Carissa Broadbent

Carissa Broadbent is an American author of fantasy romance, or romantasy, whose books pair epic-fantasy world-building with central love-story arcs. She is best known for The Serpent & the Wings of Night and its sequels, part of a densely interconnected set of series -- including the War of Lost Hearts, the Nightborn Duet, the Shadowborn Duet, and the Bloodborn Duet -- that share a common fantasy world across gods, mortals, and monstrous love interests. Broadbent's fiction favors morally complex antagonists-turned-love-interests, court and political intrigue, and high emotional stakes layered over traditional fantasy conflict. Her books have built a large, highly engaged readership, and she continues to expand her interconnected series with new duets and standalone entries such as Six Scorched Roses.