A.J. Merlin
AJ Merlin would rather write epic love stories than live them. I mean, who wants to limit themselves to only falling in love once? She is obsessed with dark fantasy, true crime, and also dogs. From serial killers to voyeurs all the way down to the devil himself, AJ's specialty is in writing irredeemable heroes who somehow still manage to captivate their heroines (and her readers).
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M. Violet
M Violet is a dark romance author with a flair for the dramatic. She likes whiskey, rainy nights, and writing by the fire. When she's not creating scorching hot villains for you to fall in love with, you can find her eating chocolate and binge watching her favorite shows.
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Aiden Pierce
Aiden Pierce is a writer of dark paranormal romance and erotic horror. Her love stories are on the spooky side and usually end up with the monster or the villain getting the girl. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their three fur babies. When she's not daydreaming about the characters that live in her head, she can be found curled up on the couch with a black coffee and a dark romance novel.
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Dove Soleil
Dove Soleil writes cozy, low stakes, high heat monster romance, paranormal romance, romantasy, and sci-fi romance with occasional feelings, lots of levity, and big ol'... happily ever afters!
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She really likes to write witty banter, red hot spice, and edge it with just enough angst and emotion.
Things you'll find in Dove's books: lots of consent, realistic bodies, silliness, queer rep, neurodivergent and mental health rep, lots of spice.
Things you won't find in Dove's books: washboard abs, really deep plot/worldbuilding, absolutely soul-crushing angst*.
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Steli Simeonova
Steli Simeonova is a journalism student in the Netherlands. She loves books and art, and spends a lot of time creating both. Her favorite animals are cats (cause they are sassy just like her) and she has adopted more than a few in her life.
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Other interests include watching Formula 1 and travelling, so right now, she's probably at some airport, with headphones in, listening to her music collection and enjoying some quiet time.
In her books you can find diverse pairs, LGBTQIA+ characters, and a variety of kinks (with primal being her favourite). -
Nicole Winters
NICOLE WINTERS is the author of TT: FULL THROTTLE, and coming October 13, THE JOCK AND THE FAT CHICK, a romantic-comedy debut: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
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As a C average student with a learning disability, Nicole was herself a reluctant reader. That changed when, at the age of twelve, she was assigned S. E. Hinton’s classic YA novel The Outsiders. After devouring the book in a single sitting, Nicole came to understand how the right story can capture the imagination and enthusiasm of anyone – reluctant reader or otherwise. From there, Nicole gravitated towards tales of adventure, suspense and horror. The elements she loved in those stories are carried into her own work which combines fast-paced action-adventure with teens in real -
Zara J. Black
Zara began writing in her thirties after reading a series of “fade to black” fantasy books and wondering why the hell the author didn’t make them smuttier.
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Challenge, accepted.
She loves creating magical fantasy worlds, turbulent relationships and dark, kinky heroes (who could be villains if you squint a bit.)
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Sephyrra
Sephyrra juggles the lively bustle of family life with her passion for writing. She's a fan of all types of romance - from spicy love stories to intense dark romances. When she's not busy with her family or stirring pots in the kitchen, she's crafting stories about plus-size characters over 35. Her writing is a blend of humor, heart, and a wide spectrum of emotions, reflecting her love for diverse romance genres. In her world, every free moment is a chance to explore the many flavors of romantic storytelling.
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Morgan Gauthier
Storytelling is in Morgan Gauthier’s blood; She can’t seem to turn her brain off at night and some of her best ideas have come to her in the shower.
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Born to two book-loving parents, Morgan was raised on a healthy diet of The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Nancy Drew, and any fantasy book she could get her hands on. She started writing her own stories at eleven years old and hasn’t looked back.
Wolves of Adalore was her first self-published YA Fantasy title and since then, she has published a Contemporary Romance (Aloha, Seattle) with the second YA Fantasy installment in the Mark of the Hunter Trilogy (The Red Maiden) coming in April of 2022.
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Meg Smitherman
Meg Smitherman writes science fiction, fantasy, and horror books (all of which involve kissing). She studied Creative Writing at Brunel University London, where she obtained both her MA and a staggering amount of student loan debt. When not writing, Meg spends her time playing video games, reading fan fiction, and couch rotting. Based in Los Angeles, she shares her life with a chihuahua, a cat, and a handsome Englishman.
