About the author
Ligia N. Cushman, MA is a Dominican-American fantasy author and the force behind The Mōsa Chronicles, a BookTok sensation that has readers worldwide losing sleep, missing stops, and tagging their whole timeline. Her series built its following the way all real things do: through worlds that feel lived-in, characters who refuse to be forgotten, and stories centered on women of color navigating power, magic, betrayal, and the kind of love that costs something. The third installment, Rise of a Cursed Kingdom, claimed an Amazon bestseller rank for seven days and proved this series is only getting bigger.
A former therapist, Ligia brings the same precision to her characters’ inner lives that she once brought to the therapy room. Her people are complicated, wounded, and real in the way that only someone who has sat with human pain truly understands. That psychological depth is not an accident. It is the whole point.
With Fhear’s Fury, she expands her universe into the stars, bringing the same corazón, the same fury, and the same uncontainable energy that made The Mōsa Chronicles a phenomenon. Her stories are full of rage, love, and reclamation.
A Washington Heights native, she now lives in Tampa with her illustrator husband, their son, and their two dogs, Jake and Ollie.
When asked, she is not slowing down.
A Caribbean-Inspired Fantasy Realm
At the heart of Ligia's success lies her ability to transport readers to a richly imagined fantasy realm inspired by the vibrant cultures and landscapes of the Caribbean. Ligia’s world-building draws from the vibrant cultures and landscapes of the Caribbean, creating immersive settings that feel both ancestral and entirely new. Her characters carry the weight of their histories and the heat of their futures. Readers don’t just visit her worlds. They claim them.
Women of color don’t just survive Ligia’s stories — they shape them.
Diverse Characters and Compelling Narratives
A former therapist, Ligia brings the same precision to her characters’ inner lives that she once brought to the therapy room. Her people are complicated, wounded, and real in the way that only someone who has sat with human pain truly understands. That psychological depth is not an accident. It is the whole point.
A Celebration of Representation
Her work has been praised for its representation, its romantic tension, and its refusal to make marginalized voices a footnote. In Ligia’s pages, women of color don’t survive the story. They shape it.
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