Cathy Clamp
USA Today bestselling author of the Tales of the Sazi paranormal romance series, she also writes as Cat Adams for the Blood Singer urban fantasy series. Cathy is a recipient of the RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award for Paranormal Romance. www.catadams.net Bianca D’Arc
Critically acclaimed author of paranormal, science fiction and fantasy romance, Bianca has twice won the coveted EPPIE Award. Her background includes degrees in biochemistry, library science and law. www.biancadarc.com
Delilah Devlin Delilah is a national bestselling author of erotic romance, with a reputation for edgy stories and complex characters. She has published over one hundred stories in a variety of sub-genres and formats with publishers like Avon, Berkley, Kensington, Cleis Press, Black Lace, Kindle, Running Press, Atria/Strebor, Ellora’s Cave, and Samhain Publishing. www.delilahdevlin.com
Kiersten Fay
Kiersten combines paranormal and sci-fi elements in her romance – along with a healthy dose of humor – and is author of the steamy, paranormal/sci-fi series Shadow Quest. Often, she can be found guzzling coffee and lurking around Twitter @ Kierstenfay. www.kierstenfay.com
Jess Granger
National bestselling author of dark and intense futuristic romance novels. www.jessgranger.com
Jamie Leigh Hansen
Jamie builds engaging worlds filled with sexy vampires, werewolves and more. www.jamieleighhansen.com
Leanna Renee Hieber
Trained as an actress and playwright, Leanna adores writing historical and futuristic fantasy with a focus in the Victorian era. Her debut novel, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker, appeared on Barnes & Noble’s bestseller lists and won two 2010 Prism Awards (Best Fantasy, Best First Book).
“Song of Saire” is part of her Dark Nest futuristic fantasy series published by Crescent Moon Press, which won the 2009 Prism Award in the novella category. www.leannareneehieber.com
Jeannie Holmes
Jeannie fears spiders, large bodies of water, and bad weather. Therefore, she moved from rural Mississippi to the Alabama Gulf Coast where all three are in abundance. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and Horror Writers Association. When she isn’t spending time with her husband and four neurotic cats, she writes the Alexandra Sabian series. www.jeannieholmes.com
Donna Kauffman
USA Today bestselling, award-winning author Donna Kauffman has seen her books reviewed everywhere from Kirkus to Library Journal, Entertainment Weekly to Cosmopolitan. With over fifty titles in print, her work has been translated into twenty-three languages worldwide. Her current Cupcake Club series has received starred reviews, and was named both Pick of the Week ( Sugar Rush) and Top 12 Spring Romance 2012 ( Sweet Stuff) from Publisher’s Weekly. Donna lives just outside Washington DC in the Virginia countryside with her family and a growing menagerie of animals. www.donnakauffman.com
Michele Lang
Writer of paranormal and futuristic romance, and the historical-fantasy series Lady Lazarus, published by Tor. www.michelelang.com
Mandy M. Roth
Mandy is fascinated by creatures that go bump in the night. Her books have won numerous awards, including a Romantic Times nomination for Best Paranormal Erotic. www.mandyroth.com
Patrice Sarath
Patrice is the author of the highly acclaimed sequel to Pride and Prejudice, The Unexpected Miss Bennet. She also writes fantasy and science fiction, and her latest novel is The Crow God’s Girl , a young-adult novel set in her Gordath Wood series of fantasies. www.patricesarath.com
Linnea Sinclair
Winner of the prestigious national book award, the RITA, Linnea is a name synonymous with high-action, emotionally intense, character-driven novels. Starlog magazine calls her “one of the reigning queens of science fiction romance”. The Down Home Zombie Blues, published in 2007 by Bantam, has been adapted for the screen (re-titled The Down Home Alien Blues) and will appear in theatres in 2013. A former news reporter and retired private detective, she divides her time between Naples, Florida and Columbus, Ohio. www.linneasinclair.com
Susan Sizemore
Susan Sizemore is the New York Times bestselling author of the Vampire Primes paranormal romance novels, and the urban fantasy series Laws of the Blood. Her futuristic novels include The Gates of Hell and Dark Stranger. www.susansizemore.com
Charlene Teglia
Charlene’s novels have received Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Awards, have been translated into multiple languages and have been selected for inclusion by the Rhapsody, Doubleday and Literary Guild Bookclubs. When she’s not writing she can be found hiking with her family or opening and closing doors for cats. www.charleneteglia.com
C. L. Wilson
New York Times bestselling author of richly imagined romantic fantasy novels filled with action and emotion. She has won numerous awards including LifetimeTV.com’s Best Paranormal debut of 2007, the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, two National Reader’s Choice awards, the Colorado Award of Excellence and the Holt Medallion. The honored recipient of the PEARL award for Best Debut Author of 2007, she also won another PEARL in 2009 for best Romantic Fantasy novel. www.clwilson.com