Fiction - Romance
SUZANNE BALTSAR writes romance novels, manages a small cinema, and has her own film company, for which she wrote and directed a narrative feature in 2013. Her debut novel TROUBLE BREWING is published by Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books, with SIDELINED forthcoming in 2019. She writes and lives her happily ever afters in Pennsylvania with a Mr. Brawny look-a-like and a few children, some furry, some not.
DIANA BILLER is the author of THE WIDOW OF ROSE HOUSE, a romantic historical novel set in Gilded Age New York. Diana lives in Seattle with her husband, where she drinks tea and watches the rain.
REGINA BLACK is a former civil litigator, current law school administrator, and lifelong romance reader who has always been passionate about the depiction of Black women in popular culture. She currently resides in the southeastern United States with her husband and daughter.
JESSICA BRODY began her career working at MGM Studios before leaving to pursue life as a published author. She is the author of two novels for adults, THE FIDELITY FILES and LOVE UNDER COVER, and several novels for young adults—THE KARMA CLUB, MY LIFE UNDECIDED, 52 REASONS TO HATE MY FATHER, and the Unremembered trilogy. She is currently at work on A WEEK OF MONDAYS—a high stakes, hilarious, time-bending new novel for teens and her middle grade debut, ADDIE BELL’S SHORTCUT TO LIFE.
www.jessicabrody.com
CATHERINE BYBEE is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary and paranormal romance. Featuring strong, independent heroines and the heroes that love them, her success exploded with the independent release of Wife by Wednesday. She went on to complete the Weekday Brides Series, the Not Quite Series, the Most Likely Too Series and is now working on the First Brides Series. Her paranormal work is comprised of the MacCoinnich Time Travel Series, the Ritter Werewolves and several novellas. She is on the Board of Directors for Romance Writers of America. If she’s not writing, she’s traveling the world to come up with new and exciting locations to set her novels.
www.catherinebybee.com
GEORGIA CATES is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of two paranormal romance series, Going Under and Vampire Agàpe. She has two daughters and previously worked as a labor and delivery nurse. Her bestselling Beauty series began with BEAUTY FROM PAIN.
www.georgiacates.com
SHELLY CRANE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of several young adult and paranormal romance series, including the Significance, Collide, Devoured, Stolen Hearts, and Wide Awake series. She is also the author of SMASH INTO YOU. She lives in Georgia with her husband and two sons.
www.shellycrane.blogspot.com
L.D. DAVIS is the author of the Accidentally on Purpose series, about a young woman who gets involved with her boss and makes a series of bad decisions that result in life altering consequences. Her standalone books are PIECES OF RHYS, about a young woman who lusts after her philandering coworker and thinks he must have a dark secret that keeps him from committing to her, and TETHERED.
www.lddaviswrites.blogspot.com
FALLON DeMORNAY is a YA Fantasy/Adult Contemporary author known for writing powerful girls smashing the patriarchy, often with swords, or stilettos. https://www.fallondemornay.com/
KRISTINA DOUGLAS lives at home in Northern Vermont with her husband, three cats, and one Springer Spaniel. When she’s not working, she’s watching movies, listening to rock and roll (preferably Japanese), and spending far too much time quilting. Her paranormal series, The Fallen, about fallen angels, includes RAZIEL, DEMON,WARRIOR, and the forthcoming REBEL.
PENELOPE DOUGLAS is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She grew up in Dubuque, Iowa, and attended the University of Northern Iowa, studying political science. She then earned a graduate degree in Education from Loyola University New Orleans. She has four younger siblings, lives with her husband and daughter in New England, and loves breakfast, gin, and Hannibal Lecter. She does not drink gin for breakfast, but she *might* eat breakfast at Hannibal’s. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages and include The Fall Away Series, The Devil’s Night Series, and the standalones, Punk 57, Birthday Girl, and Credence. Please look for her newest standalone, Five Brothers, available now!
ELIZABETH EVERETT is the author of the historical romance series, THE SECRET SCIENTISTS OF LONDON, which involves a secret society of female scientists. Her work is inspired by her admiration for rule breakers and her belief in the power of love to change the world.
