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Lena Moore

Lena Moore is an Australian based author who writes multiple genres such as Dark Romance, Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense and Paranormal Romance just to name a few.

Lena is also a loving and annoying wife and a mother of three boys with her qualification in Counselling, and is a certified birth and postnatal doula. She loves listening, singing and headbanging to metal music and spending time with her family.

When not writing you'll find her brainstorming more sinfully twisted stories with inked up alphas or in the downward dog position getting her yoga on, reading or cooking for the village.

"I try and focus my writing on deep, dark and all things taboo, because hey, we all have a little darkness lurking.”

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Adeline Franklin

Adeline Franklin is a twisted soul lurking in the shadows of rural Australia, crafting emotional labyrinths that weave through darkness, desire, tension, and terror. Her stories aren’t for the faint of heart—she thrives on creating heartbreakingly beautiful chaos, where love and horror dance in equal measure.
When she’s not conjuring nightmares or setting hearts ablaze, she’s indulging in her greatest obsession: pickles and chilli. Separately, together—any way she can get them. If there’s a way to add spice and tang to life, she’s already there.

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Elliott Rose

Elliott Rose is a bestselling author of romance on the forbidden and deliciously dark side. She lives in a teeny tiny beachside community in the south of Aotearoa, New Zealand with her partner and three rescue dogs.

Find her with a witchy brew in hand, a notebook overflowing with book ideas, or wandering along the beach.

Join her reader group The Cauldron for exclusive giveaways, BTS details, first looks at character art/inspo, and intimate chats about new and ongoing projects. 

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Kate Stewart

New York Times, USA Today, Amazon Charts, and Internationally bestselling author Kate Stewart, a Texas native, lives in North Carolina with her husband, Nick. Nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains, Kate pens messy, sexy, angst-filled contemporary romance, as well as romantic comedy and erotic suspense.

The Ravenhood Trilogy, consisting of Flock, Exodus, and The Finish Line, as well as the spinoff series, Ravenhood Legacy, have become NYT, USA Today, and International bestsellers as well as TikTok sensations. The Ravenhood was recently acquired for film adaptation with Kate set to co-write the script, as well as executive produce, which will kickstart her lifelong dream of becoming a filmmaker.

Amongst Kate’s other bestselling works, The Bit

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Lena Moore

Lena Moore is an Australian based author who writes multiple genres such as Dark Romance, Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense and Paranormal Romance just to name a few.

Lena is also a loving and annoying wife and a mother of three boys with her qualification in Counselling, and is a certified birth and postnatal doula. She loves listening, singing and headbanging to metal music and spending time with her family.

When not writing you'll find her brainstorming more sinfully twisted stories with inked up alphas or in the downward dog position getting her yoga on, reading or cooking for the village.

"I try and focus my writing on deep, dark and all things taboo, because hey, we all have a little darkness lurking.”

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Abby Millsaps

Abby Millsaps is an author and storyteller who's been obsessed with writing romance since middle school. In eighth grade, she failed to qualify for the Power of the Pen State Championships because all her submissions contained the same theme: young people falling in love. #LookAtHerNow

She's best known for writing unapologetically angsty romance that causes emotional damage for her readers. Abby prides herself in writing authentic characters while weaving mental health, chronic illness, and neurodiverse representation into the fabric of her stories.

Abby met her husband at a house party the summer before her freshman year of college. He had a secret pizza stashed in the trunk of his car that he was saving for a midnight snack—how was she supp

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Cori Zahara

Just a weirdo, who has imaginary people talking to her...who she then writes books on, starting with the end of their story. Yes, I told you...weird.

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Steph Macca

Bestselling Dark Romance Author
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Willow McQuerry

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Tatum Dire

Tatum Dire writes dark romance—stories that dive into the messy, intense emotions people often keep hidden. She enjoys weaving raw, emotional journeys that push boundaries in the most twisted ways, though she may dabble in a little bit of everything as her career progresses.

What she’s most proud of is her ability to create characters and worlds that feel real and flawed, where readers can see pieces of themselves in the struggles, heartbreaks, and hopes, all while still creating a fictional world that takes you away from this one.

What drives her isn’t just storytelling, but the freedom in it—the chance to weave raw emotion, lived experiences, and even the wildest dreams into something that resonates. For Tatum, the greatest reward is knowin

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Dana LeeAnn

Dana LeeAnn lives for the dark side of romance—the stalkier, the better. She originally used writing as an outlet to heal herself, but found it addictive, and has never stopped. Her books are packed with suspense and questionable love interests that will leave your heart racing at the turn of every page. When she’s not dreaming up new ways to torture her characters (and readers), she can be found in northern Colorado, exploring the mountains or dragging her husband into a new project around the house.

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Anastasija White

Anastasija is an indie author who spends her days creating swoon-worthy and steamy stories that will make your heart race. Her writing is filled with flawed and relatable characters that you'll find yourself rooting for. Whether you're in the mood for angsty drama or steamy romance, her stories take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions with guaranteed happy endings.

