Behind the magnetic honesty of What Sort of Woman is Élise Lamoureaux – a Los Angeles–based memoirist and poet, gaining attention as one of today’s most compelling voices in steamy romance and erotic fiction.

Élise holds a BA in French and Linguistics and an MFA in Nonfiction. She is a former Sugar Baby and Submissive, and has also worked as a date-for-hire and lingerie lap dancer. She spent nearly thirty years teaching languages in the secondary public school system.

Not merely another storyteller – Élise is a voice that dares to speak the truths many women silence: sexuality, addiction, trauma, and the long, painful climb toward recovery. Her words become a lifeline, pulling readers into the unfiltered journey of a woman reclaiming her body, her desires, and ultimately her voice.