Kayla Johnson

Kayla Johnson is a fantasy author who writes stories about women who survive things that were meant to break them. She is the author of Ashes and Steel, a dark fantasy novel filled with witches, fae, power struggles, and slow-burn tension.

Her writing leans emotional, character-driven, and honest. She is drawn to complicated women, morally gray choices, and the kind of magic that leaves scars. Much of her work explores trauma, defiance, and the quiet rage of learning you were never weak—just trapped.

When she isn’t writing, Kayla is a substitute teacher, a single mom of two, and someone who believes stories can be both a refuge and a form of rebellion. She writes for readers who like their fantasy raw, intense, and rooted in feeling.

She lives in the Midwest and is currently working on the next book in her series