# ‘Heated Rivalry’ Success Sparks New Publishing House From Gay Adult Entertainment Giant Falcon | NakedSword (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/heated-rivalry-success-sparks-new-publishing-house-from-gay-adult-entertainment-giant-falcon-nakedsword-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-07-27T15:00:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/columns/heated-rivalry-publishing-house-gay-adult-entertainment-falcon-nakedsword-1236820758/
- Topics: Americas, Business, Companies, World

## Key points

- Falcon | NakedSword launches erotic fiction publisher FalconInk.
- Follows success of gay romance series "Heated Rivalry".
- Aims partly to reach women in M/M romance market.

## Summary

Falcon | NakedSword, the San Francisco-based gay adult entertainment company behind the hit series "Heated Rivalry," is expanding into publishing with a new erotic fiction imprint called FalconInk. The move comes just nine months after "Heated Rivalry" became a global success, and reflects the company's ambition to reach beyond its traditional audience, including women, who make up a large share of the M/M romance readership.

FalconInk will operate through three imprints: Falcon Books, NakedSword Books and Raging Stallion Books. It has already released two novellas, "Hard Ball" and "Wild Game: Open Season" (out 10 September), both available as paperbacks, ebooks and audiobooks narrated by adult performers. A launch party is planned for 29 August at Book Soup in West Hollywood, and executives say the venture will also serve as an incubator for future film and television adaptations.

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