Hello, I’m Crystal Nikish.

And I write characters that use their brains and their hearts—and lots of other body parts, too, let’s be honest.

I’m a marketing strategist by day and a writer of kissing books by late, late night. I hold an English bachelor’s and an MBA with a concentration in Data & Analytics and am part of the 2023 WriteHive Mentorship Program as a mentee. My manuscript, The Boyfriend Variables, won second place in the Georgia Romance Writers Maggie Awards, in the Pre-published Contemporary Romance category. When I’m not writing, I enjoy perusing the Washington, DC restaurant scene, canning my own homemade strawberry jam, and trying to convince anyone that will listen that pop punk is not, in fact, dead.

I’m represented by Rebecca Friedman at Rebecca Friedman Literary Agency.