THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO WRITING EROTIC ROMANCE 09/06

THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO WRITING EROTIC ROMANCE

The basic rules for turning basic instincts into blockbuster success.

Erotic romance reigns supreme as a big category of women’s fiction—a billion dollar business serviced by a new breed of uninhibited writer. This book is the necessary how-to for first timers and a terrific guide for seasoned professionals as well, who are putting their racy—and lucrative—fantasies to paper. Now, for the first time, a veteran erotic romance author shows exactly what to do—and how.

• The first book to guide writers to succeed in this multi-million dollar genre
• Explores how to set up a plot and write good, steamy sex scenes
• From a best-selling experienced author
• Includes resource section for research tools and further reading
• Interviews with top editors in the field
• Foreword by Kate Duffy, editorial director at Kensington Publishing and founding editor of the genre

"The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing Erotic Romance is one of the most enjoyable and informative books on writing that I have ever read. From the creative process to the publishing marketplace, there is not one aspect of our business that Alison Kent has overlooked and the anecdotal information that she includes illustrates just how just how personally invested in these books we all are. If you are interested in publishing a romance, erotic or otherwise, you should read this book. Alison has furnished a Masters Class in writing and while the emphasis is on erotic romance, all genres of fiction have at their core the art of storytelling."
~Kate Duffy, Editorial Director, Kensington Publishing Corp.

Alison Kent is the bestselling author of over thirty works of contemporary erotic romance fiction. Reviewers have called her work “extremely erotic and daring” and said her writing is filled with “outstanding passion, sensuality, and dark fascination.”

In 1995, she accepted an offer issued by the senior editor of Harlequin Temptation live on the “Isn’t It Romantic?” episode of CBS 48 Hours. Having over thirty-five titles contracted or in print, she now writes for both the Harlequin Blaze and Kensington Brava lines. She and her family live in the Houston, Texas area.

"For me Alison Kent’s name on a book means that I am guaranteed to have a story that is realistic, entertaining, compelling and sexy as all get out."
~ ARomanceReview.com

"Alison Kent is well on her way to becoming a single title phenomenon."
~ ARomanceReview.com

"Alison Kent has created in her giRL-gEAR series a believable, modern world where men and women behave just a little bit naughtier than they do in real life."
~ AllAboutRomance.com

"Fans of the Die Hard movies will shout Brava to Alison Kent ..."
~ Harriet Klausner

"An outstanding tale of passion, sensuality and a dark fascination, Ms. Kent's romance turns up the heat ..."
~ RT Bookclub Magazine on THE SWEETEST TABOO

"Alison Kent delivers a knockout read."
~ RT Bookclub Magazine on ALL TIED UP

"Kent combines James Bond-like characters with a realistic plot that has descriptive and detailed scenes to provide readers with plenty of fast-paced action."
~ RT Bookclub Magazine on THE SHAUGHNESSEY ACCORD

"Alison Kent mesmerizes us with a compelling love story brimming with scorching sensuality and abiding love."
~ RT Bookclub Magazine on CALL ME

GOES DOWN EASY, Harlequin Blaze, 01/06
DEEP BREATH, Kensington Brava, 04/06
THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO WRITING EROTIC ROMANCE, Penguin/Alpha, 09/06
INFATUATION, Harlequin Blaze, 11/06
BEYOND A SHADOW, Kensington Brava, 12/06
THE PERFECT STRANGER, Kensington Brava, 04/07
TEX APPEAL, Harlequin Blaze, 02/08
KISS & TELL, Harlequin Blaze, 11/08
MAXIMUM EXPOSURE, Kensington Brava, 12/08
A LONG, HARD RIDE, Harlequin Blaze, 03/09
NO LIMITS, Kensington Brava, 05/09
TBA, Harlequin Blaze, 07/09

The SG-5 series from Kensington Brava

THE BANE AFFAIR
THE SHAUGHNESSEY ACCORD
THE SAMMS AGENDA
THE BEACH ALIBI
THE MCKENZIE ARTIFACT
LARGER THAN LIFE
DEEP BREATH
BEYOND A SHADOW

The gIRL-gEAR series from Harlequin Blaze

ALL TIED UP
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
BOUND TO HAPPEN
ROPED INTO ROMANCE
STRIPTEASE
WICKED GAMES
INDISCREET

2005 National Quill Awards Nominee for THE BEACH ALIBI

11/05 Romantic Times Top Pick for RED LETTER NIGHTS

08/05 KISS & MAKEUP - Two Weeks on the Waldenbooks Bretano's Romance Bestsellers Series List!

01/04 Romantic Times Top Pick for INDISCREET

08/03 Romantic Times Top Pick for STRIPTEASE

12/02 THE SWEETEST TABOO - Three Weeks on the Waldenbooks Bretano's Romance Bestsellers Series List!