Lyssa Mia Smith

Lyssa Mia Smith is an author of romantic fantasies and a fan of all things magical and heart-wrenching. She has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with an expertise in adolescent trauma. A lifelong New Yorker, she lives on Long Island with her partner and their two young children. She is also the co-host of Turning to Story, a podcast about the craft of writing fiction. Her debut novel, 'Revelle,' is a YA fantasy set in a magical version of Prohibition-era New York, inspired by 'Moulin Rouge!'.