Santana Knox
Santana Knox is a Brazilian author, a South American immigrant, a mother, wife and witch.
Santana got tired of letting the voices in her head drive her crazy, and decided to write down the stories they were begging to tell instead. A lover of the unusual, and a hopeless romantic when it comes to toxic villains, Santana's books should always be taken with a grain of salt, specifically the kind that keeps demons away.
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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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D. Sabia
D. Sabia, also known as Dani Sabia, is an author who writes dark romance novels, immersing readers in a world of forbidden love and twisted desires. She lives in a small town in upstate NY with her husband. When she's not writing, you'll find her gaming on her PC, reading dark romances, crafting, or, her absolute fave, napping.
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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.
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Harper Ashley
Harper Ashley is a college student, mother, and romance author who has a unique ability to craft characters and relationships that resonate deeply with readers.
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When Harper isn’t writing, she’s working hard towards her degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, along with a minor in Political Science.
Her storytelling displays her creativity, often illustrating character-driven narratives that focus on relatability and emotional connections that keep readers asking for more.
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Violet Taylor
Violet Taylor is a crystal and candle shop owner by day and a paranormal romance novelist by night. She spends her free time fantasizing about living in an isolated mountain cabin with her wonderful husband and herd of fur babies. She prefers her books with magic, mates, and plenty of muscles.
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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.
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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. -
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.
My main genres are romance and fantasy. Some of my content is very dark, but it varies by book/series, so please check the content warnings in each book before diving in!
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Elizabeth Gray
Elizabeth Gray is the author of the psychological thriller Blue Hill Blood. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she's active on social media connecting with her readers.
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Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. Elizabeth can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen.
Elizabeth Gray also writes under the pen name K Webster where she is the author of dozens of romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance.
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M.D. LaBelle
M.D. LaBelle is a well-known award-winning author known for horror, romance, fantasy, thriller, mystery, and children's books, with over 80 titles including novels, novellas, and short stories. She has sold over three million copies of her books and has them in both physical stores around the world and online. M.D. LaBelle has also won several awards. Among them is the Goodnovel Thriller Chillers Award in 2021, and Inkitt's Mystery Competition in 2022. Plus, three awards from Bookauthority.org in 2024 & 2025 for The Circus. While she has traveled the globe, she has lived in Michigan her whole life and now lives with her husband and several of her children in Mount Pleasant, MI.
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Shassii
Love creates art, pain creates strength and acceptance creates healing. Just two broken souls trying to give you all three! Me and my partner have always both been artistic in our own nature and we have found a way to blend those pieces of us together and create something magical.
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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.
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Alexia Onyx
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🪦🥀🕯️
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characters that haunt you, romance to die for
Alexia Onyx is a dark romance and horror author who loves exploring the dark side of humanity. In her books, you can expect to find plus-size/fat representation, queer relationships, and mental health themes. Alexia lives in sunny San Diego but mentally, she’s somewhere cold and rainy. She’s a little obsessed with Halloween, her adorably plump cat, and bubbly water, which she truly does need to survive. When she’s not writing, you can find Alexia surrounded by her fall-scented candles while hiding from the world with her latest read, scream-singing along to her favorite songs, or gleefully curating playlists and mood boards for her next book. -
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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Kinsley Kincaid
Kinsley Kincaid is a long time fan of psychotic dark book boyfriends. She does not limit it to just Dark Romance but Taboo as well, yes the scandal!
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She enjoys pushing boundaries, so don’t be surprised when you see this also reflected in her work. Be sure to stalk her on her socials and reader group shared with Isla Gray; Tainted N Taboo. -
Nouha Jullienne
Nouha Jullienne is a dark romance author who writes steamy stories about alpha males and badass women. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading and spending time with her family and wiener dog.
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Nouha lives in the capital city of Canada where she works in information management. As a political science graduate, she’s written her fair share of dissertations, but also wished to write her own stories. So, she finally decided to put pen to paper and start her writing journey in 2022.
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D. Sabia
D. Sabia, also known as Dani Sabia, is an author who writes dark romance novels, immersing readers in a world of forbidden love and twisted desires. She lives in a small town in upstate NY with her husband. When she's not writing, you'll find her gaming on her PC, reading dark romances, crafting, or, her absolute fave, napping.
