About Mary Wine

Acclaimed author Mary Wine has written over 30 works of erotic fantasy, romantic suspense, and historical romance. An avid history-buff and historical costumer, she and her family enjoy participating in historical reenactments. Mary lives with her husband and two sons in Yorba Linda, California.

About Carolyn Brown

Carolyn Brown is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with more than sixty books published. She writes bestselling single title cowboy and country music mass market romances, as well as women’s fiction. Born in Texas and raised in southern Oklahoma, Carolyn and her husband now make their home in the town of Davis, Oklahoma.

About Grace Burrowes

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes’ bestsellers include The Heir, The Soldier, Lady Maggie’s Secret Scandal, Lady Sophie’s Christmas Wish and Lady Eve’s Indiscretion.

The Heir was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2010, The Soldier was a PW Best Spring Romance of 2011, Lady Sophie’s Christmas Wish won Best Historical Romance of the Year in 2011 from RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards, Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight was a Library Journal Best Book of 2012, and The Bridegroom Wore Plaid was a PW Best Book of 2012. Her Regency romances have received extensive praise, including starred reviews from Publishers Weeklyand Booklist. Grace is branching out into short stories and Scotland-set Victorian romance with Sourcebooks. She is a practicing family law attorney and lives in rural Maryland.

About Emily Greenwood

Emily Greenwood worked for a number of years as a writer, crafting newsletters and fundraising brochures, but she far prefers writing playful love stories set in Regency England, and she thinks romance is the chocolate—and in some exquisite cases, the wine—of literature. A Golden Heart finalist, she lives with her husband and their two daughters in Kensington, Maryland.

About Sara Humphreys

Sara Humphreys has been attracted to the fantasies of science fiction, paranormal, and romance since her adolescence when she had a mad crush on Captain Kirk. An actress and public speaker, Sara lives in Bronxville, New York with her husband, who is very considerate of her double life, and four amazing boys.

About Sharon Lathan

Sharon Lathan is the best-selling author of The Darcy Saga eight volume sequel series to Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Sharon began writing in 2005 and her first novel, Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One was published in 2009. Her eighth novel was released in April 2013, The Passions of Dr. Darcy, an epic tale of an English physician in Georgian Era India.

In addition to chat, we will be giving away some great prizes including:

• One winner will an Amazon Kindle Fire 7" HD with a Discover a New Love membership included

• One winner will a Nook HD Tablet with a Discover a New Love membership included

• Two winners will receive a signed copy of one of Joanna Bourne’s books of your choosing

• Two winners will receive a complete signed set of all seven Windham novels by Grace Burrowes (The Heir, The Soldier, The Virtuoso, Lady Sophie’s Christmas Wish, Lady Maggie’s Secret Scandal, Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight, Lady Eve’s Indescretion)
• Two winners will receive a paperback copy of Grace’s newest release Darius
• Two winners will receive a paperback copy of Grace’s novel The Bridegroom Wore Plaid
  

About Grace Burrowes

Grace Burrowes started thinking about a writing career after she received her master’s degree and began writing her romance novels after her daughter, an accomplished equestrian, left home. She wrote two million words of romantic fiction before she was ever published. She loves to have her Regency characters walk arm-in-arm, possibly one of the few ways couples could touch each other during that period. She believes that “one essential presentation of romantic love is small things redolent of insight and caring.”

About Joanna Bourne

Joanna lives in the foothills of the Blue Ridge with her family, a medium-sized mutt and a faux Himalayan cat. She writes Historical Romances set in England and France during the Napoleonic Wars. She's fascinated by that time and place—such passionate conviction and burning idealism...and really sexy clothes.

In addition to chat, we will be giving away some great prizes including:

• One winner will receive a stunning diamond and garnet heart necklace (pictured on the right) courtesy of Kathryne Kennedy

• Two winners will receive a paperback copy of this month’s featured selection Double Enchantment

• Two winners will receive a paperback copy of Enchanting the Lady

• One winner will receive a complete paperback set of The Elven Lords Series (The Fire Lord’s Lover, The Lady of the Storm, The Lord of Illusion)

About Kathryne Kennedy

Kathryne Kennedy always knew she wanted to be a fantasy writer. She started with a short story about witches published in her school newspaper when she was in second grade. As she grew up, she fell in love with romance novels, possibly influenced by her mother’s career as a romance writer before she retired. Once Kathryne had a short story accepted for an anthology, she figured she would try out a full-length novel. As her work was evaluated by editors, she took their feedback and learned from it to make her work better.

