Geri Krotow http://www.gerikrotow.com

Originally from Buffalo, New York, Geri left her hometown to attend the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. After serving nine years active duty in Naval Intelligence, Geri left the Navy to pursue her writing career. A winner in the 2002 Daphne du Maurier Unpubbed Category Romantic Suspense category, her 2006 win in Harlequin's EPIC contest eventually resulted in her first and second sales. Her first novel, A Rendezvous to Remember was a November 2007 Harlequin Everlasting Release, and received 5 stars from Harriet Klausner and 4 stars from Romantic Times. Geri's second novel will be a February 2009 Harlequin release. Geri currently resides in Maryland with her Navy pilot husband, two children, a dog, and a very talkative parrot.   #

Liana Laverentz http://www.lianalaverentz.com

Liana Laverentz got hooked on reading in the second grade, when the exchange gift she received was a Nancy Drew mystery. Her love of writing followed shortly thereafter. Her first novel, Ashton’s Secret, a murder mystery romance published by Meteor/Kismet, was published in 1993. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, the Washington Romance Writers, and a charter member, past president and Meritorious Service Award winner of Pennwriters, Inc. Her contemporary romance Thin Ice was published by The Wild Rose Press in February 2007, and her next novel, a contemporary romance titled Jake’s Return, will be released by The Wild Rose Press in early 2008. Following that will be a re-release of Ashton's Secret, by the Wild Rose Press in late 2008.   #

Ann Lawrence http://www.annlawrence.com

Award-winning author Ann Lawrence writes both paranormal and historical romance. Her stories have taken readers from the pageantry of medieval England to the fantasy world of a virtual reality game. When Ann's not dreaming up romantic plots, she's teaching full-time. Savor a few pages of Ann's books at: http://www.annlawrence.com.   #

Day Leclaire http://www.dayleclaire.com

USA Today bestselling author, Day Leclaire, is described by Harlequin as “one of our most popular writers ever!” Day’s tremendous worldwide popularity has made her a member of Harlequin’s prestigious “Five Star Club,” with sales totaling well over five million books. She is a three-time winner of both The Colorado Award of Excellence and The Golden Quill Award. She’s won Romantic Times magazine’s Career Achievement, and Love and Laughter awards, the Holt Medallion, the Booksellers Best Award, and has received an impressive ten nominations for the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA© Award. Day’s romances touch the heart and make you care about her characters as much as she does. In Day’s own words, “I adore writing romances, and can’t think of a better way to spend each day.”   #

Sally MacKenzie http://www.sallymackenzie.net

Sally MacKenzie decided in elementary school that she wanted to be a writer, but realizing that dream took a few years. She majored in English in college, attended law school briefly, wrote federal regulations for the school nutrition programs, married a law school classmate, and had four sons. Finally, as her nest began to empty and midlife was no longer in the future, she turned to writing romance. She joined the Romance Writers of America in 2003, entered the 2004 Golden Heart contest, reached the final round in the Regency category, and sold the manuscript to one of the judging editors. Her first book, The Naked Duke, was released by Kensington Publishing Corp. as a Zebra historical romance in February 2005. Her second book, The Naked Marquis, is scheduled for release in March 2006. Sally lives in suburban Maryland with her husband and four sons.   #

Mary Kay McComas

Mary Kay McComas has been a member of WRW since 1987. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and worked in an ICU before she became the author of 21 short contemporary romance novels and a womens fiction novel published in 2001. A finalist many times over, Mary Kay has won two Golden Leaf Awards, a Holt Medallion, a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award and two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards. She lives in northern Virginia with her husband and four children. You can keep track of Mary Kay at http://members.aol.com/promobooks/MaryKayMcComas/mk.html  #