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Claire Cray

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Genre

Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Romance

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October 2012

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Claire Cray writes M/M Romance featuring hot, complicated men in weird situations. Offbeat and character-driven with a Gothic bent, her work is often described as atmospheric and a little strange.

Born and raised in the rural Pacific Northwest, Claire takes inspiration from its wild, moody vibes. Her stories often combine vivid natural settings with steamy sensuality and psychological drama.

Claire lives, writes, and independently publishes in Portland, Oregon, USA.

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Would you ever consider turning "Aniki's Garden" into a full novel(or novella)?

Claire Cray Hi! Thanks for asking! I've thought about it, but I don't know. I'd love to do like a stylized collection of short stories and vignettes, with Yuuta f…moreHi! Thanks for asking! I've thought about it, but I don't know. I'd love to do like a stylized collection of short stories and vignettes, with Yuuta following Kazuo deeper and deeper into his kinky, eccentric corner of the underworld. But I'm afraid if I stayed in the Aniki's Garden universe I'd end up fetishizing Japan in ways I'm not comfortable with.

SAYS THE WOMAN WHO WROTE YAKUZA TENTACLE PORN, I KNOW

I do love that retro Japanese fetish/yakuza-movie aesthetic. TONS. If I could figure out a way to play around with that responsibly, I'd be on it immediately. I lived in Tokyo for a few years and would love to write some freaky underworld stories in that vein, but I also don't want to be another white loudmouth feeding stereotypes about Japan. Aniki's Garden definitely felt edgy for me in that respect.

I'm thrilled you liked it enough to ask for more, though! :) (less)

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I'm halfway through William and enjoying it even more than Merrick, I can't put it down. Your writing is just so beautiful! Do you plan to write more books about these guys? I hope so!!!

Claire Cray Thank you so much! I'm so happy that you like it. I do want to write another book for Theo and have a few ideas. I'm thinking about how I want to hand…moreThank you so much! I'm so happy that you like it. I do want to write another book for Theo and have a few ideas. I'm thinking about how I want to handle moving the spotlight from William and Merrick over to him.

Someday I might do something from Merrick's POV. Long ago I considered writing William from Merrick's POV and it didn't pan out, but I'd like to try it on another story. Maybe even a novella retelling the first book from his perspective might be fun.

Hope the second half of William goes well for you :) Thanks for writing!(less)

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Average rating: 3.82 · 3,548 ratings · 690 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Merrick (Merrick #1) 3.83 avg rating — 1,350 ratings — published 2012	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
	William (Merrick, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 2015 — 2 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
	In Strange Woods 4.08 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2020	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
	Backwoods Beast 3.52 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2012	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
	Hidden Talents (Hidden Talents, #1) 3.41 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	Thirsting for More 3.64 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	Aniki's Garden 3.32 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2015	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
	Minus Tide (Hidden Talents, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2012	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
	Look Sharp (Hidden Talents, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	Take Off (Hidden Talents, #4) 3.88 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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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Series by Claire Cray

Merrick (2 books)
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Claire Cray (Goodreads Author)

3.82 avg rating — 1,748 ratings

Hidden Talents (9 books)
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3.78 avg rating — 730 ratings

The Hidden Talents Trilogy (3 books)
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4.33 avg rating — 156 ratings

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“Been a pleasure, Don Gato. Have a sexy evening.”
The cat looked dryly at him before hopping down to the floor and sauntering out of the house.
Ken’s face showed genuine surprise as the cat left. He looked curiously at Jin.
Guessing that Ken was wondering if he’d just used his telepathy on the cat, Jin beamed. “Oh, yeah,” he lied. “Not just human minds I’m the master of. I get cows to dance in musicals.”
― Claire Cray, Minus Tide

tags: humor, jin, ken

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“How could I have disliked a man with a library like that?”
― Claire Cray, Merrick

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“Would you be content with so many secrets?"
Merrick looked down, frowning as he pondered the question. "No," he said at length, his thumb still tracing soothing shapes on the back of my hand. "Not if it troubles you so."
"Are you afraid I'll be shocked, Merrick?"
"I suppose we're beyond that."
A bi of hope flickered in my chest and the faint trace of humor in his voice, and I turned my face towards his. "You suppose?" I asked.
"Jesus, I'm a vampire and a sodomite. Who can you trust to hear your sins if not me?”
― Claire Cray, William

tags: gay, historical-romance, romance, vampire

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Claire’s Quotes

“Class supremacy can rest only on class degradation”
― Jack London, The People of the Abyss

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“And yet the quality of the life is good. All human potentialities are in it. Given proper conditions, it could live through the centuries, and great men, heroes and masters, spring from it and make the world better by having lived.”
― Jack London, The People of the Abyss

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“Also, as I looked at the mite of a youth with the heart of a lion, I thought, this is the type that on occasion rears barricades and shows the world that men have not forgotten how to die.”
― Jack London, The People of the Abyss

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“Such an easy thing, to be liked. All you had to do was make sure people didn’t know you.”
― K.J. Charles, A Gentleman's Position

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