EMILY FRANKEL is the author of the novel THE SPLINTERED HEART and several plays. She is currently working on a number of projects, among them a series of novels aimed at the growing market of older women.
LEAH GARRIOTT is the author of the historical romance PROMISED, a Regency novel in which a woman must decide between the promises that protect her and the man she's falling in love with, coming September 2019. Leah believes in love at first sight and happily ever afters, both based off personal experience with her husband and three children. To find out more, visit her at leahgarriott.com
ISABELLE GIUTTARI is a romance author from New England who now lives and works in Washington, D.C. She has a MA in English from George Washington University and a BA in English and Theatre from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her debut novel, LOVE ON THE RECORD, was selected for the 2023 SmoochPit mentorship program. When she’s not imagining ways to make reality TV even more dramatic, she enjoys cooking, true crime podcasts, and petting other people’s dogs. She can be found on Instagram and Twitter @isabellegwrites.
ABBI GLINES is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of numerous YA and New Adult series, including THE VINCENT BOYS and THE VINCENT BROTHERS, the paranormal Existence series, and the contemporary romance series Sea Breeze (which starts with BREATHE) and Rosemary Beach (which begins with FALLEN TOO FAR). A brand new YA series, The Field Party is forthcoming from Simon Pulse.
www.abbiglines.com
GAEL GREENE helped change the way New Yorkers (and many Americans) think about food through her role as the restaurant critic for New York magazine. She is an award-winning journalist who is credited with elevating the professional level of restaurant criticism and food writing. As co-founder with James Beard of Citymeals-on-Wheels, she has made a significant impact on the city of New York. She is the author of six books, and two of her novels, BLUE SKIES, NO CANDY and DOCTOR LOVE, were bestsellers in hardcover and paperback. Her latest work is INSATIABLE: TALES FROM A LIFE OF DELICIOUS EXCESS, a memoir of her life and loves.
DEBBIE HERBERT is a USA Today bestselling author of suspense and paranormal romance. A RITA finalist, Debbie’s latest work NOT ONE OF US captures her fascination with Southern Gothics. She lives in Alabama with her family. www.debbieherbert.com
LIBBY HUBSCHER is an author and scientist. She studied biology at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine and holds a doctor of philosophy in molecular toxicology from North Carolina State University. Her work has appeared online and in textbooks, scientific journals, and literary journals. Her short story “The Unwelcome Guest” was long-listed for the Wigleaf Top 50 in 2018. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, two young children, and a menagerie of pets. Her debut MEET ME IN PARADISE was published by Berkley with three more romcoms forthcoming.
KOSOKO JACKSON is a social media manager, writer, and Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing graduate, living in the NY Metro Area. He is a USA Today bestseller and Lambda Literary Award winning author of books for young adult and adult audiences across genres from speculative fiction to romance. https://kosokojackson.com/
LAUREN KUNG JESSEN is an unapologetic romantic with a fondness for full moons and making meals with too many steps but lots of flavor. Her debut novel, LUNAR LOVE, followed by THE RED STRING THEORY and YIN-YANG LOVE SONG (forthcoming) are published by Grand Central Forever. Born in the Year of the Horse, Lauren craves a good challenge and expresses her abundance of emotions through the love stories she writes. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, two cats, and dog.
KATRINA KWAN is a fantasy and romance author. She has worked extensively as a ghostwriter, and her own titles include THE LAST DRAGON OF THE EAST and KNIVES, SEASONING, AND A DASH OF LOVE. https://katrinakwan.com/
SYDNEY LANDON is the author of the New York Times bestselling Danvers romance series, which began with WEEKENDS REQUIRED, about a high-powered executive realizing that his buttoned-up assistant might have more to her than meets the eye.
www.sydneylandon.com
T.K. LEIGH is the USA Today bestselling author of the Beautiful Mess series of contemporary romantic suspense and a new series which starts off with HEART OF LIGHT and HEART OF MARLEY. Originally from New England, she now resides in sunny southern California with her husband, dog and three cats.
