Mercy DeSimone is the pen name of a champagne drinking, book-loving, music-humming, caffeinista, beauty junkie, fluent in Schoolhouse Rock and useless trivia. Her books often focus on curvy girls living their best life after 40. An avid music lover, Mercy believes that life has a soundtrack. Her book playlists are always an eclectic assortment of old school vinyl and and indie vibes that help tell the stories lyrically. A New Jersey native, she occasionally sneaks the names of her cats—Mercy, Simon, Jasper, Daisy, and Rory—into her stories. When not searching out exotic foods, she likes to swing in her hammock in the sun, dreaming up fluffy, feel good, mostly curvy girl books with a bit of angst and a soft, gooey center. Mercy believes in characters that are perfectly imperfect, that love has no expiration date, and that cashmere is a girl's best friend.