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The main characters behind the magic
Meet the brilliant authors helping us make Indie Love Swansea 2026 even more special.
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Charlie Novak
Contemporary romance •
Small Town • LGBTQIA+ • Sports
Charlie lives in England with her husband and two cheeky dogs. She loves cute stories with a healthy dollop of fluff, plenty of delicious sex, and happily ever afters — because the world needs more of them.
Charlie has very little spare time, but what she does have she fills with baking, Dungeons and Dragons, reading and many other nerdy pursuits. She also thinks that everyone should have at least one favourite dinosaur…
You can find her at charlienovak.com where you can also sign up for her newsletter, on Twitter and Instagram as @charlienwrites and you can join her Facebook reader group Charlie's Angels for cover reveals, sneak peaks and general book shenanigans!
Corinne M. Knight
Supernatural romance • Romantasy
Born in Romania, where stories of the supernatural are deeply rooted in the landscape, she grew up surrounded by legends of the Carpathian Mountains. These stories shaped her love of darker, atmospheric storytelling and naturally led her to write paranormal and dark fantasy romance.
She currently lives in Cardiff, UK, with her husband, though she remains drawn to wilder places—particularly Scotland, whose history and landscapes continue to inspire her work.
Her writing often explores themes of power, love and the hidden past, blending romance with elements of the supernatural and the unknown.
Michelle Dups
Contemporary romance • Small town romance • Paranormal romance • Motorcycle Club (MC)
A self-confessed romance addict, coffee devotee and proud Taurus, books have been her constant companions since she was six.
When her gran handed her first romance novel as a teenager, she was a goner. From then on, happily-ever-afters became her favourite escape.Born and raised in Zambia, she swapped African sunshine for UK skies with her husband in 2000. These days, she can be found in her writing cave in Wales, creating the kinds of stories she loves to read—paranormal romances, motorcycle club tales and contemporary love stories filled with heart, insta-love and, always, a happily-ever-after.
Reading has always been her passion. Writing?
That was her dream…and now she gets to live it, one love story at a time.
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Amy Davies
Contemporary romance •
Dark romance • LGBTQIA+ •
Supernatural romance
Amy lives in South Wales with her husband and 3 children and grandson. Their family dogs and musk turtle.
Besides writing Amy is very fond of photography and a lover of music. She is also a huge fan of Supernatural, Sons of Anarchy, plus The Medici. Amy is also a huge ice hockey fan, mainly the Cardiff Devils. She loves spending time with her family and friends, plus meeting new people.
From bad boys to rock stars and bikers, Amy's books cover them all.
Dani Elias
Small town romance • RomCom
Dani Elias writes swoony, steamy British romance about women in their forties who are very good at some parts of life and quietly unravelling in others. Her FMCs are relatable, flawed, funny, and fully human.
Some are plus size, some are not, but all of them are centred, desired, and allowed to take up space in their own love stories.
Set mostly in small towns, with the occasional city romcom, Dani’s books are written in British English and focus on emotional connection, lived-in chemistry, and intimacy that deepens the relationship rather than dominating it. Her heroes are usually golden retriever cinnamon rolls with a side of nerdy dorkiness, because frankly, that’s the dream.
Based in Carlisle (UK), Dani writes romances for readers who want grown up love, real bodies, real feelings, and proof that happily ever after does not come with an age limit.
Maddison Cole
Contemporary romance • Dark romance • Why Choose/Reverse Harem
Maddison Cole is a Why Choose Dark Romance Author hailing from the south east of the UK. She is a creative through and through, whether the medium is pencil, paint, wool or words.
In her books, you'll find a heavy dose of dark humour, men with filthy mouths, shocking twists, an abundance of spice and always a feisty female lead. When not writing, you can find Maddison hiding from her two children, two cats and husband with a dirty book and a naughty dessert.
Want to know where to start?
To dip your toe in the water, try Beautiful Delusions, a spicy standalone with three brothers and a happily ever after. For a completed trilogy that will take your heart and run away with it, The Shadowed Souls series is sitting pretty and waiting. Stepbro, stalkers, twists and a basketball team of pure filth and fun.
The ideal binge for a reverse harem lover!