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Vanessa Miller is a USA Today bestselling author, whose prolific body of work spans over 50 titles that explore deep themes of redemption, resilience, and faith—often spotlighting strong Black women in pivotal moments of history.

Miller’s book, The American Queen won the prestigious Christy Award, the Audie Award and was the 2024 American Fiction Award winner for Historical Fiction. The American Queen was a North Carolina Reads pick for 2025 and an Alamance Countywide read for 2026 and Our State Magazine book club pick for February 2026.

Her novel, The Filling Station won the Oklahoma Book Award for fiction and was named one of Booklist’s Top Ten Historical Fictions of 2026. One of Library Journal’s Best Books of 2025 and A Booklist Editor’s
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The American Queen

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The Filling Station

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Something Good

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What We Found in Hallelujah

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Long Time Coming

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Former Rain (Rain #1)

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Rain Storm

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Forsaken (Forsaken, #1)

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A little more about the characters my upcoming book, What We Found in Hallelujah

Let me introduce you to Ruby Reynolds, the matriarch of the Reynolds of Hallelujah, SC.

Ruby is an artist... she is also a collector of things. She has lost so much in her lifetime, that it's hard for her to let go, even if it's a doll she had when she was child.

The other things you need to know about Ruby is that she loves hard. She also lies... a lot. Her first lie was told at the age of six, whe Read more of this blog post »
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The Blessed One The Beloved The Preacher's Choice The Politician's Wife The Playboy's Redemption
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"1884, Oberlin College, Ohio. A story of Black Excellence.

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"How do you prepare for the truths, the horror, the utter demolition of businesses and homes, and the unrepentant massacre of innocent people? Admittedly, as a fan of Vanessa Miller’s writing, I knew “The Filling Station” would be about the 1921 Black" Read more of this review »
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The Filling Station is written in such a way where you can see the chaos and feel the fear.

The is a story of horror, legacy,grief, love,and faith. A story of two sisters and how they survive and move forward after" Read more of this review »
The Light on Halsey Street by Vanessa Miller
"This was the book I didn’t know I needed. I picked it up for two reasons: it’s been on my radar for a while, and the audiobook was available for me to dive into. What started as a bonus read while waiting for another book quickly turned into one of m" Read more of this review »
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Friendship is everything in Michelle Lindo Rice's novel, The Bookshop Sisterhood.

I especially loved all the honorable mentions of book and authors in this novel about books, friends and life. So many BIG life lessons after each character hears four l
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“People think that forgiveness is for the person who wronged you, but it's not. Because when we allow things to bottle up inside of us and we don't release it, or forgive the people who may have caused hurt to come in our lives, we just become bitter. And God can't use bitter people.”
Vanessa Miller, Long Time Coming

“God never fails. Even when it seems as if all is lost, if we put our faith and trust in God, He will work it out in the end.”
Vanessa Miller, The Politician's Wife

“No matter what trials or tribulations we go through in life, just go on and praise God anyhow.”
Vanessa Miller, A Forever Kind of Love

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