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Madilyn DeRose
I'm a self-published author who generally has a dozen projects going at one time. Check out one of my completed series or follow along with what's currently ongoing.
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I was born in Portland, OR and I will unashamedly claim that the PNW is the best place to be. Catch me with an iced coffee in hand, even in the rain and snow.
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Clarissa Wild
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Clarissa Wild is a New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author with ASD, who was born and raised in the Netherlands. She loves to write Dark Romance and Contemporary Romance novels featuring dangerous men and feisty women. Her other loves include her hilarious husband, her cutie pie son, her two crazy but cute dogs, and her adorable kitties. In her free time, she enjoys watching all sorts of movies, playing video games, and cooking up some delicious meals.
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January Rayne
January Rayne is a pseudonym I decided to use because it sounds better than my given name. I’m a lover of all romance and write in the genres I love most because why limit myself? I want to write anything and everything, from badass men and women to characters who want to rip each other’s clothes off. I plan to ‘take it all’ like the good little girl I am.
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Isabella Starling
USA Today bestselling author Isabella Starling describes her books with three words: dark, dirty and forbidden.
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Desirée M. Niccoli
By night, Desirée M. Niccoli writes a blend of vicious romance and cozy horror, featuring monsters, villains, and the supernatural, and often served with (mostly) emotionally intelligent characters and heart. By day, she is a public relations professional living the nomadic military life with her husband and two cats Pawdry Hepburn and Puma Thurman. Although born and raised in Pittsburgh, Desirée has since lived in coastal Maine (where her spooky heart truly lies) and Maryland.
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Name Pronunciation: DE-zi-RAY NI-Koh-lee. Rhymes with cannoli.
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Hannah Murray
Hannah has been reading romance novels since she was young enough to have to hide them from her mother, and decided to try her hand at writing one when she realized the book she really wanted to read lived in her head. That was a dozen years and as many manuscripts ago, and there are still more stories to be told.
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She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband—former Special Forces and an OR nurse who writes fantasy fiction, and acts as In House Expert for his wife on matters pertaining to weapons, tactics, the military, medical conditions and How Dudes Think—and their daughter, who takes after her father.
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V.T. Do
V.T. Do is the author of angsty contemporary romance books.
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She currently lives in Colorado. When she's not spending time working on her upcoming books, you can find her talking to herself, arguing with imaginary characters (hence the talking to herself part), daydreaming, hunting magical creatures, in search of her next caffeine fix, or reading obsessively over dirty-mouth, bad boys from steamy, smutty romance books.
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Cory Putman Oakes
Cory Putman Oakes was born in Basel, Switzerland, but grew up in Novato, California and attended Marin Catholic High School. She then spent three fantastic years at the University of California at Los Angeles before graduating in 2001 with a B.A. in Psychology. In 2004, Cory graduated from Cornell Law School with a Juris Doctorate Degree and her husband, Mark (the first was the intended consequence of attending the school, the second was a bonus). Since then, she has been an associate at a big law firm, taught business law to undergraduates at Texas State University and written several books for young people.
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M. Hayes
M. Hayes is the pen name of Mindy Hayes for her romantic psychological suspense novels; Stain and IWDH (coming soon).
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Mindy is the youngest of six children and grew up in San Diego, California. After graduating from Brigham Young University-Idaho, she discovered her passion for reading and writing. Mindy lives in Utah with her husband and daughter.
She is the author of the Faylinn novels and the Willowhaven series; as well as the standalone, The Day That Saved Us. Mindy is also the co-author of the Paper Planes series, the Backroads Duet, and the Seaside Pointe novels, which was co-written with Michele G. Miller as Mindy Michele.
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Haley Tyler
Hi, I'm Haley Tyler, a dark romance author from Texas!
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I’m the one behind the gritty Salvatore Brotherhood MC series and the dark paranormal romance Calling on the Reaper. My stories are filled with characters you love to hate and plots that twist and turn when you least expect it.
I’ve been telling stories my whole life, but I officially became a published author in 2021 with my debut novel, Killing Calm (book 1 in the SBMC series!). Since then, I’ve been living and breathing my dark, twisted worlds.
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Cecelie Hart
Cecelie has lived in many places on both sides of the atlantic, but has finally settled down in a small rural town in the midwest. When not writing or researching her books, she is an avid reader with a strong interest in both history and science.
