Top 40 Erotic Book Influencers in 2026

1. Erika Leonard

Bio Storyteller. #FiftyShades #TheMister #TheMissus #LandOfGhosts out October 2026
Gen X Adjacent Instagram Handle @erikaljames Instagram Followers 530.2K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact Request 150 Erotic Book Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Rina Kent

Bio New York Times, USA Today & #1 bestselling author from the dark side.
Agent: Kimberly Brower
Tempting Venom ⤵️ *****@rinakent.com Instagram Handle @author_rina Instagram Followers 476.7K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Penelope Douglas

Bio ⚡️Midnight Curfew available now!
⚡️WIP: untitled standalone in a new world
⚡️Check Out My Books ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 18+ *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @penelope.douglas Instagram Followers 313.7K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Tessa Bailey

Bio #1 New York Times bestselling romance author of the Big Shots series. Easy to binge. Slightly unhinged. Spice so nice, you’ll read it twice. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tessabaileyisanauthor Instagram Followers 240.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Sylvia June Day

Bio ⭐️ # 1 NYT & # 1 USA Today Bestseller
✨ Creator of the Crossfire Saga & Gideon Cross
📚 Read ILLUSIVE now! 🔗👇🏼
🌙 Mama. Silver fox. Wanderer. Instagram Handle @sylvia_day Instagram Followers 137.3K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Bella Kik

Bio 📍Toronto 🇨🇦
Managed by: @stridetalent
Contact: *****@stride-social.com
If you see this you’re beautiful🌸 Instagram Handle @blossomingbookss Instagram Followers 127.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Tej

Bio Reading and recommending romance books ✨💕📖🏹
📍🇺🇸 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @readaholic19 Instagram Followers 119.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Sierra Simone

Bio Sierra is away, but @flaviareadss is around causing chaos.
📖Devil (Priest #4)- OUT NOW
DMs are not monitored. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thesierrasimone Instagram Followers 113.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Sara Cate

Bio NY Times Bestselling Author 🌵 ☀️
♥️ The Daddy’s Girl - Out 9.1.2026
Agent @twodaisymedia
DMs closed *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @saracatebooks Instagram Followers 106.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Megan Gauthier

Bio 📚Romance • Fantasy • Thrillers
📍Bookseller in CT
💌*****@gmail.com for collabs.
✨Helping you start your own Bookstagram ⬇️ Instagram Handle @megs_bookblog Instagram Followers 105.8K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Katee Robert

Bio NYT Bestselling author of erotic romance. Endlessly falling for the villain. DMs closed. My ONLY insta account.
Repped by @bradfordlitagency *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @katee_robert Instagram Followers 96.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Shan

Bio unapologetically adding filth to your tbr.
PhD in smütology Instagram Handle @thesmuttybookworm Instagram Followers 85.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Lauren Blakely

Bio Writes spicy rom coms. Rescue pet advocate. Eats plants. Loves science & musicals. No. 1 NYT bestseller. "Show the way the world could be." -Hadestown *****@wolfsonliterary.com Instagram Handle @laurenblakelybooks Instagram Followers 76K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Hannah Cowan

Bio Amazon top 40 best selling author 🇨🇦
Represented by @rebeka.finch
☕️ Under Pressure - OUT NOW!
AP 🪢 - October
DMS NOT MONITORED *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @hannahcowanauthor Instagram Followers 71K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Luna Mason

Bio USA TODAY & Amazon top 12 bestselling author of the Beneath Universe.
🖤 Signed books @lunamasonbookstore
🥀@lmasonauthor for paranormal romance *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorlunamason Instagram Followers 68.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Courtney Hall

Bio 🕯️ Dark Romance & Fantasy Reader
٠࣪⭑ PA to @katelyntaylorauthor
📩 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bootynthebooks Instagram Followers 59.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Paisley Hope

Bio 𝙐𝙎𝘼 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙡
Bestselling Romance Author
𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 🤠 📖 up next Nov. 3rd
DMs unmonitored *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorpaisleyhope Instagram Followers 54.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Skye Warren

Bio 📚❤ New York Times bestselling author of dangerous romance. Forbidden romance THE PROFESSOR is live 🔥 Instagram Handle @skyewarrenbooks Instagram Followers 52K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Sasha Leone

Bio Bestselling Amazon author of spicy, contemporary dark Mafia romance🥀
Find my books here⤵️ *****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @sasha_leone_author Instagram Followers 50.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Veronica Eden

Bio ♡ USA Today & Amazon Top 30 Bestselling Author | 📍Jax FL
♡ Romance to keep you up all night
♡ ✨🔮🐺: @lunalarkauthor
📚 Read Heston U ⬇️ *****@veronicaedenauthor.com Instagram Handle @veronicaedenauthor Instagram Followers 45.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Monica Graves

