About Me

Cassandra Carlson wrote her first book at the age of fourteen. While her writing has matured since then, her taste in fantasy has not. YA fiction with kind, strong leads, swoon-worthy love interests, and gray villains will always be worth staying up for.

She's won a nation-wide First Pages contest, and has learned how to handle criticism from her excellent critique group.

She lives in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains in Utah, with her best-friend/husband Cameron and adoring-fan/other-best-friend/daughter Callie. When not cleaning teeth as a dental hygienist, she’s often cleaning people’s clocks via online gaming. 

Her greatest dream is for one of her novels to inspire another young novelist the way childhood books did for her.

Her next book is Phantom of the Opera meets Shadow and Bone (Bardugo). If you like love triangles, a dark and mysterious love interest, and a hint of musical magic, join my newsletter!

Follow me on Instagram @CassandraCarlsonAuthor to keep up with my publishing journey and see when my novel debuts!