Interviews by Karen Mercury, a Historical Erotic Romance Author

Solander is published twice yearly, once in May and November. It is a magazine of interviews, articles, short fiction and the only such magazine in the world for enthusiasts of historical fiction.

"I've just read Solander - it's a triumph!"

~ Bernard Cornwell

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Stormy Glenn, author extraordinaire of erotic, paranormal, suspense, and contemporary,

has featured Karen Mercury and her newest release, Working the Lode. 12/2010

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Karen Mercury talks about her new release, Working the Lode, published by Siren Publishing.

"It’s funny that I only recently stumbled into writing MMF erotic romance. I’ve actually been writing MMF scenes for years, and then when it came time to ship the manuscript to my publisher, I’d delete or tone down the MM stuff to the point where, I hoped, readers could barely tell anything “untoward” was going on." Read more...

Burning Desires and The New Erotic Romance Novel

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I am profoundly delighted to be featured in a roundtable interview alongside my #1 favorite Robin Schone!

I had no idea when I did the interview I'd be featured alongside her, and it's the biggest honor.

~ Karen Mercury

A Discussion with Authors Robin Schone and Karen Mercury hosted by William S. Dean

Carrie Lofty, author of Romance with a passion for history, interviews Karen Mercury for

Unusual Historicals after her third release, Strangely Wonderful, hit the shelves.

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For novelist Karen Mercury, writing historical fiction is a way to tell a passionate fictional tale in a historic African setting during a highly-charged period when a whole African kingdom was destroyed overnight. The setting is Benin, in the Niger Delta, circa 1897. Read more...

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We're happy to bring to you our interview with Karen Mercury. She was very open with her answers to our questions offering much insight into her world of writing and reading. It was a pleasure to have the chance to interview Karen.

Karen Mercury blogs about her new release, Either Ore, published by Siren Publishing.

"I adore slang - a big reason I’ve never written a historical novel set farther back in time than 1827. Writing medievals must be well-nigh next to impossible, with the restrictions put upon descriptions of various bawdy practices.."

Book Junkie Blog features an interview with author Karen Mercury.

"Today I am thrilled to have Guest Author Karen Mercury on Book Junkie. She is here today to talk a little about her latest release from Siren-Bookstrand, WORKING THE LODE."

Writing Menages: The Joy of Either Ore by author Karen Mercury

"When I first started writing ménages, I didn’t stop to think about the difficulties inherent in the form. I was so thrilled to finally be “allowed” to write what had been my secret hidden passion for decades. Two men and one woman!"

Karen Mercury t blogs about "The Most Memorable Character Ever"

"The other day I was thinking of the best character I ever created. I’ve been writing about Douglas Zachary Zelov III since I invented him in 1975. “Met him” would be a better term, since he popped up in my childish manuscripts

fully-fledged, a whole human being who walked , talked, breathed, and had emotions..."