* Reader's Favorite Five StarsRaven was eight when her parents were murdered. Now it's happened again. Her guardian dead. Their home destroyed. She can hunt and fight, but life in isolation hasn't prepared her for survival outside the forest.The magic within her makes her a target for execution by the Silverblood Brotherhood, an institution that regulates such powers with an iron fist. Having never spoken to a stranger before, how can she hope to navigate a world where anyone might turn her in for that magic? Her guardian dreamed of living in a place where Raven would be safe and accepted. Is there a chance she can find that on her own, or will the Brotherhood find her first? Outside of her career as an author, Nikki is a professional technical and creative writer, spider wrangler, animal lover, and devoted cat mom. Writing fantasy and science fiction stories has been a lifelong passion for her. She loves to draw upon her myriad life experiences, doing everything from wild cave exploration and competitive horseback endurance riding to practicing iaido and archery. She invites you to join her on some fantastic adventures.Grand Prize Winner of the Dante Rossetti Award for Young Adult Fiction for The Girl and the Clockwork CatFinalist in the Book Blogger Novel of the Year Awards (BBNYA) for Child of Vanris.Shortlisted for the Ozma Award for Fantasy Fiction for Child of Vanris.Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for The KeeperFinalist for the Cygnus Award for Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction for DissidentWriters of the Future finalist with the short story In Silence Waiting.NOTE: No generative artificial intelligence (A.I.) has been or will be used in any part of the creation of my books.
