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Annabel Joseph

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Annabel Joseph is a NYT and USA Today bestselling BDSM erotic romance author. She writes mainly contemporary romance, although she has been known to dabble in the medieval and Regency eras. She is recognized for writing emotionally intense BDSM storylines, and strives to create characters that seem real--even flawed--so readers are better able to relate to them.

Annabel also writes non-BDSM erotic romance under the name Molly Joseph. You can sign up to receive Annabel's newsletter here: http://wordpress.us7.list-manage.com/...

Some of Annabel's favorite authors are Laura Kinsale, Judith McNaught, Jo Beverley, Flannery O'Connor, Molly Weatherfield, and Anneke Jacob.

Annabel Joseph loves to hear from her readers at annabeljosephnovels(@)gmail.c ...more

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What are you currently working on?

Annabel Joseph I'm working on a four book series about a group of Regency era rakes who are all friends and all like to spank women. The books will stand alone but a…moreI'm working on a four book series about a group of Regency era rakes who are all friends and all like to spank women. The books will stand alone but all the characters will be in all the books helping out the main hero and heroine. Of course each of them will have their own happily ever after with the naughty lady of their dreams. :)

I'm also working on a series of romances between bodyguards and clients. So much on the way!(less)

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Hi Annabel, Several readers have suggested that I would like reading your books. Could you be so kind as to recommend one of your books to start with? I tend to like tpe books where humiliation and forced situations play a role. I have read some reviews of your books and can't wait to jump in. Your guidance would be appreciated. Thank you and good reading & writing, Heather Moss

Annabel Joseph Hi Heather! Yay, I'm excited! If you're into TPE and force-type books, I would suggest some of my earlier work. There's the Club Mephisto series (whic…moreHi Heather! Yay, I'm excited! If you're into TPE and force-type books, I would suggest some of my earlier work. There's the Club Mephisto series (which is Club Mephisto/Molly's Lips/Burn For You.) Club Mephisto and Molly's Lips tell the same story of a TPE relationship, but Club Mephisto is from her surrendered/slave point of view, while Molly's LIps is from the Master's point of view. Then Burn For You is the final book with both their points of view.

Then there's Mercy, which is super intense and kinda controversial, but my TPE folks seem to LOVE it. There's Comfort Object, which definitely deals in humiliation and intense sexual kink. These books are all romances, with happily ever afters. I am, at heart, a romance author who just happens to be kinky and turned on by the hard stuff!

Those are the books that seem to resonate most with my TPE and hard kink readers. As time's gone by, I've started writing more romantic BDSM stuff and less hardcore stuff, although I've been itching lately to write something more in the style of my earlier work. So... stay tuned for that.

I do appreciate you giving my work a try, and I appreciate the folks who recommended me! Molly's Lips is often free at Amazon and always free at Smashwords if you wanted to start there, and see how it goes. You can read Molly's Lips or Club Mephisto first...order isn't important...but I always beg people to read them one after the other for the full effect.

If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to let me know!(less)

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Average rating: 3.85 · 52,309 ratings · 5,252 reviews · 70 distinct works • Similar authors

	Comfort Object (Comfort, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 4,736 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mercy 3.64 avg rating — 4,112 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Club Mephisto (Club Mephisto, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 3,178 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waking Kiss (BDSM Ballet, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 2,489 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burn for You (Club Mephisto, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 2,340 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Torment Me (Rough Love, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,836 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Odalisque (Comfort, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 1,807 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caressa's Knees (Comfort, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 1,875 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Molly's Lips: Club Mephisto Retold (Club Mephisto, #1.5) 3.91 avg rating — 1,827 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Training Lady Townsend (Properly Spanked, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 1,752 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Comfort (4 books)
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Annabel Joseph answered amira's question: Hi! when will the kids of the properly sp couples book series come out? I've just finished reading the properly sp series (ngl I lowkey felt like warren was kinda the main character in all of them haha) and as always it was soooo freaking good I loved all of them sm and I was wondering but whats your favourite thing to write about? thanks so much for the lovely books xx Hi Amira! The second series with the grown up kids from Properly Spanked is complete and available! It's called Properly Spanked Legacy series. You can see the books here: https://annabeljoseph.com/the-properl... As for my favorite thing to write abo See Full Answer
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Annabel Joseph answered amira's question: This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler) Hi Aira! Sadly, I have not done any wedding follow ups in this world. The Mephisto series moves through a wedding and into married life, as does the Rough Love series, although I think I may still need to publish that fourth installment, since it ori See Full Answer
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“It was good for her though, to submit to things that weren’t for her pleasure, but his.”
― Annabel Joseph, Cirque de Minuit

tags: bdsm, erotic, erotic-romance

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“Do you have some kind of syndrome that makes you act this way, or are you just a rude, socially inept asshole?”
― Annabel Joseph, Cirque de Minuit

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“I want to mark you, and I want to own you. I want to fucking live inside you.”
― Annabel Joseph, Owning Wednesday

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“Oh my God. Party punch. He’d brought a woman with the social age of twelve to the Citadel. He deserved everything he got.”
― Annabel Joseph, Cirque de Minuit

tags: bdsm, erotic-romance, humour

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“Kiss me. My lips are on fire.
You, my friend, are the object of my
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― Lisa Canfield

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message 4: by Annabel

Nov 07, 2012 07:37PM

Kyndra Natasha wrote: "Love your books..Can't wait to read Command Performance!...I thought the series was over, so this is a great surprise!!!"

Thanks Kyndra! I hope you like it! Thanks for the Friend request. :)

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