****-Me Pumps, A Behind the Scenes Look at Shoes and Toys in “The Dom Project”
Hi, I’m Heloise Belleau! Today on the Carina blog, I’ll be talking . . . shoes! Coming from a background writing M/M, I was jumping at the chance to write a sexy and sexual heroine–especially her...
View ArticleAre you asking for it?
No matter what you may think about New Year’s Resolutions, it’s hard to avoid the hubbub this time of year. Personally, I could happily survive without another commercial selling a “new me” in the “new...
View ArticleReading Male/Male Romance
Have you ever read a Male/Male romance? That was the question posed to me three years ago and at the time I responded with “Why would I want to?” A heavy reader of romance since my teens, I honestly...
View ArticleSlam Dance with the Devil – Are Rock-and-Roll Legends True?
Rock & roll has spawned a lot of legends. Rock stars have to be larger than life in order to fill the stage and get their music heard. We’ve all heard stories of the wild parties, wrecked hotel...
View ArticleStory Research—Lynda Aicher
Every story I write requires research. It doesn’t matter what genre I’m writing or if the subject is something I’m supposed to know, I still spend hours digging through everything that is even remotely...
View ArticleVideo Game Culture Meets Erotic Romance—by Jeffe Kennedy
When Carina asked me to do more stories like my Facets of Passion series, only as full-length erotic romance novels, I knew right away what the first story would be. I’d long been following the...
View ArticleWhat We Want—Erotic Romance
August brings the heat, and we want you to bring it too! We’re actively seeking to acquire novel-length erotic romance and what better examples than works by our superstar authors Lynda Aicher and...
View ArticleExcerpt: Shattered Bonds by Lynda Aicher
Lynda Aicher’s Wicked Play series is a must-read for any erotic romance fan, and the final book is certainly no exception. Shattered Bonds returns readers to The Den, the most exclusive BDSM club in...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye to a Series
By Lynda Aicher, author of SHATTERED BONDS The release of Shattered Bonds brings an end to the Wicked Play series and it is truly bitter-sweet for me. I spent the last two years creating this world,...
View ArticleThe Monster in the Closet
By Dana Marie Bell, author of OF SHADOWS AND ASH Author: Dana Marie Bell Miniseries: Maggie’s Grove eISBN: 9781426899133 Book three of Maggie’s Grove Overprotective dryad Ashton Ward is pissed off....
View ArticleCan Love Conquer All?
By Jeffe Kennedy, author of UNDER HIS TOUCH When I began drafting Under His Touch, which is my ninth book for Carina, I did something I’d never done before. I sent my editor an email and said “here’s...
View ArticleOn Loving Your Body
By Solace Ames, author of THE COMPANION CONTRACT As children growing up, we’re bombarded with a constant stream of media messages about what the right body looks like, how to get that body, and how bad...
View ArticleThe Top Five Reasons *YOU* Should Read GAME PLAY by Lynda Aicher
“If you’re looking for something to warm you up while you wait for spring to arrive, this is definitely the book for you.” — RT Book Reviews If you like erotic romance, you’ve probably heard of Lynda...
View ArticleGenre Spotlights: Erotic Romance
Need books to spice up your February? Carina Press has three new Erotic Romances perfect to add a little sizzle to your date nights! The Companion Contract by Solace Ames Amazon | Barnes & Noble |...
View ArticleHot Off The Ice
By Lynda Aicher, author of GAME PLAY The first nugget of an idea to write a series about hockey players entered my brain three years ago. I was writing the second book in my Wicked Play series and...
View ArticleWriting Fantasy Romance
By Eleri Stone, author of THE SHAPE OF TEMPTATION My first book boyfriend was Jimmy the Hand from Raymond Feist’s Riftwar Saga. I’m talking about the young Jimmy the Hand from the Magician books—the...
View ArticleWhat We Want–Greatest Hits
This month’s What We Want post is something a little bit different–we’ve collected some of our favorite submission calls to let you know we’re still eager to acquire in these genres! So whether you...
View ArticleStarting Over
By Lynda Aicher, author of BACK IN PLAY How often in our lives do we get the chance to start over? It’s a common plot element in many books, but I had to really think about how frequently we choose...
View ArticleCelebrating—and Reminiscing on—Five Years of Carina Press PLUS a Giveaway!
By Angela James, Editorial Director, Carina Press It’s been five years since one of the most crazy periods of my life. Last week, our team was reminiscing on Carina Press’s first anniversary via...
View ArticleCuteness Overload
By Dana Marie Bell, author of SONG OF MIDNIGHT EMBERS Fire elemental Mollie Ferguson is on the wrong side of a group of enraged shifter wolves. She’s been secretly investigating a plot that could...
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