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Naomi Loud
Writer, occasional poet, and full-time witch, Naomi Loud is known for her angsty and heartfelt stories. Whether it be dark romance or contemporary, she loves to explore the complexities of the human condition and find the common thread that connects us all. Naomi lives in Montreal, Canada, with her husband and three cats, but secretly wishes she could live underwater.
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Lauren Biel
Lauren’s stories are often emotionally raw, with lots of twists and turns. She describes her writing as “where light meets dark”, which represents how her witty humor compliments the darkness in every story. Instead of trying to mold her writing to fit in a box, she chooses to be unapologetically herself. While her focus is on Romance with dark elements, subgenre is no constraint for her. The common theme in every book is finding love when you least expect it. She enjoys putting her characters through tribulations, allowing their triumphs to be that much more poignant. Make sure you have your seatbelts secured. It’s always a bumpy ride.
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Kat Blackthorne
Kat Blackthorne is a bestselling author of haunting romance. She writes passion, characters, and worlds that linger past the last page. Her tales embrace cozy darkness with magical and spooky twists. Catnip for her is banter, begging, challenging norms, and beings who worship their women.
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Kat lives somewhere deep in the mountains in a witch's cottage with her talking feline. She has a collection of quotes and character names a mile long, her favorite holiday is Halloween, and her favorite book is whatever she read last.
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Harper Ashley
Harper Ashley is a college student, mother, and romance author who has a unique ability to craft characters and relationships that resonate deeply with readers.
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When Harper isn’t writing, she’s working hard towards her degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, along with a minor in Political Science.
Her storytelling displays her creativity, often illustrating character-driven narratives that focus on relatability and emotional connections that keep readers asking for more.
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Amy Oliveira
Amy Oliveira is a contemporary romance author dedicated to write about the two things you shouldn't skip: therapy and smut.
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Amy's leads are strong, flawed, and very open about their mental health struggles. And her heros are understanding, lovable, and often pierced.
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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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Molly Likovich
Molly Likovich is the author of gothic romances, poetry, and the occasional play. When she's not writing she can be found lurking around the local graveyard.
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T.R. Oldin
T.R. Oldin is an Indie author who writes mafia, university, stalker, fantasy, and hockey romance. She loves all things dark and travels the world as she reads and writes.
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In her books, you can expect mental health representation, dark themes, and a plot that will have your jaw dropping, unable to put the book down. Her goal is for readers to see pieces of themselves in each character and find their strength in themselves even after the story has ended.
T.R. currently lives in Europe and loves to travel to different beaches, learn new languages, and immerse herself in new cultures. When she isn’t writing, she is likely reading in the sand or drinking a latte at a cafe in town.
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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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Melissa McTernan
Melissa McTernan writes sweet and steamy romantasy. She loves grumpy heroes, sarcastic heroines, and grown-up fairy tales. She won the Stiletto award in 2022 for her Christmas novella and the first book in her new trilogy The Wolf Brothers series will publish in 2023.
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When she’s not writing, she’s most likely reading or wrangling her kids as a stay-at-home mom. Melissa lives in upstate New York with her husband, kids, cats, puppy, and full bookshelves. She writes romance to keep her sanity.
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Naomi Loud
Writer, occasional poet, and full-time witch, Naomi Loud is known for her angsty and heartfelt stories. Whether it be dark romance or contemporary, she loves to explore the complexities of the human condition and find the common thread that connects us all. Naomi lives in Montreal, Canada, with her husband and three cats, but secretly wishes she could live underwater.
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Robin Lovett
ROBIN LOVETT enjoys writing romance to avoid the more unsavory things in life, like day jobs, housework, and personal demons. To feed her coffee and chocolate addictions, she can frequently be found overdosing on mochas. When not writing with her cat, she’s busy embracing untamable curly hair and adventuring in the outdoors with her husband.
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Her newest sci-fi romance series on KU is ALIEN QUARANTINE RESCUE. Her other sci-fi series, PLANET OF DESIRE series features a sex planet, kick-ass heroines and, of course, ultra hot aliens.
Her dark romance thrillers STRANGER, DECEIVER, and KEEPER feature heroines who know what they want and sexy anti-heroes who know how to give it to them.
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Endley Tyler
Endley Tyler writes twisted, boundary-pushing dark romance for readers who crave jealous alphas, emotionally wrecked heroines, and the kind of love that scars.
