I write gay male erotic fiction, with a focus on BDSM relationships. I have published two short story collections, Winner Takes All: Master/slave Fantasies by Christopher Pierce and Kidnapped by a Sex Maniac: The Erotic Fiction of Christopher Pierce; the first two novels in my Rogue Sequence, Rogue: Slave and Rogue: Hunted; and have edited seven anthologies of gay male erotic fiction, including Biker Boys and I Like to Watch for Cleis Press. I am currently hard at work on new stories and books. I love hearing from readers, so please write to me here and/or at christopherpierce2001@yahoo.com.

Born in Essex, England in 1959, Erastes attended Southend High School for Girls. Erastes is the penname of a female author who lives in Norfolk, UK. She drew her inspiration to write historical fiction from works such as Gaywyck by Vincent Virga and the novels of Mary Renault. Erastes was the Director of the Erotic Authors Association for two years and is an active member of the Historical Novel Society. She is the moderator of Speak Its Name, an influential blog dedicated to gay historical fiction. Erastes has been writing since 2003, and details of all her books and short stories can be found on her website. Her second novel, "Transgressions," was one of the flagship releases by Running Press in their M/M Historical Romance line which is being marketed directly at the existing romance market and was shortlisted for a Lambda award in 2010. Her releases for 2011 are: Mere Mortals - Lethe Press in April Muffled Drum - Carina Press in July Junction X - Cheyenne Press in November Erastes is represented by The Schiavone Literary Agency, Inc. Bibilography Novels/Novellas Mere Mortals - to be published by Lethe Press in March 2011 Muffled Drum - to be published by Carina Press in July 2011 Tributary - published in Last Gasp by Noble Romance Publishing (novella) Transgressions - published by Perseus Books (novel) Frost Fair - published by Cheyenne Publishing(novella) Hard & Fast - published in "Speak Its Name" by Cheyenne Publishing (novella) Chiaroscuro - published in "Night Moves" by Aspen Mountain Press December 2007 (novella) Standish - published by PD Publishing November 2006 (novel) Short Stories Right Hand Man - published in Unmasked II, more erotic tales of gay superheroes by STARbooks. Whatever the Risk - published in the Queer Dimensions anthology by Queered Fiction The Snow Queen - published in the I DO anthology by MLR Press If you can't stand the Heat - to be published by Cleis press Drug Colours - published by Lethe Press in "Best Gay Short Stories" Show Don't Tell - published in MEN Magazine March 2008 Fire & Ice - published by Cleis Press in their Erotic Alphabet series "J is for Jealousy" Lifeline - published in Alyson Book's "Cruising" anthology Drug Colours - published in Cleis Press' "Where the Boys are: Urban Gay Migrations" Anthology Ribinks - published by The Drabbler The Bird - published in Alyson's "Fast Balls" Baseball Anthology Matelotage - published in Alyson's "Treasure Trails" Pirate Anthology Lucky - published in "Love in a Lock up" by Starbooks In the Dark - published in "Ultimate Gay Erotica 2007" by Alyson Books Ten Kisses - published in "Connections" by Iris Print My Best Customer - published in "Travelrotica" by Alyson Books Petard - published by Clean Sheets His Story Teller - runner up in Torquere Press' "Do it yourself" competition Bright Souls - published by Alyson Books in Ultimate Gay Erotica 2005 Sin of the Tongue - published by Torquere Press Lifeline - published by Torquere Press Bright Souls published by Torquere Press

I have been a voracious reader all my life, mostly in mystery, romance, and science fiction/fantasy, though a college degree in English did push a lot of literary works into my list of favorites. I began writing seriously in high school after an inspiring assignment with A Separate Peace by John Knowles. But it took getting an MFA in creative writing to kick-start my career. Since then I've written dozens of books, won a couple of treasured awards, and enjoyed the support of readers. I hope you'll visit my website, where you can sign up for my occasional newsletter, and also follow my author page on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/neil.plakcy. I love writing cozy mysteries as well as gay mysteries, M/M romance and gay erotica. My golden retriever mysteries were inspired by my own goldens, Samwise, Brody and Griffin, who continually give me ideas for new books.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. This is Wade^^Wright, where ^=space. About the Author Wade Wright is an older gay gentleman, (using his wording here now) that lives in Arizona, alone, except for his puppy of about 15 years, and is semi-retired. One "normal" marriage, and two sadly shortened gay partnerships, have given Wade a perspective of living very different types of lives, and wishing some of his stories were from "true life adventures!" Wade Wright is also the author of Apartment 117, Yes, Cops Do It, - Oh Yeah, and also The Two Straight Guys.

I'm a full-time author, anthologist, and translator (Spanish->English) living in Madrid, Spain. Writing in both Spanish and English, I've published over 90 books in a wide range of genres, including poetry (DESAYUNO EN LA CAMA and FAIRY TALES FOR WRITERS), children's books (LA AVENTURA DE CECILIA Y EL DRAGÓN, COSAS QUE PUEDO HACER YO SOLO, LITTLE PIRATE GOES TO SCHOOL, etc.), short stories (TWO BOYS IN LOVE, HIS TONGUE, THE DRAG QUEEN OF ELFLAND), graphic novels (VACATION IN IBIZA), and many anthologies (STREETS OF BLOOD: VAMPIRE STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH, SWITCH HITTERS: LESBIANS WRITE GAY MALE EROTICA AND GAY MEN WRITE LESBIAN EROTICA, KOSHER MEAT, FOUND TRIBE: JEWISH COMING OUT STORIES, CAMELOT FANTASTIC, etc.) I've twice won a Lambda Literary Award, for FIRST PERSON QUEER and PoMoSEXUALS: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT GENDER AND SEXUALITY. My picture book ¿LEES UN LIBRO CONMIGO? was selected by the International Board of Books for Young People for Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2007 and my picture book NO HAY NADA COMO EL ORIGINAL was selected by the International Youth Library in Munich for the White Ravens 2005. My poem "How to Make a Human" won the Rhysling Award for Best Science Fiction Poem. I am also the publisher of A Midsummer Night's Press, a small poetry publisher, which has published THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR OTHER LIFE by Achy Obejas, THE GOOD-NEIGHBOR POLICY: A DOUBLE CROSS IN DOUBLE DACTLYS by Charles Ardai, BANALITIES by Brane Mozetic, translated by Elizabeti Zargi, and FORTUNE'S LOVER: A BOOK OF TAROT POEMS by Rachel Pollack, as well as the annual series BEST GAY POETRY and BEST LESBIAN POETRY.