River’s End

John “Steve” Stevenson (born 1930) is a British writer who, under the pen name Marcus van Heller, wrote erotic fiction for the Traveller’s Companion series of Olympia Press publisher (1955–1961). Later he also wrote under the pen name Stephen John. In 1954, at the age of 23, John Stevenson arrived for a sojourn in Paris, […]

Ariel Sands is the pseudonymous author of Never the Face,[1] a sadomasochistic novel, who is also said to be an internationally known writer of non-fiction under another name. Her true identity is not publicly known. Never the Face describes a sadomasochistic relationship between a man, David, and the book’s narrator, a woman identified only as […]

Joséphin Péladan (28 March 1858 in Lyon – 27 June 1918 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French novelist and Martinist. His father was a journalist who had written on prophecies, and professed a philosophic-occult Catholicism. He established the Salon de la Rose + Croix for painters, writers, and musicians sharing his artistic ideals, the Symbolists in […]

Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American fantasy and romance writer.[1] She is best known as the author of two series of stories. Her New York Times-bestselling Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series centers on Anita Blake, a professional zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural consultant for the police, which includes novels, short […]

Nicolas Chorier (September 1, 1612 – August 14, 1692) was a French lawyer, writer, and historian. He is known especially for his historical works on Dauphiné, as well as his erotic dialogue called The School of Women, or The Seven Flirtatious Encounters of Aloisia (French: L’Academie des dames, ou les Sept entretiens galants d’Aloisia). He […]