Born in Moscow in 1980 and educated at Moscow University, N is an academic specialising in Norse mythology with especial reference to the impact of Viking culture in mediaeval Slav societies. Her nom de plume, N, stands for neizvestnaya—unknown—the traditional Russian literary device for masking identity, and wearing masks, as we all know, allows us to act in ways that are anathema to our public selves and to live out our most prurient fantasies, safe from discovery. N's radical opinions regarding the state of Russian society and politics, and her liberated and unconventional attitudes to all things sexual, necessitates her need to mask her identity.
N has chosen for her symbol a combination of the rune Laguz—the female rune—and Laguz Reversed—the female reversed—to illustrate the duality of her spirit, and the fact that her sexuality embraces both the male and the female, pain and pleasure ... dominance and submission.
N currently lives in Moscow, with anyone she chooses to, and spends her days working in a leading university and her evenings writing erotica.
N writes in Russian, and has been co-operating with Nelli Rees, a UK-based jazz singer and a highly regarded translator, regarding the preparing of her literary works for publishing by Phaze. Nelli has translated JazzNoir: Seidr into English and is currently working with N on the final volumes in the JazzNoir trilogy and on N's new Demi-Monde series of books.
Nelli met N at one of her gigs in Chester, when N was doing postgraduate research in the UK. Check out N on her website www.neizvestnaya.com.
Jessie Verino lives in the South, where hot sultry nights inspire erotic thoughts, and beautiful mountain views inspire the romantic in her.
Jessie writes erotic paranormal romance, as well as what she terms “sci-fantasy"—erotic stories blended with science fiction concepts and dark fantasy elements sure to set your imagination and blood on fire.
When she's not writing, she's riding her motorcycle, a teal & silver Suzuki Volusia, through the beautiful scenery of North Carolina and Tennessee (at least during the warm months), and hopes someday to own the Harley of her dreams.
She loves to hear from readers. You can e-mail her at Jessie ‘at’ jessieverino (dot) com.
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