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 = authors who write
       
exclusively for SIREN
  

A
  Melodee Aaron 
  Natalie Acres  
  Allie K. Adams 
  Bec Adams 
  Cara Adams  
  Eve Adams  
  Claire Adele 
  Kimberly Adkins 
  Alanea Alder NEW 
  Fyn Alexander 
  Kalissa Alexander  
  Kortny Alexander 
  J. Rose Allister 
  Angelica Alt NEW 
  Cherie Amour 
  Aspen Anders 
  Andi Anderson NEW 
  Rose Anderson 
  Rosemary J. Anderson 
  Hennessee Andrews 
  Carla Angela 
  Dani April 
  Fiona Archer NEW 
  Penny Ash 
  Morgan Ashbury  
  Mia Ashlinn  
  Laura Ashton 
  Jade Assante 
  Jade Astor 
  Jennifer August 
  Addison Avery 
  Danica Avet 
B
  D. Renee Bagby 
  Debbie Bailey 
  K. R. Bailey 
  Shawn Bailey 
  Mia Bailey 
  Blaze Ballantine 
  Grace Bamboleo 
  Lainey Bancroft 
  Carolina Barbour 
  Brittany Barefield 
  Kat Barrett 
  Julia Rachel Barrett 
  Lea Barrymire 
  Christi Barth 
  Rita Bay 
  Karen Benjamin NEW 
  Kiyara Benoiti 
  Taylor Berke 
  Lynnette Bernard 
  Rachel Billings 
  Gabrielle Bisset 
  Layle Black 
  Liza Curtis Black 
  Tasha Blackstone 
  Fiona Blackthorne  
  Destiny Blaine 
  Iona Blair 
  Jill Blair 
  Samantha Blair 
  Abby Blake  
  Katie Blu 
  Kelsey Blue NEW 
  Lydia Blythe 
  Cynthia Boris 
  Jan Bowles  
  Rayna Bradbury  
  Bobbi Brattz 
  Anya Breton 
  Aimee Brissay 
  Ashley Brooke 
  Leah Brooke  
  Cheryl Brooks 
  Taylor Brooks  
  Aubrey Brown 
  Autumn Brown 
  Berengaria Brown 
  Cassidy Browning 
  Jess Buffett 
  Sage Burnett 
  Reece Butler  
C
  Paige Cameron  
  Gwen Campbell 
  Phyllis Campbell 
  Ria Candro 
  Jianne Carlo 
  Amber Carlton 
  Dee Carney 
  Cassandra Carr 
  Alex Carreras 
  Francene Carroll 
  Camile Carson 
  Beth D. Carter 
  Pam Champagne 
  Joan Chandler 
  Harris Channing 
  Jillian Chantal 
  Dawn Chartier 
  Zara Chase  
  Marisa Chenery 
  Wendi Christner 
  Robynn Clairday 
  Angela Claire 
  Rachel Clark 
  Rebecca J. Clark 
  Darlette Clarke 
  Patricia Clay 
  Karenna Colcroft 
  Copper Cole 
  Kaliana Cole  
  Lorelei Confer 
  Kelly Conrad  
  Anny Cook 
  Kris Cook 
  Donna Cooper 
  Cheryl A. Cornell 
  Mary Corrales 
  Cara Covington  
  Dede Craig 
  Cindy Crane 
  Sam Crescent 
  Rachel Cron 
  Casey Crow 
  Samantha Cruise  
  Pat Cunningham 
D
  Sierra Dafoe 
  Stefani Dalla 
  Tymber Dalton  
  Calico Daniels 
  Lana Dare  
  Wendi Darlin 
  Jami Davenport 
  Corinne Davies  
  Kate Davies 
  Keyonna Davis 
  Lexie Davis 
  Liz Davis 
  Dakota Dawn 
  Dee Dawning 
  Scarlet Day 
  Sunny Day 
  Xondra Day 
  Lavender Daye 
  Rainey Daye 
  Kasey Dean 
  Lavada Dee 
  Lexi DeHalo NEW 
  Maya DeLeina 
  Lacey Denair 
  Cherie Denis 
  Josie Dennis 
  Nicole Dennis 
  Jennifer Denys 
  Molly Diamond 
  Sarah Dobbs 
  Tish Domenick 
  Jayne Douglas  
  Jana Downs  
  Cheryl Dragon NEW 
  Crystal Drake 
  Francis Drake 
  Kyleigh Drake 
  Edith DuBois  
  Gina Duncan 
  Kimberly Duncan 
  Daisy Dunn 
  Dixie Lynn Dwyer  
E
  Amber Lea Easton 
  Willa Edwards 
  Peyton Elizabeth  
  Stacey Espino 
