Megan Bowen
I write stories with a lot of heart and a little heat. My books range from cozy slice of life tales to paranormal romance with a touch of murder mystery.
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Holly June Smith
Holly June Smith is a writer and romance addict who is constantly falling in love with fictional heroes and dreaming up new ones.
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Nela Mičková
[EN] Nela Mičková is a Czech author who recently began publishing in English. Writing has been her lifelong love—she completed her first novel at thirteen, and at just seventeen, she published her official debut, The Kingdom in the Stone, in 2023. Its sequel, Cracks in the Stone, followed in 2024—both released in her home country, where the duology quickly found success. The series now marks a rare step for Czech YA fiction into the global market—bringing a blend of dark fantasy, emotional depth, and fairytale vibes to a wider audience.
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When she’s not writing about cold-hearted kings or cooking witch potions, she’s studying molecular biology, lifting heavy weights, or re-reading her favorite fantasy novels for the hundredth time.
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Arianne Nicks
Hi there! I'm Arianne Nicks, a coffee-fueled self-published author who loves writing romance woven with magic ✨
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My debut work is a paranormal romance trilogy, the "Soul Erosion" series, completed in 2024.
My upcoming book, "Sweets and Sycamores," is a cozy witchy slow burn romance releasing in September 2025!
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Allison Paige
Allison Paige’s dark fantasy novels are inspired by her nightmares and dreams. Her stories shed light on villains and the darker side of what it takes to make a hero.
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Her debut novel After the Bees was derived from the important message that without bees we have no future. This inspired the continuance of Raum and Leah's story that has now become the Revelation Trilogy where each book has an underlying environmental message.
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Telicia McSwan
Telicia McSwan is a fiction writer who swapped city lights for country skies when she moved from Brisbane to Longreach, Queensland. What began as a creative outlet during maternity leave quickly turned into a passion project with the release of her debut novel, Hunted—a bold first step that opened the door to the many stories she’s been waiting to tell. A lifelong dreamer with a soft spot for make-believe, Telicia has been crafting short stories since childhood. When she’s not writing, she’s off on an adventure with her husband, two kids, and a pair of fur-babies who are convinced they run the household
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Elsie Bea
Elsie Bea is a contemporary romance author from Richmond, Virginia. She lives 'out in the sticks' with her incorrigible husband, two crazy kids, and gaggle of dogs, ducks and chickens. When she isn't writing inappropriately steamy romcoms, you can find her dancing and singing in her kitchen or spending time with family.
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Mala Scott
Mala Scott is a contemporary romance author who writes steamy, emotional love stories featuring resilient heroines and the men who fall hard for them. When she’s not writing about the messy, gritty side of love, Mala can be found lost in a book or experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen. She lives in California with her husband and kids, where she finds inspiration in everyday moments and the beauty of imperfection.
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Athena Hawthorne
Athena Hawthorne is a contemporary romance author whose stories blend lyrical prose with emotional intensity. In her world, love is consuming, characters ache beautifully, and devotion runs deep.
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She writes about obsessive heroes who fall hard—and often first—for the women who undo them. Her heroines are complex, self-possessed, and quietly strong—the kind of women who bring powerful men to their knees—and keep them there.
Athena aims to craft love stories that linger long after the last page, where sensuality meets emotional resonance and every happily ever after is hard-won.
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Jennifer M. Waldrop
JENNIFER writes stories that explore the human experience — searching for clarity in the chaos, meaning in the unexpected, and connection through the characters we come to love. Her work spans from lush fantasy romance to quirky speculative fiction, all rooted in emotional truth, hidden layers, and a touch of the unexpected. Whether she’s exploring love, death, or the weird magic in between, she’s here for readers who crave stories that surprise, resonate, and stay with you long after the final page.
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When she’s not writing, you might find her whipping together her favorite dark chocolate mousse, lost in the minutia of one of her excel spreadsheets, or power walking a beach in front of her house in the Turks and Caicos. -
Zela Bedrick
Zela Bedrick is the author of the epic fantasy duology Sorcery’s Reign.
