When you first started writing, did you have any idea you’d be writing BDSM/kinky books? Do you write in any other genre?  My first book was actually my kinkiest. It involved a lot of toys, spreader bars, clamps and what not. I mostly write contemporary mm romances and some regency mm.

Do you use a pen name? If yes (or no), why? I do. I’m a teacher by profession, currently retired. I do have other, nonfiction projects in the education community, and frankly, children and erotica don’t mix. Using a pen name keeps my two communities separate.

Is there one area of BDSM that you tend to write about more? Why do you think that area creeps into your writing more than some others? I do bondage quite a bit, even in work that is basically vanilla, because it’s such a mild starting place. Most everyone can see the appeal of being tied to the headboard and letting your lover have his way with you. It’s giving up control, but in such a common, casual, non-permanent way. It’s kind of the BDSM 101 introductory course. If you read a sexy scene where someone gets tied up and screwed, and it turns you on…Well, then you might just go looking for something a little deeper, a littler heavier.

What is your favorite fetish? Why? Biting is one of my favorites, and I can’t even explain why. It’s…hot. Primal.

At this point in your career, do you think you’ll write more BDSM/kinky erotica? Most likely. In fact, it seems like the more I write, the more kink creeps in.

What’s the most surprising piece of feedback you’ve ever received from a fan of your writing? One reader wrote to me that Keeping House was the first m./m book she’d read, and she thanked me for introducing her to a whole new genre. I love feedback like that.