Evecho enjoys erotica—reading it, writing it, and playing with it—because it’s a great way to excite readers (and herself) while celebrating lesbian sexuality in all its forms. She currently resides in Sydney, NSW, Australia, with her partner. Her other works can be found at www.thesandbox101.com.
Lisa Figueroa is a Chicana writer from the Los Angeles area who received an MA in English/creative writing in 2001 from CSUN. Her writing has appeared in Lesbian News and Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly, with an upcoming story this year in Sinister Wisdom.
Lynne Jamneck is the author of the Samantha Skellar Mystery series as well as several decidedly naughty stories featured in a host of anthologies. Her fiction has also been featured in speculative markets such as H.P. Lovecraft’s Magazine of Horror and Lullaby Hearse. A red-blooded South African, Lynne currently lives in New Zealand with her partner Heidi and the prerequisite cat and dog. Check for updates on Lynne’s blog: http://publishedwork1lynne.blogspot.com/
LC Jordan is a thirty-eight-year-old Midwestern woman with a lifelong passion for reading. Recently LC began penning the stories that kept floating just below the surface of her mind. The search for that perfect alchemy of words is still in the Bunsen-burner stage.
Karin Kallmaker is best known for more than twenty lesbian romance novels, from In Every Port to the award-winning Sugar. She recently plunged into the world of erotica with All the Wrong Places and numerous short stories. In addition, she has a half dozen science fiction, fantasy, and supernatural lesbian novels (e.g. Seeds of Fire, Christabel) under the pen name Laura Adams. Karin and her partner will celebrate their twenty-ninth anniversary in 2006, and are Mom and Moogie to two children. She is descended from Lady Godiva, a fact that pleases her and seems to surprise no one.
Andrea Miller has selections in both internet and print anthologies including Lipstick on Her Collar and Other Tales of Lesbian Lust, Best Women’s Erotica 2005, Velvet Heat, Hot and Bothered 4: Short Short Fiction on Lesbian Desire, and three editions of the Best Lesbian Erotica series.
nyrdgyrl has lived in the Rockies with her lovely for the past nineteen years. For eighteen of those years she has worked in emergency services as a firefighter. This is her first published work.
Meghan O’Brien is a twenty-seven-year-old software developer newly transplanted to Northern California. Her novels include Infinite Loop and The Three. Visit her website at http://www.meghanobrien.com and her Yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/meghanobrien.
Karen L. Perry is an avid reader of lesbian romance novels. After rereading her library many, many times, she decided to take a shot at writing her own. Her first full-length manuscript is in the hands of a publisher, awaiting the final word. She can be reached by email at [email protected].
VK Powell, a thirty-year veteran of a midsized police department in North Carolina, was a police officer by necessity (it paid the bills) and a writer by desire (it didn’t). Her career spanned numerous positions including beat officer, homicide detective, vice/narcotics lieutenant and assistant chief of police. Now she devotes her time to writing, rewriting, more rewriting, traveling and volunteer work.
Radclyffe is the author of over twenty lesbian romances, the Erotic Interlude series (Change of Pace, Stolen Moments, and Lessons in Love ed. with Stacia Seaman) and selections in multiple anthologies including Call of the Dark and The Perfect Valentine (Bella Books), Best Lesbian Erotica 2006 and After Midnight (Cleis), First-Timers and Ultimate Undies: Erotic Stories About Lingerie and Underwear (Alyson), and Naughty Spanking Stories 2 (Pretty Things Press). She is the recipient of the 2003 and 2004 Alice B. Readers’ award, a 2005 Golden Crown Literary Society Award winner in both the romance category (Fated Love) and the mystery/intrigue/action category (Justice in the Shadows), and a 2006 Lammy finalist in the romance (Distant Shores, Silent Thunder), mystery (Justice Served), and erotica categories (Erotic Interludes 2: Stolen Moments ed. with Stacia Seaman). Her latest novels include Turn Back Time and Promising Hearts (2006). She is also the president of Bold Strokes Books, a lesbian publishing company.
Cynthia Rayne has been telling stories as long as she can remember. She won an honorable mention in Desdmona’s Shivering Short Story Contest (www.desdmona.com). Her story, “Incubus,” was published in Who’s Your Daddy?, an anthology of alpha male stories. Her work can also be seen at www.kinkygurl.com.
Remittance Girl lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where she worships orchids and writes things. Her stories have appeared in Garden of the Perverse: Twisted Fairy Tales for Adults and on the ERWA website.
Rouge lives in Florida where she writes mystery novels, masquerading by day as an IT consultant. During the summer when the women wear very little, it is difficult to focus on mysteries when so much has already been revealed, hence, the erotic diversion.
