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Leigh Rivers is a Scottish Biomedical Scientist who has ventured into the world of writing dark, morally gray characters with rollercoaster storylines to drive her readers wild.
When she isn’t reading, writing on her laptop, or gaming until ridiculous hours, she dances at the pole studio, goes to the gym, and walks her four dogs with her two sons and husband
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Born and raised in the PNW, Katelyn writes spicy romance novels that have tropes with a twist. When she isn't writing toe curling smut or heart wrenching angst, she's baking, spending time with her two young children or ignoring the ever growing pile of laundry downstairs.
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LJ Andrews is a USA Today and internationally Bestselling author of fantasy romance. She mystically brings to life worlds of dark Nordic and Viking myths bound by conflicts that bring together impassioned heroes and heroines.
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Lunar Literary Agency believes that every untold story deserves its moment to shine. Since our founding, we've made it our mission to champion voices that light up the literary landscape, whether they're crafting cozy mysteries, sweeping fantasies, or groundbreaking literary fiction.
Morgan is lover of anti-heroes, deep and thought-provoking books with beautifully written words, romance that's sigh-worthy, scenes that are so hot she blushes, and heroines that inspire her to the point she wants to take their place.
Cleo White's affinity for all things dramatic and hopelessly romantic began the day she was born, which happened to be in the middle of a record-breaking snowstorm on Valentine’s Day. Her love of literature came soon after, and she spent the better part of her childhood with both a book and a notebook full of unfinished stories in hand. Later in life, she found a love of writing spicy books with complicated characters and dysfunctional family drama. Cleo currently lives in Vermont with her husband and two daughters. When not writing, she can be found hiking, gardening, painting, and consuming excessive quantities of caffeine.
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"K.A Knight is an USA Today bestselling indie author trying to get all of the stories and characters out of her head, writing the monsters that you love to hate. She loves reading and devours every book she can get her hands on, and she also has a worrying caffeine addiction.
She leads her double life in a sleepy English town, where she spends her days writing like a crazy person.”
“Melissa K. Roehrich is a dark romantic fantasy author living her best life in the Middle-of-Nowhere, North Dakota. She resides on a hobby farm where she homeschools her three boys with her husband. They have four dogs, several barn cats, and chickens. When she’s not writing or reading, she’s probably watching reruns of How I Met Your Mother or Gilmore Girls while trying to convince her husband they need to add goats to the farm. She loves coffee and traveling and dreams of owning a dragon someday.”
“Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school and has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. Crea is an author of dark paranormal polyamorous whychoose and diverse, contemporary, (mostly sports) queer romance. 🖤🩶🤍💜”
“Lover of all things smut and Cliterature, Jacklyn spent most of her childhood hoarding her grandmother’s scandalous reading material and hiding it from her mother. This led to a lifelong love of romance novels and a voracious reading appetite. She enjoys baking cookies when not writing about vampires, witches and peen filled goodness. Jacklyn lives in Tennessee with her brood of crotch goblins, and her Boston Terrier, Dr. Dreco Malfoy. She has numerous book boyfriends and when she isn’t writing or Momming you can find her watching shows off Hulu like Letterkenny, Archer, and The Vampire Diaries.”
Alisha Williams
“Hello! I’m Alisha Williams. I’m a little weird, very dirty minded and I love to talk. Ice coffee is life and books are my escape from reality. I write a little bit of everything, but mostly why choose with a LGBTQ+ spin. My books range from light to dark. I mostly write contemporary but I also write omegaverse and paranormal. But, one thing you can always expect is spicy content. I live in Alberta, Canada, with my husband and two awesome daughters. Writing has been a lifelong dream of mine. Never did I think I would get to write so many amazing stories, but I’m grateful everyday that this is a possibility.
"BB Easton is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 CHAPTERS ABOUT 4 MEN, the steamy tell-all memoir that inspired the Netflix Original Series, SEX/LIFE. Within the first month, SEX/LIFE was viewed by 67 million households worldwide, making it the 3rd Most-Watched Netflix Original Series of all time!
Since then, BB has been hard at work writing fictional stories that appeal to her love for us-against-the-world romance, including a dark dystopian trilogy (BAD BOYS DON'T DIE), a psychologist-client rom-com (GROUP THERAPY), and a dark Irish mafia duology (DEVIL OF DUBLIN)."