  Lenore Esposito 
  Kris Eton 
  Gabrielle Evans  
  Leerene Evans 
F
  Kaylee Feagans 
  Dana Fiduccia 
  Joy Lynn Fielding NEW 
  Amber Finn 
  Katrina Finn  
  Erin R. Flynn 
  Joyee Flynn 
  Dawn Forrest 
  Morgan Fox 
  Jessica Frost  
  Raven Fyre 
G
  Lisana Gabriella 
  Ronna Gage 
  Avery Gale 
  Freya Garth 
  Linda Gayle 
  Kelly Gendron NEW 
  Jacqueline George 
  Mary Lou George 
  Robin Gideon 
  Rebecca L. Gillan 
  Ellen Ginsberg  
  Debra Glass 
  Stormy Glenn 
  Loc Glin 
  Audrey Godwin 
  Solara Gordon 
  Bella Grace 
  Sayde Grace 
  Roland Graeme 
  Jan Graham 
  Michelle Graham 
  Lillian Grant 
  Kestra Gravier 
  Beth Gray 
  Lisa Greer 
  Ursula Grey 
  Redrae Gunn NEW 
H
  Lynn Hagen  
  Mallory Hall 
  Anika Hamilton 
  Jeanmarie Hamilton 
  Moira Hanson 
  Daisy Harris 
  Crymsyn Hart 
  Elise Hart 
  Hanna Hart 
  Michele Hart 
  Dawn H. Hawkes 
  Niki Hayes 
  Susan Hayes 
  K. R. Haynes 
  Angelika Helsing 
  Meagan Hill 
  Amanda Hilton  
  Kes Hogan 
  Leontii Holender 
  Sydney Holiday  
  Suzette Hollingsworth 
  JC Holly 
  Kathy Holmes 
  Kay Hope 
  Delilah Hunt 
  Sofia Hunt  
  Josie Hunter  
  Scarlet Hyacinth 
J
  Marcy Jacks  
  Sydney Jacolby 
  Imari Jade 
  Billie Jaines 
  Ava James 
  Honor James 
  Raina James 
  Sandy James 
  Xandra James 
  Grace Jameson 
  Jane Jamison  
  Zequeatta Jaques 
  AJ Jarrett 
  Melissa Jarvis 
  Marie Jermy 
  Karen S. Johnson NEW 
  Amarinda Jones 
  N. D. Jones 
  JQ Jones 
  Olivia Jordan  
  Rebecca Joyce  
  Bella Juarez 
K
  Skylar Kade 
  Kethry Kane 
  J. Lindsay Keener 
  Britt Kenley 
  Laina Kenney 
  JoAnne Kenrick 
  Elena Kincaid NEW 
  Lori King 
  Sara Kingston 
  Lea Kinkade 
  A K Kinley 
  Jayden Knight  
  Dee S. Knight 
  Kayla Knight  
  Renee Knowles 
  Savanna Kougar 
  Anne Krist 
  Dawn Kunda 
L
  Carmie L'Rae 
  Alyx C. LaCroix 
  Sydney Lain 
  Susan Laine 
  Ciara Lake 
  Chloe Lang  
  Macy Largo  
  Terra Laurent 
  Jessica Lauryn 
  Jennifer Lawson-Zepeda 
  Erin M. Leaf 
  Lynn Ray Lewis 
  Taylor Lewis 
  Diane Leyne  
  Miho Li 
  D’Ann Lindun NEW 
  Karen Lingefelt 
  Heather Long 
  Lolita Lopez 
  India-Jean Louwe 
  Cooper Lovell 
  Samantha Lucas 
  Clair de Lune 
  Bekki Lynn 
  Terri J. Lynn 
  Yvette A. Lynn 
  Missy Lyons 
M
  Diana MacArthur 
  Cynthia MacGregor 
  Cherrie Mack 
  Karly Maddison 
  Tammy Dennings Maggy 
  Josie Malone 
  Chalee Mar 
  Sophie del Mar 
  Zoey Marcel 
  Eliza March 
  Elizabeth Marchat 
  Donna Marie 
  Laura Marie 
  Sage Marlowe 
  Cinzia Maro 
  Alexis Martin 
  Teya Martin 
  Missy Martine 
  Mary Martinez 
  Cate Masters 
  Bonnie S. Mata 
  Shae Mathews NEW 
  Brandi Maxwell  
  Madison Maxwell NEW 
  Denise Belinda McDonald 
  Gracie C. McKeever 
  Harley McKenna 
  Carol McKenzie 
  Cooper McKenzie 
  Anitra Lynn McLeod  
  Holly McMahan 
  Rachel McNeely 
  Mysty McPartland 
  Grae McTavish 
  Holly Meadowes 
  Toni L. Meilleur 
  Karen Mercury  
  Tracey Michael 
  Bethany Michaels 
  Christine Michaels  
  Lydia Michaels 
  Skye Michaels 
  Raine Miller 
