Like any good Southern belle, Kianna Alexander wears many hats: doting mama, advice-dispensing sister, and gabbing girlfriend. She's a voracious reader, an amateur seamstress and occasional painter in oils. Life in her world has never been boring, and has come with many twists and turns, but she's taking it all in stride. She's proud to tell stories where Black women are loved, valued, and thriving. A native of the TarHeel state, Kianna still lives there with her girlfriend, two kids, and a collection of well-loved vintage 80's Barbie dolls.
By day, Joy Avery works as a customer service assistant. By night, the North Carolina native travels to imaginary worlds--creating characters whose romantic journeys invariably end happily ever after.Even as a young girl growing up in Garner, Joy knew she wanted to write. Stumbling onto romance novels, she discovered her passion. Instantly she knew that these were the types of stories she wanted to pen.Joy is married with one child and a spoiled dog.