Florian Höltgen

Florian Höltgen (born June 3, 1985 in Cologne ) is a German writer . Under the pseudonym Alex Seinfriend he published his first novel 1 Trip 2 Kill (2005) in Himmelstürmer Verlag . He is best known for his romance novels in the Junge Liebe publishing series .

Life

Höltgen studied German , philosophy and history in Cologne and now works as a librarian . He has lived in Düsseldorf with his long-term partner since 2009 .

Höltgen began writing while he was still at school. His first short stories were published under the pseudonyms "Alex Seinfriend" and "Jules Vierge Lubrique" in anthologies of the Himmelstürmer Verlag . With his novel Ein Tag am See (2006) he published under his real name for the first time and has been an integral part of the Junge Liebe publishing series ever since . In his books, Höltgen humorously addresses the problem areas of coming out , sex and love of homosexual young people.

As "Alex Seinfriend", Höltgen writes gay thrillers and novels with a focus on homosexual eroticism .

Höltgen also publishes books as book-on-demand in order to have more freedom here. In Nacht am See he tells the story of a schizophrenic illness in a rather unconventional way .

Publications

Novels

• A day at the lake . Himmelstürmer, 2006, ISBN 978-3-934-82564-2
• My best friend, his father and me . Himmelstürmer, 2007, ISBN 978-3-934-82588-8
• Kiss me, teacher . Himmelstürmer, 2008, ISBN 978-3-940-81803-4
• Love me, Angel . Himmelstürmer, 2009, ISBN 978-3-940-81817-1
• Night at the lake . Books on Demand, 2010, ISBN 978-3-842-34229-3
• Shadow fever . Himmelstürmer, 2011, ISBN 978-3-863-61010-4
• Just nice: gay romance . CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014, ISBN 978-1-5-001-6459-1

Youth novels

• Mark's world . Books on Demand, 2008, ISBN 978-3-837-04147-7

Published under the pseudonym 'Alex Seinfriend'

• 1 trip 2 kill . Himmelstürmer, 2005, ISBN 978-3-934-82547-5
• The game of death . Himmelstürmer, 2007, ISBN 978-3-934-82587-1
• The private lecturer. A Finn Falkner Novel, Volume 1 . Himmelstürmer, 2011, ISBN 978-3-863-61025-8
• The shift supervisor. A Finn Falkner Novel, Volume 2 . Himmelstürmer, 2012, ISBN 978-3-863-61124-8
• The office stallion. A Finn Falkner Novel, Volume 3 . Himmelstürmer, 2012, ISBN 978-3-863-61178-1
• Sex experiments . Together with “Daniel Herne”. Books on Demand, 2012, ISBN 978-3-844-81707-2

Short stories

• Heart leaf . As “Jules Vierge Lubrique” in Gay Universum , Himmelstürmer, 2004, ISBN 978-3-934-82537-6
• A little digression . As “Jules Vierge Lubrique” in Gay Universum 2 , Himmelstürmer, 2006, ISBN 978-3-934-82544-4
• The rescue . As "Alex Seinfriend" in Gay Universum 2 , Himmelstürmer, 2006, ISBN 978-3-934-82544-4
• Whispers in prison . As "Alex Seinfriend" in Nacht am See . Books on Demand, 2010, ISBN 978-3-842-34229-3
• Christmas fever . In: Pink Christmas: Something Different Christmas Stories , Himmelstürmer, 2011, ISBN 978-3-863-61076-0

Web links

• Literature by Florian Höltgen in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature by Alex Seinfriend in the catalog of the German National Library
• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ^ "The first coming-out thriller" - Queer.de 03/2011, author = Carsten Weidemann. March 29, 2011, accessed June 6, 2011 .