Romance E-Publishers
Fax (760) 362-1928
Established 2002.
Prints fiction in trade and e-book format.
Amber Quill Press is primarily a “submit by invitation only” publisher, and apart from their annual Amber Heat Wave™ Contest, they have never been open to “outside” submissions. As time permits, they may respond to general queries, but please be aware that any unsolicited synopses, partials, or complete manuscripts sent to our email addresses or snail-mailed to our business office by either an author or an agent will be deleted unread, without exception.
109 N.W. Scott Street
Ankeny, IA 50021
Email: editor@awestruckebooks.net
Dick Claasen, Editor
Kathryn D. Struck, Editor
Send submissions to: submissions@yahoo.com.
Awe-Struck E-Book publishes romance, science fiction, teen fiction, mainstream, and nonfiction. Send a COVER LETTER WITH A SYNOPSIS of your story line, and attach three to five chapters of the book in WORD (they do not accept manuscripts written in other word processing programs)–important: please PUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON YOUR MANUSCRIPT, along with the TITLE and YOUR NAME or PEN NAME.
Awe-Struck E-Books is open for for submissions for releases in 2009 in the following areas:
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Regency Romance
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Historical Romance
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Paranormal Romance
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S/F and New-Age Romance
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Inspirational Romance
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‘Out of the Box’ Romance–something new and different!
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Futuristic Romance
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Time-Travel Romance
Please follow guidelines very carefully. If your manuscript does not conform to their guidelines (including an articulate cover letter) or is not in a genre they publish, it will not be read.
a division of Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd
Executive Editor, Angela James
Carina Press will publish a broad range of fiction with an emphasis on romance and its subgenres. They will also acquire voices in mystery, suspense and thrillers, science fiction, fantasy, erotica, gay/lesbian, and more! No young adult, poetry or non-fiction. The first books will be released in 2010.
They will consider shorter length stories of less than 50,000 words, genre novels between 50,000 to 100,000 words and longer and complex narratives of over 100,000 words.
Submit queries for only completed, fully polished manuscripts. In the subject line of your query, please type manuscript name, author name, genre. See guidelines for detailed instructions. Submissions should be sent to submissions@carinapress.com.
#35069–4604 37 St SW
Calgary, AB Canada T3E 7C7
Fax: 1-810-852-3950
Established 2005.
They are accepting submissions from all genres for ebook publication. Send your best horror, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and young adult stories.
Romance– they are looking for fast-paced, character driven novels where romance is integral to the storyline. Novels can be in any era, any location and can have fantasy/paranormal elements, however our historical line is limited to the 19 century or earlier.
Sensuality levels should be on the higher end of steamy, while remaining tasteful.
Submission packages include query letter, synopsis, first three chapters and promotion plan. Only submit finished works please. Word counts are to be approximately 25,000 words for novellas, 70-80,000 words for full length novels.
Email submission to: submissions@champagnebooks.com
General submissions are for ELECTRONIC publication only.
Champagne Books will select titles for print publication by in-house authors only.
PO Box 1561
Shepherdstown, WV 25443-1561
Phone/Fax: (304) 876 0515
Email: submissions@changelingpress.com
Patricia Haley, Editor-in-Charge
Changeling Press LLC, was founded Feb. 10th, 2004 by William and Margaret Riley. This has been a dream-under-construction for about 6 years. They’re new. They’re starting off small. However they have sound financial backing and many years of industry and business experience.
Changeling Press will be publishing erotic novellas, with an emphasis on serials and series with an “Out of this world” theme. Submissions must be erotic love stories. What’s a love story? The hero and heroine must display a genuine attraction for one another that goes beyond sex, but realistic, plot driven resolutions are preferred. If they’ve known each other two days, while it would probably be a good thing if they didn’t shoot each other and walk off holding a smoking gun, don’t try to convince us they’re going to live happily ever after, either.
What they DON’T want: No vanilla sex, no straight Contemporary Romance. Turn up the heat, think out of this world!
Stories must have a good solid plot and well developed characterization. While strong sexuality is a must, we don’t want porn.
ABSOLUTELY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE will they ever accept ANY child pornography, necrophilia, bestiality, scat, or snuff. If you’re not sure, ask. Sentient animals (I.E. Shape shifters or Aliens) are permissible.
Just opened an erotica line called Wicked and are looking for short story erotica.