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J.A. Owenby
International bestselling author J.A. Owenby grew up in a small backwoods town in Arkansas, where she learned how to swear like a sailor and spot water moccasins skimming across the lake.
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She finally ditched the south and headed to Oregon. The first winter there, she was literally blown away a few times by ninety-mile-an-hour winds and storms that rolled in off the ocean.
Eventually, she longed for quiet and headed up to snowier pastures. She now resides in Washington state with her hot nerdy husband and cat, Chloe (who frequently encourages her to drink). She spends her days coming up with ways to torture characters in a way that either makes you want to throw your book down a flight of stairs or sob hysterically into a pillow.
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Harmony West
Harmony West writes dark forbidden romance. She enjoys her love stories with a side of mystery, twists, and spice.
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Nicci Harris
I write about women who make unattainable men fall hard and forever.
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Rhea Rainwater
Rhea Rainwater was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. When she's not in a fantastical writing trance, she's finding treasure on the gray beaches with her husband, children, and their German Shorthaired Pointer, Willa.
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Julia Sykes
Julia Sykes is a USA Today bestselling author of edgy, emotional romance. When she's not writing, she's usually reading.
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Other than reading, her obsessions include iced coffee, unicorns, charcuterie, aged Manchego cheese (or any cheese, really), and fancy dresses.
An American expat, Julia now lives in her adopted, beloved home of York, England. Most days, you can find her wandering the cobbled streets and daydreaming about her next novel. -
Torri Heat
Torri Heat has control over everything in her life, except for the plot. Her characters demand centre stage, and she just goes along with whatever they want and hopes for the best. You never know whether you’ll end up with a dragon tail or on a submarine, but you will always get a taste of darkness with your romance. Her fierce women will inspire you to be sassy, and her dominant men will teach you how to be a good girl. When she isn’t creating alternate realities, you can find her working her other job as a nacho connoisseur.
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Kameron Claire
USA Today Bestselling Author Kameron Claire writes stories with witty tongues, wicked needs, and wild deeds.
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Her full length and short, steamy contemporary and paranormal romances emphasize strong female leads and the protective alpha men who know how to love and support kick-ass, take-charge women. She may not NEED him to save her, but she WANTs him to love, support, and most of all, RAVISH her.
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Lashell Rain
Lashell Rain is a foodie fueled by a shameless amount of caffeine and a passion for storytelling. The Texas native lives at home with her two beautiful kids. Between being a mom by day, and a writer by night, she brought her dreams of becoming an author into a reality.
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M.L. Philpitt
USA Today Bestselling author M.L. Philpitt writes both dark romance and paranormal romance. When she’s not writing made-up realities, she’s reading them. She lives in Canada with her four pets and survives life with coffee and an obsession with fictional characters, especially the morally grey kind. By day, she masks as a therapist, and is still waiting for her Hogwarts letter so she can be sorted into her Ravenclaw house.
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V.T. Do
V.T. Do is the author of angsty contemporary romance books.
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She currently lives in Colorado. When she's not spending time working on her upcoming books, you can find her talking to herself, arguing with imaginary characters (hence the talking to herself part), daydreaming, hunting magical creatures, in search of her next caffeine fix, or reading obsessively over dirty-mouth, bad boys from steamy, smutty romance books.
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Arden Hart
Arden Hart writes dark, obsessive romances that linger in the shadows. Expect possessive heroes, twisted desires, and tension that grips you until the last page.
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Jessa Halliwell
Jessa Halliwell is a Dark Romance author who writes about angsty, torturous love, that's a little fucked up and utterly consuming. Her characters are raw and flawed but they always find salvation in each other.
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She loves writing romance only slightly more than she loves reading it. She’s been known to binge read novels then spend the rest of the day sulking over the massive book hangover.
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Sorcha Black
Sorcha Black writes kink romance, both alone and co-written under the name Sparrow Beckett. When she's not writing, she's generally avoiding housework and planning her next tattoo. Sorcha lives in Canada with her husband and their horde of witty children.
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M. Violet
M Violet is a dark romance author with a flair for the dramatic. She likes whiskey, rainy nights, and writing by the fire. When she's not creating scorching hot villains for you to fall in love with, you can find her eating chocolate and binge watching her favorite shows.
