Rachel Schneider
In the increasingly crowded world of romantasy, Rachel Schneider didn’t just arrive—she detonated onto the scene. With her debut novel Metal Slinger, she carved out a space where sharp banter, political tension, and slow-burn romance collide under the weight of an original magic system. Her stories don’t follow formulas, they flirt with danger and then flip the rules. Raised in South Louisiana, Rachel writes with the pulse of a place where the air hangs thick and the stories run deep. That Southern backdrop, equal parts charm and grit, breathes through her characters—especially in Brynn, the fiery protagonist of Metal Slinger, who walks the…