I write about independent heroines who are strong, smart, successful, and visionary; they know how to establish and hold their ground; they create lives filled with purpose, passion, and ambition. But they also want love!

Strength and tenderness can coexist, they can complement one another as they create strong female lead characters that leap off the page!

The heroines of my Wicked and Lustful series intentionally choose to connect through love, each of them understands that love is not where independence ends, but rather where it takes on a new shape.

The Vocabulary of Love

I’m not exactly referencing to grandiose romantic gestures, but small, everyday expressions of love. Like when someone sees you for who you are, they are giving you the gift of truly being seen. And that, dear reader, is transformative.

At mariacox.net, I write romance because I crave reading about the internal tension between the independent woman and the tender side of her that needs caring.

Ever onwards,

Maria Cox