ABOUT CLARE DUGMORE

Clare Dugmore is a queer, neurodivergent storyteller who writes love stories for outsiders.

Her novels span cosy fantasy romance and dark romantasy, but they all share the same heartbeat: characters shaped by false narratives about themselves who discover the truth of who they are through love, community, and belonging. Whether they're witches, vampires, dragons, or students at a magical university, her characters learn that belonging isn't becoming worthy of acceptance—it's realising they were worthy from the very start.

Clare believes the stories we tell ourselves matter. Through magic, romance, and found family, she writes stories that invite readers to question the lies they've inherited, embrace who they truly are, and remember that, despite everything, they're still themselves.

Clare lives in the West Midlands, UK, with her supportive real-life vampire husband and their two gremlin children.