"Just nine months after Heated Rivalry premiered and became a worldwide phenomenon, gay adult entertainment company Falcon | NakedSword is getting into the book business," Variety reported. The company, with headquarters in San Francisco, is launching FalconInk, a publishing house with a focus on erotic fiction that will consist of three imprints: Falcon Books, NakedSword Books, and Raging Stallion Books.
FalconINK has published two novellas: Hard Ball, an original sports romance from Falcon Books, and Wild Game: Open Season, a prequel to the gay adult film Wild Game, from NakedSword Books, releasing July 28. A launch party for the publishing house will take place at Book Soup in West Hollywood on August 29.
"This exciting venture reflects our commitment to expanding beyond our traditional audience while staying true to the storytelling and sexuality that have defined Falcon for more than five decades," Falcon | NakedSword CEO Tim Valenti said. "For the first time, we're also creating content for one of the largest audiences in the M/M romance space: women. No company is better positioned to tell accessible romantic and erotic stories than the one that has been doing it so successfully since 1971."