At Carina Press, we’re always looking to acquire contemporary romance but this month we dare you to step over the line into darker territory…
We want searing stories and risky editorial; books with high emotional tension and lots of dramatic conflict. We want sexy or erotic manuscripts with troubled characters and mysterious backstories. More specifically, if you’re writing any of the following, we’d like to see it:
- Dark, erotic and/or psychological thrillers
- Stories of adultery and betrayal
- Capture fantasies and encounters of questionable consent
- Gritty, graphic and explicit stories about organized crime and hit men
- Mercenaries on a mission
- Conflicts involving non-traditional h/h pairings
- Anti-heroes and anti-heroines. Real, unredeemable bad boys and bad girls
- Heavily atmospheric, gothic-inspired sexy contemporary romance
- Super sexy (but not necessarily erotic) contemporary romance with sexually charged dialogue, off-the-charts sexual tension and/or a dirty-talking hero/heroine
HEAs not required, but please appease us—and your readers—with a HFN (Happily for Now).
Please note that submissions featuring the following will not be considered:
- Rape for titillation
- Bestiality
- Incest
- Characters under the age of 18 engaging in sex or illegal activity