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V.F.Mason always loved reading books and had quite a few fights with her mama over the genre she liked (romance, duh!) She studied filmmaking and thought that would feed her desire for stories, but that didn't happen.
Finally, when she was tired of all those voices in her head, she sat down and wrote a book. It was a huge decision to make and she thanks her friends and family for supporting her in it.
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Bianca Howards
Bianca Howards is a 30-something-year-old woman who spent most of her life dreaming up fantasy worlds and characters that live rent-free in her head. She decided to start charging them and pursued a career in writing. She hopes to make it a full-time job so that she doesn't have to go back to sweeping burrows for the mole people.
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May Sage
May Sage is a USA Today Bestselling romance writer dabbling in different genres.
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Lexie Renard
Romance, S&M Romance, Erotic Romance and Erotica writer Lexie Renard is from Toronto, Ontario, and a sketchy bar near you. If you like smut, romance, pain & pleasure, get on the email list for more - http://eepurl.com/cP-J_L (Mailing list people get a free story!) Check spam folder after signing up to make sure you receive yours.
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Megan Michaels
USA Today Bestselling Author of BDSM Romance that is Contemporary, Western Historical, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy. Her books delve into Domestic Discipline,
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Dominance/submission, and all of them have elements of BDSM. Megan Michaels' books are a sensual exploration of erotic romance. She loves a strong, alpha male who spanks, and if that man is a Dom, alien, or a cowboy...well then the perfect situation has been created
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Haruki
Haruki is the pen name of an established erotic mangaka in Japan whose popular works include Ero Ninja Scrolls, Cat in a Hot Girls' Dorm, Sense and its spinoffs, and Koroshiya-san, the 4-koma manga about Japan’s top assassin.
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Ali Hidalgo
Ali Hidalgo is a small-town kid turned big-city homebody. She spends most days writing about her little romantic fantasies and clinging to her youth, and others reading works from her favorite authors, drinking coffee, and getting home at a reasonable time. Music, sweets, and friends who just get it are amongst her favorite things. The most important thing you should know about her is that she’s very, very grateful that you’ve taken the time to be here. If you're into fun, cute, in-it-for-the-banter-and-romance type reads, consider sticking around!
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Teresa Wolf
Teresa Wolf’s favorite color? Morally grey.
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J.A. Owenby
International bestselling author J.A. Owenby grew up in a small backwoods town in Arkansas, where she learned how to swear like a sailor and spot water moccasins skimming across the lake.
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She finally ditched the south and headed to Oregon. The first winter there, she was literally blown away a few times by ninety-mile-an-hour winds and storms that rolled in off the ocean.
Eventually, she longed for quiet and headed up to snowier pastures. She now resides in Washington state with her hot nerdy husband and cat, Chloe (who frequently encourages her to drink). She spends her days coming up with ways to torture characters in a way that either makes you want to throw your book down a flight of stairs or sob hysterically into a pillow.
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Sonia Palermo
Sonia Palermo writes spicy contemporary, paranormal, and erotic romance. When she’s not immersed in writing, she enjoys cosying up on the sofa with a cup of tea and indulging in a good horror or romance movie. A true beach lover, Sonia finds inspiration along the beautiful south coast of England, where she lives. The serene seaside surroundings bring a touch of real-life magic to her stories. Sonia's work reflects her passions—spooky atmospheres, intense romance, and the charm of everyday moments, inviting readers to discover where the ordinary meets the extraordinary, with a happily ever after guaranteed.
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Amanda Hocking
AMANDA HOCKING is the author of over twenty young adult novels, including the New York Times bestselling Trylle Trilogy and Kanin Chronicles. Her love of pop culture and all things paranormal influence her writing. She spends her time in Minnesota, taking care of her menagerie of pets and working on her next book.
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Several of her books have made the New York Times Bestsellers list. Her zombie series, The Hollows, has been adapted into a graphic novel by Dynamite. She has published over twenty novels, including The Kanin Chronicles, the Watersong quartet, My Blood Approves series, the Valkyrie duology, and Freeks .
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Rayne Matthews
Rayne Matthews was born in the Desert of Southern California, and now resides in Los Angeles, with her husband, four children, two dogs, and a maniacal cat. After the "zoo" is closed each night, she enjoys reality TV, reading, and writing stories that make people question her sanity.
