Ariana Bates

with Michael Anderle

I write love stories set in broken worlds—because perfect ones don’t exist.

My characters survive cosmic red tape, hostile gods, and the emotional equivalent of minefields, mostly because giving up is boring. I live on strong coffee, questionable sleep, and the chaos of three cats who think gravity is optional.

By day I design things so they don’t look terrible; by night I build universes where the afterlife has a filing cabinet and romance comes with consequences.

If you want neat happy endings, look elsewhere. If you want messy, defiant hope that claws its way through the dark—welcome.

Michael Anderle (ok, weird talking about myself in the 3rd person) (1967-Hopefully a long time from NOW) was born in Houston, Tx. A very curious child, he got into trouble – a lot. What to do with an inquisitive mind when he was grounded? Read!

Ok, done with all of that 3rd person stuff.

In the first 20 years, I mostly read Science Fiction and Fantasy. In the last 10 years I have enjoyed Urban Fantasy and Military Fiction. With this background, I’ve been blessed with creating The Kurtherian Gambit series, a well-selling, and fan loved, collection of stories.

The fans have propelled these stories beyond my wildest imagination and they should get all of the credit for sharing with friends, family and occasionally the random person on the street. They are fantastic!