“Gizmo” | Owner & Coordinating Director
Ari is the owner and visionary of the Heathens & Heartbreakers fever dream. Wait, I think… No, I know I meant… Book Bash! She is the one with the masterplan. The snarky captions? The drool-worthy graphics? The neon-emo explosion of branding that slaps harder than your latest book boyfriend? Ari! She’s a married, Texas native, mini-chaos wrangler with a taste for details. When she’s not planning and executing top-tier special milestone events, she’s color-coding a crisis or redesigning the universe… with Photoshop. She is the madness within an innocent-looking, organized-obsessed package.
“Sprout” | Co-Founder & Logistics
Shelly, the co-conspirator who said “yes” before there was even a question. Sprout is the glitter bomb in Ari’s organized cabinet, popping up with chaos, commentary, and the occasional brilliant idea. She’s equal parts hoodie gremlin and caffeine-fueled menace. This Louisiana mom of three can often be found napping, or writing (when there is a deadline looming overhead.) She’s an angsty romance author and legend of doing just enough to avoid exile. A little sour, a little sparkly, and wholly unforgettable.
“Spitfire” | Senior Event Liaison
Emily flirts with the algorithm and archives your sins. As our romance-obsessed rep-queen and social media administrative seductress, she keeps our digital presence glowing. The sweet face and bubbly personality you see live is her. This siren of smut who makes emojis blush is newly married to her high school sweetheart and hales from the mountains of Alaska. Our dark romance book babe holds the skeleton key to all the event information and knows everything. Including where the bodies are hidden. Beneath your favorite bookstore, of course.
“Beastie” | Operations Manager
Crystal is the chaos commander who keeps schedules savage and spreadsheets submissive. This married, Alabama temptress of timelines is a full-time respiratory therapist, part-time sports chauffeur, and all-the-time mama to two dramatic boss queens-in-training. When she's not saving lungs or dodging softball cleats, she's slaying admin dragons while running her author services business with a glittery cheetah print clipboard and zero mercy. If Crystal's tasked with it? Consider it done.
“Juice” | Event Relations Director
Brittnee is the velvet hammer of Heathens & Heartbreakers: smooth, strategic, and a little savage. She pairs authors, narrators, and vendors with the precision of a trope-loving cupid. Juice is our queen of announcement alchemy, a SoCal mom of four, and devourer of all books. She’s the problem solver and chaos counter-balance. A real people person… with bite. She’s the silver-tongued sweetheart who can talk anyone into anything. Including you.
“Chaos” | Event Experience Curator
Brandi seduces the algorithm while stirring the digital cauldron. She’s a fierce protector of bookish babes, collector of wives, and Heathens & Heartbreakers’ ride or die! This South-Texas mom builds spreadsheets stronger than most fantasy fortresses while weaving experiences like spells. She’s the cayenne to your sugar, and a connoisseur of alien smut. Expect vibes, precision, and a little bit of… “spicy grape-juice” induced mischief in every moment she touches.
“Warden” | Event PA
Grace is the warden, taskmaster, and scheduler maintaining order behind this unruly adult playpen. This Michigan mom is the queen of synchronization and time management. Between event schedules, Facebook groups, and her many authors, she never misses a beat to keep everything operational. She is unwavering kindness, understanding and the beating heart of Heathens & Heartbreakers with huge hustle.
“Shashy” | Creative Communications
Shanan speaks fluent sass and romance. This New Yorker with a psychology degree is a lover of clever comebacks and classic cinema. She’s a devoted wife and loving aunt. Lucky for us, she is also an editor and our event email-whispering tone-setter. With a heart of gold, and the wit of Monty Python, she’s shaping the voice of Heathens & Heartbreakers in every newsletter, one pun and Pinterest-worthy phrase at a time.
“Jinxie” | Digital Experience Curator
Christy is to blame if your TBR feels a little heavier. She’s the puppet master behind the book covers and quotes flooding your IG stories. Our little Jinxie is also the curator of those swoony Pinterest boards. This married Ohio mom is the comment-section succubus who keeps Heathens & Heartbreakers’ socials buzzing, Our self-proclaimed “cursed” ball of cuteness is why you’re addicted to your notifications. You’re welcome.
“Mystery Maven” | Charitable Contributions Coordinator
She might be Batman. She might not. We can’t confirm. But we can say we’ve never seen them in a room together. Make of that what you will.
She may not have a public name, a selfie, or a signature cocktail (actually… she might) either way, Heathens & Heartbreakers Mystery Maven is the stealthy saint behind all the contributions to our beloved causes.
This Temecula-based mistress of good-deeds is a romance-obsessed mom of three who runs her chaotic animal sanctuary like a wine-fueled Noah’s Ark. Better outfits, modern conveniences and more shoes, of course.