FICTION/ROMANCE AUTHOR
NELSON
Memphis' Own
Who is Latrivia Nelson?
Latrivia S. Nelson is the author of
Ivy’s Twisted Vine (the largest
modern interracial romance novel in
its genre), President of Nelson
ImPressed, Inc. (small marketing
firm that strategically promotes self-
published authors and handles the
marketing and distribution of her
own books) and Public Relations
Specialist for the award-winning,
highly-acclaimed firm, The Carter
Malone Group (the largest female
Public Relations firm in Memphis).  

Nelson graduated from LeMoyne-
Owen College (Memphis, TN) with
honors obtaining a Bachelors
Degree in business administration
with a concentration in
management (2003), Strayer
University (Washington, DC)
obtaining her MBA with a
concentration in marketing (2007)
and is currently pursing her Ph.D. in
Criminal Justice at Capella
University with a concentration in
police relations.  
As an observer of life, Nelson has enjoyed the numerous opportunities afforded her and writes about the
wonderful and interesting people and places that she has encountered in her novels.  She has been
highlighted in Ebony Magazine, Elite Magazine (Memphis, TN), RSVP Magazine (Memphis, TN), the
Commercial Appeal Newspaper (Memphis, TN) and numerous online publications.

Ivy’s Twisted Vine first debuted in February of 2008 and has since been featured by over 500 bookstores,
book clubs, individual reviewers, online publications and blogs.  It has sold thousands of copies in the states
and has become very popular in Europe and Japan.   

Nelson is the proud mother of two beautiful children (Jordan and Tierra) and the wife of decorated US Marine
(Retired) Adam Nelson.  
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