  Christelle Mirin 
  Ava Mitchell  
  Marla Monroe  
  Melody Snow Monroe  
  Tessa Monroe  
  Ellie Moonwater 
  Gigi Moore  
  Annie Morgan 
  Nicole Morgan 
  Siobhan Muir 
N
  Louisa Neil 
  Bill Newman 
  Summer Newman NEW 
  Lola Newmar  
  Kiel Nichols 
  Tara S. Nichols 
  Barbra Novac 
O
  Sophie Oak  
  Ginger O‘Brien 
  Ian O'Neill 
  Alexandra O’Hurley 
P
  Elisa Paige 
  Jadette Paige 
  Mary Paine 
  Bonnie Parker  
  Anna Parsons NEW 
  Kate Patrick 
  Valerie J. Patterson 
  Lillith Payne 
  Antonia Pearce 
  Charlene Penfold 
  Jenny Penn  
  Leigha Phillips 
  Cassandra Pierce 
  Nicole L. Pierce 
  Francesca Prescott 
  Mary K. Preston NEW 
  Beverly Price 
Q
  Sally Quilford 
  Ellen Quinn 
  Jane Leopold Quinn 
R
  Beverly Rae 
  Judah Raine 
  Elizabeth Raines  
  Heather Rainier  
  Tonya Ramagos  
  Tracy L. Ranson 
  Rose Raven 
  Helena Ray  
  May Raymond NEW 
  Cynthia Rayne 
  Shannon Reckler 
  Erika Reed 
  Rhea Regale 
  Robyn Reigns 
  Nan Reinhardt 
  D. B. Reynolds 
  E.A. Reynolds 
  Lesli Richardson 
  Sarah Roberts 
  Suzanne Rock 
  Laurie Roma 
  Charlotte Rose  
  Lee Rose 
  Tara Rose  
  Carolyn Rosewood 
  Natalie Rosewood 
  Mandy Rosko 
  Debora Ryan 
  Jordana Ryan 
  Laurie Ryan 
  Sylvia Ryan 
  Luxie Ryder 
S
  Elle Saint James  
  Jennifer Salaiz 
  Lara Santiago  
  Cricket Sawyer 
  Rita Sawyer 
  Melissa Schroeder 
  Peri Elizabeth Scott 
  Kate September 
  Shae Shannon NEW 
  Christine Shaw 
  Ashley Shay  
  Josie Shea NEW 
  Kim Sheard 
  Julie Shelton 
  Diana Sheridan 
  Mickie Sherwood 
  Mynxe L. Silles 
  Lee Silver 
  Becca Simone 
  Erin Simone 
  Beverly Sims 
  Sabrina Sinclair 
  Skylar Sinclair 
  Tedi Sinclair 
  Nikki Sinclaire 
  Simone Sinna 
  Gem Sivad 
  Una Skye 
  Tilly Slaton NEW 
  Anna Small 
  Charlotte Smith 
  Faith V. Smith 
  Sandy Smyth 
  Jenika Snow 
  Wendy Soliman 
  R. M. Sotera 
  Jan Springer 
  Rilee St. Chris NEW 
  Lynne St. James 
  Gale Stanley 
  Rosalie Stanton 
  Lynn Stark 
  Barbara W. Starmer 
  Ellen Starr 
  Angela Steed 
  Brenda Steele 
  Vin Stephens 
  Jenna Stewart  
  Susan Stitely 
  Larissa Stone  
  Rayna Stone 
  Diane Story 
  Sandy Sullivan 
  Penelope Swift 
  Mellanie Szereto 
  JC Szot 
T
  Regan Taylor 
  Suzanne Thomas 
  Diane Thorne 
  Tatum Throne 
  Christa Tomlinson 
  Lindsay Townsend 
  Mimi Tulane NEW 
  Kristine Twining 
  Lynn Tyler 
V
  Lara Valentine  
  Cheri Valmont 
  Becca Van  
  Debbie Vaughan 
  Ella Vines 
W
  J. Annas Walker 
  Susan Walker 
  Shawn Wall 
  May Water 
  KyAnn Waters 
  Natasza Waters 
  Christina Watson 
  Kate Watterson 
  Della Webb 
  Kiera West  
  Shannon West 
  Alicia White  
  Nita Wick 
  Lauren Wilder 
  Winona Wilder  
  Emma Wildes 
  Therese von Willegen 
  Gwen Williams 
  Renee Williams 
  Brenda Williamson 
  Jennifer Willows 
  Kara Wills 
  Ellie Wilson 
  Ernestine Winn 
  Lou Lou Winters 
  Annabel Wolfe 
  Betty Womack 
  Rose Leigh Woods 
  Angela Wray 
X
  Tianna Xander 
Y
  Allyson Young 
  Bree Younger 
Z
  Michele Zurlo 

