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While I was having a hellish few weeks I happened to mention in passing to a friend that I *needed* to get to Jamaica. 🇯🇲 Later he stopped by my work when I wasn’t there and left me this with a note that said while he couldn’t get me to Jamaica he thought he’d bring Jamaica to me. 🥹😭 I did get to Jamaica … but the feeling of being listened to and heard and understood was so sweet. He knew I didn’t mean I needed a vacation but something much deeper. Spoiler alert: this candle *does* have a smell reminiscent of Kingston for reasons I can’t even explain. #richinlove #friends #naturalmystic #jamaica

While I was having a hellish few weeks I happened to mention in passing to a friend that I *needed* to get to Jamaica. 🇯🇲 Later he stopped by my work when I wasn’t there and left me this with a note that said while he couldn’t get me to Jamaica he thought he’d bring Jamaica to me. 🥹😭 I did get to Jamaica … but the feeling of being listened to and heard and understood was so sweet. He knew I didn’t mean I needed a vacation but something much deeper. Spoiler alert: this candle *does* have a smell reminiscent of Kingston for reasons I can’t even explain. #richinlove #friends #naturalmystic #jamaica

He was funny. Smart. Made me smile. Then came The Conversation. Twenty minutes of “women like you don’t need a man” and I was done. 🥀
Not mad. Just disappointed.
Love isn’t war. Read why on my Substack ...
#niaforresterwrites #niaforrestersubstack #loveisntwar #modernrelationships #datinginthewild

He was funny. Smart. Made me smile. Then came The Conversation. Twenty minutes of “women like you don’t need a man” and I was done. 🥀
Not mad. Just disappointed.
Love isn’t war. Read why on my Substack ...
#niaforresterwrites #niaforrestersubstack #loveisntwar #modernrelationships #datinginthewild

“Is some IR romance actually just a magic Negro in a love story disguise?” 🖤
I’m not here to cancel the swirl. I’ve written it myself. But let’s be honest: too many Black heroines exist solely to heal, convert, or “complete” a white man. That’s not love—that’s fetishism with a HEA.
Are we writing romance, or are we recycling respectability politics with sex scenes?
New post breaks down the trope nobody wants to name. 🔥👇 #niaforresterwrites
#niaforrestersubstack #tropes #IRromance #magicnegro

“Is some IR romance actually just a magic Negro in a love story disguise?” 🖤
I’m not here to cancel the swirl. I’ve written it myself. But let’s be honest: too many Black heroines exist solely to heal, convert, or “complete” a white man. That’s not love—that’s fetishism with a HEA.
Are we writing romance, or are we recycling respectability politics with sex scenes?
New post breaks down the trope nobody wants to name. 🔥👇 #niaforresterwrites
#niaforrestersubstack #tropes #IRromance #magicnegro

Jason wants to be different. Brandon wants to disappear into the woodwork. And Luke? Luke just wants his boys to love Norah—and for her to love them back.
Oh, and there’s also a flashback involving Starbucks, a hangover, and the moment everything changed between them.
FORTY-NOTHING continues. Twin dad energy, cookout anxiety, and the slow, terrifying work of trying again.
New installment is live on my Substack. Come hang. 🔥 #niaforresterwrites #niaforrestersubstack #niaforrestershorts #fortynothing #secondchanceromance

Jason wants to be different. Brandon wants to disappear into the woodwork. And Luke? Luke just wants his boys to love Norah—and for her to love them back.
Oh, and there’s also a flashback involving Starbucks, a hangover, and the moment everything changed between them.
FORTY-NOTHING continues. Twin dad energy, cookout anxiety, and the slow, terrifying work of trying again.
New installment is live on my Substack. Come hang. 🔥 #niaforresterwrites #niaforrestersubstack #niaforrestershorts #fortynothing #secondchanceromance

A time will be had. As a dedicated introvert I’m shocked 🤯 at how excited I am about going to this mega event. If you’re gonna be there, come see me! And yeah … pre-order my books on Beventi 🔗 in bio. #blackromancebookfest #bookish #niaforresterbooks 📚 Are you going to Black Romance Book Fest?

