Erastes (author)

Erastes is the pen name of a female author from the United Kingdom, known for writing gay-themed historical and romantic fiction.

Erastes initially began writing gay fiction after initially having started writing slash fiction set in the Harry Potter universe. She was also a director of the Erotic Authors Association (EAA), and the association flourished until 2010, when she handed the EAA over to new management.

Her best-known works include Frost Fair, a bestselling novella published by Cheyenne Publishing in 2009, and Transgressions, a novel that was released in 2009 by Running Press in their M/M Historical Romance line and was a shortlisted nominee for a 2010 Lambda Literary Award in the gay romance category.

Novels

 * Standish. A homoerotic Regency romance (2006)
 * Transgressions (2009)
 * Mere Mortals (2011)

Novellas

 * Hard & Fast, anthology: Speak Its Name, published by Cheyenne Publishing, 2009, ISBN 0-9797773-6-4 ISBN 978-0979777363
 * Frost Fair, published by Cheyenne Publishing, 2009, ISBN 0-9797773-2-1  ISBN 978-0-9797773-2-5
 * Tributary, anthology: The Last Gasp, published by Noble Romance Publishing, 2010, ISBN 978-1-60592-209-6
 * Muffled Drum, published by Carina Press 2011, ASIN: B005078OKG

Short stories

 * "Whatever the Risk", anthology: Queered Dimensions, Queered Fiction
 * "The Blue Train", anthology: Riding the Rails (Bold Strokes Books)
 * "Drug Colours", anthology: Best Gay Short Stories (Lethe Press)
 * "Show Don't Tell", MEN Magazine, March 2008
 * "Fire & Ice", anthology: J is for Jealousy (Cleis Press)
 * "Lifeline", anthology: Cruise Lines (Alyson Books)
 * "Drug Color", anthology: Where the Boys Are (Cleis Press)
 * "Ribinks", Drabbler Magazine
 * "The Bird", anthology: Fast Balls (Alyson Books)
 * "Matelotage", anthology: Treasure Trail (Alyson Books)
 * "Lucky", anthology: Love in a Lock Up (Starbooks)
 * "In the Dark", anthology: Ultimate Gay Erotica 2007 (Alyson Books)
 * "My Best Customer", anthology: Travelrotica (Alyson Books)
 * "Ten Kisses", anthology Connections (Iris Print)
 * "Bright Souls", anthology: Ultimate Gay Erotica 2005 (Alyson Books)
 * "Sin of the Tongue", anthology: Blasphemy (Torquere Press)
 * "I Will", anthology With This Ring I Thee Bed, (Spice, 2011)