Tricia Levenseller is a New York Times, USA Today, and international best-selling author of seven YA fantasy romances. Her debut novel was Daughter of the Pirate King (2017) and was shortly followed by the conclusion to the duology: Daughter of the Siren Queen (2018). In 2019, Levenseller published Warrior of the Wild, a stand-alone fantasy filled with action, adventure, trials, and a dash of romance. Between 2020 and 2023, Levenseller has also published The Shadows Between Us (2020), Blade of Secrets (2021), and Master of Iron (2022). The conclusion to The Shadows Between Us series, The Darkness Within Us, is slated to be published in the summer of 2024.

Tricia Levenseller is best known for her adventurous young adult fantasy novels, which often include a romantic subplot and feature strong female protagonists. Levenseller often claims in interviews that she most enjoys crafting elements of romance within her adventure novels and creates new story ideas by pushing the boundaries of what has already been done. This penchant for innovation is plainly apparent in Daughter of the Pirate King, as she has deliberately reimagined many of the more traditional elements of pirate-themed tales. Yet her decision to bring the world of cutthroat pirates and