https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Wendywoo 2026-04-26T05:20:49Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.34.2 https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Erotica&diff=14175 2006-12-02T19:39:15Z

<p>Wendywoo: /* Erotica Publishers */ Black Lace added</p> <hr /> <div>[[Erotica]] focuses heavily on the sexual relationships between the characters. While [[Erotica|erotica]] often features a romance at the core of the novel, today's erotica also pushes boundaries including multiple partners (sometimes simultaneously) and kinky situations. Language can be graphic and sexual fantasies -- often not considered politically correct in today's romance novels are enacted.<br /> <br /> As with all [[Romance Genres|romance genres]], erotica appeals to a wide readership base. For a variety of reasons, erotica is especially popular in [[Electronic Book|e-book]] format. [[Ellora's Cave]], who trademarked the term [[Romantica]] to describe the erotic works they publish, started out as a purely [[Electronic Publisher|online publishing]] venture, but soon expanded into bookstores -- a switch from the traditional publishing model.<br /> <br /> Most major publishing houses now feature erotica imprints. These include [[Kensington]]'s [[Aphrodisia]] and [[Avon Red]] imprints. The British imprint [[Black Lace]] has been publishing &quot;erotic fiction by women for women&quot; since the early 1990s.<br /> <br /> ==Erotica Publishers==<br /> * [[Alice Street Editions]] (Lesbian)<br /> * [[Alyson Publications]] (GLBT)<br /> * [[Bella Books]] (Lesbian)<br /> * [[Black Lace]] (Erotica For Women By Women)<br /> * [[Blue Moon Books]]<br /> * [[Booker Girl Publications]] <br /> * [[Chimera]] (BDSM)<br /> * [[Circlet Press]] (Erotic Sci Fi, Fantasy)<br /> * [[Cleis Press]] (GLBT)<br /> * [[EAA Signature Series Books]]<br /> * [[Ellora's Cave Publishing]]<br /> * [[Haworth Press]] (GLBT)<br /> * [[Magic Carpet Books]] (Erotica and Erotic Romance)<br /> * [[Nexus]] (BDSM)<br /> * [[Olympia Press]] (BDSM)<br /> * [[Pretty Things Press]]<br /> * [[STARbooks]] (Gay Male)<br /> * [[Suspect Thoughts Press]]<br /> <br /> ==Erotica Authors==<br /> <br /> * [[Mychael Black|Black, Mychael]]<br /> * [[James Buchanan|Buchanan, James]]<br /> * [[Portia Da Costa|Da Costa, Portia]]<br /> * [[Kay Derwydd|Derwydd, Kay]]<br /> * [[Nathalie Gray|Gray, Nathalie]]<br /> * [[Jourdan Lane|Lane, Jourdan]]<br /> * [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Romance Genres]] [[Category:Publishing Terms]] [[Category:Electronic Books]]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Erotica&diff=14174 2006-12-02T19:37:21Z

