Megan Monte’s first stories were born on the sidelines of her brother’s soccer games as an elementary schooler. What began as a way to entertain herself became an infinite obsession with getting lost in fictional worlds, either through reading or writing them. Her go-to genre is anything with a blend of slow-burn romance and high-stakes adventure. And, as much as she loves getting lost in characters’ adventures, she also likes to create her own in real life. When she isn’t writing or reading, you’ll find her surfing, hiking, skiing, cooking, traveling, trying (and failing) to handstand, or spoiling her pup in New England, where she lives with her fiancé.