V. S. Alexander

The Magdalen Girls, V. S. Alexander’s first novel for Kensington Publishing, was published in January 2017 in the U.S., with additional sales to the U.K., the Czech Republic, and Brazil. The novel, set in 1962 Dublin, deals with the dark…

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Patricia Barletta

Patricia Barletta is a multi-published, award-winning author of historical and paranormal romance fiction. As a native of the Boston area, she has been inspired by its history, which influenced her stories, and probably had an impact on her decision to…

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Mary Carter

Mary Carter is a novelist and workshop leader at The Chicago Writer’s Loft. Her works include: Home With My Sisters, London From My Windows, Meet Me in Barcelona, Three Months in Florence, The Things I Do For You, The Pub…

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Tracy Clark

Tracy P. Clark, author of the Cass Raines mystery series, lives in Chicago. Her first short story, “For Services Rendered,” was included in the mystery anthology Shades of Black: Crime and Mystery Stories by African-American Authors. When not working on…

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Nancy J. Cohen

Nancy J. Cohen writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail. Titles in this series have made the IMBA bestseller list, been selected by Suspense Magazine as best cozy mystery, and earned third place in the…

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Paola Corso

Paola (P.J.) Corso is a community activist and an award-winning author of seven books of fiction and poetry set in her native Pittsburgh where her Italian immigrant grandfather and father worked in a steel mill. Her most recent poetry books are…

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Cheryl Crane

Cheryl Crane is the daughter of movie legend Lana Turner. She is the author of Detour: a Hollywood Tragedy—My Life With Lana Turner, My Mother (coauthored with Cliff Jahr); Lana: The Memories, the Myths, the Movies (coauthored with Cindy De La…

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Isis Crawford

Isis Crawford was born in Egypt to parents who were in the diplomatic corps. When she was five, her family returned to the States, where her mother opened a restaurant in Upper Westchester County and her father became a university…

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Peggy Ehrhart

Peggy Ehrhart is a former English professor with a Ph.D. in Medieval Literature. She taught writing and literature at Queens College, CUNY, and then at Fairleigh Dickinson University, taking early retirement in 2002 to focus on writing fiction and playing…

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Colleen Faulkner

Colleen Faulkner sold her first novel at the age of 23 and has more than a hundred and twenty-five books, under various pseudonyms, in various genres, in print. Her novels are published worldwide and have been translated into Chinese, French,…

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Judith E. French

Judith E. French is the author of more than 50 novels, sold world-wide and translated into German, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Norwegian and other languages. Many of her books are Native American romances set in the Maryland Tidewater country during…

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Steve Goble

Steve Goble is a digital journalist who works for the USA Today Network in Ohio. He helps manage websites and social media for 11 USA Today Network news organizations. He previously wrote a weekly craft beer column called “Brewologist,” which appeared…

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J. M. Griffin

J. M. Griffin is an Amazon bestselling cozy mystery author. She has been writing for fifteen years with sixteen novels published, including the Vinnie Esposito series. Along with her membership in Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime National and…

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Michael Griffo

Michael Griffo has written 11 novels and over 25 plays and screenplays. His debut novel, Between Boyfriends, was published by Kensington Books in 2010, and was followed by a novella, Missed Connections, in the anthology Remembering Christmas, both written under the pseudonym…

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Heather Grothaus

Heather Grothaus fell in love with historical romance after reading a Kathleen E. Woodiwiss novel when she was far too young to be doing so. A former journalist, she has built a reputation for crafting twisting adventures, (more…)

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John Hall

John Hall can still remember the first book he ever read. It was Harry The Dirty Dog.  Since that day, he’s always loved reading. When he was in fifth grade, he decided he was going to be a writer when…

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Traci Hall

With an impressive bibliography in an array of genres, USA TODAY bestselling author Traci Hall has garnered a notable fan base. She pens stories guaranteed to touch the heart while transporting the reader to another time and place. Her belief…