tkleighauthor.com/
KAT MACKENZIE is an American who just happened to find herself living abroad for ten years and accidentally traveling to over forty countries in an attempt to taste all the food. She holds degrees from the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Oxford, but has discovered that they serve her best collecting dust on the shelf while she pens comedy-forward stories about women who travel. An anthropologist and environmentalist, Kat has led an adventurous life, howling for wolves in the forests of Russia, bathing in crocodile infested peat swamps and learning about voodoo from the Dayak river tribes in Borneo, and spending long summers camping in the Honduran cloud forest, catching all manner of exciting bats, bugs, and birds. She balances these wild adventures with being a devout homebody - knitting, binging Netflix, and cranking up the AC so that she can read by the fire. Her newest adventure involves living in the dangerous wilds of her family farm in Cajun country and battling terrifying writer's block between long walks with her two colossal rescue mutts and her moody cow, Jolene. She hopes the next husband will be Scottish.
SHAWNTELLE MADISON is a New York Times bestselling author who has written over 15 titles in the genres of science-fiction, fantasy, and romance. Her latest novel is the expansive speculative epic, THE FALLEN FRUIT. https://www.shawntellemadison.com/
H.P. MALLORY is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of several paranormal romance and urban fantasy series, including the Jolie Wilkins series, the Dulcie O’Neill series, and the Lily Harper series. She is also the author of the Bryn and Sinjin series, which is a spin-off from the Jolie Wilkins books, and the Peyton Clark series, which begins with GHOULS RUSH IN.
www.hpmallory.com
MARY ANN MARLOWE is the author of SOME KIND OF MAGIC and A CRAZY KIND OF LOVE, winner of the 2018 RWA Golden Quill Award for Contemporary Romance and Aspen Gold Reader’s Choice Award for Long Contemporary Romance. Her next novel, DATING BY THE BOOK, is forthcoming. When not writing, she takes karate with her kids (she has a second degree black belt) and works by day as a computer programmer/DBA. She spent ten years as a university-level French professor, and her resume includes stints as an au pair in Calais, a hotel intern in Paris, a German tutor, a college radio disc jockey, and a webmaster for several online musician fandoms. She loves to hear from readers and can be reached on Facebook, www.facebook.com/marlowemaryann/ and Twitter @MaryAnnMarlowe. www.maryannmarlowe.com
R.L. MATHEWSON is the New York Times bestselling author of several series, including the paranormal romance series Pyte/Sentinel and Cursed Hearts, as well as the contemporary romance series Neighbor From Hell, Hollywood Heart, and EMS.
www.rlmathewson.com
TEHLOR KAY MEJIA is a bestselling and award-winning author of novels for children, teens, and adults. Their debut young adult novel, WE SET THE DARK ON FIRE. Tehlor’s debut middle grade novel, PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS, was published by the Rick Riordan Presents imprint at Disney/Hyperion. It received four starred reviews, and was named Amazon’s best book of 2020 in the 9-12 age range. Their highly anticipated adult debut, SAMMY ESPINOZA’S LAST REVIEW, is a romcom that also published to multiple starred reviews. They continue to publish titles for all age ranges. https://www.tehlorkaymejia.com/
RAINE MILLER is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling Blackstone Affair romance series which began with NAKED. CHERRY GIRL is a spin-off of that series.
www.rainemiller.com
KATHLEEN MILMORE, writing as Kaitlin O’Riley, is an author of historical romances. Her first was entitled SECRETS OF A DUCHESS, which was followed by ONE SINFUL NIGHT. She is also the author of WHEN HIS KISS IS WICKED; DESIRE IN HIS EYES; YOURS FOR ETERNITY; and IT HAPPENED ONE CHRISTMAS. Her latest is TO TEMPT AN IRISH ROGUE. She is currently at work on a new historical romance novel.
www.kaitlinoriley.com
EMILY OHANJANIANS is a professional book editor. She lives with her family in Toronto where she runs her own editing business, prior to which she was an in-house senior editor at Harlequin and HarperCollins. After many years on the other side of the desk, she decided to parlay a lifelong love of the romance genre into her own writing. THE BOOK TOUR is her first novel, forthcoming from Bantam Dell and Random House Canada.