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Zela Bedrick left a successful career in media and marketing to pursue a more creatively fulfilling path. After honing her skills in interactive storytelling for video games and apps, she turned to long-form fiction—where her love of immersive worlds and layered characters could truly take root.
Today, she brings that same sense of immersion and emotional depth to her sweeping fantasy novels, crafting tales of courtly intrigue, ancient magic, and characters whose destinies are earned, not given.
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Krysta Pa'e
Krysta Pa’e is a Hawai’i born, Los Angeles-based romance author.
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Allison Paige
Allison Paige’s dark fantasy novels are inspired by her nightmares and dreams. Her stories shed light on villains and the darker side of what it takes to make a hero.
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Her debut novel After the Bees was derived from the important message that without bees we have no future. This inspired the continuance of Raum and Leah's story that has now become the Revelation Trilogy where each book has an underlying environmental message.
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Elodie Colliard
Elodie Colliard is a Canadian and French romance author. She currently lives in Montreal with her two very needy cats and her romance-worthy partner.
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An avid reader (and dreamer) since childhood, she never gets tired of watching people fall in love. After all, she's a Cancer through and through, and emotions are her specialty.
When she’s not immersed in reading or working her other full-time job in politics, you can find Elodie crocheting, cuddling with her cats or behind her keyboard, creating the heartfelt, empowering love stories everyone can dream of. -
Arianne Nicks
Hi there! I'm Arianne Nicks, a coffee-fueled self-published author who loves writing romance woven with magic ✨
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My debut work is a paranormal romance trilogy, the "Soul Erosion" series, completed in 2024.
My upcoming book, "Sweets and Sycamores," is a cozy witchy slow burn romance releasing in September 2025!
If you want to become part of my lovely community, you can subscribe to my newsletter here:
https://ariannenicks.com/newsletter/
You can always find me on one of my Social Media accounts below:
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D.L. Darby
D.L. Darby lives in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband, dog, and cat. When she’s not working at her salon, she enjoys reading, hiking (when the weather is nice), and watching silly reality t.v. shows. She loves to travel and one day hopes to be able to attend all of the bookish conventions in one year.
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Holly June Smith
Holly June Smith is a writer and romance addict who is constantly falling in love with fictional heroes and dreaming up new ones.
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Originally from the North East of Scotland, she now lives in Hertfordshire, England.
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Misti Wilds
Just a smut-lover listening to angsty love songs on repeat.
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Misti Wilds loves watching characters pine after one another from afar--until a tall, dark, and brooding alpha male says f*ck this and claims his woman. But one man isn't enough these days--Misti's got her hands full when it comes to writing multiple dark and delicious men with violence in their hearts and a declaration of love etched on the barrel of their guns.
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Elsie Bea
Elsie Bea is a contemporary romance author from Richmond, Virginia. She lives 'out in the sticks' with her incorrigible husband, two crazy kids, and gaggle of dogs, ducks and chickens. When she isn't writing inappropriately steamy romcoms, you can find her dancing and singing in her kitchen or spending time with family.
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Britt Lynn
Britt Lynn is a self publishing author who enjoys writing about Morally Grey, Obsessive men. Her true love is a good Hockey Romance adding in dark elements and pulling from personal experiences as a younger sister of a goalie. But she also loves to write a good Thrilling Dark Mafia Romance that will take you on a wild ride through many twists and turns, leaving you on the edge. She will also grab those emotions and have you crying one minute, to pissing you off, to having you crying again while you laugh.
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Rhiannon Hargadon
There was a willow I loved by a creek; sometimes I slept there. I was never afraid, alone in the dark. There was nothing to fear from water and trees and fairytales.
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The real monsters were always people.
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Can we forgive injustice?
Do we accept the fate forced upon us?
Should we fight, no matter the cost?
How do we move on from great loss?
What would you trade to relive one moment?
