TEMPTED BY FICTION

BY NASHVILLE SMUT

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Welcome to Tempted By Fiction, a Nashville based ONE day event for smut readers, authors, and businesses.

Our Story

WHAT SETS US APART?

Tempted By Fiction began with a small group of women connected through a Nashville book club, Nashville Smut, and a shared love for indie romance authors. We saw these authors pour into their work and we believed they deserved an additional spotlight that we could offer within our community and beyond.

In May 2025, we hosted our very first free event at Fait La Force Brewery featuring 22 authors and vendors and the response was overwhelming. Because of that support, we expanded into our Dark Market, highlighting the taboo and darker side of romance, growing to 40 authors and vendors. With over 1,400 attendees showing up to support these creatives and many authors/ vendors selling out of books, apparel, and merch, it made us motivated to keep going.

We remain committed to keeping this an affordable event for attendees because our mission has always been clear- we want funds going back into the hands of authors and creators. This platform exists to elevate them. But let us be clear, low cost does not mean low effort. We will continue to pour our hearts into creating exceptional experiences and bringing you amazing events, every single time.

Above all, we value inclusion, love, and creating a space where everyone feels free to be fully and unapologetically themselves.

Tempted By Fiction is, and always will be, about community first

With love and smut,

Maryssa, Alexa, Tyler, Kaitlyn, & Lindsay

What people are saying…

  • Jessica K

    “A truly dark and dirty book event you don’t want to miss!”

  • Mackenzie R

    “Best freaking night ever, if you think you should go, the answer is yes, you’re going.”

  • @sagelakebooks

    “Tempted by Fiction Dark Market was exactly what I imagined it would be. A night filled with new to me authors, masked men to make your dark romance picture dreams come true, signature drinks to pleasure your soul, and memories made.”

  • Anonymous

    “During waiting in line for the masked men, a woman was coming around to us letting us know the rules & what was acceptable to ask for when approaching the men. The emphasis on consent from both the men & attendees made me feel a lot more comfortable when getting up there. The men were just the right amount of kind & disrespectful if you know what I mean 🤭 thank you tempted for making sure everyone knew about the consent process to make us feel safe! ”