Karen Anders http://www.karenanders.com

Karen got interested in romance when her Valentino-loving grandmother gave her The Sheik to read. Thanks to her grandmother’s early influence, Karen began writing contemporary romances in 1990 when the books she wanted to read could not be found on the shelves. She’s now sold seventeen books to Harlequin/Silhouette and her first two single title projects to Signature. Karen is originally from the conservative state of Vermont. It surprised her that she loves writing hot, sexy heroes and the strong women who tame them. But beneath all that conservatism, beats the heart of a true rebel! Settled since 1981 in the Northern Virginia area, she’s doing her best to raise her two daughters, each a rebel in their own right. Between her roles as an administrative assistant for a university dean and single working mother, it's an adventure finding time to get in a few hours of writing in amidst the mundane chores and reigning chaos of everyday life. She’s received numerous honors such as the HOLT Medallion for her first book, Jennifer’s Outlaw, made Waldenbooks bestseller list twice in 2003, nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award in 2004 and a double finalist in the National Reader’s Choice Award in 2005. She has been a member of WRW since 1997 and served WRW in panels, judging, and the annual retreat.