Erastes

Erastes is a penname of a female author who lives in Norfolk, She started to write gay historical fiction because she couldn't find any other than the very few that were on the market, such as Gaywyck by Vincent Virga and the novels of Mary Renault.

On the Web

• Erastes' Website
• Erastes' Blog

Novels

• Junction X A love story between a closeted, married man and the boy next door. Set in surburban England of the 1960's, Junction X holds a mirror up to our modern times for comparison. Available on Amazon and in bookshops in ebook and print.

• Mere Mortals Set in the Norfolk Broads, England, Mere Mortals is a gothic mystery. Published by Lethe Press in Spring 2011 Available on Amazon and in bookshops in print and ebook

• Transgressions Set in the English Civil War. Available at Amazon and everywhere

• Standish A gay Regency romance. Available at Amazon and everywhere.

Novellas

• Unnamed novella to be published by Carina Press in Spring 2012. Set in 19th century Florence.

• Muffled Drum to be published by Carina Press on July 4th 2011. Set in 1866 amid the Prussian-Austrian war. Coming soon.

• Tributary Published by Noble Romance Publishing as part of the Last Gasp anthology

• Hard & Fast - Published by Cheyenne Publishing in print and Bristlecone Press in ebook, as part of the Speak Its Name Trilogy with fellow authors Lee Rowan and Charlie Cochrane.

• Frost Fair - Published by Cheyenne Publishing in print and Bristlecone Press (Gay Regency)

Short Stories

• The Blue Train - published in Riding the Rails by Bold Stroke Books

• 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

• Drug Colours published in Lethe Press' "Best Gay Short Stories"

• Show Don't Tell - published in March 2008's MEN Magazine.

• Fire & Ice - published in "J is for Jealousy" by Cleis

• Lifeline - published in "Cruise Lines" by Alyson

• Drug Colors - published in "Where the Boys Are" by Cleis Press

• Right Hand Man - to be published in “Superqueeroes”

• Ribinks - published in The Drabbler Magazine

• The Bird - published in "Fast Balls" by Alyson Books

• Matelotage - published in "Treasure Trail" by Alyson Books

• Lucky - published in "Love in a Lock up" by Starbooks

• In the Dark - published in "Ultimate Gay Erotica 2007" by Alyson Books

• My Best Customer - published in "Travelrotica" by Alyson Books

• Ten Kisses - published in "Connections" by Iris Print

• His Story Teller - runner up in Torquere Press' "Do it yourself" competition

• Bright Souls re-published by Alyson Books in Ultimate Gay Erotica 2005

• Sin of the Tongue published in the Blasphemy anthology by Torquere Press

• Lifeline published in the Chance Encounters anthology by Torquere Press

• Bright Souls published in the Monsters anthology by Torquere Press

Memberships

Erastes was the Director of the Erotic Authors Association for 3 years and is a member of the Historical Novel Society She's the owner of Speak Its Name - the only resource on the web dedicated to gay historical fiction

Other Information

Erastes is represented by James Schiavone of the Schiavone Literary Agency