Alex Ironrod

ALEX IRONROD

Alex is the pen and play name of a mature Leatherman, who grew up in the North of England and has lived for many years in Southern California, principally Los Angeles and Palm Springs. His leather and boot fetishes go back many years, but only recently has he used them and his worldwide experiences for writing fiction and gay BDSM fiction at that.

A NEW Second heavily revised edition of his famous LEATHER MASTERS and slaves trilogy is in the works. SUBMISSION and DOMINATION have recently appeared, and OBSESSION is being reedited [finalist for the Fiction Prize of the International Leather Coalition].After many requests, Alex has outlined an addition to the series.He will be working on BETRAYAL later this year.

LEATHER NIGHTS was so successful that it was followed by LEATHER DAYS, which finally rounded up the remaining members of Group7. The cost to Mark and Dan and their family was considerable, and they chose to become private investigators in Palm Springs where their stories have continued in DECEPTION-PALM SPRINGS, CAGES-CATHEDRAL CITY, and the upcoming POSSESSION-PALM DESERT [which looks like evolving into another trilogy].

Alex also likes to vary the time and place of his stories – RED KNIGHT RISING tells the adventures of two gay English knights who sign-up to go on crusade in the Middle Ages. THE MAN AND THE MASK takes readers into the bawdy and dangerous world of 1750s London and then on to “the American colonies”. He also has a collection of varied short stories - the IRONROD CHRONICLES PARTS I and II, and a new novella THE TRAINER..

Details of all his books can be found on his website www.alexironrod.com. In addition to giving readings from his novels in Los Angeles, Palm Springs and San Francisco he has taught workshops and classes on various aspects of the Leather lifestyle and appeared on panels about gay erotic fiction at such events as Greater Los Angeles Writers Workshop, MAL, CLAW, International Leather Sir/boy, and the Desert Fetish Authority.

Now semiretired, he enjoys life as a writer, a working theatre director/actor, and a researcher. He still enjoys riding horses occasionally, both Western and English, after many years as an owner/rider, as well as working out at the gym.

Most importantly, he values his relationship with his new partner michael and boybutch, and the camaraderie and support of LGBTQ men and women around the world.