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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