
Laura Thalassa is a fantasy and paranormal romance novelist known for blending dark fantasy, mythic elements, and slow-burn romance. She is best known for The Bargainer series and the Four Horsemen series, especially Rhapsodic and Pestilence, which helped build a strong readership in indie romantasy.
Laura Thalassa grew up in Fresno, California, where, by her own biographical account, she spent her childhood inventing fantastic stories with her best friend. That early imaginative bent eventually met formal study: in a 2025 interview she said she graduated from college with a degree in archaeology, a field she still describes as a passion. The combination helps explain the signature texture of her fiction, which often pairs romance with ancient curses, mythic history, and supernatural systems. Public author bios place her in Southern California, and earlier official pages identified Santa Barbara as home, where she lived with her husband, fellow author Dan Rix. ((https://laurathalassa.tumblr.com/about))
"Laura Thalassa immerses readers in witches, werewolves, and magic in this addictive fantasy romance"
— Publishers Weekly
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— Bertrand
"Laura Thalassa's Pestilence is a high-heat dark fantasy with a steamy, slow-burn romance"
— Barnes & Noble
"Library Journal noted Laura Thalassa's Bewitched reached No. 11 on the USA Today bestseller list"
— Library Journal
"Laura Thalassa's War blends enemies-to-lovers tension with moral ambiguity and redemption"
— Barnes & Noble
"With lush worldbuilding and a raw anti-hero perspective, Laura Thalassa delivers an essential Bargainer companion story"
— Books-A-Million
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