Currently seeking manuscripts from 10,000 – 100,000 words in the following genres: Action Adventure, African American, Contemporary, Fantasy, Futuristic/Science Fiction, Gay & Lesbian, Historical, Interracial/Multicultural, Paranormal (werewolf, vampire, ghosts, magic, etc.), romantic comedy, time travel and thriller/suspense.
Cobblestone Press is a new electronic publisher of sensual and erotic romance seeking creative storytelling and original style. They are selective and are looking for authors to set the standard of writing for this new press; authors that show extraordinary ability to weave tales of romance through strong, unforgettable characters, plots that twist and turn with layers of conflict and emotion, and a style that sets them apart from other writers in the market.
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Trysts: 10,000-20,000
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Novella: 20,001-40,000
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Novel: 40,001-65,000
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Novel: 65,001-100,000
Cobblestone Press is a full service publisher. There are NO fees for the author at any point during our publication process. Your book will be edited, assigned an ISBN number, and cover art will be provided. Royalty rate is 35% of the cover price and will be paid on a monthly basis. They do not pay an advance. The contract is for electronic rights for 1 year.
Cobblestone Press is a digital publisher. They currently have no plans to explore print or print-on-demand.
Please submit full manuscript as an attachment to: submissions@cobblestone-press.com. No paper submissions.
1056 Home Ave.
Akron, OH 44310-3502
Email: submissions@ellorascave.com
Raelene Gorlinsky, Publisher
Primarily a publisher of electronic books. Books are not considered for print release until after digital release. Ellora’s Cave Publishing defines Romantica as any work of literature that is both romantic and sexually explicit in nature. Within this genre, a man and a woman develop “in love” feelings for one another that culminate in a monogamous relationship. In a piece of Romantica literature, sexual language is typically expressed in frank adult terms, rather than couched in flowery phrases. In other words, rather than describing lust in a woman’s body as “a whirlwind of electricity that jolted through her love valley” as is generally found in mainstream romance novels, an author of Romantica might say, “intense desire coursed through her body, causing her to become wet.” (NC-17 titles typically use much more graphic language than that.)
For erotic romance or maintstream fiction, send first three chapters and final chapter in DOC or RTF format along with a detailed synopsis to submissions@ellorascave.com. No paper submissions.
Ellora’s Cave is currently accepting all genres except female dominance. Most popular are vampire, shapeshifter, futuristic and bondage/male dominance. Interested in acquiring gay/lesbian romances. Minimum word length 20,000 words. Prefer over 50,000 words. Opening a new erotica line in late 2006 with a minimum length of 10,000 words.
Cerridwen Press is looking for mystery/suspense, women’s fiction, chick-lit, paranormal and futuristic romance. Word length: 50,000 – 125,000 words.
P.O. Box 545
Canon City, CO 81215
(877) 625-3592
E-mail: editors@imajinnbooks.com
Linda Kichline, Senior Editor
ImaJinn publishes paranormal romance in trade-size paperbacks.
You do not need an agent to submit, but you must query them first. All query letters should include a synopsis no longer than six double-spaced pages and may be submitted by regular mail or e-mail. If you mail your query, please include an SASE. They do not accept simultaneous submissions. They only consider queries with story lines that meet their current needs.
At the current time ImaJinn Books is accepting queries for urban fantasy, vampire romance, werewolf/shape-shifter romance, witch romance, and Regency romance. Please note that the manuscript length needed is 70,000 to 90,00 words. They accept queries via email at editors@imajinnbooks.com.
POLICY CHANGE: Since most electronic publishers are now offering print-on-demand services, ImaJinn will NO LONGER consider previously electronically published books for print publication.
Imprint of Atlantic Bridge Publishing
10509 Sedgegrass Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46235
Tina Burns, acquisitions director
Terri Schaefer, editorial director
Rachel Fox, special projects director
Established 1999.
Full length novels – 45,000 – 80,000
Super Novels – 80,000 +
Novella length – 25,000 – 45,000
They are currently accepting all erotic romance genres and particularly are seeking historical, fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal. They want to see strong stories, stories that could stand on their own if the sex was omitted. They are looking for the build up of passion, the explosion of a sexual relationship between a man and woman, and not just a story with one sex scene after another. They are looking for the traditional “happy ever after” and the commitment of the man and woman involved. Subjects that are “outside the box” are of particular interest to them.
Word length is as follows: 20,000–100,000+. They prefer over 50,000. Various special projects occur and those calls for submission are posted on the Web site.
