Solace Ames is an American writer specializing in erotic fiction. She has also written under the pen name Violetta Vane.[1]
Solace Ames | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Erotic Fiction |
| Notable works | The Submission Gift, The Companion Contract |
| Website | |
| solaceames | |
Career edit
Ames is a self-taught writer.[2] Her short story "Tomorrow's Much Too Long" placed third in Hyphen's first Erotic Writing Contest in 2013.[3]
Ames first published The Dom Project with Carina Press with another author, Heloise Belleau in 2013. The main character was a tall, "tattooed Asian bad-boy Dom."[1]
Ames's first solo book, The Submission Gift, released in 2014, was reviewed by Publishers Weekly, which called it a "nuanced look at polyamory and BDSM."[4] In the story, a husband hires a rent boy as a "gift" to his wife.[5] He does this because he has just recovered from a bad car accident and can't provide a full sex life for his wife any longer.[6]
Her second solo publication, The Companion Contract, released in 2015, was also favorably reviewed by Publishers Weekly.[7] This book is about a woman who works as a pornography actress, but wants to move onto another career and another place in her life.[8]
Ames always makes a point to include safe sex practices in her writing whether this includes using condoms or partners being regularly screened for sexually transmitted infections (STI).[9] When Ames first started writing romance novels, she wanted to create multicultural stories.[10] She says that "Characters aren't as real to me if I don't understand where they come from."[10] Ames also stresses how treating multiculturalism in erotica must be rooted in a sense of personhood, rather than "fetishizing" or objectifying the person for their differences.[11]
Personal life edit
Ames's father was a Japanese citizen, and her mother was raised in the United States: each had different expectations on how to raise their daughter.[11] Ames has characterized them as "anarcho-hippies".[11] Growing up, Ames felt that she was often fetishized by men who viewed Asian women as sex objects.[11] During her early twenties, she worked in a strip club in order to make money, though she doesn't "talk about it much after because of the stigma".[11]
Ames is married and has children.[2]
Bibliography edit
- Ames, Solace (2015). The Companion Contract. Don Mills, Ontario: Carina Press. ISBN 9781426899522.
- Ames, Solace (2014). The Submission Gift. Don Mills, Ontario: Carina Press. ISBN 9781426898280.
- Belleau, Heloise; Ames, Solace (2013). The Dom Project. Don Mills, Ontario: Carina Press. ISBN 9781426897672.
References edit
- ^ a b "Guest Post and Giveaway: Solace Ames on Asian Sex Symbols and BDSM". Romance Around the Corner. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Reader, I Married Him: Author Spouses Tell All: Solace Ames & Dakota Cassidy". RT Book Reviews. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Goulding, Cathlin (7 October 2013). "Asian American Lit Has Its Sexy Back: The Winners of Hyphens Erotic Writing Contest". Hyphen Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "The Submission Gift". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Lamb, Joyce (28 March 2014). "Romance Is In the Air With These Hot New Book Releases". USA Today.
- ^ "Review - The Submission Gift by Solace Ames". BookPushers. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "The Companion Contract". Publishers Weekly. February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Verna, Elisa. "The Companion Contract". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Bussel, Rachel Kramer (31 January 2015). "Do condoms kill the mood of a book? Erotica authors don't agree on safe sex demands". Salon. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Multicultural Romance Roundtable". Love in the Margins. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "A Conversation About Asian-American Erotica Writers". The Toast. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2015.