Scarlet Tempest is the debut author of Of Hoarfrost and Blood, the first book of a planned dark fantasy series, Manacles of Ice and Blood. Scarlet has a M.S. degree in Mathematics and a minor in dance, along with an irreverent sense of humor. Besides writing fantasy by light that is darker than an optometrist would recommend, Scarlet is a mother of two, a wife, and a STEM professional by day, which she knows is a bit cliche for a queer autistic woman such as herself.  

Writing is a release and an outlet for Scarlet, who enjoys writing characters you might not have seen in fantasy before. When Scarlet was a child, she lost her leg below the knee by means of blunt force trauma. Thanks to skilled doctors and physical therapists, Scarlet’s experimental limb reattachment was successful and she has gone on to run a half-marathon with a leg that looks like Frankenstein. As a survivor of SA, Scarlet loves writing characters who struggle, survive, and overcome. Her dream is to write fantasy books that allow people to see themselves represented and ultimately empowered. She hopes that you might pick up her book and step through a one-way portal into fantasy reading that you never want to leave.

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