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Expect morally gray men, high heat, and power struggles disguised as passion. Her stories are intense, fast-paced, and often leave readers breathless, ruined, and begging for more.
If you like your books dark, steamy, and dripping with obsession — you’re in the right place. -
Molly Doyle
Molly Doyle has been writing since she was in grade school, and has been a published author since she was sixteen. Once she moved her talents to an online platform, her writing took off. She has reached millions of readers across the globe, with many of them crediting her for their mask kink. When she’s not fantasizing about masked men, she’s plotting her next erotic story.
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E.R. Hendricks
Also writes under K.C. Gray.
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E.R. Hendricks Is originally from Connecticut but now lives in Missouri with her husband and kids. She is a hot mess mom, to five kids and two fur babies. If she isn't reading books, she’s writing them. Her hobbies include reading, writing, and COFFEE. She is new-ish to writing but truly loves it. She writes spicy romance and is even venturing into Horror. The tropes vary depending on her mood. She writes anything from fantasy/paranormal to contemporary, dark romance, and even horror. The only limit is her twisted imagination. With a soft spot for psychotic men and strong, badass MFCs, you won't find any meek, frail women in her books. She hopes you enjoy her books as much as she enjoys writing them. -
Bria Rose
Bria Rose is a Disney enthusiast turned dark romance author. She once dreamed
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of being rescued by a prince, but now yearns for a morally grey 6'5" alpha male
who would burn the world for her. When she doesn't have her head in a book
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Brianna Hale
There's nothing Brianna Hale likes more than a large, stern alpha male with a super-protective and caring streak, and when she's not writing about them she can usually be found with a book, a cocktail, planning her next trip to a beautiful location or attending the theatre. She believes that pink and empowerment aren’t mutually exclusive, and everyday adventures are possible. Brianna lives in London.
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Tylor Paige
Growing up with a teenage mom who insisted she be raised knowing all about 80’s and 90’s pop culture, Chicana author, Tylor Paige, should have known she’d inevitably write books inspired by that. The fun (rockstars), the hot (Goblin Kings), and the scary (Slashers).
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When she’s not writing about girls railing the villains, she enjoys watching horror films, sewing, comic books, and spending time with her writer tribe, Michigan Romance Writers. At the time of this update Tylor has now written and published Ten full length novels, and is currently pursuing a career in horror romance, where, honestly, she should have been in the first place.
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Alexia Onyx
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🪦🥀🕯️
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characters that haunt you, romance to die for
Alexia Onyx is a dark romance and horror author who loves exploring the dark side of humanity. In her books, you can expect to find plus-size/fat representation, queer relationships, and mental health themes. Alexia lives in sunny San Diego but mentally, she’s somewhere cold and rainy. She’s a little obsessed with Halloween, her adorably plump cat, and bubbly water, which she truly does need to survive. When she’s not writing, you can find Alexia surrounded by her fall-scented candles while hiding from the world with her latest read, scream-singing along to her favorite songs, or gleefully curating playlists and mood boards for her next book. -
Regina Watts
Regina Watts is an an absolute goddess of femdom fiction who loves writing torrid smut about the corruption of innocent girls and boys by wicked, more experienced young ladies and depraved older men--and if those dirty old men get what's coming to them at the hands of those same corrupted youths, even better. From kinky experimentation to twisted taboos, nothing is too extreme for Regina. Check her out on twitter @WritesWatts or follow Painted Blind Publishing's website for more information about her work, whether it's erotic fiction or transgressive literature.
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Ashley Michele
Ashley Michele is your friendly neighborhood queer little witch. She likes snark, stuffies and dark, fantastical things. She also enjoys writing about mixed latina plus sized babies such as herself getting to live out their best lives with queer and kinky loving.
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She has a BA from Florida State University that she still hasn’t opened. When she’s not doing library things or sending hour long voice notes to someone she loves she can usually be found in her hammock between the trees of her swamp or laying out, listening to an audio while she paints and catches some sun. -
Amy Oliveira
Amy Oliveira is a contemporary romance author dedicated to write about the two things you shouldn't skip: therapy and smut.
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Amy's leads are strong, flawed, and very open about their mental health struggles. And her heros are understanding, lovable, and often pierced.
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J & J Kellaway
J & J Kellaway have been passionate about storytelling since childhood. What began as building characters for fun eventually grew into a world of its own. Their debut novel, The Game of Champions, begins the journey filled with mystery, magic and adventure. Follow their work on Instagram at @EternaStudios8.