N.G. PELTIER is an anime watching, book reading, video-game playing, story writing kinda girl. A devourer of words and books from a young age, she enjoys writing romance and creeping people out with the Caribbean folklore stories she grew up hearing. A Trinidadian born and raised, she currently lives in Trinidad with her mountain of ideas and characters battling each other for whose story get told next. She is the author of the Island Bites series beginning with 2021’s SWEETHAND, 2022’s DON’T GO BAKING MY HEART, and 2024’s THE DATING COUNTDOWN. www.ngpeltier.com
JUDITH POST received a Master’s Degree from Indiana University as an elementary school teacher and taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades for six years before having her two daughters. She is the author of numerous fantasy and paranormal titles, including FALLEN ANGELS. Writing as JUDI LYNN, she is also the author of the six-book Mill Pond contemporary romance series which begins with COOKING UP TROUBLE and OPPOSITES DISTRACT. Her USA Today bestselling series of house-flipping cozy mysteries includes THE BODY IN THE ATTIC, THE BODY IN THE WETLANDS, and THE BODY IN THE GRAVEL. www.judithpostswritingmusings.com
TINA REBER is the author of the bestselling Love series that began with LOVE UNSCRIPTED and LOVE UNREHEARSED following the rollercoaster romance of Taryn, a level-headed bartender trying to get by in small town Rhode Island and the mega-handsome, mega superstar Ryan Christensen. Other projects include two new series: TheTrent Brothers and The Nevari Warriors.
www.tinareber.com
J.A. REDMERSKI is the author of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling New Adult romance novels, THE EDGE OF NEVER and THE EDGE OF ALWAYS, THE SONG OF THE FIREFLIES, and THE MOMENT OF LETTING GO. Her fantasy books include DIRTY EDEN and the Darkwoods trilogy. She’s also the author of the romantic suspense series In the Company of Killers, which began with KILLING SARAI.
www.jessicaredmerski.com
ELIZABETH REYES is the author of several popular romance series including The Moreno Brothers, which began with FOREVER MINE,5th Street, which began with NOAH, and Fate, which began with the novel of the same name. She is also the author of the addictive and steamy DESERT HEAT.
www.ElizabethReyes.com
ERICA RIDLEY is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of witty, feel-good historical romance novels, including the WILD WYNCHESTERS series. Other works include the DUKES OF WAR, ROGUES TO RICHES, and THE 12 DUKES OF CHRISTMAS, which feature roguish peers and dashing war heroes amid the splendor and madness of Regency England. She is also the author, with Eloisa James, Christi Caldwell, and Janna MacGregor, of MISTLETOE CHRISTMAS, an anthology of four original stories telling a hilarious tale of a Christmas house party serving up love and scandal in equal measure. She is currently at work on her first two YA novels: THE PROTÉGÉ, a thrilling historical novel set in Victorian France, and AS YOU WISH, a YA historical horror novel on the Isle of Skye. When not reading or writing romances, Erica can be found riding camels in Africa, zip-lining through rainforests in Costa Rica, or getting hopelessly lost in the middle of Budapest. www.ericaridley.com
C.J. ROBERTS served 10 years in the U.S. Air Force and traveled the world. She is the author of The Dark Duet series, including CAPTIVE IN THE DARK and SEDUCED IN THE DARK. Her stories have been included in two anthologies to date: SOME LIKE IT BI and SIN CITY. She is married to an amazing and talented man who never stops impressing her; they have one beautiful daughter.