  

OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

Amanda Hilton, Publisher
Sarah Montrose, Acquisition Editor

All publishing services offered at no cost to the authors.

All current Siren-BookStrand authors, including exclusive authors,
as well as all new authors, please send your newest submissions to:
submissions@sirenbookstrand.com

In the Subject line, type:
SUBMISSION: Title of Book (total computer word count)
Submission without the proper Subject line may
be placed by the filter into our Spam folder!
Please see below (highlighted box) near bottom of
web page for complete instructions on how to submit.

     


We publish only romance with a happily ever after.
  

Note: We publish only books that fit into one of the imprints specified below.
Please check the imprint you are interested in prior to each submission.
Our guidelines may change without notice to adapt to the current market and reader expectations.
     

IMPRINTS

(1) SIREN CLASSIC

  • M/F or M/M romance.
  • H/h are sexually involved only with each other during the course of the story.
  • H/h cannot commit adultery while married to each other or to someone else.
  • No dubious consent, forced seduction, or rape allowed.
  • H/h cannot be a "career" criminal, prostitute/hooker, or porn star.
  • H/h must be noble and honest characters.
  • The romance must focus on these two and no other.
  • H/h must have a happily ever after with each other.
  • H/h cannot be killed off in another book.
  • H/h must be at least 18 years old during the course of the story, with NO emphasis on how young they are for the purposes of titillation.
  • We may allow head hopping if author knows how to do it right.

 

(2) SIREN ALLURE

  • M/F, M/M, or F/F romance.
  • H/h may be involved sexually with secondary characters.
  • Sex scenes are not menage or consensual sharing arrangement.
  • May contain adultery.
  • May contain dubious consent or forced seduction if there is consent just before intercourse and no thinking or crying rape afterward.
  • Both H/h must have at least a happy for now with each other.
  • H/h cannot be killed off in another book.
  • H/h must be at least 18 years old during the course of the story, with NO emphasis on how young they are for the purposes of titillation.
  • We may allow head hopping if author knows how to do it right.

