author spotlight: ana huang

Ana huang is a Chinese-American author who primarily writes steamy adult/new adult romance books. Growing up, her Chinese immigrant parents encouraged her to write stories as a way to practice English as a second language. She first began posting her stories on Wattpad, and, like most Wattpad readers/writers, was introduced to steamy literature at a young age. During her college career, she studied abroad in Shanghai, China.

Gods of the Game series

The Striker, The Defender

Summary: The Gods of the Game series is Ana Huang’s steamy sports romance collection centering on a group of elite football players and the women who challenge, complicate, and ultimately change their lives. Each book focuses on a different player and a standalone romance, though the stories are interconnected through friendship, team dynamics, and recurring characters. This series blends high heat, witty banter, emotional vulnerability, and personal growth, all set against the backdrop of fame, media pressure, and athletic ambition.

Tropes: Enemies to lovers, fake dating, second chances, grumpy/sunshine.

Themes: Public vs. private identity, balancing love and ambition.

If Love series

If We Ever Meet Again, If The Sun Never Sets, If Love Had A Price, If We Were Perfect

Summary: The If Love series is Ana Huang’s debut romance series, a collection of interconnected contemporary romances following a friend group as they experience the thrills and heartbreaks of love in their 20s. Set in glamorous cities and featuring emotionally charged love stories, each book focuses on a different couple, blending banter, angst, passion, and personal growth.

Tropes: Enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, second chance romance, celebrity/normal person dynamics.

Themes: Forgiveness and trust, ambition vs. relationships, identity, love in the face of fame, young adult growing pains.

King of Sin series

King of Wrath, King of Pride, King of Greed, King of Sloth, King of Envy, King of Gluttony, King of Lust

Summary: The Kin of Sin series is a darker, more intense contemporary romance series from Ana Huang, set in a gritty, seductive world of wealth, secrets, and morally gray characters. It focuses on the powerful and enigmatic members of a notorious found family tied together by a shared, shadowy past—and the forbidden or dangerous loves they encounter. Each book follows a different couple, with slow-burn tension, high emotional stakes, and steamy, often toxic entanglements.

Themes: Power and corruption, revenge and redemption, forbidden romance, dark secrets and emotional scars.

Twisted series

Twisted Love, Twisted Games, Twisted Hate, Twisted Lies

Summary: The Twisted series is a collection of interconnected contemporary romance novels following a tight-knit group of four best friends as they each navigate love, heartbreak, ambition, and personal growth. Set in a glamorous, fast-paced world of high-powered careers and steamy entanglements, each book centers on one woman’s story—featuring emotionally complex love interests, sizzling chemistry, and plenty of drama.

Tropes: Enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, forbidden love, bodyguard romance.

Themes: Mental health, identity, grief, family pressure, and female empowerment.