About Me
Writing messy love stories for the Greek mythology girlies
Hi there!
I'm Lara Reed — indie author, bookworm, and Greek mythology obsessive since I devoured the entire Percy Jackson series in one week. I write star-crossed lovers, stubborn women whose lipstick matches the blood on their hands, and bitter-sweet endings I'm not even sorry about.
By day I work in the humanitarian sector with a poli-sci degree I somehow use. By night I'm based in Stockholm, writing CROWN OF SERPENTS and THE TENTH MUSE, and campaigning my (very allergic) partner to finally get a wiener dog called Schnitzel.
My Inspiration
The Degree
A political science degree covering democracy, political apathy, and intersectional feminism. Ancient tyrants and modern power struggles aren't that different, so I put both in my books.
The Obsession
Greek mythology, from the Iliad to the Oresteia. I will defend Clytemnestra until my dying breath and no, I will not be taking questions. Every myth is a story about messy, flawed people and I live for that.
The Chaos
Bisexual disaster energy that manifests in two ways: creating maximum chaos for my characters, and being too scared to talk to pretty women. So I write about them instead.