After Dark Authors

Teshelle is a full time fantasy author who is absolutely in love with writing! She's known for plot twists, making readers swoon, and building worlds that readers can get lost in!

Z.S. Diamanti is the award-winning author of the Stone & Sky series, an epic fantasy adventure and Guard in the Garden, the first book in the Fables of Finlestia cozy fantasy series. He attended college forever and has far too many pieces of paper on his wall. He’s a USAF veteran and worked in ministry for over 10 years before pursuing creative endeavors full-time. He and his wife live in Colorado with their four children where they enjoy hikes, camping, and tabletop games.

Though fiction has been her lifelong passion, Carissa spent seven years as an air traffic controller in the Air Force before pursuing her dream of writing. She grew up exploring the Sierra Nevadas of California, but now lives in Colorado with her husband and their pets. When not writing, Carissa can be found out seeking adventure, driving mountain roads, greeting wildlife, and consuming horror in any medium available.

L.M. Payson is an author of dark romance stories with twists and turns at every corner. Each story has spicy sex scenes that are for mature audiences only. Her mind is constantly creating new stories, and she wanted to share them with the world. She hopes her readers will find joy in reading her stories and helps them escape reality for a bit. Sometimes we just need a few minutes away from life for a refresh. There’s no better way to do that than enjoy a book.

​​Bestselling author Maelana Nightingale writes romance that bleeds, breathes, and burns—stories where love is messy, healing is hard, and desire is sacred. Come for the orgasms, stay for the healing. Known for weaving raw emotion with realism, her novels span contemporary found-family romances, dark and taboo tales, and romantic fantasy sagas that defy easy labels. A nurse by trade and storyteller by soul, she brings authenticity to every page—from medical precision to the psychology of trauma and trust. When she’s not writing, she’s usually wrangling one of her five children or navigating her corporate healthcare day job.

Mariah Stillbrook, originally from Iowa, is a pansexual, witchy author. She lives in Colorado with her German shepherd, husband, and little girl. She spends most of her days writing, reading, and enjoying the occasional hike. Though she's moving into multi-genre storytelling, she focuses her writing on urban fantasy and horror in both adult and young adult genres.