Rita Hanner-Ward's Blog
December 19, 2025
The Red Flash Saga Continues!
Love buried. Secrets unearthed. The jungle is watching.
As the author of Tears of Iemanjá, I’m thrilled to share Dominick Stanovic’s next chapter with you. This sequel to Red Flash takes him back to Brazil, chasing a ghost and a promise that could change everything.
When a cryptic message suggests Mala may still be alive, Dominick’s reunion with her in Salvador is fraught with danger—pregnancy, betrayal, and a ruthless syndicate closing in. To protect her, he must risk everything by venturing once more into the unforgiving Amazon in search of a legendary diamond.
This story pulses with romance, revenge, and redemption. It’s fast-paced, emotional, and deeply rooted in the raw power of survival.
I can’t wait for you to experience this journey. Add Tears of Iemanjá to your Goodreads shelf today and join me in exploring the shadows of Brazil’s alleyways and the mysteries of its jungle.
As the author of Tears of Iemanjá, I’m thrilled to share Dominick Stanovic’s next chapter with you. This sequel to Red Flash takes him back to Brazil, chasing a ghost and a promise that could change everything.
When a cryptic message suggests Mala may still be alive, Dominick’s reunion with her in Salvador is fraught with danger—pregnancy, betrayal, and a ruthless syndicate closing in. To protect her, he must risk everything by venturing once more into the unforgiving Amazon in search of a legendary diamond.
This story pulses with romance, revenge, and redemption. It’s fast-paced, emotional, and deeply rooted in the raw power of survival.
I can’t wait for you to experience this journey. Add Tears of Iemanjá to your Goodreads shelf today and join me in exploring the shadows of Brazil’s alleyways and the mysteries of its jungle.
December 8, 2025
Update on Red Flash!
I’m thrilled to share that the company supporting the re‑release of my first novel, "Red Flash," has helped bring it into national distribution through multiple wholesale and retail channels, making it easily orderable for bookstores across the country.
For a debut that began its life independently, this renewed momentum means the world to me.
Thank you to every reader who has supported, reviewed, or recommended "Red Flash". Your enthusiasm helped bring this story back into the light — and into the hands of more readers than ever before.
More updates soon as this next chapter unfolds.Red Flash
For a debut that began its life independently, this renewed momentum means the world to me.
Thank you to every reader who has supported, reviewed, or recommended "Red Flash". Your enthusiasm helped bring this story back into the light — and into the hands of more readers than ever before.
More updates soon as this next chapter unfolds.Red Flash
Unauthorized Uses of Pen Name
A Note About My Pen Name and Online Profiles
Friends, I wanted to take a moment to share something important, especially with those of you who have followed my work for years and know how much care I put into my writing life.
I’ve written under the pen name Kiva Wolfe since 2002. That name has traveled with me through decades of drafts, revisions, late-night ideas, and the quiet, private work of shaping stories. It’s a name that means a great deal to me, and I know many of you have come to associate it with my books, my voice, and the worlds I create.
Recently, I learned that the name Kiva Wolfe has appeared on platforms and profiles that have no connection to me or my work—including an OnlyFans account. I want to be very clear: Any OnlyFans account or online profile using the name “Kiva Wolfe” that is not directly linked from my official pages is not mine and is not authorized.
My official online presence is limited to the platforms I personally share and maintain. If you ever come across a profile and aren’t sure whether it’s genuinely connected to me, the safest place to check is this Goodreads page or my official website and social media links.
I appreciate your understanding—and for your continued support of my writing. Protecting the integrity of my creative identity matters deeply to me, and I’m grateful to have such thoughtful, engaged readers walking alongside me.
Warmly,
Rita Hanner Ward
(writing as Kiva Wolfe)
Friends, I wanted to take a moment to share something important, especially with those of you who have followed my work for years and know how much care I put into my writing life.