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Tilly Ridge
Tilly Ridge is a romance author who resides in the middle of nowhere, Kentucky, with her husband, two kiddos, and two dogs. She loves to dabble in a variety of romance topics, themes, and subgenres, but you’ll typically find her writing in the dark and polyamory sections of the shelves. Tilly can be easily identified by the pink slush clutched in one hand while her laptop is in the other, ready to write whenever the mood—or the character—strikes! In her free time, she enjoys playing sand volleyball in her local rec league. But what she finds most exciting is her podcast, Releasing Romance, where she shares her knowledge and experience about indie publishing, often bringing on guests to discuss the ins and outs of indie publishing from diffe
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Sage Mitchell
Welcome to the Club, Final Babes!
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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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Hayley Briana
Hayley Briana is from a small southern town and part of a multi-racial family. She currently resides in Colorado along with her husband, daughter, and fur babies. As a mom & wife, she finds herself in need of some major self-care in the form of a good cup of coffee (or wine) and a good book.
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A.J. Brooks
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Layla Nox
Layla Nox is an author of urban fantasy and dark romance from Ohio. She loves to explore worlds filled with magic and morally gray characters, drawing inspiration from her love for all things dark and spooky. When she's not writing, she can be found reading, playing video games, or working on a new craft project. Her debut novel, Marginally Yours, is set to release this year.
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Gigi Zarbi
Gigi Zarbi writes spicy romances that are packed with laughs–although, proceed with caution and check the content warnings, as faer stories can sometimes be dark too. Being a visually driven libra, all of faer works are illustrated in-text by insanely talented human artists. When fae aren't writing, Gigi is typically hanging out with faer three dogs or snapping photos.
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Jules Campbell
If you like your spicy books with a pinch of sweetness and a dash of sadness - I'm the author for you.
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Ariella Isabella
“Living with my partner and an array of animals in New Hampshire, I enjoy traveling the world and writing stories that make your heart hurt and question your morals. I was influenced by the rise of Anne Rice, dark southern gothics, and epic fantasies by Carissa Broadbent. I spend far too much of my time reading Dramione fan fiction and thinking of new ways to break hearts.”
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Rachael Boucker
Rachael Boucker doesn't know how she got on this planet, but she sure as celibate, shelved Seans doesn't know how to get off it.
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She's settled in the Forest of Dean UK, a hub for peculiar beings, with her human Richard (enslaved in a long term relationship) and three hybrid semi-sentient miniatures.
With a tentative connection to the hive mind, Rachael listens in on strange stories spanning multiple dimensions, and passes these eavesdroppings off as fiction, mostly horror and fantasy. Sci-fi can be triggering, dredging up memories of the spacebound life she left behind, but she does occasionally indulge in this genre. Look out for her Night Order dark fantasy series, being published by Eerie River Publishing. -
Luisa Dituri
Luisa Dituri is an elementary school teacher who uses her breaks from the classroom to pursue her passion and write steamy contemporary romance. She currently lives outside Toronto with her husband and her two dogs, Bauer and Fila. When not writing, you can find her baking, drinking matcha, adding books to her overflowing book cart, or attempting to conquer all of the escape rooms in the GTA.
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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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Amber Lee
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Anna Ioannidi
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Anna Ioannidi is an author from Greece. Her writing explores complex relationship dynamics, polyamory, morally gray characters, and LGBTQIA+ themes. Her stories are infused with dark humor, chaos, and emotional intensity. Writing in her second language, she embraces imperfection and handles every aspect of her work herself—except for the covers. -
P.S. Nail
Author of Paranormal and Fantasy Romance.
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Dreaming of becoming a vampire, I mean author, since she was a youngling, P.S. Nail finally fulfilled her prophecy by self-publishing her first paranormal fantasy romance novel, with many more to come.
She enjoys playing guitar to soothe the draw of the moon, video games to help pacify her blood lust, reading romance and smut books, since she never sleeps, and having a fangtastic time with paranormal friends. Once a month, when the full moon calls, she and her coven dance naked around a magical blazing fire . . . but don’t tell her we told you.
