Sierra Cartwright | |
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| Born | 12 October 1963 Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Romance |
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Sierra Cartwright (born 12 October 1963) is an International and two-time USA Today Best-Selling contemporary romance writer who has published more than 30 books, including the mass market paperback Donovan Dynasty Series: Bind, Brand, and Boss. [1]
"Sierra wrote her first book at age nine, a fanfic episode of Star Trek when she was fifteen, and she completed her first romance novel at nineteen. [2]
Sierra took part in a series done by Total-E-Bound Publishing called the Clandestine Classics. The controversial re-vemp of these classics caught the attention of Anderson Cooper 360° and was mentioned on a segment in July 2012. [3]
Her second novel in the Mastered series, "On His Terms" was listed by Look Magazine as one of "Fifty Shades of Grey: 5 Books That Put It To Shame." [4]
The sixth novel in the Mastered series "In The Den" has an article on USA Today. [5]
Sierra was also the keynote speaker at BDSM Writers Con 2016 in NYC. [6] She also co-hosted multiple writing seminars and panels at the Romantic Times books lovers convention.
In 2016 Sierra was in two box sets that made the USA Today Best-Seller book list. Bound, Spanked and Loved: 14 Kinky Valentine's Day Stories hit #126 on the list. [7] [8]
The second book "Hero To Obey" featuring John Joseph Quinlan hit No. 108 on the USA Today best-sellers list. [9]
Sierra is widely known for her Mastered Series (Totally Bound Publishing) where her book, "With This Collar" became an International Best-Seller and spent over a week at No. 1 on Amazon's (erotic) best-selling list. The third book in the Mastered Series, "Over The Line" won "BDSM book of the year 2013" through BDSM Book Reviews. [10]
Her Bonds series debuted in May 2014 starting with the book "Crave" [11] which won a Golden Flogger Award in BDSM Light. [12] Book 3, "Command" is a Golden Flogger nominee in BDSM Advanced Category.
Bonds Series
Hawkeye Series
Hawkeye Denver
Titans
Titans: Captivated
Titans: The Quarter
Titans Quarter Holidays
Titans: Sin City
Titans: The Reserve
Donovan Dynasty
Mastered Series
Mastered Ten-Year Anniversary Editions with Bonus Content
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