South African woman made R16.55 million in less than a year using AI to write romance novels

• Coral Hart estimated she made $1 million (R16.55 million) in 2026 by leveraging artificial intelligence to generate romance novels.
• Hart combined various AI tools, including Anthropic's Claude and her own writing experience, to produce hundreds of romance novels across 21 pen names.
• Hart's books have earned her more than $1 million (R16.55 million) so far in 2026, with one novel making it onto Amazon's top 100 bestsellers list.