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Xanthe Walter

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Gay and Lesbian, Romance, Mystery

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Xanthe has been writing for most of her life, creating hundreds of short stories, novellas, and novels. Born in London, England, she puts her drama degree to good use by creating dramatic adventures about gorgeous men!

She had a day job for many moons, but when she discovered the wonderful world of MM fanfiction, she knew she'd found her tribe!

She wrote in fandom for over a decade, winning many awards, before transitioning to professional writing in 2012 with the BDSM romp, Ricochet.

Xanthe writes genre-defying MM romances, skilfully weaving murder mysteries, sci-fi, and fantasy into compelling love stories. Her books often contain plenty of spice, as well as the occasional sprinkling of BDSM.

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Average rating: 4.29 · 2,840 ratings · 597 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ricochet 4.06 avg rating — 973 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Crocodile Tears (Dark Water, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 464 ratings — 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
	Ghost Eye (Dark Water, #2) 4.51 avg rating — 292 ratings — 3 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
	The Quarterlands (Dark Water, #4) 4.71 avg rating — 230 ratings — 3 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
	The Lost Zone (Dark Water, #3) 4.57 avg rating — 228 ratings — 3 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
	24/7 (24/7, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1999	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
	Coming Home 4.34 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2006	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
	The First Collar 4.19 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2010	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
	Hiding in Plain Sight 4.35 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2008	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
	General & Dr. Sheppard 4.25 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2006	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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Series by Xanthe Walter

Dark Water (4 books)
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BDSM Universe (5 books)
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24/7 (5 books)
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Possession (4 books)
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4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings

Two Hearts (3 books)
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Merry Measure (The Wright Brothers, #2)

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Xanthe Walter answered Avalie's question: Any news on when Slavecatcher will be published? Hi Avalie - this is 8 years later than I'm sure you'd have liked, but I can answer that I renamed Slavecatcher as Dark Water, and it's now being published on Amazon as a four book series. The first in the series is called Crocodile Tears and is out n See Full Answer
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Xanthe Walter made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Cover Update topic " Please can you update the following books to their correct book covers on Amazon: The Lost Zone by Xanthe Walter: The Lost Zone : The explosive third b ...more "
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Xanthe Walter made a comment on UnderCoverBookAddict’s review of Crocodile Tears (Dark Water, #1) " Aw - now I want to know the book! LOL! Was it Ricochet? I hope you stick with the series - Alex is obnoxious at times in Crocodile Tears, deliberately ...more "
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Xanthe Walter made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book Cover and Description Change topic " Please can you change the book cover and book description to reflect the current ones on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Ricochet-Xanth... Many thanks. ...more "
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Xanthe Walter and 1 other person liked Nicole's review of Crocodile Tears (Dark Water, #1): "I really liked this book! I can’t wait to read the rest of the series - luckily it is ALL written & coming out in the next couple of months. It’s dystopic, murder mystery, & MM romance all in one. I’m shipping Joe & Alex hard! I need more now! I was " Read more of this review »
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