• Sarah J. Maas is married to Josh Wasserman, and they met in the cutest way.
  • Sarah and Josh have been married for over 10 years and have two kids.
  • The best-selling author just responded to rumors (on Call Her Daddy!) that her beloved character Rhysand is based off Josh.

Sarah J. Maas just announced multiple new A Court of Thorns and Roses books, which means one thing: We’re about to get more Rhysand in our lives. Will be so great to be reunited with my MATE!

Sarah is obviously a genius at writing romantic leads, so naturally the world has questions about the leading man in her life, Josh Wasserman. Aka this guy:

Here’s everything we know!

They’ve Been Together Since College

In fact, they met when she was a freshman at Hamilton College and he was an RA.

“He saw me get out of my car with my parents, pulling up to the dorm with my car full of stuff,” Sarah said on the Today show. “He was the RA in my dorm building. I did not see him until we had our floor meeting that night. And he walked in, and I grabbed my poor roommate’s leg and just clawed up her thigh because I was like, ‘He’s so cute! That’s the one.’”

She also told Alex Cooper, “My husband and I have been together actually since I was 18,” adding that he “was, like, my first and only boyfriend” and noting, “We are equals. We are partners in this.”

They Got Married in 2010

…and have two kids named Taran and Sloane!

He’s Not the Jealous Type, Unless It Comes to a Cardboard Cutout of Legolas

As Sarah told Alex Cooper, “When I started writing Throne of Glass, I was in my emo, Lord of the Rings phase. I still have my cardboard Cutout of Legolas. And, like, Josh is weirdly threatened by him. He doesn’t like to see him because there’s all these stains around Legolas’ mouth from like where I used to, like, make out with him.”

Sorry, but relatable, I fear.

No, Sarah’s Sex Scenes Aren’t Inspired by Him

Which she had to confirm to her mother-in-law...who...asked? “My mother-in-law has grilled me and been like, “Are the sex scenes in this inspired by you and Josh?” And I’m like, “Yeah, when I’m, like, thunking your son, I am writing down notes. Would you like me to describe everything for you, Linda?” She’s like, “Yes, actually.” And I’m like, “No, no, no.”

And No, Rhys Wasn’t Based on Him!

“The number of times I’ve had to say, like, it is not,” Sarah told Alex Cooper. “He does not, they have both have dark hair and that’s it. That’s it. That’s the only similarity.”