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She is the author of dark romances such as the Twisted Road Series, Soulless Ryders Origins Series. Reverse harem suspenseful thriller Dilemma Duet, and revenge thriller The Journal. -
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The best word to describe Trisha Baker is....Gypsy. I've flirted with every occupation from Special Education teacher to exotic dancer. My itchy feet have taken me to Las Vegas, Boston, Savannah, Amsterdam, Prague, and Budapest. I even lived in Sighiosora, Transylvania for a month when my backpacker funds ran low; earning my way by making beds in a hostel and serving boatloads of beer to to thirsty Romanians in a small, mountainside pub. An expatriate New Yorker, I currently make my home in the most beautiful city in the world, New Orleans. However, my itchy feet are urging me to see what new adventures await me on the road. In the meanwhile, I satisfy my tinker blood by reading fortunes in Jackson Square.
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Kell Frillman
Kell Frillman resides in Seattle. She works in animal rescue and enjoys spending time with her rescue pets, her horses, and her friends. She has been writing fiction since she was ten years old. The Surface Girl is her first published novel. She loves worldbuilding and her focus is on dystopian fiction.
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River Noir
River Noir is an indie author who writes steamy, dark romance with obsessive male leads. She lives in the UK with her family and loves traveling and hiking—though she secretly prefers rainy days that give her an excuse to curl up with a book or dive into a new story. A lifelong daydreamer, River finally began putting her crazy imagination to paper in mid-life and hasn’t looked back.
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She’s currently releasing a gritty, addictive novella series with bully, stalker vibes, and already has readers begging for more. Next up? A steamy vampire love triangle packed with tension, temptation, and sharp teeth.
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Zoe Rosi
I am a thriller and horror author from Oxford, UK.
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I write dark but entertaining books about the kind of people you probably wouldn't want to meet.
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Darcy Dahlia
I write dark hearted romance and love every second of it. Every dark romance I pen is a story I'm dying to tell my wonderful readers. You can expect monsters here, obsessive heroes, and heroines who give right into the dark side and love every second of it. When I’m not writing, I’m probably thinking about writing or on my merry little way to over caffeinated. I hope you enjoy and love the books I write, because writing my books is my dream come true!
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Maggie Fern
Maggie Fern is a pen name of the dark romance author Callie Moss who is known for her dark and unconventional take on romance. Maggie Fern is meant to explore all that wonderful darkness but with an otherworldly twist. For more information please visit her author website under the Maggie Fern tab
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Thalia Sanchez
Thalia is a new author born and raised in Puerto Rico, the same place where she lives, and constantly complains about the heat. She started writing at a very young age and soon discovered that craziness was what she wanted to do in life.
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Candace Robinson
I spend my days consumed by words and hoping to one day find my own DeLorean time machine. My life consists of avoiding migraines, admiring Bonsai trees, watching classic movies, and living with my husband and daughter in Texas—where it can be forty degrees one day and eighty the next!
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Lora Darc
Author of Beautiful Prey: Unmasked Duet.
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Lora likes the strange and taboo, finding love and desire in dark places.
When she isn’t writing Dark Contemporary and Paranormal Romance, she’s usually mood reading, collecting oddities, role-playing as a vampire with her friends (Tremer and Giovanni – iykyk), or watching her favorite movies (horror and scifi/fantasy). She lives in the states with her family and half a dozen pets, including her blue-tongue skink, and an alligator snapping turtle named Morla. -
Kat Bethel
Kat Bethel writes omegaverse, paranormal romance, and fantasy romance.
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A.J. Brooks
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Charlotte E. Hart
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Hailing from the depths of the quiet British countryside, Charlotte likes nothing better than sinking into her characters dark and devious world's. Sometimes they're kinky, sometimes they're twisted, and sometimes they're a serious hold on tight situation, but her stories are always filled with romance and love in some form.
"Life is a torrent of differences, different needs and wants, and it doesn't always end that well. Yet we strive to find our countering balance, hopeful for a happy every after. "
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Sabre Rose
Sabre Rose is an author of contemporary and dark romance. She writes about love and lust. Flawed people in messy relationships. Happiness and heartbreak. Loyalty and betrayal.
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With stories as unpredictable as they are steamy and intense, Sabre draws you into the lives of her characters and their dysfunctional families.