I write folklore and mythology inspired dark fantasy. Emphasis on dark. I don't shy away from serious issues and emotions: suicide, depression, mental illness, abuse, death, infertility, and assault are all in my books. These are not for pleasure or shock value, but because I want to write about authentic pain and suffering, and how we heal ourselves through the bad th -
Nadia El-Fassi
Nadia El-Fassi is a half-Moroccan, half-Australian author of spicy romance and fantasy. She has an addiction to iced coffee, period dramas, buying D&D dice and watching horror movies. They live in London with their husband and perfectly round cat. Best Hex Ever is her debut novel. You can find them on Instagram @nadiaelfassiauthor
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Blake Gallows
Blake lives in the Pacific Northwest and while she's not writing or reading she's typically living the lavish life of a domestic goddess. Caring for her energy leeches aka her three children, husband, and two Rottweilers.
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Blake loves nature, camping, riding dirt bikes with the family, and all forms of art. She dabbles in photography, watercolor painting, and loves music.
2024 has been a whirlwind of a debut year with three books and a short story being published. What comes next? Blake has plans for 2025, stick around to find out what she is up to. -
Jessica Jude
Jessica Jude writes emotionally-charged kissing (among other things) books about royals and the elite. Her aim in all of her stories is to make you fall in love with the characters and use up box after box of tissues. Her characters are strong and independent, who make plenty of morally gray decisions. She likes her women fierce and her men possessive.
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Her favorite scenes to write are arguments. She's been known to stir up drama in her own life when she gets bored, and her family is glad she has an outlet for her occasional Blair-Waldorfism. She lives in a big old house in the midwestern United States with her high-school sweetheart. She has dreamed of being an author since she was six and wrote her first book about a girl named Mary who got -
Claudia Ambrose
Claudia Ambrose has loved writing for as long as she can remember. BUILD YOU UP is her debut novel. When she's not writing, she lives in Virginia with her husband and far too many cats.
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MéLisa Ryun
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MéLisa Ryun is our pen name, and we're a husband-wife duo who've been finishing each other's sentences (and steamy scenes) for nearly 30 years. We left the glitz of Hollywood for the glitter of Vegas. Despite calling Sin City home, we say what happens in Vegas should definitely not stay in Vegas-not when it comes to our scorching hot romcoms.We spend our days in a death match of yoga and joke-writing. It's like we're competing in a bizarre reality show where the winner gets to avoid stepping outside into Satan's armpit. We used to write for Hollywood and YouTube. Now we write books and social media posts. It's basically the same thing, except now our audience can read ¿ Maybe we'll trauma dump about our life in LA in a book someday. Or mayb -
Samm Wilde
Samm Wilde is a romance author who weaves words into worlds filled with humor and heart.
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When she isn’t obsessing over word count, second-guessing plot points, or anxiously deciding between synonyms—you can find her lying on the ground with her dog or eating emotional support cake.
Samm writes to remind us all that love, even with all its imperfect quirks, is a feeling worth embracing.
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Isla Starling
Isla Starling writes emotionally charged, angsty, contemporary romance with a forbidden edge. Her stories explore age-gap dynamics, complicated desires, and the kind of tension that keeps you turning pages late into the night. A proud mom and animal lover, Isla lives in the US with a house full of chaos and cuddles (courtesy of her many pets). When she’s not writing, she’s usually lost in a book, chasing her kids and pets, or plotting her next forbidden love story.
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Athena Hawthorne
Athena Hawthorne is a contemporary romance author whose stories blend lyrical prose with emotional intensity. In her world, love is consuming, characters ache beautifully, and devotion runs deep.
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She writes about obsessive heroes who fall hard—and often first—for the women who undo them. Her heroines are complex, self-possessed, and quietly strong—the kind of women who bring powerful men to their knees—and keep them there.
Athena aims to craft love stories that linger long after the last page, where sensuality meets emotional resonance and every happily ever after is hard-won.
Athena writes under a pen name and keeps her identity tucked quietly away—after all, isn’t every love story better with a little mystery? -
Joan Silverhill
Indie author, educator, and semi-professional overthinker. I enjoy tea, Netflix binge sessions, and suffocating my fur babies with cuddles. I live in Sweden with my gorgeous Viking husband, headstrong toddler, and a deep fear of being asked what my book is about at a party.
