Angela Knight http://www.angelasknights.com

Angela Knight is the author of four novels and seven novellas for Red Sage and Berkley Sensation, as well as a number of e-books for Loose Id and Changeling. Three of her novels were nominated for 2004 Romantic Times Bookclub Reviewers Choice awards: Jane’s Warlord, for Best Futuristic, Master of the Night for Best Vampire Romance, and Forever Kiss, for Best Erotic Romance. She also won 2004 Paranormal Excellence Awards for Romantic Literature (PEALS) for two novels, Jane’s Warlord (Best Time Travel) and Forever Kiss (Best Erotic). Jane’s Warlord also received a third-place 2004 SAPPHIRE award for Best Speculative Romance Novel from the Science Fiction Romance Newsletter.   #

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 is the author of three contemporary romances with The Wild Rose Press, Thin Ice, Jake’s Return and Ashton’s Secret. Thin Ice is a 2007 New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award winner, a 2008 EPPIE winner for best contemporary romance, and was a nominee for Best Romance of 2007 at Long and Short Reviews. Jake’s Return is a 2008 Golden Leaf Award winner. Her third release, Ashton’s Secret, is a murder mystery romance. Liana is a member of Romance Writers of America, the Washington Romance Writers, and Pennwriters, Inc. Liana also hosts a monthly chat on the Long and Short Reviews Yahoo Group the first Thursday of each month, where we discuss ways to find our balance between writing and Life, which tends to get in the way of our writing more often than not. She does the same on Tuesdays at The Bookspa Yahoo Group. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, go to http://www.lianalaverentz.com   #

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

USA Today bestselling author Sally MacKenzie writes the Naked nobility series--funny, hot Regency-set historicals--for Kensington Zebra. Her sixth Naked book, The Naked Viscount, will be on bookstore shelves in June 2010, with The Naked King coming in 2011. Her books have been translated into Czech, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. Sally graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame in the first class of women. She’s a Cornell Law School dropout, former federal regulation writer, recovering parent volunteer, and mother of four mostly grown sons. A native of Washington, D. C., she still resides in suburban Maryland with her husband.  #