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Anuja Varghese

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Anuja Varghese (she/her) is an award-winning writer of literary fiction, fantasy, and erotica/romance – and combinations of all three – where women of color get leading roles!

Her debut novel A KISS OF CRIMSON ASH is the first book in a lush new romantasy trilogy inspired by medieval India, following a naïve young queen, a heartsick prince, a streetwise thief, and a courtesan with magic in her blood who join forces with an ancient goddess to challenge the empire’s most powerful men. Pitched as Dungeons & Dragons x Bollywood’s most epic love stories, AKOCA is forthcoming in early 2026 with Penguin Random House Canada, Orbit US, and Orbit UK.

Anuja’s short story collection titled CHRYSALIS (House of Anansi, 2023), explores South Asian diaspora ...more

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	Chrysalis 3.91 avg rating — 664 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Women's Erotica of the Year, Volume 6 (Best Women's Erotica Series) by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Shelly Bell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Naima Simone (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Other People Saw Us, They Saw the Dead by Lauren T.Davila (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adam Ma, Shakira Savage 4.05 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming Soon: Women's Orgasm Erotica by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), C.C. Bridges (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Henry Corrigan (Contributor) 3.70 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crowded House: Threesome and Group Sex Erotica by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Angora Shade (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), C.C. Bridges (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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