<p>Wendywoo: /* Erotica Authors */ Portia Da Costa added</p> <hr /> <div>[[Erotica]] focuses heavily on the sexual relationships between the characters. While [[Erotica|erotica]] often features a romance at the core of the novel, today's erotica also pushes boundaries including multiple partners (sometimes simultaneously) and kinky situations. Language can be graphic and sexual fantasies -- often not considered politically correct in today's romance novels are enacted.<br /> <br /> As with all [[Romance Genres|romance genres]], erotica appeals to a wide readership base. For a variety of reasons, erotica is especially popular in [[Electronic Book|e-book]] format. [[Ellora's Cave]], who trademarked the term [[Romantica]] to describe the erotic works they publish, started out as a purely [[Electronic Publisher|online publishing]] venture, but soon expanded into bookstores -- a switch from the traditional publishing model.<br /> <br /> Most major publishing houses now feature erotica imprints. These include [[Kensington]]'s [[Aphrodisia]] and [[Avon Red]] imprints. The British imprint [[Black Lace]] has been publishing &quot;erotic fiction by women for women&quot; since the early 1990s.<br /> <br /> ==Erotica Publishers==<br /> * [[Alice Street Editions]] (Lesbian)<br /> * [[Alyson Publications]] (GLBT)<br /> * [[Bella Books]] (Lesbian)<br /> * [[Blue Moon Books]]<br /> * [[Booker Girl Publications]] <br /> * [[Chimera]] (BDSM)<br /> * [[Circlet Press]] (Erotic Sci Fi, Fantasy)<br /> * [[Cleis Press]] (GLBT)<br /> * [[EAA Signature Series Books]]<br /> * [[Ellora's Cave Publishing]]<br /> * [[Haworth Press]] (GLBT)<br /> * [[Magic Carpet Books]] (Erotica and Erotic Romance)<br /> * [[Nexus]] (BDSM)<br /> * [[Olympia Press]] (BDSM)<br /> * [[Pretty Things Press]]<br /> * [[STARbooks]] (Gay Male)<br /> * [[Suspect Thoughts Press]]<br /> <br /> ==Erotica Authors==<br /> <br /> * [[Mychael Black|Black, Mychael]]<br /> * [[James Buchanan|Buchanan, James]]<br /> * [[Portia Da Costa|Da Costa, Portia]]<br /> * [[Kay Derwydd|Derwydd, Kay]]<br /> * [[Nathalie Gray|Gray, Nathalie]]<br /> * [[Jourdan Lane|Lane, Jourdan]]<br /> * [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Romance Genres]] [[Category:Publishing Terms]] [[Category:Electronic Books]]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Portia_Da_Costa&diff=14173 2006-12-02T19:34:30Z

<p>Wendywoo: links added</p> <hr /> <div>Portia Da Costa is a British romantic novelist whose erotic novels for women and erotic romances have been published all over the world. She is the author of over twenty books and in excess of 80 short stories and is best known for her nine novels for [[Black Lace]].<br /> <br /> [http://www.portiadacosta.com PortiaDaCosta.com]<br /> <br /> [http://www.planetportia.com Planet Portia]<br /> <br /> [http://www.wendywootton.co.uk/wendy.html Wendy Wootton aka Portia Da Costa]<br /> <br /> [http://wendyportia.blogspot.com WendyPortia's Blogspot]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Ellora%27s_Cave_Publishing&diff=14172 2006-12-02T19:28:42Z

<p>Wendywoo: /* Authors */ Portia Da Costa added</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Erotica Publishers]] [[Category:Electronic Books]]<br /> Award-winner Ellora's Cave Publishing is the world's largest publisher of erotic romance. Also known as EC, they publish romance and erotic romance electronically and in trade paperback. Their books are available at major bookstores. Website: http://www.ellorascave.com/<br /> <br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> * [[Sylvia Day|Sylvia Day]]<br /> * [[Nathalie Gray|Gray, Nathalie]] ~ [http://www.nathaliegray.com Nat's Website]<br /> * [[Michelle M Pillow]] ~ [http://www.michellepillow.com Michelle's Website]<br /> * [[Mandy M Roth]] ~ [http://www.mandyroth.com Mandy's Website]<br /> * [[Lauren Dane]] ~ [http://www.laurendane.com Lauren's Website]<br /> * [[Portia Da Costa]] ~ [http://www.planetportia.com Planet Portia]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Erotic_Romance&diff=14171 2006-12-02T19:26:59Z