Nell Stark lives in Madison, WI, with her partner and two cats. When not writing or working as a graduate student of medieval English literature, she enjoys reading, sailing, soccer, cooking, and beating everyone she knows at Dance Dance Revolution. She thanks her partner for her continued love, support, and superb editing skills, and her beta-reader Ruta for her wonderful comments and encouragement.
Renée Strider lives with her partner and dog on the shores of an inland sea in Canada. Being anywhere near it, whether in a boat or sitting on a rock beside it, makes her happy. So does writing lesbian short stories, one of which was published in BSB’s previous erotica anthology.
Therese Szymanski is an award-winning playwright who uses copywriting and designing to keep herself apartmented. She’s the Lammy finalist author of the Brett Higgins Motor City Thrillers (seven of them), editor of Back to Basics: A Butch/Femme Anthology, Call of the Dark: Erotic Lesbian Tales of the Supernatural, and A Perfect Valentine: Erotic Valentine’s Day Lesbian Love Stories; part of the four-person team that created Once Upon a Dyke: New Exploits of Fairy Tale Lesbians and Bell, Book and Dyke: New Exploits of Magical Lesbians, and contributor to a few dozen anthologies. You can e-mail Reese at [email protected].
KI Thompson has learned so much in so little time. Thank you Rad for your lessons in writing, and thanks to Kathi, as always.
Eva Vandetuin is a religious studies graduate student. She sees sex and spirituality as being closely intertwined, and the relationship between the two inspires much of her fiction. You can find more of her work in the web archives of Clean Sheets and KinkyGurl.com.
Saskia Walker (www.saskiawalker.co.uk) is a British author who lives on the wild, windswept Yorkshire moors, where inspiration is everywhere. Her work appears in Best Women’s Erotica 2006, The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica Volume 5, Naughty Stories from A to Z, 3 and 4, and Stirring up a Storm.
Books Available From Bold Strokes Books
Forever Found by JLee Meyer. Can time, tragedy, and shattered trust destroy a love that seemed destined? When chance reunites two childhood friends separated by tragedy, the past resurfaces to determine the shape of their future. (1-933110-37-6)
Sword of the Guardian by Merry Shannon. Princess Shasta’s bold new bodyguard has a secret that could change both of their lives. He is actually a she. A passionate romance filled with courtly intrigue, chivalry, and devotion. (1-933110-36-8)
Wild Abandon by Ronica Black. From their first tumultuous meeting, Dr. Chandler Brogan and Officer Sarah Monroe are drawn together by their common obsessions–sex, speed, and danger. (1-933110-35-X)
Turn Back Time by Radclyffe. Pearce Rifkin and Wynter Thompson have nothing in common but a shared passion for surgery. They clash at every opportunity, especially when matters of the heart are suddenly at stake. (1-933110-34-1)
Chance by Grace Lennox. At twenty-six, Chance Delaney decides her life isn’t working so she swaps it for a different one. What follows is the sexy, funny, touching story of two women who, in finding themselves, also find one another. (1-933110-31-7)
The Exile and the Sorcerer by Jane Fletcher. First in the Lyremouth Chronicles. Tevi, wounded a
nd adrift, arrives in the courtyard of a shy young sorcerer. Together they face monsters, magic, and the challenge of loving despite their differences. (1-933110-32-5)
A Matter of Trust by Radclyffe. JT Sloan is a cybersleuth who doesn’t like attachments. Michael Lassiter is leaving her husband, and she needs Sloan’s expertise to safeguard her company. It should just be business– but it turns into much more. (1-933110-33-3)
Sweet Creek by Lee Lynch. A celebration of the enduring nature of love, friendship, and community in the quirky, heart-warming lesbian community of Waterfall Falls. (1-933110-29-5)
The Devil Inside by Ali Vali. Derby Cain Casey, head of a New Orleans crime organization, runs the family business with guts and grit, and no one crosses her. No one, that is, until Emma Verde claims her heart and turns her world upside down. (1-933110-30-9)
Grave Silence by Rose Beecham. Detective Jude Devine’s investigation of a series of ritual murders is complicated by her torrid affair with the golden girl of Southwestern forensic pathology, Dr. Mercy Westmoreland. (1-933110-25-2)
Honor Reclaimed by Radclyffe. In the aftermath of 9/11, Secret Service Agent Cameron Roberts and Blair Powell close ranks with a trusted few to find the would-be assassins who nearly claimed Blair’s life. (1-93311018-X)
Honor Bound by Radclyffe. Secret Service Agent Cameron Roberts and Blair Powell face political intrigue, a clandestine threat to Blair’s safety, and the seemingly irreconcilable personal differences that force them ever farther apart. (1-933110-20-1)
