I.V. Marie was born and raised to a Peruvian mother and Chilean father in Miami, where she acquired a penchant for afternoon cafecitos and developed an all-consuming obsession with books. Her writing ambitions began behind her grandparent's computer, where she spent her childhood crafting spooky and fantastical short stories. She is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller Immortal Consequences and its sequel, Ruinous Ends.