I’ve been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. In my early teens, I filled every notebook I owned with poems and scattered lines of stories. By high school, I had written my first novel — a story that never saw the light of day, but it sparked a love for writing that has stayed with me.
Life took me down different paths, and for years, that passion waited quietly. It took the stillness of the 2020 lockdowns for me to “pick up the pen” again and reconnect with the part of myself I had almost forgotten.
“Writing romance and erotica helped me lift decades of shame off my shoulders.”
Writing romance and erotica has become more than storytelling for me. It helped me heal from decades of trauma centred around the shame I carried about female pleasure, shame rooted in my religious upbringing. Through my stories of love, desire, and connection, I’ve found freedom in my own words and a deeper connection to myself.
Today, I’m a writer who finally feels at home in herself. I’m also a mom to two preteen boys, a partner, and a small business owner. Writing is where I get to be fully, deeply me.
Thank you for being here. I hope my stories stay with you long after you turn the last page.
Ava Rouge Author 