Sandra Kitt

Sandra Kitt is an African-American author born June 11, 1947, in New York City who became a trailblazer in the romance genre[2]. She was the first African American to publish with Harlequin, with her debut novel Rites of Spring selling 500,000 copies in 1984[2]. Throughout her career, Kitt has written over 20 romance and mainstream novels, with her works frequently appearing on Essence magazine's bestseller lists, while also working as a librarian and teaching creative writing[2][3].