A time will be had. As a dedicated introvert I’m shocked 🤯 at how excited I am about going to this mega event. If you’re gonna be there, come see me! And yeah … pre-order my books on Beventi 🔗 in bio. #blackromancebookfest #bookish #niaforresterbooks 📚 Are you going to Black Romance Book Fest?

I’ll be there for sure but most of my books 📚 might not be! ☹️ So pre-order for #blackromancebookfest by THIS FRIDAY! 🏃🏽‍♀️All pre-orders come with special gifts. 🤐🎁 💖#niaforresterbooks #preorder #booksmightghost #brbf2026

I’ll be there for sure but most of my books 📚 might not be! ☹️ So pre-order for #blackromancebookfest by THIS FRIDAY! 🏃🏽‍♀️All pre-orders come with special gifts. 🤐🎁 💖#niaforresterbooks #preorder #booksmightghost #brbf2026

📚✨ Hey book fam! I’ll be at Black Romance Book Fest 2026 and I want to make sure you leave with MY books in your hands. 🙌🏾
🖤 Pre-order from me by April 17th and your copies will be ready & waiting for you at the event. No hunting. No sellouts. Just guaranteed literary goodness. 😉
✅ How to order: Beventi (Link in bio) 🗓 Deadline: April 17th
Let’s make BRBF 2026 unforgettable. See you in Atlanta! 🍑✍🏾 #blackromanceauthor #blackromancebookfest #niaforresterbooks #niaforrester

📚✨ Hey book fam! I’ll be at Black Romance Book Fest 2026 and I want to make sure you leave with MY books in your hands. 🙌🏾
🖤 Pre-order from me by April 17th and your copies will be ready & waiting for you at the event. No hunting. No sellouts. Just guaranteed literary goodness. 😉
✅ How to order: Beventi (Link in bio) 🗓 Deadline: April 17th
Let’s make BRBF 2026 unforgettable. See you in Atlanta! 🍑✍🏾 #blackromanceauthor #blackromancebookfest #niaforresterbooks #niaforrester

The story continues. Read the latest installment, or catch up from the beginning. 🔗The doctor’s office is the last place Norah expects to blush thinking about Luke. But after four days back in her life, he’s already under her skin. Now her best friend is demanding to meet him — and Luke just asked if they should arrive together. The past is patient. But this time, it might not wait. #niaforresterwrites #niaforrestersubstack #niaforrestershorts #fortynothing #secondchanceromance

The story continues. Read the latest installment, or catch up from the beginning. 🔗The doctor’s office is the last place Norah expects to blush thinking about Luke. But after four days back in her life, he’s already under her skin. Now her best friend is demanding to meet him — and Luke just asked if they should arrive together. The past is patient. But this time, it might not wait. #niaforresterwrites #niaforrestersubstack #niaforrestershorts #fortynothing #secondchanceromance

Rain. Chinese food. The neighbor who checks in during a thunderstorm. The question that doesn’t get asked. The kiss that doesn’t get explained.
This is the chapter where everything holds still for a moment—and you can feel what’s waiting underneath.
Forty-Nothing is on my Substack. #niaforresterwrites #womensfiction #shewhowritesherself #substackwriter 💞

Rain. Chinese food. The neighbor who checks in during a thunderstorm. The question that doesn’t get asked. The kiss that doesn’t get explained.
This is the chapter where everything holds still for a moment—and you can feel what’s waiting underneath.
Forty-Nothing is on my Substack. #niaforresterwrites #womensfiction #shewhowritesherself #substackwriter 💞

My novella-in-series, ‘Forty-Nothing’ has a new chapter live on Substack. #niaforresterwrites #womensfiction #shewhowritesherself #substackwriter 💞

My novella-in-series, ‘Forty-Nothing’ has a new chapter live on Substack. #niaforresterwrites #womensfiction #shewhowritesherself #substackwriter 💞

Who else is ready to celebrate love stories that honor the realness of Black women? See you in May! ✨
#BRBF2026 #BlackRomanceBookFestival #niaforresterbooks

