About Vienna

Vienna Black is a pen name, which you probably guessed.

I started writing erotic short fiction on Literotica, where the stories have picked up more than 100,000 reads and a 4.73 average. The Open Curtain Series is the first time I've written anything long.

What I write about is the moment two people realize, usually without saying it, that they want the same thing they're not supposed to want. Marriages that look settled until something shifts. Someone watches. Or someone works out that they want to be seen.

I live in California and I steal almost everything from small moments people assume nobody noticed.

Before you go any further

There's an adult film actress who used this name for a while. She isn't me. And I'd guess you can tell by now, I write books. I'm also not as hot... but I write scorching hot books with scenes similar to what she used to do on camera.

What you'll find within my pages: married couples who discover something about themselves by accident and then have to decide what to do about it. Two points of view, because one person's version of a night is never the whole night. Sex written vividly, without the purple prose. Characters funny enough that you'd get a drink with them.

What you won't find: billionaires, mafia, monsters, fated mates, or a woman who needs rescuing.

These are explicit. All the way through. If that's a problem, this is the wrong shelf, and I'd rather you know now than find out at page ten.

Questions people ask

How did you become a writer?

I've always worked in creative industries, but never as a writer. During COVID, I needed an outlet.

What's your motivation for the Open Curtain Series specifically?

Silhouette was the first erotic story I ever posted. Going back years later, the characters and the plot still struck a chord. I wanted to revisit it, slow things down, let the story breathe, give the characters room to grow. I confess, I've gotten emotional writing these people. There's so much opportunity in their story, and I'm not done with them yet.

What makes your writing unique?

I'm carving out a space for readers who want suspenseful twists, relatable characters, and scenes that feel genuinely new. My goal is simple: giggles, conflict, and all the steam your guilty pleasure can handle.

The Open Curtain Series explores voyeurism. Why?

Voyeurism challenges both the observer and the exhibitionist to examine their feelings about attraction and intimacy. It's a deeply private act that somehow lives at the intersection of anonymity and exposure. And that conflict is endlessly rich to write about. There are so many wild ways to set up scenarios, so many layers of emotion to pull apart. It's also genuinely hot, which makes it a lot of fun.

If you want the bonus scenes and an early copy when something new lands, the list is here.