Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Brionni Nwosu!
Writes:
Hi! I write emotionally rich, time-spanning fiction where history, love, and the supernatural collide.
My debut novel, THE WONDROUS LIFE AND LOVES OF NELLA CARTER, blends historical fiction, magical realism, and an unforgettable heroine who bargains with Death himself. Expect sweeping romance, resonant prose, and a story that ultimately insists on the goodness of humanity.
If you love immersive worlds, big feelings, and books that leave you hopeful, you’re in the right place.
About:
Originally from Atlanta, I currently live in Nashville with my husband and three kids, where I spend my days and weeks in creative pursuits. I have a deep love of all things planning or tracker-related. Give me a Google Sheet, and I’m in heaven. This is one of my favorite forms of procrastination, and I identify as one of the chronically online (#group7). I love collecting and curating social media content for ideas and making plans for future stories. I’m a lover of strawberry cupcakes, Albanese Gummies, sugary sweet cosmopolitans, and I adore talking about anything having to do with the craft of writing.
My ideal reader for Nella Carter loves:
• Sweeping, time-spanning journeys
• A bargain-with-Death premise (and a deliciously complicated Death himself)
• Heroines who grow, change, and love deeply
• Stories that blend history with a touch of the supernatural
• Hope, even when the world feels heavy
Characters who stay with you long after the last page
• Books like The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Time Traveler’s Wife, or The Ten Thousand Doors of January
If we’re a perfect match, you can expect:
• Lyrical prose and plots that make you think and feel—sometimes deeply
• Emotional journeys about love, loss, resilience, and redemption
• Historical settings brought to life
• Stories that make you stay up too late reading (sorry!)
• Fiction that leaves you more hopeful than when you started
A Novel
A young woman at the crossroads of life and death embarks on an extraordinary journey across time in an epic novel about beauty, hope, endurance, and endless loves.
Most humans cower in the face of Death. Not Nella May Carter. She sees him. She doesn’t hide. Instead, she bargains.
Born enslaved in eighteenth-century Georgia, Nella still believes in the will to survive amid the most untenable of conditions, in the glory of life, and in the ultimate goodness of the human race. She asks that Death, doubtful and curious, allow her to live long enough to prove it. He’s giving Nella all the time in the world.
Challenged, Nella embarks on an epic journey across the globe and centuries. Each new incarnation records the joys and losses, and the friendships and heartbreaks, throughout her lifetimes. When she meets handsome and passionate professor Sebastian Moore—the first man to whom she has ever revealed her secrets—Nella yearns for the mortality that escapes her. She can’t bear to leave this love behind.
As Death keeps watch, has Nella’s journey come to an end? Or is a new one just beginning?
Fantasy | Multicultural African-American [ Amazon Publishing, On Sale: December 1, 2025, Trade Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781147432275 / ]
Brionni "Bri" Nwosu is a writer who believes in the power of community, connection, and living with intention. Born and raised in Atlanta, she now lives in Nashville with her husband and three kids, where she spends her days sneaking naps, perfecting writing tools, and falling into research rabbit holes.
Before turning to fiction, Brionni spent over a decade as an educator, instructional coach, and graduate advisor, training and supporting new teachers across the country. Named after two book characters, she was destined to fall in love with storytelling—a passion that led her to become a 2021 We Need Diverse Books Mentee, where she worked with the acclaimed author Rajani LaRocca.
Her debut novel, The Wondrous Lives and Loves of Nella Carter, is a sweeping, centuries-spanning tale about love, loss, and one woman’s fight to prove that humanity is worth saving, perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and A Love Song for Ricki Wilde.
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