D.S. Santachiara is an Italian-born American author of weird lit, gothic romance, and historical fiction.

Her books are explicit, and her writing gritty and emotional. Themes such as mental illness, diversity, grief, and identity often appear in her books.

Currently, she lives in the US with two cats, a husband, a pair of small gremlins, and several ghosts she refuses to evict.

She writes horror under the pen name Sabrina St. Claire.