Marlys Pearson (born 1963), aka M.J. Pearson, is an American historical gay romance writer and Lambda Literary Award nominee [1] for her novel The Price of Temptation. She is also a writer of short stories, some of which have been featured in online short story websites such as The Harrow, and was a winner of the Saugus.net Ghost Story Contest in 2004. Pearson is also the author of Discreet Young Gentleman (2006), and Helpless (2010). She currently resides in Indianapoliswith her husband and son and is working on her next book.