Dark romance. Psychological power. Stories too heavy for the crown.

Meet James

James E. Lorraine doesn’t write love stories. He writes psychological collisions dressed in silk and smoke.

His work lives at the intersection of power, pain, and passion—where control is currency and surrender has consequences. With a voice as intimate as it is intense, he strips relationships bare and rebuilds them through character, conflict, and unflinching emotional honesty.

His debut novel, Heavy is the Crown, is a dark romantic reckoning where lust fights loyalty and devotion dares to demand more.

This isn’t happily ever after. This is what comes before—and what survives after.

Featured Work

Heavy is the Crown: A Psychological Love Story in Smoke and Silk

Heavy is the Crown is a dark, intimate novel about trauma, desire, loyalty, and the empires we build behind closed doors.

James King is a cybersecurity strategist with a body like armor and a mind built to conquer. Ellie Sinclair is a world-renowned therapist who dissects pain for a living—even when it’s her own. Their love is electric, erotic, and consuming—but it’s also dangerous. What begins as lust carved in control becomes a battlefield of pride, grief, betrayal, and the kind of devotion that can ruin or redeem

“This isn’t a fairytale. There are no glass slippers. Only two gods at war with themselves.”

“Some men burn kingdoms. Others build them with what’s left of you.”

“Heavy is the crown, but heavier still is the heart that wears it.”

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Prefer email? Reach me directly at: james@jameselorraine.com