Kyra Halland has always loved fantasy, and she's always loved romance. She could never find novels that combine these two in the way she craved, so she decided to write her own. She writes tales of magical worlds where strong, smart, feminine heroines and honorable, complicated heroes find love, and through their love save their world and each other.

What are Kyra's books about?

• Wonder and adventure in magical worlds where the impossible is possible
• Complicated, honorable heroes and strong, smart, feminine heroines with fully-realized dreams, desires, strengths, weaknesses, and challenges
  
• Love that takes the hero and heroine by surprise; that overcomes differences in age, class, background, and culture; that heals; that strengthens the hero and heroine through difficult times
  
• Our shared humanity regardless of appearance, abilities, or circumstances of birth
• The value of the individual, of family, freedom, and faith, of courage, compassion, and integrity
• Hope shining even in the darkest of times
• The search for home
• And always a happy ending, even if happily ever after comes with challenges

“The way I see it, a life with nothing in it worth dying for ain’t a life that’s worth living.” - Mages’ Uprising

Kyra loves romantic fantasy because love is a powerful motivation, and showing characters in love, in a developing or even a committed relationship, shows sides of them that otherwise might not come through in the struggle to save the world or whatever the fantasy story is about. Showing the loving and romantic side makes the characters more well-rounded and more sympathetic, and raises the stakes in the story. Saving the world is one thing; saving it for the people you love - spouse, sweetheart, children, family members, friends - makes it a lot more personal.

Kyra also enjoys exploring how the development of the relationship and the fantasy quest or task or whatever the characters are doing affect each other - in her novels, the two are closely intertwined, and also how the couple deals with the challenges they face together. It's also interesting to see the couple work together to achieve their goals - even if, or especially if, they have different ideas about how to go about it!

Oh, and, wizards in love. What's not to love about wizards in love?

For Kyra, the two greatest joys of writing are bringing these characters who live in her head to life and telling their stories, and when a reader writes to her and tells her how much they enjoyed her story. If she can touch someone's life with her books, whether it's by giving them a few hours of relaxation and enjoyment or helping them through a difficult time, that's an incredible feeling.

Kyra Halland lives in southern Arizona. She's a wife, mom and mom-in-law, proud grandma, and devoted cat servant.

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