By Milton Kirby | Truth Seekers Journal | Artist Profiles Series
Some writers tell stories.
Sonny Hill creates emotional sanctuaries.
Her friends call her “Sunshine,” and the name fits not because she is relentlessly cheerful, but because she brings light into places where many women have been taught to dim their own. Through Christian romance and poetry, Sonny writes about mental health, purpose, redemption, and second chances with a tenderness that feels like prayer and a boldness that feels like truth.
Her work is known for its vivid imagery scenes so textured and alive that readers often say they can “see the movie” as they turn the page. Her male characters are the kind of men women whisper about with a mix of longing and disbelief: supportive, emotionally present, willing to grow. Some are reformed “bad boys” who discover the discipline of monogamy; others are steady men who simply didn’t see her coming the woman who awakens a capacity for unconditional love they didn’t know they possessed. Female readers often close her books with the same refrain: “I want a love like that.”
“I always live in a romantic world,” Sonny says — not as escapism, but as intention. For her, romance is not fantasy. It is faith-filled possibility.
Sonny’s creative well runs deep.
“My inspiration comes from God, nature, music, and an overactive imagination mixed with a melancholy personality that replenishes my counselor’s pockets,” she says with a smile. She laughs easily, but she does not hide the truth: mental health is not a theme she writes about from a distance. It is a lived reality, a calling, and a form of advocacy. Her stories are not escapism they are emotional restoration.
Growing up, she heard the old saying that a person is lucky to have a few good friends. Sonny considers herself blessed with many. Their laughter, their sisterhood, and their unwavering support fuel her female protagonists. She writes women who are layered, imperfect, and deeply human women who readers across generations and cultures can recognize in themselves.
Her journey as a writer began with a moment that sounds like fiction but is entirely true. She was on vacation, relaxing on the beach, when a stranger “a goddess of a man,” she recalls approached her and asked if she wanted to go for a jog. Without hesitation or fear, she said yes. He was dark‑skinned, sculpted, and unforgettable. The encounter stayed with her, and when she returned home, she wrote a poem about it. Then another. And another. A writer was born.
“I like to write books with multigenerational themes so that every woman can identify with them,” Sonny explains.
Sonny sees the world with a kind of spiritual x‑ray vision. Nature is not just scenery to her it is metaphor, message, and muse. She notices what others overlook: the curve of a branch, the way light lands on water, the quiet dignity of a stranger’s posture. She carries her phone everywhere, jotting down impressions, overheard lines, and fleeting images that later become prose. Her imagination is not a place she visits; it is a place she lives.
She is also a dreamer in the truest sense. Sonny believes extraordinary men still exist — men who can meet the emotional depth she writes about, men who can love with intention and courage. Her novels reflect that faith. Her published works include An Artist in the Basement, Falling for the Shoemaker, Walking Into Love, and Spared. Her poetry collections, Rhythmic Revelations and The Grammar of Love, showcase her lyrical gift and her ability to translate emotion into music on the page.
“As a writer, I am always looking for stories in the smallest of things,” she says.
And she is not done dreaming. Sonny hopes to see one of her books adapted into a film a natural evolution for a writer whose scenes already unfold cinematically. When she talks about her work, the passion is unmistakable. She writes not just to entertain, but to heal, to uplift, and to remind women especially women of color that they are worthy of love that is patient, generous, and transformative.
Sunshine is more than a nickname. It is her ministry.
Where to Find Her Work
Sonny Hill’s books are available on her official website:
Her novels and poetry collections are also available on Amazon.
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