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Christopher Hawke

Christopher Hawke’s debut novel, Unnatural Truth—a surreal psychological thriller focusing on the perception of reality, addiction, and mental illness—established Hawke's unique talent for storytelling. His second novel, Altered Selves, is a 21st-century fable about what it means to have a…

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Norah Hess

Always a daydreamer, and often scolded for it by the grandmother who raised her, New York Times bestselling author Norah Hess always wanted to be a writer. At 18, she was sent to Chicago to live with an aunt after…

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Dorothy Howell

Dorothy Howell is the author of 42 novels.  Her books have been translated into a dozen languages and have sold internationally. She writes the hilarious Haley Randolph mystery series. Haley is desperate to find a way to quit her sales…

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Hannah Howell

After five years and many rejections, I finally got my first book on the stands in 1988—Amber Flame—from Leisure Books (reissued a while back under the title His Bonnie Bride). Also the western—A Taste of Fire published by Kensington in…

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Charlotte Hubbard

Many moons ago—like, in 1983 while I was still a school librarian—I sold my first story to True Story magazine. This launched me into writing about seventy of those “true confessions” stories over the years, and I’ve been a slave…

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William Luttrell III

William Luttrell III is the author of The Killer of Venice, a medieval murder mystery that is the first book in the Illuminations series. His children’s book, Redheaded Robbie’s Christmas Story (published by Sleeping Bear Press), has been translated into…

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Alexandra Ivy

Alexandra Ivy graduated from Truman University with a degree in theater before deciding she preferred to bring her characters to life on paper rather than on stage. She started her career writing traditional regencies before moving into the world of…

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Vanessa Kelly

Named by Booklist as one of the "New Stars of Historical Romance,” USA Today bestselling author Vanessa Kelly's books have been nominated for awards in a number of contests. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Maggie Medallion for historical romance. With a…

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Rebecca Kertz

Rebecca Kertz has lived in rural Delaware since she was a young newlywed. First introduced into the Amish world when her husband took a job with an Amish construction crew, she took joy in watching the Amish job foreman's children…

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Cathy Lamb

Cathy Lamb writes her novels late at night. She has insomnia, so she figures she might as well get something done when she is sleepless. Her novels are for women who believe that life is better with chocolate, would like…

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Laura Levine

Laura Levine is a former sitcom writer whose credits include The Bob Newhart Show, Laverne & Shirley, The Jeffersons, The Love Boat, Three’s Company, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. As an advertising copywriter, she created Count Chocula and Frankenberry cereals…

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Terry Lewis

Terry Lewis has been a trial judge in Tallahassee, Florida, for almost 30 years. His novels explore that gray area between law and justice, garnering favorable reviews such as this observation from Publisher’s Weekly: “Lewis…clearly knows his (more…)

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Lisa Luttrell

Lisa Luttrell grew up in Pennsylvania. Her mother is a voice teacher, and her father William Luttrell III is an author. Her parents were the perfect pairing of creative and practical. At a young age she was told to chase…

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Sandra Marton

Sandra Marton, a USA TODAY bestselling author and four-time Rita award finalist for Best Novel of the Year in Romance and Romantic Suspense, is a must-read for romance readers in the United States and all around the world. She’s won…

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Alyssa Maxwell

Alyssa Maxwell, author of the Gilded Newport mysteries and the Lady and Lady's Maid mysteries, knew from an early age that she wanted to be a novelist. Growing up in New England and traveling to Great Britain fueled a passion for history, while a love of…

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Emma Miller

Emma Miller lives quietly with her husband and extended family in her old farmhouse in rural Kent County, Delaware, amid fertile fields and lush woodlands where the whir of Amish buggy wheels and the horses’ hooves on the road are…

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J. J. Murray

Romance novelist J. J. Murray writes multicultural novels in all genres. He grew up in New York (Huntington), New Jersey (Plainfield), Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh), Missouri (St. Louis), Indiana (West Lafayette and College Corners), and Ohio (Marietta), and has now lived 32…

