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

Tara's villain origin story began in the Irish countryside where, as a young child, she often struggled to get her sticky little hands on first books in popular YA series. Not one to be easily deterred, she would read their sequels instead, 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 single time.