Talia Hibbert

During her childhood, Hibbert dealt with negative comments about her dream to be a writer.[6] She used an inheritance from her great-grandmother to finance the beginning of her writing career,[6] and began self-publishing in 2017, She put out her first nine books within one year. Her first traditionally published book, Get a Life, Chloe Brown, was released in 2019 with Avon Romance, and is the first book of a family romance trilogy.[3][7][8]

Many of Hibbert's characters fall under the hashtag #OwnVoices, meaning they are part of a marginalized group Hibbert identifies with.[9] Many of her protagonists are black women. The main character in Get a Life, Chloe Brown lives with chronic pain.[3][10] In her book A Girl Like Her, the main character, Ruth, is autistic.[6] The third book in The Brown Sisters series, Act Your Age, Eve Brown, features two autistic leads.[2][11]

Hibbert's stories include characters with a diverse range of body types.[10] She has stated, "...it's always been really, really important to me that I represent diverse body types in my romance to show that all different kinds of people can be attractive and all different kinds of people deserve happy endings."[3]

In Hibbert's book Get a Life, Chloe Brown, she demonstrates the strain that chronic pain can place on both familial and romantic relationships. But, as a romance novel, Get a Life, Chloe Brown also shows how someone with chronic pain is deserving and capable of having a loving relationship. The book explores methods of reasserting a sense of control within a life that was once ruled by illness.

Hibbert's books reflect a change in the romance genre toward explicit consent during intimate scenes.[12] In the author's LGBTQ romance Work For It, one of the protagonists deals with finding love even while living with depression.[5]

For much of her life, Hibbert struggled with undiagnosed health issues, until she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia.[3][4][13] Hibbert's multiple issues with doctors inspired the topic of medical discrimination in Get a Life, Chloe Brown.[4]

Hibbert is autistic.[6][14]