We’re junkies for twisted relationships. Dominant characters with murky intentions, who have secrets and hoard them away. Characters who are opportunistic but find with this one person, they can be themselves. Their true selves. I think that’s what we really managed...

It’s kind of strange to call The Warlord’s Concubine a Paranormal Romance. When I hear paranormal, I’m still thinking of ghosts and the occult. Of modern day Satanists and wiccans. Yet calling it a fantasy romance makes me think of, like, a vacation cruise where you...

When we were the keynote speakers for the Risque Sex Expo in May, one of our speeches was on how to write erotica. We really want to share with you what we think are our top tips for burgeoning fetishists. Some people think that writing erotica is easy – I mean, how...

What is dark erotica? Dark erotica is typically taboo erotica where the lines of consent or right and wrong become blurred. This might be because of a close, family relationship (daddy/daughter, brother/sister, mother/son, etc.) It might be because of lack of consent...

I sometimes have a really difficult time reading dark erotica in contemporary settings. It’s fairly popular (if you know what you’re looking for) to find kidnapping, and sexual slavery, and rape erotica. There’s a lot of absolutely fantastic authors like Skye Warren,...

One of the most common questions you get as an author is: where do you get your inspiration? It’s also one of the most complicated and yet simple questions to answer. Anywhere and everywhere, sums it up. Though that’s not particularly helpful or informative to...