Living in the deep south of New Zealand, she enjoys reading and binge-watching television programmes. Occasionally she does other things such as housework.
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Juliet Coven
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Nyx Graves
Nyx Graves is an indie dark romance author. She resides in a small town in North Carolina with her husband, two kids, and her many four-legged children. Her favorite things in the world-other than her family-is music, Halloween, and reading her never-ending TBR.
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Between chasing kids and dogs who love getting wrapped into mischief, and being active in the Bookstagram community, she manages to find the time to write-here and there. -
Jody Calkins
Jody Calkins grew up in the Minnesotan woods and now lives in rural Virginia with her family. She has a degree in classical studies and literature, loves studying languages, and writes young adult speculative fiction.
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Check out her debut novel SHATTERED and her latest YA thrillers TAINTED and BOUGHT!
More information and her blog can be found at: https://jodycalkins.com. Be sure to follow her on Twitter (@JodyCalkins) and Facebook (@JodyCalkinsBiz) for more details about upcoming book releases and tales of the writing life. -
Liv Bennett
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Cyran Faringray
Cyran [ˈsɪ-ræn] Faringray is a queer, chronically ill author of deeply emotional, dark (nec)romantic novels with a touch of horror and morally black villains as love interests. Their character-driven stories feature magic, monsters and everything in between.
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Though redemption arcs won’t ever be found in their books, all endings are happy ones.
When they’re not writing, Cyran is usually playing videogames, reading, napping or spending time with their partner and their dog. Their adoration for anything macabre—and erotic—runs deep, and is mirrored in their ever-growing collection of art prints.
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Kindra Woods
Kindra loves to write all kinds of books and is also known as McKayla Schutt and USA Today Bestselling Author! Here you'll see naughty princes and men who will make you drool. No magic here, if you want that check out the Schutt side. 😉
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She's a stay at home mom of two in the state of Wyoming. Born in California, she misses the hot weather all the time. Her goal- to write as many sexy books as possible. However, being a mom of two little ones can take time but she is pushing to finish her work to get more books out for her lovely fans.
Ever since she was little, she wanted to be a writer, but doubters said that it would be impossible to make money at it. She is pushing herself hard to show them they are wrong.
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Shay Stone
Shay Stone embodies resilience, overcoming the odds despite being diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age. She has forged a burgeoning career as a dark romance thriller and fiction author. Throughout her school years, Shay battled crippling anxiety, which left her feeling like an outcast and very much alone as a kid.
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Raised as an only child without parents under the loving and protective wings of her paraplegic grandmother, Shay found refuge from life's hardships within the realms of her own creation. When tragedy struck and she lost her grandmother—the woman who had been both her best friend and mother—Shay fell into a deep, dark hole, unable to cope with the loss. She retracted immensely from reality, seeking solace in the depths of her im -
Heleva Risque
Heleva Risque is not afraid to get her hands dirty, and neither are the heroes she writes. From complete alphaholes to grumpy, brooding bad boys, and everything in between, her heroes are walking red flags and trauma-filled shells of their former selves, but by the end of each story, not only will you want to cry for these wounded, unhinged men, but you'll be crawling into their beds, begging to be their good girls.
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And you'll love every minute of it.
Ms. Risque has several series on the docket, including her leading mafia romance series, the Khula City Crime Syndicate, and a standalone, one-shot romance so dark, so filthy, so sinful, that you'll need the confessional on Sunday to cleanse your soul.
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Rowan Merrick
Born and raised in the Pacific northwest, Rowan spends her days dreaming of less cloudy realities where people find love with all manner of monsters. When not writing, she's chasing around her three partners, the tiny demon they created, and her pet hellhound.
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Deann Soleil
Deann Soleil is a self-published author based in Virginia who focuses on writing forbidden romances. When not writing, she is a full-time social worker who works with victims of community violence to help them overcome their traumatic experiences.
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Margo Smythe
Margo is a software engineer by day and a writer of spicy ruin by night. Her stories feature morally grey characters, high stakes and haunting choices, and seldom come without a dose of emotional damage.
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When Margo is not lost in books, hers or others’, she is travelling, gaming, or hiking. She currently lives in Prague but tends to move wherever curiosity pulls her. -
Emma Winters
Emma Winters is a twenty-something New Adult writer from Down Under, with a love of everything Stateside. She was that weird girl at school who bought books instead of clothes, preferred the library to the schoolyard, made literary jokes that no one understood, and crushed on fictional characters instead of real boys.