Bio Romance & Mood Reader ☠️🖤🦝
Library Worker 📖
Napa Valley, CA 🍇 ☀️
Still at the Cottage 📍🏒
Kindle and audio reader 🎧
Rep @thebookaholicbookbox *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @nightreads Instagram Followers 36.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Kayla Grosse

Bio USA Today bestselling author ✨
I write books about plus-size babes falling in love
🏒Thin Ice - Read now!
Read my books on KU & audio👇🏼 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kaylawriteslife Instagram Followers 33.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Stephanie McCormack & Melina Bolcar

Bio Reading smut and drinking too much coffee 📚
🔥Aelin + 🎨Feyre energy
🖤Bookish Recs | Reviews | Retreats⚔️ Instagram Handle @thedaggeredpage Instagram Followers 29.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Effie Campbell

Bio 📖 I write spicy + dark romance for readers who crave intensity and obsession.
🔥 Dive into a new read!
✍🏻 Agent: Helena Maybery @curtisbrownbooks *****@effiecampbell.com Instagram Handle @effiecampbellauthor Instagram Followers 29.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Nikki Sloane

Bio USA Today bestselling author of erotic romance, including the Nashville Neighborhood and Filthy Rich Americans. *****@nikkisloane.com Instagram Handle @authornikkisloane Instagram Followers 23.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Janni

Bio romance books for the nerds
finding books you can escape into
📍based in the texas hill country
*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @theladysparks Instagram Followers 21.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Taylor Chernitsky

Bio Editor. PA. Married 🏳️‍🌈
PA for: @alexandrastpierrebooks @alina_may_author @authoranastasiawilder @obsidiandescension & sister boxes. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @_beauty_and_the_bookworm_ Instagram Followers 17.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Ashley James

Bio small town romance author 🩷
💛 Burning Love - OUT NOW!
🩵 When The Dust Settles - Jan ‘27
Rep’d by: @beckliteraryagency
PA: @bohobookmama 🤠 *****@authorashleyjames.com Instagram Handle @authorashleyjames Instagram Followers 17.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Nina Levine

Bio ✨ protective heroes + fierce heroines ✨
✨ morally grey romance + billionaire romance
✨ celebrating 12 years publishing
↓ Find my books & connect ↓ *****@ninalevinebooks.com Instagram Handle @ninalevinewriter Instagram Followers 14.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Katie Janssen

Bio 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 & 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫
📍PNW 🌲
Book photos, reviews, and recommendations
𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 Instagram Handle @mybelovedbooks_andme Instagram Followers 13.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. N.J. Weeks

Bio 🇵🇷🇮🇹
PA @hereforthereads
💗Thanks for the Memories: A millennial friends to lovers rom com 10/23/26🖤
My books👇🏽🔗 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @njweeks.books Instagram Followers 13.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Cindy Dawson

Bio Romance Author
Next release - Unchained By You coming Nov 13!
Read ALL my books with #kindleunlimited
📍TX Instagram Handle @author_cindydawson Instagram Followers 12.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Willa Kay

Bio Indie romance author 🩷🏳️‍🌈
Love the Willaverse Follow @teamwillakay
PA: @booklybinge
✨ Oak Ridge Series
💖Whispering Oaks Ranch Series *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @willakaywrites Instagram Followers 10K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. Hana Meadows

Bio Author of unhinged romance 🩷
Latest release: Sin & Fall (Out now!)
WIP: FC 🩷💚
PA: @hollylovesbooks
🚫AI *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @hanameadowsauthor Instagram Followers 8.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Kay Riley

Bio 🖤Dark romance author
🖤If it’s not enemies to lovers, I don’t want it.
Represented by @beckliteraryagency *****@kayrileyauthor.com Instagram Handle @kayrileyauthor Instagram Followers 6.5K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Catie Bowers

Bio All things romance!
ARC reader
Let's be friends!⬇️ Instagram Handle @catiesbooksandthings Instagram Followers 4.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Kirstie

Bio canada | romance + fantasy
➥ bookish shop: @theloveclubbookshop 🪩
➥ 💌 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kirstiesbookshelf Instagram Followers 51.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Linda

Bio From 🇸🇰🇩🇪
🌸If Princess Core and Mafia Romance had a baby this would be it 👑
🌿Daytime Witch 🍄‍🟫🌑 Nighttime reader 🌹
📖current read: multiple books *****@t-online.de Instagram Handle @rapunzels_library_ Instagram Followers 43.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Samantha Burke

Bio ✨ unhinged spicy book influencer
🌸 27 || type 7 || pisces || married
😍 in my fluffy romance & cowboy era
👇🏻 goodreads, discounts + more *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @smuttybookdealer Instagram Followers 11.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact