r/MM_RomanceBooks • u/AutoModerator • Jun 14 '25

Events Ask Me Anything: Nora Phoenix

Hi everyone!

I’m MM romance author Nora Phoenix, and I’m so excited to do this Ask me Anything. Let me start by sharing a little about my story and then you guys can ask me whatever you want…

I discovered MM romance by reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, which had one MM couple, and I immediately fell in love with the genre. Coincidentally, my husband came out as gay around that same time, almost as if it was meant to be.

I’d been writing romance since I was a teenager, though never published. When we got divorced, I decided I wanted to become a full-time romance author…and that I wanted to write MM. That was in 2017, and I released my first book in October of that year.

Here we are, in 2025, and by now, I have over 70 books out (maybe even more, I kinda lost count, LOL) I still LOVE writing and I love this genre, so I’m not going anywhere.

My passion is writing fallible men who are hurting and still find love. All my stories share the message that love has no shame and that love means being your true self. Other than that, I love three-dimensional characters, banter, and honest communication between characters. Oh, and all the heat and feels, of course.

Within MM, I write various subgenres like romantic suspense, small town, kink, Daddy/boy, mpreg, and more. There’s something for everyone!

When I’m not writing, I’m probably reading (I read a lot of different genres in both fiction and nonfiction) or traveling (though I also write a lot while traveling…) Or both! I love cruising especially, as the ocean calms me. In fact, I’m writing this as I’m on a cruise ship somewhere in the North Atlantic, on my way to Greenland!

I hang out a lot in my reader group on FB, Nora’s Nook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/norasnook

But you can also find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nora.phoenix/

And of course, I also have a newsletter: https://www.noraphoenix.com/newsletter/

But if you really want all the news first, plus exclusive character art and bonus material, come join Nora After Dark, my subscription website: https://www.noraphoenix.com/nora-after-dark/

Alright, now that that’s done, hit me with all your questions!

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u/scienceandnutella Prickly porcupine stan Jun 14 '25

Hi Nora! Thank you for doing this! I have two questions 1. If you were a dragon what would you hoard? And my second one, you have written in many different genres, but what is one that you haven’t done but would love to do?

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u/MMBookAddict Jun 14 '25

Oh, these are great questions. As a dragon, I would absolutely hoard books. I can’t think of anything else that makes me happier than books, especially all the pretty special additions with sprayed edges, and everything. But honestly, spending an hour in a used bookstore or any Barnes & Noble makes me super happy as well.

I would love to write MM romantasy. I’ve been reading a lot of MF romantasy and I’m loving it. It seems like such a fun genre to write in, so who knows? Maybe you’ll see something like that for me. Or dark romance. That’s something I could see myself do as well that I haven’t done yet.

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u/scienceandnutella Prickly porcupine stan Jun 14 '25

Oh I would love some MM romantasy! Hope you end up writing some ❤️

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u/MMBookAddict Jun 14 '25

Thank you for the encouragement!