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J.A. Jaken

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J.A. Jaken has been writing homoerotic fiction for more than ten years. She got her start in the profession writing slash fanfiction, where she has published numerous stories under the pen-name Rushlight. Over the years she has written erotic short stories and novels in genres ranging from science fiction/fantasy to gothic horror to modern detective mysteries.

She realized at a young age that she was attracted to the darker side of life in the fictional stories she felt compelled to write. She feels there is something enormously satisfying about putting a character through intense physical and emotional hardship, and then carrying him or her through out the other side. She believes that is the main reason why she tends to write stories with
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Whispers in the Glass - Music Video

Sharing the song that helped inspire me to write Whispers in the Glass , my new Pathfinder m/m novella. I've been having fun lately with Suno AI, creating songs to explore scenes and characters from my books. Song lyrics are a bit like writing poetry, I've found. It's a completely new experience for me.

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