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 a start writing slash fiction set in the Harry Potter universe. She was also a director of the Erotic Authors Association 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 which 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
- Transgressions
- Mere Mortals
Novellas
- Hard & Fast, anthology: Speak Its Name, published by Cheyenne Publishing, 2009,
- Frost Fair, published by Cheyenne Publishing, 2009,
- Tributary, anthology: The Last Gasp, published by Noble Romance Publishing, 2010,
- 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
- "Drug Colours", anthology: Best Gay Short Stories
- "Show Don't Tell", MEN Magazine, March 2008
- "Fire & Ice", anthology: J is for Jealousy
- "Lifeline", anthology: Cruise Lines
- "Drug Color", anthology: Where the Boys Are
- "Ribinks", Drabbler Magazine
- "The Bird", anthology: Fast Balls
- "Matelotage", anthology: Treasure Trail
- "Lucky", anthology: Love in a Lock Up
- "In the Dark", anthology: Ultimate Gay Erotica 2007
- "My Best Customer", anthology: Travelrotica
- "Ten Kisses", anthology Connections
- "Bright Souls", anthology: Ultimate Gay Erotica 2005
- "Sin of the Tongue", anthology: Blasphemy
- "I Will", anthology With This Ring I Thee Bed,