 

(3) SIREN POLYAMOUR

  • One woman with two or more men F/M/M+ or one beta male with two or more males M/M/M+ in a consensually sharing relationship.
  • H/h cannot have sexual liaisons with secondary characters outside the mutual polyamorous relationship.
  • Heroine cannot be in a previous polyamorous relationship with anyone else before the heroes.
  • Sex scenes are generally "taking turns" with no menage sex scenes (no double or triple penetration).
  • No adultery (no cheating on a spouse; exception: spouse is part of the consensual polyromance).  
  • No dubious consent, forced seduction, or rape allowed.
  • H/h cannot be a "career" criminal, prostitute/hooker, or porn star.
  • All characters in the polyamorous relationship, at a basic level, are noble and honest (yes, we have to fall in love with them all).
  • The romance is focused on the heroine and each man in this relationship.
  • Must have a happily ever after for the heroine with at least two men.
  • If heroine ends up with one man, it's considered a Siren Allure and is not a Siren PolyAmour.
  • The heroine and the men in the "permanent" polyromance cannot be killed off in another book.
  • All characters involved in any polyamorous sex scenes must be at least 21 years old even if it's a historical.
  • Each character in the permanent polyromance must have at least one scene in their point of view.
  • No head hopping allowed in the PolyAmour imprint. We will request rewriting to remove head hopping. 
  • Note: When any or all of the heroes are blood-related siblings, we do not consider it to be incest or pseudo-incest if there is NO physical attraction, no sexual relationship, and no touching each other for titillation between or among the siblings at any time during the course of the story. When in doubt, leave it out.

 

(4) SIREN MENAGE AMOUR

  • One woman with two or more men M/M/F or M/F/M+ or one beta male with two or more males M/M/M+.
  • Consensual menage relationship.
  • No sexual liaisons with secondary characters outside the menage relationship.
  • Heroine cannot be in a previous menage relationship with anyone else before the heroes.
  • If it involves the heroine, must contain at least one menage sex scene with either double penetration (vaginal and anal) or triple penetration (oral, vaginal, and anal).
  • If it is an M/M/M, must contain at least one menage sex scene with double penetration (oral and anal).
  • No adultery (no cheating on a spouse; exception: spouse is part of the consensual menage relationship).
  • No dubious consent, forced seduction, or rape allowed.
  • H/h cannot be a "career" criminal, prostitute/hooker, or porn star.
  • All characters in this menage relationship, at a basic level, are noble and honest (yes, we have to fall in love with them all).
  • The romance is focused on the heroine (or the beta male) and each of the man in the relationship.
  • Must be a permanent menage with a happily ever after for all the characters together. If the heroine or the beta male has sex with any man during the book, it's considered permanent.
  • Characters in this permanent menage cannot leave the heroine or the beta male and take another mate in another book.
  • Characters in this permanent menage cannot be killed off in another book.
  • If heroine or beta male ends up with one man, it's considered a Menage & More and is not a Menage Amour.
  • All characters involved in any menage sex scenes must be at least 21 years old even if it's a historical.
  • Each character in the menage relationship must have at least one scene in their point of view.
  • No head hopping allowed in the Menage Amour imprint. We will request rewriting to remove head hopping. 
  • Note: When any or all of the heroes are blood-related siblings, we do not consider it to be incest or pseudo-incest if there is NO physical attraction, no sexual relationship, and no touching each other for titillation between or among the siblings at any time during the course of the story. When in doubt, leave it out.

 

(5) SIREN MENAGE AND MORE

  • One woman with two or more men M/F/M+ or M/M/F, or one beta male with two or more alpha males M/M/M+, or two women with one or more men M/F/M+ or F/F/M+, or three women F/F/F.
  • Consensual menage relationship.
  • Some of the relationships are temporary flings.
  • Heroine may be involved in previous menage or polyamorous relationships with others who were not the heroes.
  • If it involves the heroine, must contain at least one menage sex scene with either double penetration (vaginal and anal) or triple penetration (oral, vaginal, and anal).
  • If it is an M/M/M, must contain at least one menage sex scene with double penetration (oral and anal).
  • May contain adultery.
  • May contain dubious consent or forced seduction if there is consent just before intercourse and no thinking or crying rape afterward.
  • At a minimum, must have a happily ever after for at least the heroine and the lead hero (or the beta male and the alpha male in an M/M+).
  • Except for the heroine and the lead hero (or the beta male and the alpha male in an M/M+), other characters in the "temporary" menage may take another mate or may be killed off in another book.
  • All characters involved in any menage sex scenes must be at least 21 years old even if it's a historical.
  • We may allow head hopping if author knows how to do it right. 
  • Note: When any or all of the heroes are blood-related siblings, we do not consider it to be incest or pseudo-incest if there is NO physical attraction, no sexual relationship, and no touching each other for titillation between or among the siblings at any time during the course of the story. When in doubt, leave it out.

 

(6) SIREN LOVEXTREME Forever Series

  • One woman with five or more men M/F/M/M/M/M+ (cannot have a second woman) or one beta male with five or more men M/M/M/M/M/M+.
  • Consensual menage relationship.
  • No sexual liaisons with secondary characters outside the menage relationship.
  • Heroine cannot be in a previous menage or polyamorous relationship with anyone else before the heroes.
  • If it involves the heroine, must contain at least one menage sex scene with either double penetration (vaginal and anal) or triple penetration (oral, vaginal, and anal).
  • If it is an M/M/M/M/M/M, must contain at least one menage sex scene with double penetration (at the same time) or triple penetration (there are six of them, so there should be plenty going on in a LoveXtreme).
  • No adultery (no cheating on a spouse; exception: spouse is part of the consensual menage relationship).
  • No dubious consent, forced seduction, or rape allowed.
  • H/h cannot be a "career" criminal, prostitute/hooker, or porn star.
  • Story cannot be too big for the word count. Must develop the story line properly and not rush through it.
  • There are at least six characters here. You must flesh out your heroine or your beta male and each hero in the relationship so that each one is distinct from the others. There's no rushing through this.
  • In a continuing series, you must explore the relationship between the heroine or beta male and each man.
  • All characters in this menage relationship, at a basic level, must be noble and honest (yes, we have to fall in love with every single one of these men).
  • The romance is focused on the heroine (or the beta male in an M/M+) and each of the man.
  • Must be a permanent menage with a happily ever after for all the characters together. If the heroine or the beta male has sex with any man during the book, it's considered permanent.
  • Characters in this permanent menage cannot leave the heroine or the beta male and take another mate in another book.
  • Characters in this permanent menage cannot be killed off in another book.
  • All characters involved in any menage sex scenes must be at least 21 years old even if it's a historical.
  • Each character in the menage relationship must have at least one scene in their point of view.
  • No head hopping allowed in the LoveXtreme imprint. It will be impossible to stay focused reading a story that hops around six heads. We will request rewriting to remove head hopping.
  • Author must submit at least the first three manuscripts at the same time to be considered for the LoveXtreme Forever imprint.
  • Note: When any or all of the heroes are blood-related siblings, we do not consider it to be incest or pseudo-incest if there is NO physical attraction, no sexual relationship, and no touching each other for titillation between or among the siblings at any time during the course of the story. When in doubt, leave it out.

 

(7) SIREN LOVEXTREME Special Edition

Note: If author submits only a single manuscript, even if it meets all the requirements for LoveXtreme Forever, it will be assigned to LoveXtreme Special Edition.

  • One woman with five or more men M/F/M/M/M/M+, or one beta male with five or more men M/M/M/M/M/M+, or two women with five or more men F/M/M/M/M/M/F (we will consider F/F/M/M/M/M/M+ where the women are involved with each other).
  • Consensual menage relationship.
  • Some of the relationships are temporary flings.
  • Heroine may be involved in previous menage or polyamorous relationships with others who were not the heroes.
  • If it involves the heroine, must contain at least one menage sex scene with either double penetration (vaginal and anal) or triple penetration (oral, vaginal, and anal).
  • If it is an M/M/M/M/M/M, must contain at least one menage sex scene with double penetration (at the same time) or triple penetration (there are six of them, so there should be plenty going on in a LoveXtreme).
  • May contain adultery or dubious consent/forced seduction (if there is consent just before intercourse).
  • The peripheral men do not have to be fully fleshed.
  • At a minimum, two of the main characters (either the heroine and the lead hero or the beta male and the alpha male) must be noble and honest.
  • At a minimum, must have a happy for now for at least four of the characters together to qualify for LoveXtreme (otherwise, it's a Menage & More).
  • One of the peripheral men may take another mate or may be killed off in another book.
  • All characters involved in any menage sex scenes must be at least 21 years old even if it's a historical.
  • No head hopping allowed in the LoveXtreme imprint. It will be impossible to stay focused reading a story that hops around six heads. We will request rewriting to remove head hopping.
  • Note: When any or all of the heroes are blood-related siblings, we do not consider it to be incest or pseudo-incest if there is NO physical attraction, no sexual relationship, and no touching each other for titillation between or among the siblings at any time during the course of the story. When in doubt, leave it out.

