Hollis invites fantasy readers into new worlds with her empowering, wild stories. Readers of all kinds discover inspiring perspectives when they read her books that help enrich their dreams. She is an award winning fantasy author, designer, Bookfest Bellwether, former professional cosplayer, podcaster, and all around silly person. She writes two different dark fantasy book series: The Raashan Series and the Lost Beacon Chronicles. Romantic subplots are a staple in her stories, especially the Raashan Series. History and mythology are continuous inspirations in her writing. So, you'll even get some fun historical and mythological nuances to rattle off at parties when you read her books.

Things I love to talk about:

- I am half Italian, half Scottish and a Navy brat

- My childhood and growing up in general while travelling the world with my family. We laughed a lot.

- My books, of course, and how I came to start writing them.

- Playing Dungeons & Dragons (or our own version of it) with my best friend.

- The comedy of everyday life and how we can all laugh with others instead of cry.

- I'm a former cosplayer! I was a professional or semi-professional cosplayer as a teenager and very early 20s, been doing it just for fun and as a volunteer since the early 2000s. It's a great community.