a reveal, a confession, or just a simple update...

Isabelle Drake was born in 2005, the year I (Melissa FordLucken) published my first erotic romance, Everglades Wildfire, with VenusPress. She, I, published several titles with Venus Press before moving on thepublish with the now infamous Ellora's Cave. For those more recently deliveredto this romance book scene, Ellora's Cave was the first big publisher of eroticromance. 

Being an EC author was, despite quick and sad the way things ended,great. Big parties, big promotions, and truly great readers. I learned a lotwriting erotic romance. One thing I learned about my writer self is that I likewriting what "they" tell me I can't. If someone adds to that messagethat I shouldn't write something....that doubles the likelihood that I will bewriting it.

...read the rest in my October newsletter