Putting the dark in Black Romance

Nikki T. Grant writes dark romance and romantasy featuring Black women at the center of every storm. Her short story "Writing Miss Right" appears in These Kindred Hearts, an upcoming anthology from Zando. She teaches high school literature in Atlanta, holds an M.A.T. in Secondary English Literature, and has strong opinions about books, television, and the American educational system — in that order.

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Book cover titled 'These Kindred Hearts: 17 Tales of Love and Magic,' edited by Shari B. Pennant. The background is purple with mystical illustrations including a skull, a crown, a cat, an open book, a potion vial, a scroll, a knife, a rose, and stars, with the authors' names listed along the sides.

My Books

Works in Progress

Vows of Ruin

A murdered woman returns with a demon's bargain, a political marriage, and a kingdom to burn.

Adult Dark Romantasy

Combat Queen

Adult Sapphic Fantasy

A competition she has to lose. A murder she has to solve. A crown she never wanted.

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First to know when my debuts sell. Dark romance, romantasy, and dispatches from worlds where the women refuse to behave.

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