This week we’d like to introduce you to contemporary erotic romance writer, Kate Deveaux! She has a few steamy novels coming up that are sure to keep you wanting more. Here is a list of the five books that inspire Kate as a contemporary romance writer:

Violets of March by Sarah Jio

A heartbroken woman stumbled upon a diary and steps into the life of its anonymous author.

The Principal’s Office by Jasmine Haynes

A divorced mother of two falls in lust with her kids’ school principal.

The Long Walk Home by Will North

A story about grief and hope, about love and loss, and about two people struggling with the agonizing complexities of fidelity—to a spouse, to a moral code, to each other, and to a passion neither thought would ever appear again.

A Good Year by Peter Mayle

The writer with a claim to being the world’s foremost literary escape artist is back, with an intoxicating novel about the business and pleasure of wine, set in his beloved Provence.

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons

Tatiana and Alexander’s impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the dangerous secret Alexander so carefully protects–a secret as devastating as the war itself–as the lovers are swept up in the brutal tides that will change the world and their lives forever.

Pinterest PS – Check out this Pinterest board inspired by Kate’s novel coming in August, Academy of Love.