I.V. Marie was born to a Peruvian mother and Chilean father in Miami, where she acquired a penchant for afternoon cafecitos and an all-consuming obsession with books. Her writing ambitions began behind her grandparents' computer, where she spent her childhood crafting spooky and fantastical short stories. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the Souls of Blackwood Academy series: Immortal Consequences; its sequel, Ruinous Ends; and the novella Twisted Vows.