Quick Silvers – Short but not sweet romances 20,000 – 25,000 word length.
Send the first three chapters and the synopsis of your book along with a cover letter to subs2007@liquidsilverbooks.com. Within the cover letter tell them the following:
1. Your writing background.
2. Your thoughts on ePublishing – the reasons why you are exploring ePublishing and your expectations of doing so.
1802 N. Carson St, Suite 212-2924
Carson City, NV 89701
Treva Hart, Editor-in-Chief
Email: submissions@loose-id.com
Established 2004.
Loose Id is actively acquiring stories from both aspiring and established authors. They are a royalty-paying e-publisher, and they hold ourselves to the highest standards of contract fairness as defined by EPIC.
Currently accepting:
Multicultural and I/R, extremely hot suspense and paranormal, LGBT and menage.
Stories 20K and up, with the exception of Flings from authors previously published by Loose Id, which may be shorter. Previously published stories will be accepted only if author owns all e-rights.
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Cross-genre love stories. That is, a romance or love story, plus significant elements of another genre. For example: action-adventure, alternative lifestyles and sexualities, comedy (please, not just light drama; by comedy we really mean comedy—whether a comedy of manners or a chick lit, there must be a strong comedic element), fantasy, futuristic, paranormal, suspense (please, not a minor mystery for the characters to resolve; make the suspense a central element of the plot), science fiction, urban fantasy.
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No straight contemporaries or historicals. A straight contemporary or historical is any contemporary or historical where other genre (or content, see below) elements are non-integral to the plot and represent less than 50% of the content/conflict of the story.
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High degree of sensuality. No closed doors, no purple prose. But also no gratuitous, unmotivated sex scenes; however, eroticism and language should be as graphic and explicit as the plot and characters will bear.
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Love story. Traditional ‘goals and motivations in conflict’ romance is fine, as are ‘with romantic elements’ big plot stories. In any case, the love story should be no less than roughly 35% of the plot.
Send a query letter with your name and contact e-mail, the name of the manuscript you are submitting and the name of the series it is a part of, if any, the completion status and expected length of your manuscript, the genre, the premise, and the degree of sensuality present in your manuscript, the marketing hook and intended readership of your manuscript, your bibliography and sales history, if any.
Also include a short but complete Synopsis focusing on the characters’ goals and motivations, the major story events, climax and ending and a partial which includes the first Three Chapters of your manuscript. A short prologue should not be counted. If all of the major characters are not represented in the first three chapters or the love story has not yet begun, please send through those points to the nearest chapter break.
Authors with multiple previous publications may submit a proposal which includes a Query Letter and an expanded Synopsis. Please note that acceptance on proposal, while it does occur, is not the norm.
Send the submissions package to submissions@loose-id.com.
5202 Humphreys Rd.
Lake Park, GA 31636
(229) 257-0367
Fax (229) 219-1097
Currently, they are specifically looking for books in the following genres for special promotions and/or to increase their number of monthly releases:
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Science Fiction/Futuristic or Fantasy Romance, spicy or erotic, any story length, from short stories to full length.
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Spicy or erotic Paranormal Romance in any length or time period, including vampires, werewolves, aliens, fairies, shape-shifters, dragons, ghosts, or humans with ESP, etc.
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Spicy or erotic Romantic Suspense and/or ultra sexy Contemporary Romance in any length.
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BDSM romance in any setting, time period, or sub-genre and any length. This MUST be romantic and not degrading or humiliating for either the hero or the heroine for humiliation’s sake.
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Historical Romance that focuses on the romance with tightly woven, unique plots, highly developed sexual tension with spicy or erotic love scenes in any length, time period, or place. Unusual time periods are particularly welcome.
Elements strongly desired in any novel or short story include: edgy, unique plots; strong, believable conflict between the hero and heroine; extreme sexual tension; concise story-telling; combinations of dark, sexy heroes with sassy, humorous heroines; little or no sub-plots.
P.O. Box 4844
Seminole, FL 33775
(727) 391-3847
email AleKendall@aol.com
Theresa Stevens, managing editor
Alicia Rasley, senior editor
Felecia Mills, senior editor
Robin Lawson, senior editor
Barbara Hicks, submissions editor
Established 1995. Now available in e-book and trade-size.
1/2008: Now has Pure Erotica line.
Looking to expand their author base and welcome submissions from unagented authors.
