Emma Holly (born 1961,

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) is American author who specializes in writing

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novels, often with a focus on

BDSM BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged ...

. She has written over twenty books and was a finalist for the

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2004 RITA award for Best Paranormal Romance.

Biography

Emma Holly was born in

and raised in

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, where she lived with her older sister Laurie. Leading back to her pre-adolescent fantasy, to be the fiancée of

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, Holly always wanted to be a writer. After 10 years of writing, she sold her first book in 1998. Holly specializes in writing

erotica Erotica is literature or art that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics regard pornography as a type of erotica, but many consider it to be different. Erotic art may use a ...

romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

and often with a focus on

. Another common element of Holly's erotic style is a

bisexual Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whi ...

male

protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...

. She has written over twenty books and was a finalist for the

2004 RITA award for Best Paranormal Romance.

Bibliography

Single erotica-romance novels

* ''Ménage'', 1998 * ''Cooking Up a Storm'', 1998 * ''Velvet Glove'', 1999 * ''In the Flesh'', 2000 * ''Strange Attractions'', 2004 * ''Personal Assets'', 2004 * ''All U Can Eat'', 2006 * ''Fairyville'', 2007, 2008 (with epilogue, previously published as Amazon short, ''And Then There Were Four'').

Beyond Desire series

#''Beyond Innocence'', 2001 also in Beyond Desire #''Beyond Seduction'', 2002 also in Beyond Desire

Midnight Desire series

Demons series

#''The Demon's Daughter'', 2004 #''The Demon's Angel'' in

Demon's Delight ''Demon's Delight'' is an anthology novel containing four short stories written by authors MaryJanice Davidson, Emma Holly, Vickie Taylor, and Catherine Spangler. Novellas Witch Way Chris Mere is the descendant of a long line of witches that ...

#''The Countess' Pleasure'' in Hot Spell #''Prince of ice'', 2006 #''Demon's Fire'', 2008

Anthologies and collections

References

External links

Emma Holly's WebsiteEmma Holly
in FantasticFiction {{DEFAULTSORT:Holly, Emma 1961 births Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American women novelists BDSM writers American erotica writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Women erotica writers