NATALIE KIKIĆ

author of haunting & romantic speculative fiction

BOOKS

COMING OCTOBER 20, 2026

THE HAUNTING OF LAVENDER HOUSE

A crumbling home surrounded by lavender fields.
A decades-long curse.
A nightmare from Croatian folklore with a thirst for blood.
The Lost Apothecary meets The Hacienda in this multigenerational, haunting gothic saga set on the Adriatic Sea.

ABOUT ME

Natalie Kikić is a Croatian American speculative fiction writer who grew up on stories of her parents’ lives in the former Yugoslavia. She holds a Bachelor’s in Slavic Languages & Literatures from the University of California, Berkeley and her work explores Balkan folklore, belonging, and hauntings, both ghostly and romantic.

Originally from California, she is a dual Canadian–US citizen and currently resides in Massachusetts with her husband and two polydactyl cats.

(Kikić is pronounced Kee-kitch)

Natalie is represented by Elizabeth Pratt at Trellis Literary Management.

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