 

(8) BOOKSTRAND MAINSTREAM ROMANCE

  • Traditional M/F romance with sex scenes only between the hero and the heroine.
  • H/h are sexually involved only with each other during the course of the story.
  • Hero and heroine cannot commit adultery while married to each other or to someone else.
  • Absolutely no dubious consent, forced seduction, or rape of the heroine by the hero or by any secondary character during the course of the story.
  • H/h cannot be a "career" criminal, prostitute/hooker, or porn star.
  • H/h must be noble and honest characters.
  • H/h must have a happily ever after with each other.
  • H/h cannot be killed off in another book.
  • H/h must be at least 18 years old during the course of the story, with NO emphasis on how young they are for the purposes of titillation.
  • We may allow head hopping if author knows how to do it right.

 

(9) SIREN EVERLASTING CLASSIC

  • Special series and collections meeting all SIREN CLASSIC requirements, written by a Siren-exclusive author.

 

(10) SIREN EVERLASTING POLYROMANCE

  • Special series and collections meeting all SIREN POLYAMOUR requirements, written by a Siren-exclusive author.

 

(11) SIREN MENAGE EVERLASTING

  • Special series and collections meeting all SIREN MENAGE AMOUR requirements, written by a Siren-exclusive author.

 

Word count requirements The minimum word count requirement for each story is at least 20,000 words. We do not want collaborative works or anthologies.
Requirements for all imprints Story must be well written and have an interesting story line, strong conflicts, and well-developed characters.

Romance for the main characters must be 70% of the story. Romance with or between secondary characters cannot take more than 30% of the story from the main characters.
 

Specific erotic romance requirements Sex scenes must be red-hot using explicit, adult sexual language and leaving little or nothing to the imagination.
Sex Scenes We do not publish sweet romance. Sex must be fully consummated and described.
  • Siren erotic romance must contain at least two consummated sex scenes using explicit adult language. Because this is an erotic romance, there must be penetrative intercourse involving the genitals. Do not write these scenes using purple prose or flowery language. 
  • BookStrand mainstream must contain at least one consummated sex scene using language suitable for the general audience (euphemisms allowed). There must be sexual intercourse.
Requirements for romantic hero or heroine Your romantic hero and heroine, even if very flawed, must basically be honest and noble and represent everything that romantic heroes and heroines should be.
Cliffhangers We do not accept any story that ends with a cliffhanger where the H/h are separated or one or both are facing a life-or-death moment.  The H/h must at least have an HFN with unresolved threads while the author is writing a sequel.
     We may consider a life-or-death cliffhanger if the sequel with the HEA is submitted at the same time.
Character age requirements
  • All characters must be at least 21 years old to be involved in a ménage or polyamorous relationship.
  • All characters must be at least 21 years old to be involved in heavy BDSM scenes or the BDSM lifestyle.
  • All characters must be over 18 years old to be involved in any sexual scene, with NO emphasis at any time on how "barely legal" they are for the purposes of titillation.
Incest and "pseudo" incest cannot be the premise or main focus of story mainly for sexual titillation
  • If "steps" become sexually involved with each other, the premise of the book cannot emphasize on how exciting it is that "daddy," "mommy," or "brother" finally got to do it with their "son," "daughter," or "sister" and so on for the purposes of sexual titillation. It must be a secondary issue that is no longer the focus once they become involved sexually. 
Automatic rejection Absolutely "NO!" to descriptions of bodily functions; any form of pedophilia; necrophilia unless it's the undead, such as vampires; or bestiality unless it's a sentient being, such as a shape-shifter.
Point of view New authors: Third person only ("he" or "she").  We won't consider first person.
Current authors: First person ("I") only if explicitly approved by Publisher.
Ménage romance: Third person only. No first person or one-person POV in a ménage romance. Readers don't like it, and neither do we.
Notation: As a service to our readers, first-person and one-person POV in an MF or MM will include a warning as such on the book page.
Not accepting We don't publish short stories or collection of short stories, general fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, or any kind of collaborated works.
Print Print-on-demand only. Will specify in offer letter.
Royalty percentage 40% of download price for e-book sold at BookStrand.com website
50% of publisher's royalties received from distributors
6% of cover price for print books
Royalty payments Quarterly. Paid 30 days after the end of each quarter (January 1 to March 31 paid on April 30th, April 1 to June 30 paid on July 30th, etc.).
Submission requirements Manuscript must be polished and free of grammatical and spelling errors.
What to submit Please attach your COMPLETE manuscript as ONE document either in WORD or RTF format.

