Frankie Diane Mallis is the best selling author of the DROWNED EMPIRE, romantic fantasy series. The books have hit #1 on Amazon numerous times, and were a Barnes and Noble Blog Top 5 Indie Fave.

She lives outside of Philadelphia where she is an award-winning university professor. Frankie is also one of the co-hosts of Bothered & Bewildered: A Buffyverse Podcast.

When not writing or teaching, she practices yoga (and has her 200 hour yoga certification) and belly dance (she was a pro-dancer for over a decade) and can usually be found baking gluten free desserts.