Ciara Darren is a contemporary romance author writing primarily MM+, but also MX, MF, and FF. Her stories are emotionally intense, slow burn serials with chosen family, high heat, power exchange, and diverse representation. The best place to start reading her flagship universe —The Residency Boys — is Collin: Episodes 1-3.

Ciara lives in Chicago with her partner, her alpha reader, and two cats, but she’s not from there. Her favorite museums in the world so far are The Metropolitan in New York, The Field Museum in Chicago, and Chicago University’s Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures. She believes the best romance comes with a side of fascinating life and aims to bake as much of both into each book as possible.