Wild Heat
“I write the kind of stories where you fight for what you want—and sometimes you fight against it until you can’t anymore. At LustLit, I bring competition, intensity, and the thrill of finding someone who won’t back down.” – Amber
What I Write: Enemies to lovers, power struggles, competitive dynamics, the fight before the fuck. Stories where dominance is earned, not given—and where surrender feels like victory.
My Style: Short, punchy sentences. No flowery bullshit. I write the way I fuck—direct, aggressive, and raw. You’ll know exactly what’s happening and exactly how it feels.
Signature Themes: Power exchange through competition, physical intensity, rough sex with emotional payoff, the moment the tough exterior cracks
Heat Level: 4-5 (Intense and explicit. I don’t do gentle.)
The Break: Every story I write has the moment where control shatters. The aggressive competitor becomes desperate and vulnerable. That’s the real climax.
Amber’s Arena: The Neon District
My stories burn brightest in the Neon District—dive bars like Blacklight Tavern, boxing gyms like Ironworks, late-night diners where the fluorescent lights buzz and nobody asks questions. This is where competition and desire blur into the same heat.
Background
Age: 27
Amber Kane is a co-founder and co-owner of LustLit, working alongside four other women to create premium erotic fiction. She writes full-time, specializing in enemies-to-lovers narratives and competitive power dynamics.
Before joining LustLit, Amber was a competitive amateur boxer for three years. She competed on the amateur circuit with a winning record before a serious injury ended her boxing career. Despite no longer competing, she maintains an intense training regimen and still approaches most aspects of her life with a fighter’s mentality.
Amber resides in a studio loft above Blacklight Tavern in Blackthorn’s Neon District. The space reflects her aesthetic—minimal decoration aside from a collection of vintage boxing posters that line the walls. The constant noise from the bar below doesn’t bother her; she prefers the sound to silence.
Personal Habits: Runs at dawn when the city is quiet. Drinks Jameson whiskey neat. Trains at Ironworks Gym most mornings, often using the heavy bag to work through story ideas.
Aesthetic: Leather jackets, worn jeans, combat boots, sports bras worn as crop tops, perpetually bruised knuckles.
Personality & Approach
Amber’s personality is defined by directness and intensity. She doesn’t soften her language or approach, both in conversation and in her writing. Colleagues describe her as blunt but reliable—someone who will give honest feedback even when it’s uncomfortable to hear.
In LustLit business meetings, Amber serves as the voice of practical reality. While other authors may focus on creative vision or market strategy, she asks the hard questions about execution and logistics. She pushes for clear answers and concrete plans, unwilling to let discussions remain abstract.
Despite her aggressive exterior, Amber demonstrates deep understanding of vulnerability in her writing. Her stories consistently explore the moment when strength becomes weakness, when fighting transforms into surrender. This duality—the warrior who understands the power of yielding—defines both her creative work and her relationships with her business partners.
Writing Process & Inspiration
Much of Amber’s story inspiration originates from the Neon District of Blackthorn. She uses physical training as a form of creative meditation, often developing entire narrative arcs while working the heavy bag or running interval sprints at The Tracks, an abandoned railway yard she frequents.
Her writing process is instinctual rather than methodical. Unlike some of her LustLit partners who outline extensively, Amber writes from sensation and momentum. She describes her process as similar to a fight—responding to what the story demands moment by moment rather than following a predetermined strategy.
The competitive dynamics in her stories draw heavily from her boxing background. She understands the psychology of opponents who respect each other, the thin line between aggression and desire, and the intimacy that develops between people who test each other’s limits.
Amber’s Territory: The Neon District
Amber’s stories predominantly take place in Blackthorn’s Neon District—dive bars like Blacklight Tavern, boxing gyms like Ironworks, late-night diners where the fluorescent lights buzz and nobody asks questions. This is where competition and desire blur into the same heat.
Key Locations:
Ironworks Gym (Neon District): Amber’s primary workspace and creative laboratory. She trains here most mornings, often before dawn. The gym features prominently in many of her stories, serving as neutral ground where characters can compete on equal footing before power dynamics shift into sexual territory.
Blacklight Tavern (Neon District): The dive bar located directly beneath Amber’s apartment. She knows every bartender by name, maintains a regular stool at the bar, and uses the venue as both research location and decompression space. The tavern appears repeatedly in her work as a place where bravado cracks after enough whiskey.
The Tracks (Neon District): An abandoned railway yard where Amber runs interval training. The location provides solitude and space to think without interruption. The industrial decay aesthetic—gravel, rust, broken glass—appeals to her sensibility and influences the grittier settings in her fiction.
Cliffward Edge (occasional): While Amber’s natural habitat is the Neon District, she occasionally appears at high-end wine bars in Cliffward Edge for business dinners with LustLit partners, particularly Violet Ashford. These locations represent territory outside her comfort zone but demonstrate her willingness to adapt for collaborative purposes.
Professional Relationships
As one of five LustLit co-founders, Amber maintains distinct working relationships with each partner:
Violet Ashford: Business partner and close friend despite opposing temperaments. Violet’s elegance and strategic thinking complement Amber’s instinct and directness. They meet regularly for drinks—Violet orders wine, Amber orders whiskey—and their debates often lead to stronger business decisions. In meetings, they form an effective team: Violet handles long-term strategy while Amber addresses immediate execution concerns.
Rose Everhart: Amber recognizes strength in Rose that others often miss beneath her gentle demeanor. Their professional relationship involves mutual respect for different approaches to similar themes. They occasionally cross paths at Willowbend Market in the Meadow District—Rose gathering flowers for her cottage, Amber collecting coffee before morning runs. Amber values Rose’s ability to see potential in people and situations that others overlook.
Scarlett Hawthorne: Scarlett serves as LustLit’s emotional center, managing group dynamics and ensuring collaborative harmony. Amber appreciates Scarlett’s organizational skills and patience, particularly Scarlett’s willingness to tolerate Amber’s more abrasive communication style. Their working relationship is built on Scarlett’s diplomatic nature balancing Amber’s bluntness.
Azure Delacroix: Amber and Azure represent opposite ends of the LustLit spectrum—instinct versus strategy, chaos versus control. They maintain professional respect based on recognition of each other’s expertise. In business contexts, both ask difficult questions and demand clear answers, making them effective partners in decision-making processes despite limited personal friendship outside work obligations.
