| Talia Hibbert | |
| Occupation: | novelist |
| Language: | English |
| Nationality: | British |
| Genre: | Romance fiction |
| Notableworks: | Get a Life, Chloe Brown |
| Years Active: | 2017–present |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
Talia Hibbert 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.
During her childhood, Hibbert dealt with negative comments about her dream to be a writer.[6] She used an inheritance from her great-grandmother to finance the beginning of her writing career. She began self-publishing in 2017, putting out ten books in that first year.[7] 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.[8] [9]
Many of Hibbert's characters fall under the hashtag
Hibbert's stories include characters with a diverse range of body types. 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."
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.[13] In the author's LGBTQ romance Work For It, one of the protagonists deals with finding love even while living with depression.
For much of her life, Hibbert struggled with undiagnosed health issues, until she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia.[14] Hibbert's multiple issues with doctors inspired the topic of medical discrimination in Get a Life, Chloe Brown.
Hibbert is queer and autistic.[15] [16]
| 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 | |
| Wanna Bet? | Dirty British Romance #2 | 2018 | B07C5LMBJ6 | |
| Damaged Goods | Ravenswood #1.5 | 2018 | B07DFQXNM9 | |
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get a Life, Chloe Brown | 2019 | The Ripped Bodice Award for Excellence in Romance Fiction | Winner | [17] [18] [19] | |
| Take a Hint, Dani Brown | 2019 | Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction | Finalist | [20] |