Lauren Neely is a writer of underrepresented histories, told with a speculative slant. An avid traveler, and amateur historian, Lauren’s work takes readers around the world and through time, from 1400s Scotland to 1700s Portugal and beyond, melding page turning plots, complex characters, and elegant prose with yearning, spice, and dangerous forbidden romance. Her work explores the tension between the power women are “allowed to have” and the power they take for themselves. Lauren hosts an international virtual book club which features debut authors as special guests, curates bespoke writing retreats, and is passionate about supporting and advocating for fellow writers. Her writing has been listed and awarded for several prestigious prizes for unpublished fiction. Lauren is represented by Maggie Sadler of Howland literary. She lives in England with her husband and two children where she’s researching and writing her third manuscript.