ABOUT US
The Next Step PR originates in the state of Kentucky, but our team members are from all over the world along with our clients. At the Next Step PR we provide services for both indie and traditionally published authors. We pride ourselves in our ability to not only work with all authors, but also work hard to take their careers to the next step. At The Next Step PR, we have a slew of different services and packages that we offer, from booking single tours, coaching, management, to full time PR and more. We welcome all authors from debut to established. We look forward to working with anyone ready to take the next step!
Email us at kiki@thenextsteppr.com
WE WORK WITH
ALL ROMANCE (including sub-genres)
PARANORMAL & FANTASY ROMANCE [NO YA]
MAFIA ROMANCE
MC ROMANCE
DARK ROMANCE
WHY CHOOSE ROMANCE
MYSTERY ROMANCE
THRILLER ROMANCE
NOT SURE IF YOU GENRE FITS?
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MEET OUR TEAM
CEO & OWNER
KIKI CHATFIELD
Kiki Chatfield is the CEO and owner of The Next Step PR, which was created in March 2015, to help authors be seen and heard in this over-saturated market. She loves coaching and prepping authors for the launch of their books. She especially enjoys working with debut authors. She has a passion for reading and the writers behind those amazing words. Kiki loves working with all authors all over the world, teaching, coaching, and managing their author needs to help their release be as successful as it can be! Kiki has spoken at many events such as RT Atlanta, RT Houston, UTOPiAcon, Inkers Con, and she participated in an online course to share her knowledge with authors called The Author Adventures Summit. She speaks yearly on zoom calls with Inkers Debut Authors. She has been featured in both Blush Magazine and Frolic Media. Kiki is also the creator of Authors in the Bluegrass, happening again in October 2024. When not online, you can find her out with her family and friends. She is a wife and a mother to two amazing boys who are her world She loves to travel and has recently taken up Golf. In the evenings she can be caught reading in her big comfy bed with all the pillows or in her Luv Sac bag. A favorite pastime is going to the movies alone, watching the Ohio State Buckeye football, and dabbling in wine or whiskey!
PUBLICIST
MEGAN M. GATANIS
Megan is a wife to her childhood best friend; self proclaimed nerd, lover of coffee, a wine enthusiast & fur mama to her pit bull Baker. She started blogging with Scandalous Book Blog 5 years ago but her love of reading began when she was just a little girl. After a few months of blogging she became involved with a bunch of Author Review & Street teams; and she quickly realized that helping authors in any way that she could was something she was very passionate about. After connecting with Kiki and her team she was given the opportunity of a lifetime to work with them & she couldn’t be more excited to help authors reach the next level.
ANNA THEURER
Anna is a wife and mother to a rambunctious little girl and 2 rescue fur babies. She began blogging 5 years ago at Anna’s Bookshelf and loved connecting with authors through their ARC teams and as a beta reader. As she immersed herself in the book world, she quickly realized that she wanted to do more to help authors. Anna has been an avid reader from as far back as she can remember and is never without a book in her hands. Her favorite genres include dark romance, fantasy, rockstar romances, new adult romance, and suspense. She specifically enjoys novels that have creative storylines, captivating and well developed characters, and jaw dropping twists and turns. Anna is a coffee addict and is always listening to rock music. As a former pediatric ICU nurse and Nurse Practitioner, she enjoys working with people and anything medically related. Being able to work with authors is a passion of hers and she is thrilled to be a part of The Next Step community.
JANINE OCHOA
Janine joined the book community when we were all locked in our homes, and was introduced to booktok. In the last 3 years she has gone from reader, to ARC reader, to Beta reader. She enjoys seeing the process of a book being created and getting to celebrate the successes that come for the people she works with. After spending the last decade in Logistics she was interested in taking on a more formal role in her passion for books. Kiki and her connected at AITBG 2022 and made an instant connection with her, so The Next Step PR team was a perfect fit for her. She will be focusing on Audio Book Promotion, and is so excited to get more ears on your books!