Melissa Schroeder
http://www.melissaschroeder.net
Since her first published book in 2004, Melissa Schroeder has had over 25 short stories, novellas, and novels with 7 different publishers in genres ranging from historical to futuristic, from sensual to erotic. She was nominated in 2005 for an Eppie in the Contemporary Romance Category for her story The Hired Hand, while also hitting number twelve on the international best seller list for ebooks in June of the same year with her contemporary erotic romantic comedy, A Little Harmless Sex. She is married to an AF major and they have two daughters, and one adopted dog daughter. She is happy to finally live somewhere the bugs die in the winter. #
Kathleen Gilles Seidel
http://www.kathleengillesseidel.com/
Kathleen Gilles Seidel has written twelve contemporary romances, the first of which was a launch title for the Harlequin American Romances line. Others have been published by NAL, Pocket, HarperCollins, and Avon. She has won every major romance market award, including two RITAs, but is proudest of Harlequin readers once voting her After All These Years as their all-time favorite Harlequin novel. She has a Ph.D. in English literature from Johns Hopkins and was the second president of WRW, serving for two years. Her first hardcover, A Most Uncommon Degree of Popularity, will be published by St. Martin's Press in March 2006. #
Karen Rose Smith
http://www.karenrosesmith.com
Karen Rose Smith has sold over sixty books since 1991. She has won New Jersey's Golden Leaf Award in Short Contemporary Romance, the Desert Rose Golden Quill Award in Traditional Romance, and CataRomance.com's recognition for Best Silhouette Special Edition. Her romances have made both the USA TODAY list and the Waldenbooks Bestseller list for Series Romance. Her latest release, THE BRACELET, for Harlequin's Everlasting Love imprint will be released in August 2007. She is working on a new series for Silhouette Special Edition for 2008. When she is not writing romances, she enjoys creating jewelry with her husband and thinking up new plots while she is designing. #
Jeri Smith-Ready
http://www.jerismithready.com
Jeri has been writing fiction since the night she had her first double espresso. Her debut print novel, Eyes of Crow, a romantic fantasy from Luna Books, appears in November 2006. Jeri's e-pubbed urban fantasy, Requiem for the Devil (Time Warner, 2001) won first place in the National Writers Association Novel Contest. She holds a master’s degree in environmental policy and lives in Maryland with her husband, two cats, and the world's goofiest greyhound. #
Hope Tarr
http://www.hopetarr.com
A WRW member since 1997, Hope Tarr dreamt of being a romance writer from the time she traded in her storybook fairytales a la Disney for more mature versions of romance by Anya Seton, Daphne du Maurier, and Victoria Holt. That dream has weathered a Master's Degree in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Education. In 1994 she wandered into a bookstore where she picked up a small pink paperback, Kathryn Falk's How to Write a Romance and Get It Published. She's never looked back. Today Hope is the author of a dozen (and counting) historical and contemporary romances for Berkley, Medallion Press, and Harlequin. Her Scottish-set Medieval, Bound to Please (July 2008) was the launch for Harlequin Blaze's Historical Miniseries. Hope lives in Manhattan where the people and sights provide a boundless well of creative inspiration. In addition to her web site and blog at http://www.hopetarr.com, you can find her online at Facebook and Twitter. #
LaVerne Thompson
http://www.isisindcblog.blogspot.com
LaVerne Thompson, originally from Trinidad, has been writing stories shortly after she learned to write. She is an avid reader of all genres of romance and sci/fi, and she writes contemporary and fantasy romances. Her contemporary work, Promises from Red Rose Publishing is her first publication. Her fantasy work, Dragon’s Heart-Story of the Brethren won first place in the 2008 Romance Slam Jam Aspiring Author Contest. She is currently working on several other writing projects due out soon. #
LaVerne Thompson, originally from Trinidad, has been writing stories shortly after she learned to write. She is an avid reader of all genres of romance and sci/fi, and she writes contemporary and fantasy romances. Her contemporary work, Promises from Red Rose Publishing is her first publication. Her fantasy work, Dragon’s Heart-Story of the Brethren won first place in the 2008 Romance Slam Jam Aspiring Author Contest. She is currently working on several other writing projects due out soon. #