About Terry Spear

USA Today bestselling romance author Terry Spear has written over two dozen paranormal romance novels and two medieval Highland historical romances. She received Publishers Weekly’s Best Book of the Year in 2008 for Heart of the Wolf. A retired officer of the U.S. Army Reserves, Terry creates award-winning teddy bears that have found homes all over the world. She lives in Crawford, Texas.

You can find out more about Terry at: www.terryspear.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/terry.spear

About Cheryl Brooks

Cheryl Brooks is a critical care nurse by night and a romance writer by day. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America. She is the author of The Cat Star Chronicles series and lives with her husband, two sons, five cats, five horses, and one dog in Indiana.

You can find more information on Cheryl at:
www.cherylbrooksonline.com or on Facebook at 
www.facebook.com/cherylbrooksauthor

About Derek Zugic

Derek Zugic was born in Serbia. He is a professional actor, boxer and model. He is a 4 times Illinois state champ, 3 time Chicago Golden Glove champ, a member of the 2005 USA boxing team, and has fought in competitions all over the world. Zugic moved to Hollywood to start his professional boxing career, but when Chicago’s Finest Modeling Agency approached him, he took the opportunity and it has changed his life.  

About Olivia Cunning

Raised on hard rock music from the cradle, Olivia Cunning attended her first Styx concert at age six and instantly fell in love with live music. She discovered her second love, romantic fiction, as a teen—first, voraciously reading steamy romance novels and then penning her own. She currently lives in Nebraska. You can find out more about Olivia on her website at www.oliviacunning.com/ or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Olivia-Cunning/243110557677.

About Lee Dahlberg

Lee Dahlberg grew up in Amelia Island, Florida and was raised by his amazing mother, Julanne, literally in a dance studio where he took dance and grew up in Broadway productions. This atmosphere sparked wonder and imagination into his for. Lee has turned this passion into a successful career as a model, actor, painter, and businessman. Lee’s newest company, Rock Bands, creates custom jewelry with the simple idea of placing a “Rock” on a “Band” — but is deeper as each stone has healing properties, the leathers are from consumed animal products and teh packaging is a backstage equipment case.

You can find more information on Lee at: www.leedahlberg.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lee.dahlberg.

About Mia Marlowe

About Tracey Devlyn

About Jane Ashford

Jane Ashford’s historical romances have been published in Sweden, Italy, England, Denmark, France, Russia, Latvia and Spain, as well as the U.S. Eighteen of her classic Regency romances will be published by Sourcebooks, as well as her brand new titles. Jane is a two-time nominee for a Career Achievement Award by RT Book Reviews magazine. Born in Ohio, Jane currently lives in Boston.

About Elisabeth Staab

About Shona Husk

About Tamara Hogan

Award-winning author Tamara Hogan loathes cold and snow, but nonetheless lives near Minneapolis with her partner Mark and two naughty cats.  When she’s not telecommuting to Silicon Valley, she writes urban fantasy romance with a sci-fi twist. A feral reader with an unapologetic television addiction, Tammy is forever on the lookout for the perfect black boots. Her debut, TASTE ME, won a Daphne du Maurier Award for Mystery and Suspense, was nominated for the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart Award®, and recently won Prism Awards for Best Dark Paranormal, Best First Book, and Best of the Best.

About Pamela Sherwood

Pamela Sherwood finds literary time travel the perfect escape from mundane reality. Her preferred destination is to Victorian England, but she enjoys any era that gives strong, smart women the chance to shine. She lives in Southern California where she continues to write the kinds of books she loves to read.

You can connect with Pamela on the web at her website, Facebook, and Twitter.

About Grace Burrowes

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes hit the bestseller lists with her debut, The Heir, followed by The Soldier and Lady Maggie’s Secret Scandal. Her feature this month, The Bridegroom Wore Plaid, was just named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2012. All of her Regency romances have received extensive praise, including starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist. Grace is branching out into short stories and Scotland-set Victorian romance with Sourcebooks. She is a practicing family law attorney and lives in rural Maryland.

You can connect with Grace on the web at her website, Facebook, and Twitter.