Protector of the Realm: Supreme Constellations Book One by Gun Brooke. A space adventure filled with suspense and a daring intergalactic romance featuring Commodore Rae Jacelon and the stunning, but decidedly lethal, Kellen O’Dal. (1-933110-26-0)
Innocent Hearts by Radclyffe. In a wild and unforgiving land, two women learn about love, passion, and the wonders of the heart. (1-933110-21-X)
The Temple at Landfall by Jane Fletcher. An imprinter, one of Celaeno’s most revered servants of the Goddess, is also a prisoner to the faith–until a Ranger frees her by claiming her heart. The Celaeno series. (1-933110-27-9)
Force of Nature by Kim Baldwin. From tornados to forest fires, the forces of nature conspire to bring Gable McCoy and Erin Richards close to danger, and closer to each other. (1-933110-23-6)
In Too Deep by Ronica Black. Undercover homicide cop Erin McKenzie tracks a femme fatale who just might be a real killer…with love and danger hot on her heels. (1-933110-17-1)
Course of Action by Gun Brooke. Actress Carolyn Black desperately wants the starring role in an upcoming film produced by Annelie Peterson. Just how far will she go for the dream part of a lifetime? (1-933110-22-8)
Rangers at Roadsend by Jane Fletcher. Sergeant Chip Coppelli has learned to spot trouble coming, and that is exactly what she sees in her new recruit, Katryn Nagata. The Celaeno series. (1-933110-28-7)
Justice Served by Radclyffe. Lieutenant Rebecca Frye and her lover, Dr. Catherine Rawlings, embark on a deadly game of hideand-seek with an underworld kingpin who traffics in human souls. (1-933110-15-5)
Distant Shores, Silent Thunder by Radclyffe. Dr. Tory King–along with the women who love her–is forced to examine the boundaries of love, friendship, and the ties that transcend time. (1-933110-08-2)
Hunter’s Pursuit by Kim Baldwin. A raging blizzard, a mountain hideaway, and a killer-for-hire set a scene for disaster–or desire–when Katarzyna Demetrious rescues a beautiful stranger. (1-933110-09-0)
The Walls of Westernfort by Jane Fletcher. All Temple Guard Natasha Ionadis wants is to serve the Goddess–until she falls in love with one of the rebels she is sworn to destroy. The Celaeno series. (1-933110-24-4)
Change Of Pace: Erotic Interludes by Radclyffe. Twenty-five hot-wired encounters guaranteed to spark more than just your imagination. Erotica as you’ve always dreamed of it. (1-933110-07-4)
Honor Guards by Radclyffe. In a wild flight for their lives, the president’s daughter and those who are sworn to protect her wage a desperate struggle for survival. (1-933110-01-5)
Fated Love by Radclyffe. Amidst the chaos and drama of a busy emergency room, two women must contend not only with the fragile nature of life, but also with the irresistible forces of fate. (1-933110-05-8)
Justice in the Shadows by Radclyffe. In a shadow world of secrets and lies, Detective Sergeant Rebecca Frye and her lover, Dr. Catherine Rawlings, join forces in the elusive search for justice. (1-933110-03-1)
shadowland by Radclyffe. In a world on the far edge of desire, two women are drawn together by power, passion, and dark pleasures. An erotic romance. (1-933110-11-2)
Love’s Masquerade by Radclyffe. Plunged into the indistinguishable realms of fiction, fantasy, and hidden desires, Auden Frost is forced to question all she believes about the nature of love. (1-933110-14-7)
Love & Honor by Radclyffe. The president’s daughter and her lover are faced with difficult choices as they battle a tangled web of Washington intrigue for...love and honor. (1-933110-10-4)
Beyond the Breakwater by Radclyffe. One Provincetown summer, three women learn the true meaning of love, friendship, and family. (1-933110-06-6)
Tomorrow’s Promise by Radclyffe. One timeless summer, two very different women discover the power of passion to heal and the promise of hope that only love can bestow. (1-933110-12-0)
Love’s Tender Warriors by Radclyffe. Two women who have accepted loneliness as a way of life learn that love is worth fighting for and a battle they cannot afford to lose. (1-933110-02-3)
Love’s Melody Lost by Radclyffe. A secretive artist with a haunted past and a young woman escaping a life that has proved to be a lie find their destinies entwined. (1-933110-00-7)
Safe Harbor by Radclyffe. A mysterious newcomer, a reclusive doctor, and a troubled gay teenager learn about love, friendship, and trust during one tumultuous summer in Provincetown. (1-933110-13-9)
Above All, Honor by Radclyffe. Secret Service Agent Cameron Roberts fights her desire for the one woman she can’t have–Blair Powell, the daughter of the president of the United States. (1-933110-04-X)
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