I’m AJ Rose, and my pronouns are they/them. However! I don’t want anyone worried about messing that up, so I’m cool with the pronouns people use as long as it’s from an honest and friendly place. I write gay romance that leans hard into dark themes, intense emotions, and/or dark humor, but always, always, ALWAYS ends with an HEA. And queer people need love as much now as ever, so I want to get my books in front of as many eyes as I can. My stories get spicy, but I try only to go for the heat as a part of the plot, and not just for more heat ratings with readers. Lee’s bootcamps have been invaluable to shifting my mindset, and I am thrilled to be here! I have a love of writing blurbs (from a childhood fantasizing about being an author, so I’d rewrite the blurbs on the back of my Christopher Pike and RL Stine books), which I know lots of authors wrinkle their noses at. So if you’ve got a blurb fighting back, talk to me! Maybe I can help! 💞