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Shalini Abeysekara (she/her/hers) is a lawyer-turned-author based in Ontario, Canada. Her dark romantasies explore monstrosity—perceived and real—and center neurodivergent people of colour reckoning with themselves and their place in a world that tells them they’re too much and not enough. She is passionate about demystifying traditional publishing for all writers and promoting marginalized authors of all identities. When not writing, she games her life away and tries to make the perfect entremet. Most days though, she can’t believe she's an adult, and hope you don’t either. Her debut romantasy, This Monster of Mine, is an Ancient Rome-inspired bloodbath of manipulation, deception, and forbidden love. It comes out with Union Square & Co. and Hodderscape in April 2025 with a second novel to follow in 2026. Follow her @shalini.writes on IG/Tiktok to be the first to hear about promotions and more!