Who else is ready to celebrate love stories that honor the realness of Black women? See you in May! ✨
#BRBF2026 #BlackRomanceBookFestival #niaforresterbooks

Pre-order for the event on Beventi: https://beventi.co/orderform/p54onjsqpy. Mark your calendars! I’ll be at the Black Romance Book Festival in Atlanta on May 29-31! 🖤
📅 SATURDAY, MAY 30 🎤 10:00 AM: Panel - “FMCs Don’t Need To Be Perfect to Deserve Love” (International Ballroom DEF) w/ Nia Forrester, Alexandra Warren, A.E. Valdez, Lauren Lacey, & Evelyn Latrice. ✍🏽 2:00 PM – 4:50 PM: Book Signing - Table #7 (Group 2)
📅 SUNDAY, MAY 31 ✍🏽 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM: Book Signing - Table #7 (Group 1)
I’d love to see you there! Let’s talk about heroines who are perfectly imperfect. 💫
#BRBF2026 #BlackRomance #BookSigning AuthorEvent Atlanta

Pre-order for the event on Beventi: https://beventi.co/orderform/p54onjsqpy. Mark your calendars! I’ll be at the Black Romance Book Festival in Atlanta on May 29-31! 🖤
📅 SATURDAY, MAY 30 🎤 10:00 AM: Panel - “FMCs Don’t Need To Be Perfect to Deserve Love” (International Ballroom DEF) w/ Nia Forrester, Alexandra Warren, A.E. Valdez, Lauren Lacey, & Evelyn Latrice. ✍🏽 2:00 PM – 4:50 PM: Book Signing - Table #7 (Group 2)
📅 SUNDAY, MAY 31 ✍🏽 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM: Book Signing - Table #7 (Group 1)
I’d love to see you there! Let’s talk about heroines who are perfectly imperfect. 💫
#BRBF2026 #BlackRomance #BookSigning AuthorEvent Atlanta

I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be heading to the Black Romance Book Festival this May! 🖤📚
Catch me on Saturday, May 30th at 10:00 AM in the International Ballroom DEF for a panel that is so close to my heart: “FMCs Don’t Need To Be Perfect to Deserve Love.” 🗣️
Join me, Alexandra Warren, A.E. Valdez, Lauren Lacey, and Evelyn Latrice as we discuss giving our heroines the grace to be messy, complex, and worthy. We’re talking about unlearning perfectionism and embracing the women who refuse to apologize for who they are.
✨ Moderated by: Robin Renay Reyes
After the panel, come say hi! I’ll be signing books at Table #7 during: 📖 Saturday Group 2: 2:00 PM – 4:50 PM 📖 Sunday Group 1: 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Who else is ready to celebrate love stories that honor the realness of Black women? See you in May! ✨
#brbf2026 #FlawedHeroines #blackromance #niaforresterbooks

I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be heading to the Black Romance Book Festival this May! 🖤📚
Catch me on Saturday, May 30th at 10:00 AM in the International Ballroom DEF for a panel that is so close to my heart: “FMCs Don’t Need To Be Perfect to Deserve Love.” 🗣️
Join me, Alexandra Warren, A.E. Valdez, Lauren Lacey, and Evelyn Latrice as we discuss giving our heroines the grace to be messy, complex, and worthy. We’re talking about unlearning perfectionism and embracing the women who refuse to apologize for who they are.
✨ Moderated by: Robin Renay Reyes
After the panel, come say hi! I’ll be signing books at Table #7 during: 📖 Saturday Group 2: 2:00 PM – 4:50 PM 📖 Sunday Group 1: 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Who else is ready to celebrate love stories that honor the realness of Black women? See you in May! ✨
#brbf2026 #FlawedHeroines #blackromance #niaforresterbooks

After six years, the silence is broken. 🍳
In Part 3 of ‘Forty-Nothing,’ Norah waits at their old spot, unsure of what to expect. And when Luke walks through the door of Roberta’s Stop-n-Eat, some things feel exactly the same... while everything has changed.
Part 4 takes us back to where it all began, revealing the night Luke first realized that Norah was so much more than just a friend.
The past is back in town. Read the latest installments now on Substack. 🔗
#FortyNothing #serialfictionwriter #secondchanceromance #niaforresterwrites
#niaforrestersubstack

