The Secret Lives of Emma series has sold more than 50,000 copies and last year made Purcell one of the best-selling debut authors in Australia. As head of marketing for Australian online bookstore Booktopia, Purcell has tracked a further kick in sales since his unmasking. Read more

As part of Australian Romance Month, Romance Specialist Haylee Nash will be interviewing one Australian Romance author per day. Much like a beauty pageant, each author will be using their charm, wit and grace (and the power of social media) to take home the Booktopia Romance Bestseller crown. Booktopia invites bestselling erotic romance author Natasha Walker. 1. Describe the perfect date. Natas... Read more

The true identity of one of Australia’s bestselling erotic authors has been kept a closely guarded secret, until now . . . Industry rumours had been circling about intensely private author Natasha Walker since the 2012 release of the first book in The Secret Lives of Emma series until Booktopia’s John Purcell revealed Natasha Walker is a pseudonym and that he is the true voice behind this pheno... Read more

Finally, the true identity of the author behind the bestselling Secret Lives of Emma series has been revealed, and if you’re a regular visitor to The Booktopia Blog, chances are you’ve read her work already. Or rather, his work… Since the release of the first book in 2012, The Secret Lives of Emma series has been met with contention.  In a genre dominated by tales of submissiv... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Natasha Walker the Australian author of the bestselling Secret Lives of Emma series… Six Sharp Questions _______ 1. Congratulations, on completing your new book. What is it about and what does it mean to you? Thanks. Unmasked is the final book in The Secret Lives of Emma trilogy. At the end of book two, Distractions, I was a bit mean and left readers hanging r... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Natasha Walker author of The Secret Lives of Emma: Beginnings and, coming in October, The Secret Lives of Emma: Distractions two new erotic titles from the publishers of Fifty Shades of Grey Ten Terrifying Question —————————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where w... Read more