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I write romantic suspense-adventure under the name Kiva Wolfe, a pen name I created in 2002 using my dog's name and breed. Long before I published anything, I was a museum curator, a media contributor, and a Colorado kid who read everything she could get her hands on. These days, I make my home in Arizona, where writing, poetry, and a lifelong curiosity keep me busy in the best way.
My first novel, Red Flash, came out in 2005 and found new life in a 2025 re‑release, followed by its sequel, Tears of Iemanjá, in 2026. I’m now starting The Price of Fire, the final book in the Gem Provenance Legacy series, while also exploring a new mystery series. My poetry collections—Her Inconvenient Elegy and Her Song of Sorrows—explore memory, grief, love, and redemption.
My love of storytelling started early. I grew up on White Fang, The Call of the Wild, Nancy Drew, and those wonderfully eerie Hitchcock anthologies that introduced me to Ray Bradbury and Robert Bloch.
The idea for the book series began with a dream my younger sister shared over a glass of Cabernet. I asked if I could turn it into a story, and she said yes. That small moment became a novel, a sequel, and a reminder that stories often arrive the way dreams do—unexpected, generous, and full of possibility.
Reviewed by Keana Sackett-Moomey for Readers' Favorite
Tears of Iemanjá by Kiva Wolfe moves between Brazil, Hong Kong, and Colorado. The story opens with a failed museum theft in Salvador, Brazil, involving a stolen jeweled crucifix and a journal that triggers a chain of dangerous events. Then we move to Dominick Stanovic, an American gem broker whose family business is falling apart due to crime connections, scams, and personal tragedies. He’s still hurting over his brother's and nephew's deaths and his lover's (Mala) disappearance. As such, he’s trying his hardest to keep things together. When some rare Brazilian gems show up, along with a hidden message hinting Mala might be alive, Dominick is dragged back into the life he tried to leave. His search takes him through international gem markets, family betrayals, and increasing danger. Can Dominick uncover the truth behind Mala’s fate before the past destroys what remains of his future?
Tears of Iemanjá brings together romance, crime, suspense, and family drama in a fascinating tale that spans several countries. Kiva Wolfe’s writing is compelling and well-maintained, letting moments of action sit naturally beside Dominick’s private struggles. The locations—Denver, Hong Kong, and Salvador—are convincing and help ground the gem world. I stayed engaged with Dominick because his grief, guilt, and family struggles are revealed slowly and without pressure or unnecessary emotional force from the start. His personal struggles are tied to deeper notions of family, betrayal, and redemption. I'm impressed by how skillfully the author adds Brazilian spiritual elements and organized crime to the mix. Overall, the story stays serious but doesn’t overexplain the plot, thereby allowing the narrative to unfold beautifully. It will suit readers who enjoy romantic suspense, international intrigue, and layered storytelling driven by both personal loss and high-stakes danger.
