Helena is the author of LAST CHANCE LIVE!, a young adult fiction novel with Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House, coming October 7, 2025. Helena graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University School of Law. She lives in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina, and spends most of her time writing her next book with Penguin Random House, packing suitcases for family adventures, and cleaning up Legos.