Virginia Black (she/her) is the author of No Shelter but the Stars (sci-fi romance, 2024) and Consecrated Ground (paranormal romance, 2023) from Bywater Books, as well as several short stories in anthologies from Bold Strokes Books, Brisk Press, and Sapphire Books. She enjoys strong whiskey, loud music, and angsty protagonists, though not necessarily in that order. Black lives in the Pacific Northwest with her wife of 21 years (and counting) and their savagely witty teenage daughter.