Amalie Howard is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author, renowned for her work in both adult and young adult fiction. She is best known for The Beast of Beswick, described as "a smart, sexy, deliciously feminist romance," and recognized as one of O-The Oprah Magazine's Top 24 Best Historicals to Read. Additionally, she is the co-author of the #1 bestsellers in regency romance and Scottish historical romance, My Rogue, My Ruin and What A Scot Wants. Her young adult novels, such as Waterfell, The Almost Girl, and Alpha Goddess (a Kid’s INDIE NEXT selection), have received critical acclaim from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, VOYA, School Library Journal, and Booklist.

Of Indo-Caribbean descent, Howard has contributed articles on multicultural fiction for The Portland Book Review and Ravishly magazine. She currently resides in Colorado.