Anne Marie Winston http://www.annemariewinston.com

Anne Marie Winston's first novel, Best Kept Secrets, was published in 1992. She was the first Silhouette Desire Premier Author, and the book was the Runner-up to B. Dalton's Bestselling First Time Author in Short Contemporary. It also received Romantic Times Magazine's Certificate of Achievement for Best First Book. Since then, her writing career has been studded with awards and bestsellers, including #1 Waldenbooks Series Romance List bestsellers, #1 amazon.com Bestselling Silhouette Desires and many appearances on the USA TODAY extended bestseller list. The Pregnant Princess was the #1 bestseller on amazon.com's list of Bestselling Silhouette Desires for the twelve months following its publication. Lovers Reunion was a 2000 finalist for RWA's prestigious RITA award as well as a Romantic Times Magazine Top Pick. She has won Golden Leaf Awards from New Jersey Romance Writers for Billionaire Bachelors: Ryan, The Pregnant Princess, and her novella, The Maine Attraction. Island Baby, Chance at a Lifetime, and Unlikely Eden received Romantic Times Magazine Certificates of Achievement for Best Silhouette Desire while Carolina on My Mind received a Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Silhouette Desire. She also has been a final nominee for the Booksellers' Best Awards, the Janet Dailey Award, the Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence, and the Holt Medallion. Anne Marie has served as Vice-President and Retreat Chair and sat on the Board of Directors for more than half a dozen terms. In 1991, she received WRW's Magic Crystal Award for outstanding service to the chapter. She has been a featured speaker at numerous RWA chapters and at their national conference in addition to many organizations outside the industry. A puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Anne Marie lives in southern Pennsylvania.