REJECTION WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Without a complete manuscript attached, we will delete the email. Please don't send just a synopsis, some sample chapters, a nearly finished/incomplete manuscript. Do not send us a link to somewhere else to download the manuscript.

 
HOW TO SUBMIT
(FOR ALL AUTHORS: new authors, current authors, and Siren-exclusive authors)

Include the following in the body of your email (please do not send the information below as an attachment):

(1) your book's title (required)

(2) series name (only if it's a part of a series; otherwise, put "None")

(3) the imprint from above your book will fit under (required - if you are not sure, make your best guess)

(4) main character sexual partnering (required - for example: MF for male/female, MM for male/male, MFM for male-female-male where the men are not sexually involved with each other, MMF for male-male-female where the men are sexually involved with each other, MFMM where there is an alpha hero, FMMMM where all the heroes are equal, and so on)

(5) the genre (required)

(6) total computer word count of the finished manuscript (required)

(7) your legal name (required) (no collaboration with another author on the same book will be considered)

(8) your pen name (if you use one; otherwise, put "None") (no collaboration with another author on the same book will be considered)

(9) your current email address (required from all authors with each submission)

(10) your current physical mailing address (required from all authors with each submission)

(11) your current phone number where we can reach you (specify day or evening, required from all authors with every submission - we don't keep phone numbers on file)

(12) Optionally, include your writing credit or a short bio and the URL of your writing website

(13) Indicate (a) This manuscript is original new work that has never been published OR (b) This manuscript was previously published either in whole or in part, for sale or for free. Must disclose manuscript history for us to consider your manuscript.

(14) In no more than 300 words, give a detailed but concise synopsis starting with a hook, an overview of the plot, information on your major characters, the major conflict and resolution, and the ending. (We will not look at any manuscript without a synopsis.)

(15) Attachment of complete manuscript in a .DOC or .RTF format. It must be an attachment. It cannot be a link to somewhere else that we have to go to download. Without an attachment, your email will likely be directed into the spam folder by our email filter system.

 

ATTACHMENT OF MANUSCRIPT: Please label the attached file as follows:

LAST NAME - Story Title - Total Manuscript Computer Word Count - Targeted Imprint

EMAIL SUBJECT LINE: Include in your Subject field: Submission: Story Title (total computer word count. To bypass the Spam filter, remember to start off the Subject field with the word Submission.

Please note: For us to consider your submission quickly, you must provide the 15 items above with every submission. Failure to provide the required items will delay your wait time considerably: 2 to 3 weeks for us to get to the manuscript, plus another 1 or 2 weeks for us to request the missing items, plus another 2 to 3 weeks after the manuscript is re-submitted with the required information.

 

Where to submit (for all new authors, current authors, and Siren-exclusive authors)

SUBMISSIONS @
SIRENBOOKSTRAND . COM

Do not send your submission to our admin or support staff
because your submission may not get forwarded.
 

Previously published
works

Send an inquiry before submitting a previously published work.
 
Multiple submissions and
simultaneous submissions
You do not have to wait for your book to be published before you submit other manuscripts. We will consider multiple submissions at the same time from the same author if the books are in a series.

However, we do not accept simultaneous submissions. We respond quickly to all submissions. If your manuscript is being considered by another publisher, please do not submit the same manuscript to us for consideration.

 

Response time We respond fairly quickly if the manuscript has all the information we requested:
  • 2 to 3 weeks for current and exclusive authors
  • 3 to 4 weeks for new authors

If you have not heard from us in 4 weeks, follow up by sending an email to submissions @ sirenbookstrand . com with Submission Follow Up: Story Title in the Subject line.

 

Current authors Please attach only your manuscript in your submission email according to guidelines above. 

Current authors, please do not send the cover questionnaire or attach your own cover in the same manuscript submission email because acquisition does not handle or forward covers. Wait until the appropriate staff member requests a cover questionnaire from you.

 

      

   

 

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