<p>Wendywoo: /* Erotic Romance Publishers */ Black Lace added</p> <hr /> <div>==Erotic Romance Publishers==<br /> * [[Amber Quill Press]]<br /> * [[Aphrodite's Apples Publishing]]<br /> * [[Black Lace]]<br /> * [[Changeling Press]]<br /> * [[Ellora's Cave Publishing]]<br /> * [[Kirkham Press]]<br /> * [[Liquid Silver Books]]<br /> * [[Loose-Id]]<br /> * [[New Concepts Publishing]]<br /> * [[Phaze]]<br /> * [[Samhain Publishing, Ltd.]]<br /> * [[Silk's Vault Publishing]]<br /> * [http://www.sultryheatpublications.com/index.html Sultry Heat Publications]<br /> * [[Torquere Press]]<br /> * [[Venus Press]]<br /> * [[Whiskey Creek Press Torrid]]<br /> * [[Midnight Showcase]]<br /> * [[Mardi Gras Publishing]]<br /> <br /> ==Erotic Romance Publications==<br /> * [[MAS-Zine]]<br /> * [http://www.forbiddenfruitzine.com/ Forbidden Fruit Magazine]<br /> <br /> ==Erotic Romance Authors==<br /> * Black, Jaid<br /> * [[Mychael Black| Black, Mychael]]<br /> * Bo, Rachel<br /> * [[Alessia Brio|Brio, Alessia]]<br /> * [[L.E. Bryce|Bryce, L.E.]]<br /> * [[James Buchanan|Buchanan, James]]<br /> * [[Portia Da Costa|Da Costa, Portia]]<br /> * [[Adrianna Dane| Dane, Adrianna]]<br /> * [[Kay Derwydd| Derwydd, Kay]]<br /> * [[Delilah Devlin|Devlin, Delilah]]<br /> * [[Vincent Diamond| Diamond, Vincent]]<br /> * [[Jayelle Drewry|Drewry, Jayelle]]<br /> * [[Leigh Ellwood|Ellwood, Leigh]]<br /> * Evans, Anna J.<br /> * Faire, Dreama<br /> * Forella, Felicia<br /> * [[Renee George| George, Renee]]<br /> * [[K.M. Frontain| Frontain, K.M.]]<br /> * [[Fiona Glass|Glass, Fiona]]<br /> * [[Nathalie Gray|Gray, Nathalie]]<br /> * Harte, Marie<br /> * [[Holly, Emma]]<br /> * [[Jenna Howard|Howard, Jenna]]<br /> * [[Kayleigh Jamison|Jamison, Kayleigh]]<br /> * LaFleur, Lynn<br /> * [[Jourdan Lane|Lane, Jourdan]]<br /> * Lang, Kate<br /> * [[Anna Leigh Keaton|Keaton, Anna Leigh]]<br /> * [[Lewis, Marilyn Jaye]]<br /> * [[Li, Racy| Racy Li]]<br /> * [[Kelly Maher|Maher, Kelly]]<br /> * [[Bridget Midway|Midway, Bridget]]<br /> * Monroe, Karen<br /> * [[North, Cara]]<br /> * Oh, Madeleine<br /> * [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]]<br /> * Quinn, December<br /> * [[Sherrill Quinn|Quinn, Sherrill]]<br /> * Schroeder, Melissa<br /> * [[Devi Sparks|Sparks, Devi]]<br /> * [[Emily Veinglory|Veinglory, Emily]]<br /> * Zant, Kimberly<br /> <br /> ==Erotic Romance Organizations==<br /> * [[Erotic Romance Writers Forum]]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Erotic_Romance&diff=14170 2006-12-02T19:25:37Z