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Abigail Owen

Award-winning paranormal romance author Abigail Owen grew up consuming books and exploring the world through her writing. She attempted to find a practical career related to her favorite pastime by earning a degree in English Rhetoric (Technical Writing). However, she…

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Robin Reardon

Robin Reardon is an inveterate observer of human nature, and her primary writing goal is to create stories about all kinds of people, some of whom happen to be gay or transgender—people whose destinies are not determined solely by their…

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Farrah Rochon

A native of south Louisiana, USA Today bestselling author Farrah Rochon officially began her writing career while waiting in between classes in the student lounge at Xavier University of Louisiana. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of…

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Kadie Scott

Award-winning contemporary romance author Kadie Scott grew up consuming books and exploring the world through her writing. She attempted to find a practical career related to her favorite pastime by earning a degree in English Rhetoric (Technical Writing). However, she…

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James D. Shipman

Amazon Bestselling Author James D. Shipman was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. While earning a degree in history from the University of Washington and a law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law, he began publishing short stories…

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Deborah Simmons

Deborah Simmons began her writing career as a journalist, but left nonfiction for the world of happily ever afters. She’s published 28 romances with Avon, Harlequin, and Berkley, as well as an indie romantic comedy. Among her titles are a USA…

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Michele Sinclair

In need of a creative outlet, Michele Sinclair began writing novels after her second child was born. A voracious reader of romance books and a constant dreamer of romantic plots, she was encouraged to put her ideas to paper and soon…

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Karen Rose Smith

USA TODAY bestselling author Karen Rose Smith is an only child who delved into books at an early age. She learned about kindred spirits from Anne of Green Gables, solved mysteries with Nancy Drew and wished she could have been the…

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Bobbi Smith

After working as a department manager for Famous-Barr, and briefly as a clerk at a bookstore, Bobbi Smith gave up on career security and began writing. She sold her first book to Zebra in 1982. In the past 28 years,…

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Joseph Souza

Joseph Souza is the author of eight works of fiction. He won the Andre Dubus Award, received Honorable Mention for The Al Blanchard Award, and in 2013 won the Maine Literary Award. He grew up in Boston and worked as…

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V. K. Sykes

K. Sykes is really two people—Vanessa Kelly and Randy Sykes, a husband and wife team who write USA Today bestselling contemporary romance. The second book in their Philadelphia Patriots Series of sports romances won the Kindle Book Review Best Indie…

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Max Tomlinson

Born in the wilds of San Francisco, with its rich literary history and public transport system teeming with characters suitable for crime novels, the stage was set for Max Tomlinson to become a writer. He has published five novels to…

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Eileen Watkins

Eileen Watkins specializes in mystery and suspense fiction. For 2017, she launches the Cat Groomer mysteries, featuring “cat whisperer” and amateur sleuth Cassie McGlone. The series, from Kensington, kicks off with The Persian Always Meows Twice.  Eileen previously published eight…

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Vincent Wilde

Vincent Wilde is the author of the Cody Harper mystery series about a cross-dressing sleuth who enjoys wielding a whip as much as slipping into a silk chemise. The Combat Zone, published by Cleis Press, takes Cody from Boston’s officially…

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Patrice Wilton

Patrice Wilton knew from the age of twelve that she wanted to write books that would take the reader to faraway places. She was born in Vancouver, Canada, and had a great need to see the world that she had…

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Peter Wood

Peter Wood is the author of Confessions of a Fighter—Battling Through the Golden Gloves and A Clenched Fist—The Making of a Golden Gloves Champion, two memoirs published by Ringside Books. His first book, To Swallow a Toad, an adult novel…

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Joe Yogerst

A jack of all trades in the world of words, Joe Yogerst has worked as a writer and editor on four continents including stints in South Africa, London, Hong Kong, Singapore and his native California. His portfolio ranges from investigative…

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