www.aboutcjroberts.com
MICHELLE ROWEN is the bestselling and award-winning author of over two dozen novels. She has written for Penguin, Grand Central, Harlequin, Dorchester, and Bloomsbury. A former president of Toronto Romance Writers, Michelle lives in Mississauga, Ontario, where she refills her creative well by watching trashy reality TV and drinking a lot of delicious coffee. Under the pseudonym Morgan Rhodes, she is the New York Times bestselling author of the young adult, high fantasy Falling Kingdoms series. https://www.michellerowen.com/
FAY STETZ-WATERS is a Baltimore native, Marine Corps veteran, and a demonstrated champion for the underdog. She’s a twin and believes her fight for social justice started in the womb, vying for space, with her twin sister. Fay long ago identified the need for space to write strong queer characters who are imperfect and complex, with messy love lives. Fay loves constructing a character’s love journey from a queer point of view enmeshed in recognizable romance tropes. What emerges from creative discovery is always interesting and the ideal way for Fay to escape from a particularly challenging day job as a civil rights attorney. SECOND NIGHT STAND is her first novel.
KARELIA STETZ-WATERS (she/her), is a Sapphic romance writer who is author of SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, one of Amazon’s Best Romances of 2021. She now writes with her wife, Fay Stetz-Waters. Together they create epic wins for their women-loving-women heroines. Karelia is passionate about spreading cliteracy and writing sex-positive stories that encourage readers to celebrate their sexuality. In her free time, she collects anything with a clitoris on it, marvels at her pug’s acuity at finding crumbs, and enjoys her own happily-ever-after with Fay.
ANNE STUART has enjoyed a long and successful career as a romance and romantic suspense writer. She is the author of the dark, highly sensual romances THE WIDOW; SHADOWS AT SUNSET; and LORD OF DANGER; and she is a member of the Romance Writer’s Association Hall of Fame. This prolific author’s contemporary romances are BLACK ICE; COLD AS ICE; ICE BLUE; ICE STORM; FIRE AND ICE; and SILVER FALLS. Her latest is the House of Rohan historical romance series, which includes RUTHLESS; RECKLESS; BREATHLESS; and SHAMELESS. She is currently at work on a new historical romance series titled The Russell Sisters.
www.anne-stuart.com
NANCY ROBARDS THOMPSON is a national bestselling author who lives and writes in Tennessee, but her imagination transports her all over the world. She has found nirvana doing what she loves most, writing romances and women’s fiction. This former journalist has written over forty books. www.NancyRobardsThompson.com.
DENISE WILLIAMS wrote her first book in the 2nd grade. I Hate You and its sequel, I Still Hate You, featured a tough, funny heroine, a quirky hero, witty banter, and a dragon. Minus the dragons, these are still the books she likes to write. After penning those early works, she finished second grade and eventually earned a PhD. After growing up a military brat around the world and across the country, Denise now lives in Iowa with her husband, son, and two ornery shih-tzus who think they own the house. Her debut novel, HOW TO FAIL AT FLIRTING was a #1 pick for LibraryReads, an IndieNext Pick, and heralded as a "winsome debut" by The Washington Post. Her sophomore novel, THE FASTEST WAY TO FALL was a LibraryReads pick, featured on the Today Show, and earned a starred review from Library Journal.
SAMANTHA YOUNG is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the sizzling contemporary romances in the ON DUBLIN STREET, HERO, HART’S BOARDWALK, and PLAY ON series, as well as the standalone FIGHT OR FLIGHT. Previous books include young adult paranormal and fantasy series, such as THE TALE OF LUNARMORTE trilogy, as well as a New Adult duology, INTO THE DEEP and OUT OF THE SHALLOWS. She also writes fantasy under S. Young and contemporary YA, including THE IMPOSSIBLE VASTNESS OF US and THE FRAGILE ORDINARY. She is the author of 2021’s MUCH ADO ABOUT YOU, a romantic comedy in which a Shakespeare fan questioning what she truly wants out of life moves to a quirky seaside town in Northern England to run a small bookshop, finds inspiration in the books she sells, and ends up falling in love despite herself with an irresistibly charming local farmer. This is followed by 2022’s A COSMIC KIND OF LOVE, about a party planner who falls for an astronaut via the video letters he sends home from the international space station, and 2023’s THE LOVE PLOT. authorsamanthayoung.com
MARIANA ZAPATA is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the contemporary romance novels LINGUS and UNDER LOCKE.