Red Sage is accepting novella submissions for an anthology. Novella lengths range from 35,000-40,000 words. Authors may query interest with: a one-page synopsis (clear emotional and physical conflict defined) and the first ten pages of their story (printed out, not the digital file). Please include writing credentials (they welcome unpublished authors as well). Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return information on your submission. Manuscripts cannot be returned without a proper envelope and postage.
They want bold, spicy, sensuous, hot and sometimes politically incorrect stories with a highly intense adult romance. Single-title line: erotic, suspense, contemporary: word length: 55,000 to 75,000.
Authors may query interest with: a one-page synopsis showing clear emotional and physical conflict defined and the first ten pages of their manuscript in a digital Rich Text format (RTF) or inline text. Please include writing credentials; we welcome unpublished authors as well.
With your submission please give us this information: Please put in subject line of your e-mail the following, (1) author name, (2) manuscript title, and (3) genre. In the body of the e-mail you send us make sure you have given us complete information on how to contact you. Also, again information on your story. Include: (1) author’s full legal name, (2) pseudonym, (3) e-mail address, (4) title of manuscript, (5) word count—exact number, (6) main theme, (7) genre, (8) legal address, and (9) phone numbers, home phone and cell phone.
Please send your submission to: Submissions@eRedSage.com.
577 Mulberry Street, Suite 1520
Macon GA 31201
478-314-5144
Marty Mathews, Submissions Coordinator/Author Liaison
Submissions: editor@samhainpublishing.com
Established 2005.
Samhain Publishing is now open to general submissions of all genres of romance and erotica, as well as fantasy, urban fantasy and science fiction with strong romantic elements. They are refocusing their efforts and will no longer be accepting submissions in other genres for the time being.
The preferred word count is 60,000 or longer, but they are quite happy to publish shorter works with word counts of no less than 12,000.
Please send a query letter in the body of an email telling us a bit about you along with a minimum of 3 sample chapters and a synopsis at least 2 pages in length and sufficient for the length of the story (there is no maximum length for the synopsis but it must be at least 2 pages). You may, at your discretion, send the whole manuscript as it will be requested if it passes the first review. Please send the synopsis and chapters or full manuscript as separate attachments, named with the title of your book.
Send query to editor@samhainpublishing.com.
P.O. Box 708
Adams Basin, NY 14410-0708
Email: queryus@thewildrosepress.com
Currently accepting submissions for all romance genres in all lengths.
They publish only stories where romance is a strong element and in ALL lengths. This includes short stories. Please do not submit any type of nonfiction. Do not send complete or partial manuscripts unless requested. They ask instead that you submit a query letter and up to a 5 page double-spaced synopsis. The query letter should contain a word count and pertinent facts about yourself as a writer, including your familiarity with the romance genre. Please indicate what line you think your project is appropriate for, if it is completed, what you think makes it special, and previous publishing experience (if any).
They would prefer to not receive simultaneous submissions. What this means is do not submit a query to us for something that is under consideration with another house.
Submit your query to queryus@thewildrosepress.com. They prefer Email submissions.
In the subject line of your email, please include the words TWRP MS Submission followed by the title of your manuscript. Any email received without these words in the subject line of the email will NOT be opened and will be deleted.
Within the email, include at the top of the page, the line in which you feel your manuscript is best suited and the number of words in your manuscript. For example. “Yellow Rose, 24,000 words”.
See the Line Guides for more information on what each line requires.
In the body of the email, also include the synopsis only. DO NOT send any email attachments, they will not be opened.
403 Wallace Court
Richmond, KY 40475
Fax 859-625- 5629
Email: subs@wings-press.com
Lorraine Stephens, Executive Editor, Romantic Suspense, Inspirational, Romantic & Cozy Mystery, Encore L’Amour
Elizabeth Strubble, Senior Editor, FF&P
Dianne Hamilton, Senior Editor, General Fiction
Leslie Hodges, Senior Editor, Historical
Robbin Major, Senior Editor, Young Adult
Anita York, Senior Editor, Contemporary
Wings Press accepts all types of romance fiction under 150,000 words for e-book and trade-size publication. They are always looking for innovative fiction.
Send an email letter to subs@wings-press.com . The letter should contain a brief synopsis of your manuscript. Identify the genre of your manuscript in the subject line of your email. If it is a genre in which they are seeking manuscripts and meets their needs, they will send you an invitation. Do not send your manuscript without an invitation.
Wings Press does not accept submissions of manuscripts which are erotica or about alternate life styles.
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