Tara O’Toole is an award-winning, Irish author of adult fantasy, romance and thriller novels. She is known for writing fast-paced, intricately plotted books with unexpected twists that both delight and horrify her readers in equal measure.

Tara’s villain origin story began when growing up in the Irish countryside she often struggled to get her sticky little hands on the first books in popular YA series. Not one to be easily deterred, she would read the sequels and use her imagination to deduce the rest. Thus began her fascination with plotting and writing.

These days, Tara’s favourite pastime is to peruse the bookstores in each new place she visits. She especially loves when dogs wander in and wag their tails at the smell of freshly printed paper. It makes her smile every time.