Samhain is a Gaelic festival on 1 November marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or "darker half" of the year. It is also the Irish language name for November. Celebrations begin on the evening of 31 October, since the Celtic day began and ended at sunset. This is about halfway between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals along with Imbolc, Bealtaine, and Lughnasa. Historically it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. A similar festival is held by the Brittonic Celtic people, called Calan Gaeaf in Wales, Allantide in Cornwall and Noz an Anaon in Brittany.
Ellora Caves are a multi-religious rock-cut cave complex with inscriptions dating from the period 6th century CE onwards, located in the Aurangabad District of Maharashtra, India. They are also called verul caves.
Jennifer Tilly is an American–Canadian actress and poker player. Known for her distinctive nasal voice and comedic timing, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, two MTV Movie Awards and three Saturn Awards.
Sylvia June Day is a Japanese American writer. She also writes under the pseudonyms S.J. Day and Livia Dare. She is a number one bestselling author in 29 countries.
Tina Marie Engler, better known under the pen name Jaid Black, is an American author of erotic romance novels. Engler, the founder and majority stock holder of Ellora's Cave publishing, is behind the creation of what Ellora's Cave has trademarked Romantica, a fusion of the erotica and romance genres in popular English literature. Romantic Times magazine gave her their first ever Trailblazer Award, both for her Romantica contribution to the romance genre, as well as for her role in popularizing the e-book.
Elizabeth Donald is an American author and journalist, best known for writing horror and science fiction, including the Nocturnal Urges vampire mystery series and Blackfire zombie series.
Shiloh Walker is an American author of contemporary and erotic romance novels and novellas. She has written under the pen name J.C. Daniels.
Ellora's Cave was an independent erotic fiction publisher. It was launched in 2000, and initially published in e-book only format and later moved into print. Ellora's Cave published in several genres, which included but were not limited to adult romance, erotica, erotica for men, non-fiction, and traditional romance.
Crystal Jordan is a romance novelist who is published by Kensington Books, Samhain Publishing, Harlequin Spice Briefs, and Ellora's Cave. She has been a finalist in the National Readers' Choice Award, the Holt Medallion in 2011, the FF&P Prism Contest in 2009 and 2012, and the Booksellers Best Award in 2012. She won the 2009 Passionate Plume Award in Paranormal/Time Travel, and was a finalist in the contest in 2010 and 2011.
Stacia Kane is an American writer of romantic erotica, urban fantasy, and horror. Kane lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her British husband and their daughters.
Lora Leigh is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels. Leigh started publishing with electronic publisher Ellora's Cave in 2003. Leigh's longest-running series is The Breeds. She won the 2009 RT Award for erotica. Leigh was born, in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky, US.
Brenda Novak is an American author of historical romance, contemporary romance, and romantic suspense. She has authored over 50 books.
J. L. Langley is the pen name of an American writer of over a dozen gay romance novels, some of which have been translated into Spanish, Japanese and German.
Melissa Schroeder is an American writer of romance fiction. She has been published since 2004. Her publishers include Samhain Publishing, Siren Publishing, Ellora's Cave, Liquid Silver Books and Whiskey Creek Press. She has also self-published works. She made the USA Today Bestseller list in September 2013 with her book, The Santinis Collection and again in November 2013 with Uniform Desires.
Opal Carew is a Canadian erotic romance novelist. She also writes erotica under the name Ruby Carew and sweet romance under the name Amber Carew.
Lorie O'Clare is an American author of erotic romance, romantic suspense and paranormal romance novels.
Claire Thompson is a BDSM author who has published over 85 novels since 1996.
Shoshanna Evers / Shoshanna Gabriel is an American author of contemporary and erotic romance novels and novellas, and the editor and publisher of non-fiction books on writing and publishing. She is the co-founder of SelfPubBookCovers.com, the first website where authors could customize original pre-made book covers and instantly download them. Shoshanna Evers was also listed as one of the “Most Popular Authors in Erotica” on Amazon.com in 2013, and one of the "Most Popular Authors in Contemporary Romance," and "Most Popular Authors in Romance" on Amazon.com in 2014.
Delphine Dryden is an American author of contemporary romance, erotic romance and steampunk romance fiction.
Mandy M. Roth is a New York Times and USA Today American novelist. Under her name, Mandy M. Roth, she writes paranormal romance and cozy paranormal mysteries, and as Reagan Hawk, she writes erotic romance.