<p>Wendywoo: /* Erotic Romance Authors */ Portia Da Costa added</p> <hr /> <div>==Erotic Romance Publishers==<br /> * [[Amber Quill Press]]<br /> * [[Aphrodite's Apples Publishing]]<br /> * [[Changeling Press]]<br /> * [[Ellora's Cave Publishing]]<br /> * [[Kirkham Press]]<br /> * [[Liquid Silver Books]]<br /> * [[Loose-Id]]<br /> * [[New Concepts Publishing]]<br /> * [[Phaze]]<br /> * [[Samhain Publishing, Ltd.]]<br /> * [[Silk's Vault Publishing]]<br /> * [http://www.sultryheatpublications.com/index.html Sultry Heat Publications]<br /> * [[Torquere Press]]<br /> * [[Venus Press]]<br /> * [[Whiskey Creek Press Torrid]]<br /> * [[Midnight Showcase]]<br /> * [[Mardi Gras Publishing]]<br /> <br /> ==Erotic Romance Publications==<br /> * [[MAS-Zine]]<br /> * [http://www.forbiddenfruitzine.com/ Forbidden Fruit Magazine]<br /> <br /> ==Erotic Romance Authors==<br /> * Black, Jaid<br /> * [[Mychael Black| Black, Mychael]]<br /> * Bo, Rachel<br /> * [[Alessia Brio|Brio, Alessia]]<br /> * [[L.E. Bryce|Bryce, L.E.]]<br /> * [[James Buchanan|Buchanan, James]]<br /> * [[Portia Da Costa|Da Costa, Portia]]<br /> * [[Adrianna Dane| Dane, Adrianna]]<br /> * [[Kay Derwydd| Derwydd, Kay]]<br /> * [[Delilah Devlin|Devlin, Delilah]]<br /> * [[Vincent Diamond| Diamond, Vincent]]<br /> * [[Jayelle Drewry|Drewry, Jayelle]]<br /> * [[Leigh Ellwood|Ellwood, Leigh]]<br /> * Evans, Anna J.<br /> * Faire, Dreama<br /> * Forella, Felicia<br /> * [[Renee George| George, Renee]]<br /> * [[K.M. Frontain| Frontain, K.M.]]<br /> * [[Fiona Glass|Glass, Fiona]]<br /> * [[Nathalie Gray|Gray, Nathalie]]<br /> * Harte, Marie<br /> * [[Holly, Emma]]<br /> * [[Jenna Howard|Howard, Jenna]]<br /> * [[Kayleigh Jamison|Jamison, Kayleigh]]<br /> * LaFleur, Lynn<br /> * [[Jourdan Lane|Lane, Jourdan]]<br /> * Lang, Kate<br /> * [[Anna Leigh Keaton|Keaton, Anna Leigh]]<br /> * [[Lewis, Marilyn Jaye]]<br /> * [[Li, Racy| Racy Li]]<br /> * [[Kelly Maher|Maher, Kelly]]<br /> * [[Bridget Midway|Midway, Bridget]]<br /> * Monroe, Karen<br /> * [[North, Cara]]<br /> * Oh, Madeleine<br /> * [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]]<br /> * Quinn, December<br /> * [[Sherrill Quinn|Quinn, Sherrill]]<br /> * Schroeder, Melissa<br /> * [[Devi Sparks|Sparks, Devi]]<br /> * [[Emily Veinglory|Veinglory, Emily]]<br /> * Zant, Kimberly<br /> <br /> ==Erotic Romance Organizations==<br /> * [[Erotic Romance Writers Forum]]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Portia_Da_Costa&diff=14169 2006-12-02T19:20:42Z

<p>Wendywoo: link to Black Lace</p> <hr /> <div>Portia Da Costa is a British romantic novelist whose erotic novels for women and erotic romances have been published all over the world. She is the author of over twenty books and in excess of 80 short stories and is best known for her nine novels for [[Black Lace]].<br /> <br /> [http://www.portiadacosta.com PortiaDaCosta.com]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Black_Lace&diff=14168 2006-12-02T19:18:26Z

<p>Wendywoo: /* Authors */ Portia Da Costa added</p> <hr /> <div>Pioneering and innovative imprint of &quot;erotic fiction by women for women&quot; which has been publishing women's erotica since the early 1990s. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Erotica Publishers]]<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> <br /> * [[Madelynne Ellis]] ~ [http://www.madelynne-ellis.com/ Madelynne's Website]<br /> * [[Portia Da Costa]] ~ [http://www.portiadacosta.com/ Portia's Website]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Black_Lace&diff=7726 2006-06-04T20:29:26Z

