally reading Shakespeare in muppet voices, taste testing recipes like squid pizza, and hiking with her husband and dog.

She writes fantasy and science fiction with dark undertones. Her favorite themes include heroine protagonists, hard magic systems, references to myth and legend, female friendships, and plenty of murder and mayhem. There is also the occasional faith-based theme. Her books are usually rated R and contain adult concepts and language, but are not erotica.

But mostly she writes stories about broken people who learn that magic can’t put them back together again — only love can.