Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written early in the career of William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers" whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding households. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal "young lovers".
K.A. Rygaard was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the author of The Lightning Strike Trilogy, The Keeper's Light Trilogy, The Garders, The Elf Queen, and her latest works: The Fated Wood Duology. She currently works in her childhood library and lives with her young son and their cats.