When she's not writing, she loves to lose herself in reading books, rewatching her favorite tv-shows and spending time with her son. She loves traveling and exploring the world, and then including places she visited in her novels.

If you're a fan of romance that leaves you breathless and begging for more, Anastasija is the author for you. Connect with her on Instagram and TikT

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C. Hebert

Commonly known as Cyn, C. Hebert is a multi-genre author who loves to paint a pretty, yet horrific, picture woven together with absolute chaos. True gravevard reads.
While most authors like to write happily ever afters, C. Hebert prefers to take her stories in the opposite direction, delivering darker tales with a hint of madness, tugging at your heartstrings.
She is a self proclaimed manic write who loves to constantly push herself to do more.

C. Hebert is a published poet and writes darker, more unique works under a secondary pen name, which is an International Best Seller. It is listed on her social media.

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Effie Campbell

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Alexandra St. Pierre

Lover of all things dark and twisted.
Obsessed with themes of death.
Harbinger of characters with ‘black cat energy.’
Love is love.
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K.T. Maddan

Katie has always possessed a talent for crafting captivating stories. She loves crafting characters with profound depth and is passionate about narrating their stories. When she's not busy creating your next literary delight, she enjoys indulging in PC gaming sessions with her partner or showering affection on her beloved fur babies.

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Zepphora

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Chloe Higgins

Chloe lives by the beach in New South Wales, Australia, with her two fluffy cats, partner, and twin sister. Ever since she was young, she has always loved to read and create stories in her mind whenever an idea presented itself and got into the romance genre in high school by reading "After" by Anna Todd on Wattpad. In recent years, her love for storytelling grew and she decided it was finally time to put pen to paper and share her ideas. She is always coming up with new ideas, so stay tuned for future projects.

Get book updates by following her socials:

Instagram: @chloehigginsauthor

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Website: chloehigginsauthor.com.au

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/chloehigginsauthor

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Carisse Lee

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D. Vessa

D. Vessa is a romantic suspense author who loves a morally gray alpha, the color black and a good Aperol Spritz. She lives on the east coast with her family. When she is not writing she spends her time running from her problems, and wondering what color to dye her hair next.

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Ab. Cynthe

Ab. Cynthe is an International Best Selling author who decided to create this specific pen name to showcase her darker, spicier, more horrific works. She is known for her retellings and monsters and has close to a dozen published works in total, with many more set to release within the next year.

If you're in search of a short read packed with triggering chaos, look no further.

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Maren Riley

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Alexandra Banks

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Saige Parker

Saige Parker lives in the rainy Pacific Northwest with her ever-supportive husband. A lifelong bookworm, she took the plunge into indie publishing after sharing her dark romance stories with a passionate reader group—and realized it was time to go bigger.

Drawn to the sinister side of storytelling, Saige creates pitch-black love stories featuring villainous characters you can’t help but fall for…mostly. With a passion for diving deep into the messy, complicated emotions that make us human, she loves exploring what makes people who they are by crafting characters that are often seen as irredeemable, unlovable, and purely chaotic.

Welcome to her wicked world—filled with dark hearts, and darker love.

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Adeline Franklin

Adeline Franklin is a twisted soul lurking in the shadows of rural Australia, crafting emotional labyrinths that weave through darkness, desire, tension, and terror. Her stories aren’t for the faint of heart—she thrives on creating heartbreakingly beautiful chaos, where love and horror dance in equal measure.
When she’s not conjuring nightmares or setting hearts ablaze, she’s indulging in her greatest obsession: pickles and chilli. Separately, together—any way she can get them. If there’s a way to add spice and tang to life, she’s already there.

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D.M. Henderson

D.M. Henderson is an Australian Spicy Romance & Erotica Author.

After joining the Bookstagram community during her maternity leave in 2024; she finally got the courage to write her debut — Fires Creek — a taboo, scorchingly spicy cowboy novella.

An avid reader since childhood, her first dive into the world of erotic romance were Rebecca Chance’s ‘Divas’ novels. Some of her favourite authors include; Erin Page, Elliott Rose, Lauren Biel, H.D. Carlton, Brynne Weaver, Navessa Allen and Leigh Rivers.

She is also passionate Dungeons & Dragons player/Dungeon Master. She favours Bard and Druid classes, usually opting to play an Elf or Tabaxi (Cat person) race.

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D. Kathleen McAteer

As an author, D. Kathleen combines her love of high fantasy, dark romance, and mental health awareness.

An only child, from a young age D. Kathleen always felt more at home with her nose in a book, preferably something with magic, mythical beasts, and a badass female protagonist. Combined with far too many times watching movies like Beauty and the Beast, Labyrinth, and Bram Stoker's Dracula, it was always a foregone conclusion that she would end up falling for the morally grey villain.

D. Kathleen currently resides in Southwest Washington with her husband, two cats, and a plethora of wild birds demanding offerings. When not working, writing, or reading, she can be found outside in her gardens, marveling at the beauty of nature.

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