Robbi Sommers Bryant is an award-winning author whose psychologically driven stories explore obsession, identity, and the hidden forces that shape human behavior. Her work blends psychological suspense with dark literary themes, creating characters who live on the edge of moral choice and emotional survival.
Bryant is the author of seven novels, five short-story collections, and a book of poetry. Her fiction includes The Beautiful Evil, the haunting novella Dream, The Darkness, and the forthcoming Last Breath, the second book in her psychological suspense trilogy. Her stories and essays have appeared in Reader’s Digest, Redbook, Penthouse, international journals, college textbooks, and literary anthologies.
Her work has attracted growing attention in the film and television world. Dream won the 2025 Screenplay Adaptation Award from the PageTurner Awards, and The Darkness won the same award in 2024.
Bryant’s nonfiction essay “A Victim’s Revenge,” recounting her confrontation with the man who assaulted her, was optioned twice for television’s Movie of the Week, and she later discussed the experience on The Jane Whitney Show.
A past president of the 350-member Redwood Writers, Bryant has received both the Jack London Award and the Helen Barham Service Award for her contributions to the literary community. She also works as a developmental editor and writing coach, helping other authors bring emotionally complex stories to life.
She lives in Ohio with her husband and their puppy while completing the third novel in her Legacy of Darkness trilogy, The Becoming.
