Ari McKay/Rachel Langella have been writing M/M romance together since 2004, and made their professional debut in 2012. As Ari, they publish contemporary, rom/com, action/adventure and bodyguard stories, while as Rachel they focus on paranormal, urban fantasy, and Southern Gothic M/M romance. When not writing, Ari, a retired systems engineer, can usually be found sewing, knitting, or otherwise crafting all manner of diabolical things, and has won awards at anime conventions, sci-fi conventions, and renaissance festivals for her creations. Otherwise she is occupied in preparing for the zombie apocalypse.