Emma Holly

Emma Holly
Born1961
New Jersey, United States
DiedJune 11, 2022(2022-06-11) (aged 60–61)
OccupationNovelist
Writing career
Period1998–2022
GenresErotica, Romance, Paranormal
Websitewww.mninter.net/~emmah

Emma Holly (1961–2022) was an American author who specialized in writing erotic romance novels, often with a focus on BDSM. She wrote over seventy books and was a finalist for the Romance Writers of America 2004 RITA award for Best Paranormal Romance.

Biography

Emma Holly was born in New Jersey and raised in Baltimore, where she lived with her older sister Laurie.

Leading back to her pre-adolescent fantasy, to be the fiancée of Batman, Holly always wanted to be a writer. After 10 years of writing, she sold her first book in 1998.

Holly specialized in writing erotica-romance and often with a focus on BDSM. Another common element of Holly's erotic style was a bisexual male protagonist. She has written over twenty books and was a finalist for the Romance Writers of America 2004 RITA award for Best Paranormal Romance.

Bibliography

Single erotica-romance novels

Beyond Desire series

  1. Beyond Innocence, 2001 also in Beyond Desire
  2. Beyond Seduction, 2002 also in Beyond Desire

Midnight Desire series

# Title Also In Publication Date
0.5 Luisa's Desire Fantasy

Midnight Desire

 2002

2006

1 Catching Midnight Midnight Desire 2003
2 Hunting Midnight 2003
2.5 The Night Owl Hot Blooded 2004
3 Courting Midnight 2005
4 Kissing Midnight 2009
5 Breaking Midnight 2009
6 Saving Midnight 2009
7 Devil at Midnight 2010
8 Angel at Dawn 2011

Demons series

  1. The Demon's Daughter, 2004
  2. The Demon's Angel in Demon's Delight
  3. The Countess' Pleasure in Hot Spell
  4. Prince of ice, 2006
  5. Demon's Fire, 2008

Anthologies and collections

Anthology or Collection Contents Publication

Date

 Comments
Secrets Volume 4 The Love Slave 1998 with Helena Ravenscroft and Susie Raymond
Black Lace Omnibus IV The Top of her Game 1999 with MaryJanice Davidson, Catherine Spangler and Vickie Taylor
Fantasy Luisa's Desire 2002 with Christine Feehan, Sabrina Jeffries and Elda Minger
Hot Spell The Countess' Pleasure 2005 with Meljean Brook, Lora Leigh and Shiloh Walker
Hot Blooded The Night Owl 2004 with Christine Feehan, Angela Knight and Maggie Shayne
Beyond Desire Beyond Innocence

Beyond Seduction

 2005
Midnight Desire Luisa's Desire

Catching Midnight

 2006
Demon's Delight The Demon's Angel 2007 with MaryJanice Davidson, Catherine Spangler and Vickie Taylor
Beyond the Dark Queen of All She Surveys 2007 with Angela Knight, Lora Leigh and Diane Whiteside

References

  1. ↑ "Emma Holly Book & Series List - FictionDB". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  2. ↑ Grinnan, Dabney (2022-06-19). "Celebrating Emma Holly". All About Romance. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  3. ↑ Rosenblum, Gail (November 25, 2008). "Vampire ultimate bad boy". The Post and Courier. p. 1D. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Holly, Emma (2007). Beyond the Dark. Ottawa Public Library: Berkley. pp. Contents. ISBN 978-1-101-15793-0.