Mia Frances is a pen name of author Mary Vigliante Szydlowski. She writes across several genres using this and other pseudonyms. As Mia Frances, she's the author of the gritty, post-apocalyptic romance, TRIBES; steamy romantic suspense novel, Little Girl Lost; and the IN HIS KEEPING erotic romance, murder mystery thriller series: IN HIS KEEPING: TAKEN, IN HIS KEEPING: BANISHED, and IN HIS KEEPING: CLAIMED. Her Science Fiction works include novels: The Ark, The Colony, The Land, Source of Evil, and novella The Hand of My Enemy. She’s also the author of dark fantasies: Worship the Night and Dark Realm, and mainstream novel Silent Song. She’s published 10 children’s books: Ghoul School, Millie Muldoon & the Case of the Halloween Haunting, Millie Muldoon & the Case of the Thanksgiving Turkey-napper, Millie Muldoon & the Christmas Mystery, Are We There Yet?, Little Sowbug & the Big Flood, A Puddle for Poo, Kia’s Manatee, The Duck in the Hole, and I Can’t Talk, I’ve Got Farbles In My Mouth.
She is a member of the Authors Guild, RWA (Romance Writers of America), SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators), and SFWA (Science Fiction Fantasy Writers of America).