{"id":13,"date":"2019-02-06T22:24:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T22:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2023-05-25T03:57:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T03:57:06","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Small_MiriStone_Playful.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14\" width=\"173\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Small_MiriStone_Playful.jpg 402w, https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Small_MiriStone_Playful-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Small_MiriStone_Playful-300x451.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I write steamy romance novels with lashings of fantasy and adventure in them. I\u2019m a writing mamma, an award winning filmmaker, a fellow book devourer and a hopeless coffee addict.\u2029<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe in magic, the power of love and that stories transform lives. Born and bred in New Zealand, I first embarked on my author journey while living in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., before taking the leap to move back closer to home with my growing family. Now we&#8217;re all enjoying some fun in the sun in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite genres are paranormal romance, shifter romance, urban fantasy, reverse harem and fantasy. I also have a soft spot for paranormal cozy mysteries and an ever growing collection of children&#8217;s picture books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No surprise, then, that my head is inhabited by a vast and wonderful array of book boyfriends, feisty heroine crushes (after all, why choose?!) and a menagerie of imaginary friends &#8230; because sometimes the space between the pages feels more real than life itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come get lost with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.S. xox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I write steamy romance novels with lashings of fantasy and adventure in them. I\u2019m a writing mamma, an award winning filmmaker, a fellow book devourer and a hopeless coffee addict.\u2029 I believe in magic, the power of love and that stories transform lives. Born and bred in New Zealand, I first embarked on my author&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":804,"href":"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksbymiristone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}