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Saskia Walker

The Naughty Lady from Shady Lane.

About Me


I’m an award-winning British author of erotic fiction - if you don’t know my work, you'll find some free reads and lots of tasters from my published work on my website: http://www.saskiawalker.co.uk/home.html
My short stories and novellas appear in over fifty international anthologies including BEST WOMEN'S EROTICA, THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST NEW EROTICA, and the Black Lace WICKED WORDS series -- you can see a few of the sexy covers in the slideshow below. My work has also featured in several international magazines including PENTHOUSE, BUST and SCARLET.
After writing shorts for several years I moved into novel-length projects and DOUBLE DARE, my first full-length contemporary erotic romance novel, was published in October 2006 on the new Penguin (US) Heat line. DOUBLE DARE won the Passionate Plume Award for best contemporary erotic romance of 2006.
Two erotic fantasy novels followed on the Juno books line in 2007: THE STRANGELING and UNVEILING THE SORCERESS. In July 2008 my second contemporary erotic romance novel, RECKLESS, was published by Penguin Heat. My next novel, RAMPANT, was signed by Harlequin in a 2 book deal for the Spice line. I have lots more in the pipeline, and many more stories to tell!
I live in the north of England, close to the beautiful Yorkshire moors. Before I settled down here I traveled extensively, and I truly believe that visiting exotic countries contributed greatly to my desire to write -- that and an extremely vivid and active imagination.
You can visit my website for more info: http://www.saskiawalker.co.uk.home.html While you are there, please sign up for my ocassional newsletter for all the latest direct to your mailbox. You can also visit my blogspot for regular updates and fun: http://saskiawalker.blogspot.com/
"It is authors like Saskia Walker who give erotic fiction a good name." Pamela Weatherill, Erotic Authors Association.
"Ms. Walker is undoubtedly one of the queens of erotic romance." Bella Marie, Romance Junkies.
"Saskia Walker writes passion with a very erect pen and she uses ink that is warm and fluid. She tells a story that is captivating, powerful and bloody entertaining." Ashley Lister, Erotica Readers and Writers Association.
"Saskia Walker is one of the top erotic writers of the millenium." Alison Tyler.

My Interests

Writing, reading, laughter, dressing up, fetish and goth, art, music and live music performance, film, live comedy, living with disability and disability rights, cats, paganism, good red wine, real ale and cider, CAMRA. Oh, and everything else that's mentioned in the other sections on this page...

I'd like to meet:

Readers, writers, and anyone interested in goth, fetish, paganism, fantasy, erotica and romance.

see more crazy cat pics

Music:

Love and Rockets, Covenant, Curve, Cocteau Twins, The Sisters of Mercy, Dead Can Dance, The Cult, Joy Division, Nine Inch Nails, Roxy Music, Paradise Lost, Bauhaus, Bryan Ferry, Fields of the Nephilim, Rammstein, Type O Negative, Vast, U2, The Order of Azrael, Eurythmics, VNV Nation, Leftfield, Faithless, This Mortal Coil, All Living Fear, Killing Joke, Depeche Mode, Peter Murphy, Numan, New Model Army, Talking Heads, Motorhead, The Mission, Kate Bush, Faith and The Muse, Fleetwood Mac, Rico, Stranglers, Mesh, to name just a few...

Movies:

La Reine Margot, Something Wild, The Gods Must be Crazy I and II, Betty Blue, Funny Bones, Razor Blade Smile, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, High Heels (in fact, anything Almodovar) Vertigo, Carry on Screaming (Carry on anything, I never grew out of it) Body Heat, Desperado, Sleepy Hollow, Henry and June, Blade Runner, Desperately Seeking Susan, The Hunger, ConAir, XXX, National Lampoons European Vacation, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Pitch Black, Chronicles of Riddick, Modern Problems, Dangerous Liaisons, Dracula (Klaus Kinski versions) It’s a Mad Mad world, Mummy I&II, Indiana Jones.

Television:

Films and comedy shows.

Books:

This list could get very long, so I’ll keep it to a few writers who changed my life forever with their words -- Marge Piercy, AS Byatt, Margaret Atwood, George Eliot, D H Lawrence, Storm Constantine, Patricia McKillip, Anais Nin, and Susan Johnson

Heroes:

I have a Real Life Hero, his name is Mark.

My Blog

Reader Appreciation event - interview and book giveaway

I'm taking part in a Reader Appreciation event run by the lovely and talented author, Calista Fox. Calista has inteviewed me about RECKLESS, and there's a giveaway. Go HERE to find out more. http://c...
Posted by Saskia Walker on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:15:00 PST

Being a writer - the lowdown on advances, contracts, and more

  If you are an aspiring author - or you are just interested in how these things work - check out this video blog from Megan Hart and Lauren Dane.   http://www.danehart.com/2008/10/10/dan...
Posted by Saskia Walker on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:10:00 PST

WiP --> half way point progress report

  A few days ago I passed the 200 page mark in the current work in progress, Rampant. The completed novel will be around 400-440 pages, so it's going well and I'm happy. It's been a while since...
Posted by Saskia Walker on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:47:00 PST

Because it’s National Poetry Day

  And because I love autumn... To AutumnO Autumn, laden with fruit, and stain'dWith the blood of the grape, pass not, but sitBeneath my shady roof; there thou may'st rest,And tune thy jolly vo...
Posted by Saskia Walker on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:43:00 PST

Romance Junkies Halloween contest has now launched!

  The Romance Junkies Halloween event is now up and running, with lots of contests, prizes and fun, from a whole bunch of authors. You'll find a contest to enter from me in the Magic Shop ...
Posted by Saskia Walker on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:19:00 PST

A bit of fun, ebooks at Harlequin

  This promo splash gave me a giggle this morning!I'm not about much at the mo, for various reasons, but I'm also not far off the half way point on my novel (a couple more days) and will post a...
Posted by Saskia Walker on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:47:00 PST

Mmmm, new cover!

  Here's the cover for BRITS IN TIME, a Total-E-Bound anthology coming in November! I love him. It. I meant I love *it,* the cover, honest.  Here's the blurb for my story: BRAZEN BEHAVIOUR...
Posted by Saskia Walker on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:42:00 PST

25% off at Fictionwise this week!

  Books published by Independent Publishers are currently 25% off at Fictionwise. This offer covers 6 of my publications, so if you haven't tried them, it's a good time! :) The offer runs throu...
Posted by Saskia Walker on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:23:00 PST

Publication day: out now, STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT a Spice Brief

  STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT, the second of my trio of linked Spice Briefs, is now available! For Patrice Reynaud, danger is the ultimate aphrodisiac. So when she rescues stranded investigative re...
Posted by Saskia Walker on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:14:00 PST

Interview online, and a chance to win!

  I'm over at the Fierce Romance Blog today. The Fierce Romance authors are a very talented bunch and they had some great questions for me! If you leave a comment about your favourite settings/s...
Posted by Saskia Walker on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:31:00 PST