<p>Wendywoo: info on Black Lace</p> <hr /> <div>Pioneering and innovative imprint of &quot;erotic fiction by women for women&quot; which has been publishing women's erotica since the early 1990s. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Erotica Publishers]]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Erotica&diff=7725 2006-06-04T20:26:45Z

<p>Wendywoo: reference to Black Lace added</p> <hr /> <div>[[Erotica]] focuses heavily on the sexual relationships between the characters. While [[Erotica|erotica]] often features a romance at the core of the novel, today's erotica also pushes boundaries including multiple partners (sometimes simultaneously) and kinky situations. Language can be graphic and sexual fantasies -- often not considered politically correct in today's romance novels are enacted.<br /> <br /> As with all [[Romance Genres|romance genres]], erotica appeals to a wide readership base. For a variety of reasons, erotica is especially popular in [[Electronic Book|e-book]] format. [[Ellora's Cave]], who trademarked the term [[Romantica]] to describe the erotic works they publish, started out as a purely [[Electronic Publisher|online publishing]] venture, but soon expanded into bookstores -- a switch from the traditional publishing model.<br /> <br /> Most major publishing houses now feature erotica imprints. These include [[Kensington]]'s [[Aphrodisia]] and [[Avon Red]] imprints. The British imprint [[Black Lace]] has been publishing &quot;erotic fiction by women for women&quot; since the early 1990s.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Romance Genres]] [[Category:Publishing Terms]] [[Category:Electronic Books]]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Portia_Da_Costa&diff=7724 2006-06-04T20:13:21Z

<p>Wendywoo: basic info for author Portia Da Costa</p> <hr /> <div>Portia Da Costa is a British romantic novelist whose erotic novels for women and erotic romances have been published all over the world. She is the author of over twenty books and in excess of 80 short stories and is best known for her nine novels for Black Lace.<br /> <br /> [http://www.portiadacosta.com PortiaDaCosta.com]</div>

Wendywoo https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Authors_-_D&diff=7723 2006-06-04T20:06:42Z

<p>Wendywoo: Portia Da Costa added</p> <hr /> <div>[[Authors|Back To Main Authors Page]]<br /> * [[Portia Da Costa|Da Costa, Portia]]<br /> * [[Janet Dailey|Dailey, Janet]]<br /> * [[Barbara Daly|Daly, Barbara]]<br /> * [[Adrianna Dane|Dane, Adrianna]]<br /> * [[Lauren Dane|Dane, Lauren]]<br /> * [[Jaxine Daniels|Daniels, Jaxine]]<br /> * [[Justine Dare|Dare, Justine]]<br /> * [[Justine Davis|Davis, Justine]]<br /> * [[Sylvia Day|Day, Sylvia]]<br /> * [[Gail Dayton|Dayton, Gail]]<br /> * [[Bonnie Dee|Dee, Bonnie]]<br /> * [[Barbara Delinsky|Delinsky, Barbara]]<br /> * [[Sandy Dengler|Dengler, Sandy]]<br /> * [[Janelle Denison|Denison, Janelle]]<br /> * [[Kay Derwydd|Derwydd, Kay]]<br /> * [[Anna DeStefano|DeStefano, Anna]]<br /> * [[Jude Deveraux|Deveraux, Jude]]<br /> * [[Lori Devoti|Devoti, Lori]]<br /> * [[Vincent Diamond|Diamond, Vincent]]<br /> * [[Christina Dodd|Dodd, Christina]]<br /> * [[Jennifer Drew|Drew, Jennifer]]<br /> * [[Jayelle Drewry|Drewry, Jayelle]]<br /> * [[Eileen Dreyer|Dreyer, Eileen]]<br /> * [[Karen Drogin|Drogin, Karen]]<br /> <br /> [[Authors|Back To Main Authors Page]]</div>

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