Santino Hassell was raised by a conservative family but grew up to be a smart mouthed, school cutting grunge kid, a transient twenty something, and eventually transformed into a grumpy introvert and unlikely romance author with an affinity for baseball caps His novels are heavily influenced by the gritty, urban landscape of New York City, and his desire to write relationships fueled by intensity and passion.He s been a finalist in both the Bisexual Book Awards and the EPIC Awards, and was nominated for a prestigious RITA award in 2017 His work has been featured in BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, Washington Post, RT Magazine, and Cosmopolitan Magazine.Santino santinohassellsantinohassellsantinohassell newsletter author santinohassellfacebook groups gethaitter SantinoHassellinstagram santinohass.eon santinohassell