Kianna Alexander
Fall in Love...Between the Pages of a Book www.AuthorKiannaAlexander.com -Author of Multicultural Historical, Paranormal, and Contemporary Romance-
Selected Media Mentions/Reviews: ● Review of COULDN’T ASK FOR MORE, BookPage ● 4 Star Harlequin Junkies Review: Back to Your Love ● Down and Dirty with Kianna Alexander, Author of Back to Your Love- USA Today Happy Ever After ● First Look Review: Back to Your Love by Kianna Alexander-Heroes and Heartbreakers ● Authors and Their Book Boyfriends- USA Today Happy Ever After ● “A” Rated Review: Tempo of Love- Romance in Color ● STARRED REVIEW of Daughters of a Nation- Library Journal ● “A” Rated Review of Daughters of a Nation- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books ● Sarah Maclean’s Romance Pick of the Month: Daughters of a Nation- The Washington Post ● Romance Publishing and Diversity at the Nielsen Summit- Publishing Perspectives ● “A” Rated Review for A Sultry Love Song- Romance in Color ● Beverly Jenkins Wraps Bitter History in Sweet Romance- NPR ● Museum of the Cape Fear to Host Juneteenth Program-NCDNCR ● The Toast-History in Color: A Black American Romance Roundtable ● USA Today- Beverly Jenkins Welcomes Spring with "Heart of Gold"- Loving the Lawman ● USA Today Happy Ever After Recs The Brightest Day ● USA Today Happy Ever After Recs This Tender Melody ● Review of The Brightest Day at Dear Author ● STARRED REVIEW of The Brightest Day, Library Journal ● “A” Rated Review for Every Beat of My Heart, Romance in Color ● “A” Rated Review for This Tender Melody, Romance in Color ● "A" Rated Review for Freedom's Embrace, Romance in Color ● 4 Star Review for Embrace the Night, Bitten By Paranormal Romance ● 4 Star Review for Kissing the Captain, Romance Novels in Color ● Cover Author, SORMAG(Shades of Romance) Digital Magazine, Spring 2014 ● Heroes and Heartbreakers.com- With a Bang! Not Your Usual Historicals- Deputy's Desire ● 50 Shades of White:The long fight against racism in romance Novels
Recognitions:
● All Romance eBooks Bestseller in Romance: Historical, America- Kissing the Captain ● Amazon Bestseller in African American Historical Fiction- Kissing the Captain,The Preacher's Paramour, Loving the Lawman, The Roses of Ridgeway-Volume 1, and Electing to Love ● Amazon Bestseller in Kindle Short Fiction- A Ridgeway Christmas and The Brightest Day, A Junteenth Romance Anthology ● 2012 Swirl Award Nominee, Embrace the Night (in the Paranormal Romance category) ● 2014 Swirl Award Nominee, Seducing Sheri (in the Novella category) ● PAN Member (Published Author Network), Romance Writers of America ● Past Board Member (Public Relations Coordinator), Heart of Carolina Romance Writers ● Speaker/Signing Author, Romance Slam Jam Conference 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 ● Speaker, Durham County Library Humanities Series, Durham NC- April 2015 ● Speaker, Popular Culture Association Conference, Seattle May 2016 ● Committee Member and Speaker, 2016 Nielsen Romance Summit, San Diego, July 2016 ● 2017 Emma Award Double Finalist, Historical Category (Drifting to You and Daughters of a Nation) ● Certificates for Coursework in Fiction Writing, Kennesaw State University
Published Titles (As of December 2019) Standalone The Object of His Obsession- A Romantic Thriller: ISBN 978-1502592507
Passionate Protectors (Erotic Historical, American Pre-Civil War) Passionate Protectors Box Set (digital) ASIN: B07B3Q49B8
FROM HARLEQUIN KIMANI The Gentlemen of Queen City (Contemporary Romance, Sensual)
This Tender Melody ISBN PRINT: 9780373864249 Every Beat of My Heart ISBN PRIN: 978-0373864560 A Sultry Love Song ISBN PRIN: 978-0373864751 Tempo of Love ISBN PRINT: 978-0373865048
Sapphire Shores (Contemporary Romance, Sensual
A Love Like This ISBN PRINT: 978-0373865260 Love for All Time ISBN PRINT: 978-1335216830 Forever with You ISBN PRINT: 978-1335005854 Then Came You ISBN PRINT:978-1335458414 Millionaire Moguls of San Diego (Contemporary Romance, Sensual) A San Diego Romance ISBN PRINT: 978-1335216670
FROM SOURCEBOOKS CASABLANCA Brothers of Theta Delta Theta (Contemporary Romance, Sensual) Back to Your Love ISBN: 978-1492646983
The Southern Gentleman (Contemporary Romance, Sensual) Couldn’t Ask for More ISBN 978-1492670735 The Roses of Ridgeway Series (Historical Romance, Sweet) Kissing the Captain: ISBN 978-1466208377 The Preacher's Paramour: ISBN 978-1475034875 Loving the Lawman: ISBN 978-1479381432 The Roses of Ridgeway-Volume 1: ISBN 978-1502593566 ASIN B00JIFBDS6 Electing to Love: ISBN 978-1508909767 ASIN B00UQX3M2E
The Phoenix Files Series (Contemporary Romance, Paranormal, Sensual) Darkness Rising: ISBN978-1453835197 Embrace the Night: ISBN 978-1453813263 Midnight's Serenade: ISBN 978-1490374093 The Phoenix Files Trilogy : ISBN 978-1502593863, ASIN B00G8OU750 Love’s Holiday: ASIN B017RPCGVQ
Climax Creek Series (Contemporary Romance, Erotic) A Passion for Patrice (digital only) ASIN B078JHLKSH Seducing Sheri (digital only) ISBN 9781301299225 Vying for Vivian (digital only) ISBN 9781311497642 Adoring Ava (digital only) ISBN 9781311023605 Persuading Patrice (digital only) ISBN 9781310188121 Love and Life in Climax Creek, Volume One:(digital) ASIN B00MVK5Z9I Love and Life in Climax Creek, Volume One:(PRINT) ISBN 9781500820145
Anthologies (Paperback) “Drifting to You” in The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology ISBN: 978-1519616470
“A Radiant Soul” in Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology ISBN: 978-1941885345
Fun Facts About the Author
-Attended St. Augustine's College (now University) in Raleigh, North Carolina, where I majored in Elementary Education. Promptly dropped out in my junior year when assigned to a classroom with actual children.
-Have lived my entire life in North Carolina, except for the 19 months I lived in Alaska. My husband was in the military at the time.
-First ever African American author to be published by Sourcebooks Casablanca (Acquired in 2016)
-The heroine of a real-life Friends to Lovers romance: Married more than 15 years to my high school sweetheart.
Kianna's Favorite Things: Color: Purple Food: Chocolate Beverage: Green Tea Favorite Movies: Coming to America, Black Panther, High Spirits, Nine Months, The Best Man and Harlem Nights Reality Television: Braxton Family Values, Finding Your Roots Anime: Inuyasha, Cowboy Bebop, The Big O, Naruto, Outlaw Star Music: Jazz, Alternative R&B, Oldies, Classical, 80's/90's Pop Musical Artists: Miguel, Ro James, Mint Condition, Prince, Heavy D, Sade, Ella Fitzgerald Favorite Authors: Beverly Jenkins, Brenda Jackson, Farrah Rochon, William Loren Katz, and Dorothy Sterling Hobbies: Dance, Painting, Drawing and Jewelry Making
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