USA Today best-selling, RITA nominated author, Julie Hammerle (she/her) writes romantic comedies for adults and teens. Before settling down to write “for real,” she studied opera, taught Latin, and held her real estate license for one hot minute. Currently, when not writing, she ropes people into conversations about Game of Thrones and makes excuses to avoid the gym. Her favorite YA-centric TV shows include 90210 (original spice), Felicity, and Freaks and Geeks. Her music playlist reads like a 1997 Lilith Fair set list.

She lives in Chicago with her husband and her two kids and a dog.

How Julie scored on several different Buzzfeed quizzes in 2014:

Which booze is she? Gin

How Gwyneth Paltrow is she? A little bit Gwyneth Paltrow

How old is she, based on her taste in men? 20

Which Tangled character is she? The king and queen.

Which Game of Thrones house does she belong in? Tully (Family, Duty, HONOR)

Which Harry Potter character should she marry? Hermione

Which 30 Rock character is she? Grizz and Dot Com (Buzzfeed apparently thinks she’s two people)

Which Twin Peaks character is she? Maddy Ferguson