Oaths and Obsessions
Tender and Tempting Tales
- Length
- 5,000 to 7,000 words
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Not stated
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Oaths and Obsessions is a forthcoming Tender and Tempting Tales ezine of dark romance stories about secret societies and the mafia, scheduled to open for submissions in January 2027 and publish in March 2027; no closing date is stated. Ezine stories run 5,000 to 7,000 words under the press's standing terms: the couple must be central with a happily-ever-after or happy-for-now ending, heat level 3 or higher, and only new, never-before-published stories are accepted. Payment is a royalty share: 70% of the net income received is divided among the issue's authors and editors, paid monthly through PubShare.
- AI policy
- Tender and Tempting Tales does not accept AI-generated content, defined as text created by an AI-based tool; AI-assisted support for dictation, editing, and other non-generative tasks is permitted.
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