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Lindsey Brounstein
Lindsey Brounstein worked in the publishing industry for fifteen years and now spends her days as a freelance editor and author in New Hampshire. For as long as she can remember, Lindsey has had a crazy cast of characters kicking around inside her head. Sometimes, she likes to put two of them in the same room to see what happens. When Lindsey’s not writing, she loves immersing herself in both board and video games, knitting and — of course — reading.
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Visha Graves
Visha Graves writes blood-soaked love stories where desire turns deadly and every emotion demands a price. A dark romance and horror author, her books straddle the line between passion and perdition—infusing haunted carnivals, twisted obsession, and theatrical vengeance into every page. Off the stage, Visha is a devoted wife, proud boy mom, and dog mama who finds magic in the mundane. Whether she’s baking in a storm-lit kitchen or sketching nightmares beneath the stars, her life is a balancing act of beauty and brutality.
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V.I. Davis
V.I. writes romance with a touch of fantasy and magic. She’s currently in her vampire era. When she’s not weaving tales filled with fierce heroines and devoted heroes, you’ll find her curled up on the sofa, lost in a book, with a blanket and delicious treats by her side. If you want to follow along on her author journey, you can sign up for her newsletter (www.vidavisauthor.com) or find her on Instagram (@vidavis.author).
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Emerie Hart
Emerie began writing in her thirties, yearning for sex-positive, complex stories that center firmly around adults, the challenges they face, and the pain they're recovering from.
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She takes the sensual themes of adult romance and expands on them with beautifully messy connections in the form of friendship, family, and community. Her novels live in the gray margin, where nothing is cut and dry, good or evil, truth or lies.
Just as likely to make you giggle, sigh, and cry, Emerie's novels spark thought and empathy, and will stay with you long after the pages shut.
A California girl at heart, Emerie soaks up the sunshine with her fur companion, BB, as often as she can. She's a lover of iced coffee, Danish pastries, Sunday waffles, big families, -
Emily B. Rose
Emily B Rose grew up addicted to storytelling in all its forms, and always knew she would have a career in something creative. With a bachelor's degree in creative writing, she settled on books as her favorite form of storytelling, though you will still find her glued to the tv watching her favorite sitcom or nerdy movie series, or belting show tunes in her apartment (to the annoyance of her cats).
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California born and raised she can be found wherever the closest beach or bookstore is, or curled up at home trying to convince her cats to cuddle with her 24/7.
Emily is a proudly fat, demibisexual, ADHD woman who wants her stories to reflect people often ignored, especially in love stories. She hopes her books will make people feel less alone, an -
Laurel Holl
Your new indie romance author bestie, Laurel Holl (she/they), is a thirty-something bisexual disaster who got yelled at for reading her library books in math class growing up.
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Laurel graduated from school with plans to write the next Great American Novel—which she’s doing, since so far all of her books are set in America and they’re pretty great (in her opinion). She writes contemporary romance with heart and brings her lived experience with disability, body positivity, and neurodivergence to her stories.
Laurel lives in the Midwest with their husband, dog, and two cats. When they’re not crying over a word document, you can find them reading, swearing at their video games, or stopping on the hiking trail every 15 feet to take a picture of som -
Samantha B. Cummings
Samantha B. Cummings is a published Young Adult Fantasy author known for her atmospheric, character-driven novels. She specialises in genre-blending, often pulling elements from Dark Academia and mystery to create immersive worlds filled with complex magic systems and unforgettable monsters.
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Her works include the well-loved Moons & Magic series, and the newly released Dark Academia novel, The Moon Is a Door, which delves into themes of grief, loyalty, and the secrets buried in old libraries and hidden societies.
When not writing, Samantha hosts a popular podcast discussing what it takes to be an indie author. Find out more on her website, and connect with her via her newsletter, The Coven. -
S.Y.K. Kelly
Author of BRINGER OF DEATH, the first in the Cruel Gods series--a dark fantasy greek mythology retelling.
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