TODAY Rebecca Yarros Models Her Book Heroes After Her Husband

Rebecca Yarros, the bestselling author of The Empyrean Series, shared in a March 2025 episode of Open Book with Jenna that the heroes in her books are always modeled after her husband, Jason. “There’s always an element of my hero that comes from my husband, always. He just like, sneaks in there every single time, because he’s what I find attractive … I can’t help it.”

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