Deep down, I knew this day was coming. I’ve known for years. I’ve wanted it for years. Low key, I’ve been complaining in private about my own books, but I’d found a little success in the BDSM romance genre, building a small fan base that loved what I was doing too much for me to stop. I landed my agent in this genre. I made money. I started writing books for a living. I retired from the military became a full-time author from writing this. It was going well, for the most part. How could I be dying to change?

There a lot of details and conversations that have taken place privately that I won’t put on front street, 2025 taught me so much about the book industry and my place in it. I struggled more this year than ever before, and couldn’t figure out why. Then I wrote my best book to date. Left of the Slash. I thought it would be a great release and that my small audience would lose their minds over this book. And while I did receive plenty of praise from my day ones, Left of the Slash flopped. Big time. Like, goddamn 😳 But I wasn’t even mad. It was simply confirmation for all those private, difficult conversations between my inner circle and I. It was my final sign coming at the perfect time. So this is it. I’m saying goodbye to the BDSM romance genre/tropes. It’s time to write what I’ve always wanted to write, how I’ve always wanted to write it. I’ve been doing a disservice to my creativity and my community for far too long. So my BDSM era is over, and I’m starting from scratch. It’ll be like I never wrote anything before. My next book will be my very first.

I’m an open book—honest to a fault in most situations, but I dont want to give too much too soon. Bit I will say that as a proud Black American who loves his people and is in tune with the culture, I know what I need to do. I have this gift, and I know how I should be using it. There are so many worlds that we don’t get to see ourselves in, and as a creator of worlds, it makes no sense for me to not prioritize us, or for me to not create worlds where we get to see ourselves in the dopest ways possible.

So as the BDSM—far too often confused with erotica—comes to an end, you’re probably wondering what’s coming. Am I even writing romance anymore? Well … of course I am. I’ve gotten too good at romance to just quit. I simply need it to be MORE. So what’s coming is paranormal romance. Romantasy‼️ Dark romance. And yes, all of my main characters will be Black. If any of that is a problem for my readers, well that’s weird because I’m literally a Black man who has been writing romance this whole time.

I know what’s coming next, and I know when I expect it to be done, but I don’t wanna give out details just yet. I simply wanted to let my fans know that I am officially changing tropes, and no long writing BDSM. I’m creating paranormal and fantasy worlds and filling them with romance, dark antihero MMCs, and badass FMCs. What I’m about to do is what I’ve been wanting to do this entire time. So if you rock with me because of the BDSM, thank you so much for following me. But I have to do me now. I have to be my best, and while I always love BDSM (it’s literally who I am in real life), it’s time to start showing what I can really do in this industry. I’ve been holding back, and that’s over. Forever. See you next year 👑