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“Luna Pierce is the author of gritty romance, both dark contemporary and paranormal. She adores writing broken characters you won’t help but fall for on their journey to find themselves and fight for what they love. Her stories are for the hopelessly romantic who enjoy grit, angst, and passion.
When she’s not writing, you’ll find her consuming way too much coffee, making endless to-do lists, and spending time with her daughter and cats in small-town Ohio."
"Lucy Smoke, also known as Lucinda Dark for her fantasy works, has a master’s degree in English and is a self-proclaimed creative chihuahua. She enjoys feeding her wanderlust, cover addiction as well as her face.
When she’s not on a never-ending quest to find the perfect milkshake, she lives and works in the southern United States with her beloved fur-baby, Hiro, and her family and friends."
"J Rose is an independent dark romance author from the United Kingdom. She writes challenging, plot-driven stories packed full of angst, heartbreak and broken characters fighting for their happily ever afters.
She’s an introverted bookworm at heart with a caffeine addiction, penchant for cursing and an unhealthy attachment to fictional characters.
Feel free to reach out on social media. J Rose loves talking to her readers!
Stalk J Rose: www.jroseauthor.com/socials"
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Kira Stanley writes Reverse Harem/Why Choose romance. It could be a dark and sensual, light and sexy, could be Paranormal, Epic Fantasy or Contemporary, but what you can expect is a strong female and psycho and obsessive men who love her. While her books have dark themes and spicy times, she also adds a dash of humor to keep it well rounded. The book she is best known for her Syndicate Mafia series.
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Monsters deserve love too! When Alexa isn’t writing, she can be found with a book in her lap and a mug of coffee or glass of red wine within reach. A native of the North Woods, Alexa is an avid lake-jumper, beach lounger, and sunshine lover. Alexa is living a happily ever after with her own steamy hero. Summer 2023, Alexa and her husband moved to the South Coast, changing from the court of winter and ice and pledging their allegiance to the court of sun and sea. Alexa loves any type of love story. So you can find her writing both contemporary romance and fantasy novels. Instead of making a separate pen name, Alexa just adds her middle initial to her fantasy genre books!
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After watching Heathers and listening to My Chemical Romance one too many times, Chicana author Tylor Paige was drawn to the darkness where the villains were still villains, but deserved love stories too. Shifting her focus to Horror Romance, Tylor writes snarky, psycho vampires, troubled but beautiful Goblin Kings, and slashers so sexy you’ll be begging your partner to buy a mask. When she’s not writing about women railing the villains, she enjoys watching horror films, sewing, comic books, and participating in her local theatre company, Three Rivers Community Players. At the time of this update Tylor has now written and published twelve full length novels. Oh, and feel free to call her Ty. She prefers it.
@madeknightlybooks
Meet T.J. Knight, the mind behind the thrilling debut fantasy saga “Between Silence & Shadow” kicking off the Among The Fated series. When she isn’t lost in her own fantastical worlds, you can find her jet-setting around the globe, chilling with her crew, or diving head first in the vibrant worlds crafted by other authors. With a love for immersive story-telling and a knack for escapism, TJ welcomes readers to join her on wild adventures through the pages of her imagination.
@morganbridges_author
Morgan is a lover of anti-heroes, deep and thought-provoking books with beautifully written words, romance that’s sigh-worthy, scenes that are so hot she blushes, and heroines that inspire her to the point she wants to take their place.
@aidenpierceromance
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.
@elizabethknightauthor
Elizabeth Knight is an international best seller who has written 40 books since she started writing in 2020. She loves to write books with strong women, no matter if that strength is physical or mental. But you can count on her favorite characters being both snarky and sassy. Dabbling in various genres, she writes everything from the sweeter side of omegaverse to the darker sides found in mafia or MC romance. Her characters are beautifully imperfect, as Elizabeth believes everyone has the right to be loved just as they are. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking boba tea, trying to stay cool in the Arizona heat, and playing with her mischievous, yet adorable, bunny Suzu.
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Santana Knox is a South American author living in the United States. An Amazon top 300 Bestselling author of Dark romance and horror, Santana's stories tread the line between sane and sin. Drawing pride from twisting and merging dark elements with impactful, heavy emotions, Santana’s books should always be taken with a grain of salt, specifically the kind that keeps demons at bay.
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