
R.B. O'Brien has always been drawn to the more taboo side of storytelling, even as a young adult, from hiding books from strict Catholic parents as a teen to getting lost in the erotic sections of bookstores for hours.
She is best known for her three published erotic romances, Thorne, Edge of Torment and Imogen. But she is now forging a name for herself in the New Adult Romance category as well as poetry, her true passion, Ruin My Lipstick her first of many to come.
Much of O'Brien's work explores the darker, sensual nature of relationships, those riddled with the reality of insecurities and human folly, often exposing the vulnerability, emotional turmoil, and occasional pain that can come from losing oneself in the heat of passion and the obstacles of love.
O'Brien holds a degree in English literature and teaches for a living in the Northeast, USA. She is the founding member of The Nu Romantics, a poet, a professor, a writer, a dancer, and a hopeful romantic known for her poetry prompts on social media. O’Brien also has a profound affection for Shakespeare and beyond that, writes. Every chance she gets.
She is best known for her three published erotic romances, Thorne, Edge of Torment and Imogen. But she is now forging a name for herself in the New Adult Romance category as well as poetry, her true passion, Ruin My Lipstick her first of many to come.
Much of O'Brien's work explores the darker, sensual nature of relationships, those riddled with the reality of insecurities and human folly, often exposing the vulnerability, emotional turmoil, and occasional pain that can come from losing oneself in the heat of passion and the obstacles of love.
O'Brien holds a degree in English literature and teaches for a living in the Northeast, USA. She is the founding member of The Nu Romantics, a poet, a professor, a writer, a dancer, and a hopeful romantic known for her poetry prompts on social media. O’Brien also has a profound affection for Shakespeare and beyond that, writes. Every chance she gets.

Sebastian Nox is a poet.
Writer.
Film aficionado.
Lover of Sparrows.
Administrator/contributor at The Nu Romantics.

Rachel de Vine, who also writes as Juliette Banks, is the writer of erotic, mainly romantic stories. She writes about love, lust and romance in her old Victorian farmhouse in the heart of the English countryside. It sounds romantic, but the roof leaks.
She likes to explore the sexuality and sensuality of the diverse characters who populate her books, and is fiercely in favor of the artistic freedom to write about such subjects. The avatar is not her, but a character in one of her books.
She adores foreign travel to exotic places; likes vibrant colors, the beautiful British landscape, intelligent people, good food, good music, sunsets, and is blessed with good friends and family.
Rachel's work includes Songbird, Nothing to Regret, and Sabine. Her other works include The Artist, Remembering Roxy, Out of the Darkness, Snatched, and The Russian Bride.under the pen name of Juliette Banks.
She likes to explore the sexuality and sensuality of the diverse characters who populate her books, and is fiercely in favor of the artistic freedom to write about such subjects. The avatar is not her, but a character in one of her books.
She adores foreign travel to exotic places; likes vibrant colors, the beautiful British landscape, intelligent people, good food, good music, sunsets, and is blessed with good friends and family.
Rachel's work includes Songbird, Nothing to Regret, and Sabine. Her other works include The Artist, Remembering Roxy, Out of the Darkness, Snatched, and The Russian Bride.under the pen name of Juliette Banks.