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While she is studying to become a teacher by day, by night Emma appeases the voices in her head by giving them life on paper. When she isn't tapping frantically at her keyboard, Emma can be found trawling marketplaces for teacups, performing embarrassing dance moves in public and private, annoying her long-suffering boyfriend with Shiny New Ideas, or planning for the zombie apocalypse, which she is sincerely excited about.
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Mia Ford
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I am a contemporary romance writer who loves strong, gorgeous, Greek God-like alpha men who love protecting their sassy and sexy women. -
Jonesy Elise
Jonesy Elise writes romance inspired by the Saturday morning shows she watched growing up. Her stories are real genre mashers. If she isn't writing those, she's composing contemporary stories about the eccentric people who read her paranormal/sci-fi/romance mashups.
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No matter what she writes, the FMC will come to voice, the characters will be memorable, and they’ll get their HEA (or HFN).
She likes her romance spicy. So, read with a glass of milk. -
Evie Kent
Evie Kent is a dark paranormal romance author who loves a possessive anti-hero and a strong-willed heroine. She has been #teamvillain for as long as she can remember, and thinks the dark side definitely has more fun.
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Her work errs toward soft dark, and features soulmate-level romances with dubious beginnings, along with a dash of angst and a dollop of kink. -
D.M. Simmons
Hi, I’m D.M. Simmons—author, romance lover, and believer that every heart deserves its own love story. Whether it’s a slow burn that builds until you’re ready to combust, or a fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat romance with all the twists, I write emotionally charged stories with heart, heat, and a healthy dose of banter. I love building rich, layered worlds filled with chemistry-soaked characters who make you laugh, cry, and swoon—sometimes all in one chapter!
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My stories explore all shades of love—from forbidden sparks and second chances to unspoken feelings and the kind of longing that spans centuries. I love small towns, sports, and fantastical worlds, with books published in each, and more on the way!
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Johnna Dee
Author Johnna Dee is a fantasy romance writer who has three series out at the time of publication. Initially, her creative journey began with poetry, where she honed her skills in crafting evocative and lyrical verses. As her passion for storytelling grew, she ventured into the realm of novels, weaving intricate plots and enchanting worlds that transport readers to extraordinary realms.
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Jennell Brown
Jennell Brown was born on the beautiful island of Jamaica, and currently resides in Maryland, USA.
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She loves anything involving romance with a happily-ever-after, whether in books, movies, or real life. She writes contemporary romance, as well as romantic suspense and poetry. She also enjoys cooking, crocheting, exploring nature trails. When Jennell isn't writing, she's hanging out with her amazing husband, doing volunteer work, or reading a good book (a romance, of course). -
C.J. Willis
C.J. is born and bred in the desert of Nevada, where she currently resides in Central Oregon. Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, she has a soft spot for beautiful green mountainous areas and has an eternal love for the Oregon coast. When she isn't writing she can be found reading, listening to music, or working on her tattoo collection. She is an author of dark romance and loves connecting with her readers. Her love of dark humor and swoony characters heavily influences her work.
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S.C. Muir
S. C. Muir (she/they) is a queer scientist and writer from New York. She has a B.S. in Chemistry from Binghamton University and is pursuing her M.S. in Chemistry. When they can tear themself from a book, S. C. enjoys hiking, rock climbing, and watching TV shows like Schitt's Creek and Our Flag Means Death.
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Currently, S. C. is working on marketing the first two books in The Dual Mage Series and writing the third, and final, book. They hope to spend much of 2024 writing new stories. -
Amber Faye
Amber writes romance featuring flawed characters with sizzling connections.
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K.L. Wilde
Award winning author K.L. Wilde is a bad influence and an avid reader who found her calling when she turned her hand to writing erotica. She is all about the Happily Ever After - just ask her about it! She loves reading, traveling to exotic locales, and long walks with her Norwegian Forest cat. When she’s not writing, she can be found donating blood just so she can get the free cookies. She has an endless affection for all genres of romance including an inexplicable fondness for zombies. She lives in Australia with a menagerie of kids and animals and a very patient spouse. She once made a devilish pact to never grow old... just don’t ask her about it.
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