I’ve written under the pen name Kiva Wolfe since 2002. That name has traveled with me through decades of drafts, revisions, late-night ideas, and the quiet, private work of shaping stories. It’s a name that means a great deal to me, and I know many of you have come to associate it with my books, my voice, and the worlds I create.
Recently, I learned that the name Kiva Wolfe has appeared on platforms and profiles that have no connection to me or my work—including an OnlyFans account. I want to be very clear: Any OnlyFans account or online profile using the name “Kiva Wolfe” that is not directly linked from my official pages is not mine and is not authorized.
My official online presence is limited to the platforms I personally share and maintain. If you ever come across a profile and aren’t sure whether it’s genuinely connected to me, the safest place to check is this Goodreads page or my official website and social media links.
I appreciate your understanding—and for your continued support of my writing. Protecting the integrity of my creative identity matters deeply to me, and I’m grateful to have such thoughtful, engaged readers walking alongside me.
Warmly,
Rita Hanner Ward
(writing as Kiva Wolfe)
November 13, 2025
Red Flash Returns—And the Jungle Waits
In 2005, my debut novel Red Flash, written under my pseudonym Kiva Wolfe, introduced readers to Dominick Stanovic—a former triathlete thrust into a deadly gem-smuggling conspiracy that stretched from Denver’s Capitol Hill to the depths of the Amazon.
Murder, betrayal, and a missing shipment of rare Brazilian tourmalines tore his immigrant family apart and set the stage for a high-stakes adventure pulsing with danger and desire.
Now, Red Flash returns in a newly republished edition on Amazon in 2025, reintroducing the suspense-adventure that launched a series. And the story doesn’t end there.
Coming soon: Tears of Iemanjá, the explosive sequel. Dominick is back in Brazil, chasing a ghost—and a promise. His lover, Mala, may still be alive, but saving her means confronting the ruthless Filhos de Santos syndicate and venturing once more into the unforgiving jungle. The diamond he failed to find still haunts him, as do the loved ones he already lost.
If you love fast-paced thrillers with emotional fire, tangled loyalties, and cinematic grit, this series is for you.
Stay tuned. The jungle doesn’t forgive.
Murder, betrayal, and a missing shipment of rare Brazilian tourmalines tore his immigrant family apart and set the stage for a high-stakes adventure pulsing with danger and desire.
Now, Red Flash returns in a newly republished edition on Amazon in 2025, reintroducing the suspense-adventure that launched a series. And the story doesn’t end there.
Coming soon: Tears of Iemanjá, the explosive sequel. Dominick is back in Brazil, chasing a ghost—and a promise. His lover, Mala, may still be alive, but saving her means confronting the ruthless Filhos de Santos syndicate and venturing once more into the unforgiving jungle. The diamond he failed to find still haunts him, as do the loved ones he already lost.
If you love fast-paced thrillers with emotional fire, tangled loyalties, and cinematic grit, this series is for you.
Stay tuned. The jungle doesn’t forgive.
November 12, 2025
New Book Release
Embrace the quiet power of poetry—the way it lingers, lifts, and transforms.
Her Inconvenient Elegy: A Life in Fragments is my debut poetry collection, born from moments of reflection, memory, and quiet rebellion. Each poem is a fragment of a life—woven with tenderness and truth.
If you haven’t already explored it, I’d be honored if you could take a moment to read and review it on Amazon. Your thoughts matter deeply. Every review helps this collection find its way into more hearts and hands, where poetry can do what it does best: to remind us that we’re not alone.
Her Inconvenient Elegy: A Life in Fragments
Her Inconvenient Elegy: A Life in Fragments is my debut poetry collection, born from moments of reflection, memory, and quiet rebellion. Each poem is a fragment of a life—woven with tenderness and truth.
If you haven’t already explored it, I’d be honored if you could take a moment to read and review it on Amazon. Your thoughts matter deeply. Every review helps this collection find its way into more hearts and hands, where poetry can do what it does best: to remind us that we’re not alone.
Her Inconvenient Elegy: A Life in Fragments
