Ophelia Myst writes magical stories that remind you that even the most broken things deserve to be loved.

Her dark romantasy fairy tale retellings explore cursed and scarred heroes and heroines who navigate impossible magic, bitter guilt, and the slow burn romance of second chances. In a world where fairy tales are the cruelest magic of all, each must earn their happy endings through darkness — proving that even beasts deserve the beauty of love. Her young adult fantasy series follows gothically inclined teenagers wielding reality-bending powers and sharp sarcasm — complete with poetry-writing spiders, interdimensional pets, and the occasional temporal displacement crisis.

Whether writing slow burn romance between a curse breaker and her most impossible client or crafting coming-of-age adventures where becoming a hero was definitely not part of the plan, Ophelia believes the best stories live in the space between darkness and hope.

She lives in Ohio — though she insists her backyard contains at least three fairy rings and possibly a portal to somewhere more interesting. When not following her characters into danger she enjoys hiking through forests while listening to audiobooks, dressing her long-suffering dog in elaborate Halloween costumes, and perfecting her ability to make existential dread sound whimsical.