After six years, the silence is broken. 🍳
In Part 3 of ‘Forty-Nothing,’ Norah waits at their old spot, unsure of what to expect. And when Luke walks through the door of Roberta’s Stop-n-Eat, some things feel exactly the same... while everything has changed.
Part 4 takes us back to where it all began, revealing the night Luke first realized that Norah was so much more than just a friend.
The past is back in town. Read the latest installments now on Substack. 🔗
#FortyNothing #serialfictionwriter #secondchanceromance #niaforresterwrites
#niaforrestersubstack

Some people leave footprints. Others leave a void you spend years trying to fill. Chapter 2 of my Substack novella-in-series is live. #niaforresterwrites #niaforrestersubstack #shewhowritesherself #womensfiction

Some people leave footprints. Others leave a void you spend years trying to fill. Chapter 2 of my Substack novella-in-series is live. #niaforresterwrites #niaforrestersubstack #shewhowritesherself #womensfiction

CHAPTER ONE: For Norah, a routine errand turns into a collision with the past she thought she’d left behind. This week on Forty-Nothing, old ghosts and new possibilities pull Norah in opposite directions. The past isn’t done with her yet. But neither, it seems, is the present. #niaforresterwrites #niaforrestersubstack #shewhowritesherself #womensfiction

CHAPTER ONE: For Norah, a routine errand turns into a collision with the past she thought she’d left behind. This week on Forty-Nothing, old ghosts and new possibilities pull Norah in opposite directions. The past isn’t done with her yet. But neither, it seems, is the present. #niaforresterwrites #niaforrestersubstack #shewhowritesherself #womensfiction

Gotta feed the urge to write fiction, even while my WIP has slowed, possibly stalled. So … here we go. I’m gonna add to this weekly. Hope you enjoy. Check it out on the Art & Craft tab on my Substack. #niaforresterwrites #shewhowritesherself #niaforrestersubstack #womensfiction

Gotta feed the urge to write fiction, even while my WIP has slowed, possibly stalled. So … here we go. I’m gonna add to this weekly. Hope you enjoy. Check it out on the Art & Craft tab on my Substack. #niaforresterwrites #shewhowritesherself #niaforrestersubstack #womensfiction

📣 BIG NEWS!
A new collab with my producer & co-writer @Your1stVoice is OUT NOW on Audible & Amazon.
🎧 ‘RECALL’ — 90 minutes of suspense. Perfect for your commute. No full-book commitment, just a gripping ride.
This is just the start. More audio-shorts coming from our new venture, Dimly Lit (mystery, suspense, thriller, maybe even paranormal).
✅ Available now on Audible’s All-You-Can-Listen program!

ABOUT ‘RECALL’— When a dire situation meets a fractured memory...the questions seem endless. Dorian Walters is in pursuit of the answers that got him in this predicament. Does he believe these truths? Will he accept them? Dorian struggles to piece together the puzzle as he recalls what happened.
#thriller #mysterysuspense #niaforresterwrites #audioshorts #audiobooks dimlylit your1stvoice audiodrama

📣 BIG NEWS!
A new collab with my producer & co-writer @Your1stVoice is OUT NOW on Audible & Amazon.
🎧 ‘RECALL’ — 90 minutes of suspense. Perfect for your commute. No full-book commitment, just a gripping ride.
This is just the start. More audio-shorts coming from our new venture, Dimly Lit (mystery, suspense, thriller, maybe even paranormal).
✅ Available now on Audible’s All-You-Can-Listen program!

ABOUT ‘RECALL’— When a dire situation meets a fractured memory...the questions seem endless. Dorian Walters is in pursuit of the answers that got him in this predicament. Does he believe these truths? Will he accept them? Dorian struggles to piece together the puzzle as he recalls what happened.
#thriller #mysterysuspense #niaforresterwrites #audioshorts #audiobooks dimlylit your1stvoice audiodrama

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