We think she currently lives in the United States, or possibly Romania, with her shifter husband, three hybrid sons, and their pet demons. She lovingly calls th -
Charles Franklin
I was born and raised in Mineral Wells, Texas. My hometown is one of those places that you can’t wait to get out of, but then you can’t wait to come back to. After high school graduation, I enlisted in the United States Army and traveled the world. Uncle Sam sent me to Korea, Germany, Kuwait, Iraq, Oklahoma, and Kentucky. And the whole time, I longed to go back home.
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Early in my service, I married my wife, Jennifer, and we had three children. I couldn’t be more proud of the amazing ladies and gentleman they’ve grown into.
Also during my service, I enrolled in college and I received a Bachelors of Science in Religion from Liberty University. I didn’t always know I’d want to go into ministry, but sometime in my mid-thirties, I heard my name ca -
Aurora Graves
Aurora Graves is the author of Southern Gothic and dark romance books featuring leading dudes covered in tattoos and the women they worship. Writing gritty Southern romance featuring her obsessions — rock stars, local legends, and folklore — in sweltering atmospheric settings with a healthy dash of spice makes her heart sing.
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Ivy Wynter
A native, hot-blooded Arizonian, Ivy Wynter is the author of the novel Wolffe’s Ridge, novella Framed, and several erotic short stories, including Devoured and Damned in the anthology, A Wicked Taste of Fate.
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If Wynter is not lost within her writing, she can be found frequenting the local dine-in theatre with her husband (as the pair are quite the movie buffs), sneaking in as many chapters of her current read as time permits, or button smashing her way through her latest video game venture. -
Tristina Brockway
Tristina Brockway is an enigmatic wordsmith who delves fearlessly into the realms of Dark Romance. Formerly a connoisseur of tequila, she's traded shots for pages, finding solace and inspiration within the world of books.
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As a wife and devoted mother, her world revolves around her loving husband and her son, who is truly her universe. When not weaving intricate narratives, she's a dedicated animal lover, sharing her world with two feline companions, Oreo and Trix.
Beneath her dark and twisted sense of humor lies a writer who thrives in the comfort of her pajamas, often preferring their company over bustling crowds.
Embracing chaos as her muse, Tristina Brockway brings a captivating and unconventional perspective to the world of literature. -
Kitt Henley
Kitt Henley writes short, spicy contemporary romance with relatable characters, a touch of humor, and tons of heart. Never one to make it through a good romance (or cookie commercial) with dry eyes, Kitt's heartstrings are easy to pull on. When she played in rock bands and crunched numbers in the Seattle tech world, those waterworks weren't an asset, but after a friend suggested she try writing romance, everything clicked into place. From the moment she sat down to write her first novel, she knew she'd found her calling.
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When she's not wrangling words in her tiny bedroom office, Kitt loves to spend time with her high school best friend (a.k.a. her rockstar husband) and their two ridiculously funny boys. She's still holding out hope for that -
Karlee Berrios
Karlee is a paranormal romance author who loves the unconventional, anti-hero love interests. She creates characters who are deeply flawed portrayals of trauma, the kind of character readers will be able to see themselves in and feel a little bit less alone. Of course, along side that, she lives for love stories. The dirty kind, obviously.
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She lives with her husband and daughter in Arizona, soaking up the sunshine as much as possible when she's not stuck in her fantasy worlds. -
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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Kristy Ozolina
Kristy Ozolina is a UK-based author originally from Latvia, known for her gripping dark romance novels that explore the depths of desire, obsession, and the human psyche.
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With a passion for stories that blur the line between love and destruction, Kristy weaves sensuality and darkness into every page. Her books pull readers into intense, emotionally raw worlds where nothing is as it seems—and no one escapes unscarred. Complex characters, twisted relationships, and high-stakes passion are her signature.
When she’s not writing, Kristy finds inspiration in reading, traveling, and losing hours to Netflix marathons. These quiet escapes help fuel the haunting, emotionally charged narratives her readers can’t put down.
Her work captures love at its mo -
Bailey B.
Bailey B is an up and coming New Adult author. She lives in Lehigh Acres Florida with her husband, twin girls, and two fur babies. She enjoys (but doesn't get to take part in because of her crazy daughters) the simple things like Disney+ binge watching, Netflix romcoms, reading and sleeping. She reads two to three books a week and thinks if narwhal's are real animals then unicorns might be too.
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R. Valentine
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The War of Blood and Roses Series:
Revenant
Virulent
Evanescent
Vehement
Revivescent (February 2024)
Fate of Arcana Series
Coming Soon...