Talia Hibbert | |
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Born | 1995or1996(age 29–30) [1] |
Occupation | novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Genre | Romance fiction |
Years active | 2017–present |
Notable works | Get a Life, Chloe Brown |
Website | |
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Talia Hibbert (born 1995/1996) is a British romance novelist. [2] She writes contemporary and paranormal romance. Critics describe her as a writer of diverse narratives, with characters of varying race, ethnicity, body shape, sexual orientation, and life experience. [3] [4] [5] She is best known for her 2019 novel Get a Life, Chloe Brown .
Hibbert was born to a half Roma, half Sierra Leonean mother and a father of Jamaican heritage, whose parents arrived in Britain as part of the Windrush generation. Hibbert studied at the University of Leicester. [6] It was during her final year at university that she decided to pursue writing professionally. [7]
During her childhood, Hibbert dealt with negative comments about her dream to be a writer. [8] She used an inheritance from her great-grandmother to finance the beginning of her writing career. [8] She writes under the name Talia Hibbert as "my legal name is apparently difficult to pronounce". [9] She began self-publishing in 2017, putting out ten books in that first year. [10] Her first traditionally published book Get a Life, Chloe Brown was released in 2019 with Avon Romance, and is the first book of a family romance trilogy. [3] [11] [12]
Many of Hibbert's characters fall under the hashtag #OwnVoices, meaning they are part of a marginalized group Hibbert identifies with. [13] Many of her protagonists are black women. The main character in Get a Life, Chloe Brown lives with chronic pain. [3] [14] In her book A Girl Like Her, the main character, Ruth, is autistic. [8] The third book in The Brown Sisters series, Act Your Age, Eve Brown, features two autistic leads. [2] [15]
Hibbert's stories include characters with a diverse range of body types. [14] She has stated, "...it's always been really, really important to me that I represent diverse body types in my romance to show that all different kinds of people can be attractive and all different kinds of people deserve happy endings." [3]
In Hibbert's book Get a Life, Chloe Brown, she demonstrates the strain that chronic pain can place on both familial and romantic relationships. But, as a romance novel, Get a Life, Chloe Brown also shows how someone with chronic pain is deserving and capable of having a loving relationship. The book explores methods of reasserting a sense of control within a life that was once ruled by illness.
Hibbert's books reflect a change in the romance genre toward explicit consent during intimate scenes. [16] In the author's LGBTQ romance Work For It, one of the protagonists deals with finding love even while living with depression. [5]
For much of her life, Hibbert struggled with undiagnosed health issues, until she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. [3] [4] [17] Hibbert's multiple issues with doctors inspired the topic of medical discrimination in Get a Life, Chloe Brown. [4]
Title | Series | Publication Year | ISBN/ASIN |
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Always with You | 2017 | B074P1NY4T | |
Operation Atonement | 2017 | B075W2PL6N | |
Bad for the Boss | Just for Him #1 | 2017 | B076XJJZHT |
Merry Inkmas | 2017 | B077NTCPVP | |
Undone by the Ex-Con | Just for Him #2 | 2018 | B078JM9D7Y |
The Princess Trap | Dirty British Romance #1 | 2018 | B079K8MFJD |
A Girl Like Her | Ravenswood #1 | 2018 | B07B9Z6846 |
The Roommate Risk (previously named Wanna Bet?) | Dirty British Romance #2 | 2018 | B07C5LMBJ6 |
Damaged Goods | Ravenswood #1.5 | 2018 | B07DFQXNM9 |
The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco (previously named Sweet on the Greek) | Just for Him #3 | 2018 | B07FK6LQ7V |
Untouchable | Ravenswood #2 | 2018 | B07G4KDTKK |
Mating the Huntress | 2018 | B07HLV1R85 | |
Rogue Nights | Rogue #6 | 2018 | B07JKQPZ9B |
That Kind of Guy | Ravenswood #3 | 2019 | 9781916404335 |
Work For It | 2019 | 1230003333167 | |
Get a Life, Chloe Brown | The Brown Sisters #1 | 2019 | 9780062941220 |
Guarding Temptation | 2020 | 1230003816226 | |
Take a Hint, Dani Brown | The Brown Sisters #2 | 2020 | 9780062941237 |
Wrapped Up in You | 2020 | 9781774532645 | |
Act Your Age, Eve Brown | The Brown Sisters #3 | 2021 | 9780062941275 |
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute | 2023 | 9780593482339 |
Work | Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown | 2019 | The Ripped Bodice Award for Excellence in Romance Fiction | Winner | [20] [21] [22] |
Take a Hint, Dani Brown | 2019 | Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction | Finalist | [23] |