L.J. Andrews is an American fantasy romance author known for dark, interconnected worlds shaped by Norse-inspired mythology, political conflict, fierce heroines, morally gray heroes, and high-stakes love stories. She built a devoted readership through The Broken Kingdoms, beginning with ...Curse of Shadows and Thorns, a sprawling romantasy series of curses, rival kingdoms, found family, betrayal, and couples whose stories contribute to a larger shared world. Andrews later expanded that universe through The Ever Seas, beginning with The Ever King, bringing pirates, sea fae, revenge, stolen power, and next-generation connections into the mythology. Readers return to her for immersive world-building, intense chemistry, emotional loyalty, dangerous alliances, and fantasy romances where love is inseparable from survival, legacy, and the struggle for power.