Maya Tate

If Jane Austen and Bram Stoker had a literary baby with a penchant for corsets and fangs, it would be Maya Tate.

Maya is your go-to gal for all things regal and fangtastic with her debut series "The Crimson Court," where she teams up with her sister, Cara Clare. Think "Bridgerton" meets "The Vampire Diaries," but make it extra—extra scandalous, extra supernatural, and extra swoon-worthy. The first book in the series, "Gilded Thorns," takes you on a roller coaster ride through Regency ballrooms and cryptic castles. Expect petticoats and polite society by day, and fangs and forbidden love by night.

When Maya isn't at her writing desk, you can find her running around after her toddler, listening to Taylor Swift on repeat, binge-watching reality romance shows on Netflix, or staying up way too late to finish the latest book on her TBR.

You can reach Maya by emailing maya@shadeandswoon.com