Laura Antoniou is the award-winning author of The Marketplace series—six groundbreaking erotic novels and three short-story collections exploring consensual power exchange—as well as The Killer Wore Leather, Silk Threads (co-authored with Midori and Cecilia Tan), and Avadim Hayinu: The Leather Seder. Her work has received the NLA International Writing Award and other honors for its realistic, responsible depictions of kink and consent. Antoniou is also a sought-after speaker and educator on sexuality, BDSM, and writing erotic fiction. Connect with her on Facebook at facebook.com/LauraAntoniou and support her behind-the-scenes projects at patreon.com/LauraAntoniou.