All of Miss Mae’s romantic mysteries, “Said the Spider to the Fly”, “When the Bough Breaks”, “Dove Island”, “It’s Extraordinary, My Dear Winifred” and “See No Evil, My Pretty Lady” are award winning best sellers. Her latest, “Catch Me If You Can” has already received top rated five-star reviews. Tantalizing trailers, and more information, is readily available at her site.
Miss Mae also enjoys writing humor and non-fiction articles. Besides her monthly contributions to the ezine American Chronicle, some of her publications can be found in The Front Porch Magazine, Good Old Days, and WritersWeekly.
Find out more at her site.
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Love Turns the Tide is Gail’s first romance, but she’s been writing for as long as she can remember. Her first story appeared in a grammar school newspaper. Much later, she worked as an editor and copywriter. After she married she helped her husband with his business, but continued to write. Between the feature stories she wrote at work and the freelance pieces she placed, she published several hundred articles. After some of them were selected for anthologies and two ended up in museums, friends and family nudged her to “do more.” Then, she undertook a lifelong dream and wrote a novel. In 2004, the year she published her first book, Now Is the Time, the American Christian Writers Association named her a regional writer of the year. Learn more about her from her Web site and visit her blog.
Anne Patrick:
Anne Patrick is the best selling author of 'Sweet' Edge of Your Seat Romantic Suspense. Although her romances are 'G' rated, her books are far from boring. Influenced by authors such as Iris Johansen, Lisa Gardner, Tami Hoag and Dee Henderson, her heroines are usually strong willed, witty, and often very opinionated...which usually gets them into situations where a rescue seems imminent. Anne has an alter ego by the name of Kinzie Monroe, who writes Inspirational Romance. Anne, you might say, is the dark side of Kinzie. Her books may be darker in subject matter, but all her books carry messages of hope and faith.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, she now makes her home in Kansas. When she's not fulfilling her passion for writing she enjoys spending time with family and friends and traveling to foreign countries to experience new cultures.
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Danielle Thorne:
Danielle Thorne freelanced for online and print magazines from 1998 through 2001, adding reviewing and editing to her resume. She is the author of two 2009 novels: THE PRIVATEER, a 1729 historical about British privateering in the Caribbean, and TURTLE SOUP, a sweet contemporary romance set between Atlanta and St. Thomas. A British Regency, JOSETTE, is currently in the submissions process. Her new shipwreck adventure, BY HEART AND COMPASS, is coming soon, July 1st, 2010.
Danielle currently writes from south of Atlanta, Georgia. She is the 2009-2010 Co-Chair for the New Voices Competition for young writers, active with online author groups such as Classic Romance Revival, and moderates for The Sweetest Romance Authors at the Coffee Time Romance boards. She lives with four sons and her husband, who is an air traffic controller. Together they enjoy travel and the outdoors, Marching Band competition, and BSA Scouting.
Joyce DiPastena:
Joyce DiPastena is the author of two sweet medieval romances: Loyalty's Web (a 2007 Whitney Award finalist) and Illuminations of the Heart (a 2009 Whitney Award finalist, winner to be announced April 24, 2010--wish her luck!).
Joyce moved from Utah to Arizona at the age of 2, and grew up to be a died-in-the-fur Desert Rat. (110 degrees? A little toasty. 117? Utah isn't looking quite so bad right now!)
She first fell in love with the Middle Ages when she read Thomas B. Costain's The Conquering Family in high school. She attended the University of Arizona, where she graduated with a degree specializing in medieval history.
Joyce has taught piano lessons to children and adults of all ages for over 20 years. She loves to play the piano and sing for her own amusement, as well as in her church choir. Other interests include reading, spending time with her sister, trying out new restaurants, and unfortunately, buying new clothes. The highlight of her year is attending the Arizona Renaissance Festival, which she has not missed once in its twenty-two years of existence.
Joyce has been owned and loved by many cats, the most recent being Clio (who helps her with my website), and Glinka Rimsky-Korsokov (that's all one cat).
Joyce loves chocolate chip cookies, Hershey Kisses with almonds (becaus if they've got nuts, they're good for you), and Orville Redenbacher's Movie Theater Popcorn with a video/DVD or TV on Sunday nights.
Joyce's sweet medieval romances, Loyalty's Web and Illuminations of the Heart, are both available on Amazon.com and Deseret Book.com.
Visit her website, and blog. Join her fan page on FaceBook, or follow her on Twitter @JoyceDiPastena.
Joyce DiPastena is the author of two sweet medieval romances: Loyalty's Web (a 2007 Whitney Award finalist) and Illuminations of the Heart (a 2009 Whitney Award finalist, winner to be announced April 24, 2010--wish her luck!).
Joyce moved from Utah to Arizona at the age of 2, and grew up to be a died-in-the-fur Desert Rat. (110 degrees? A little toasty. 117? Utah isn't looking quite so bad right now!)
She first fell in love with the Middle Ages when she read Thomas B. Costain's The Conquering Family in high school. She attended the University of Arizona, where she graduated with a degree specializing in medieval history.
Joyce has taught piano lessons to children and adults of all ages for over 20 years. She loves to play the piano and sing for her own amusement, as well as in her church choir. Other interests include reading, spending time with her sister, trying out new restaurants, and unfortunately, buying new clothes. The highlight of her year is attending the Arizona Renaissance Festival, which she has not missed once in its twenty-two years of existence.
Joyce has been owned and loved by many cats, the most recent being Clio (who helps her with my website), and Glinka Rimsky-Korsokov (that's all one cat).
Joyce loves chocolate chip cookies, Hershey Kisses with almonds (becaus if they've got nuts, they're good for you), and Orville Redenbacher's Movie Theater Popcorn with a video/DVD or TV on Sunday nights.
Joyce's sweet medieval romances, Loyalty's Web and Illuminations of the Heart, are both available on Amazon.com and Deseret Book.com.
Visit her website, and blog. Join her fan page on FaceBook, or follow her on Twitter @JoyceDiPastena.
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Linda Weaver Clarke
Linda Weaver Clarke was raised on a farm surrounded by the rolling hills of southern Idaho and has made her home in southern Utah among the beautiful red mountains. She is happily married and is the mother of six daughters and has several grandchildren. Clarke received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Southern Utah University and travels throughout the United States, teaching a "Family Legacy Workshop," encouraging others to write their family history and autobiography.
Clarke is the author of the historical romance series, "A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho," which includes the following novels: Melinda and the Wild West - a semi-finalist for the "Reviewers Choice Award 2007," Edith and the Mysterious Stranger, Jenny's Dream, David and the Bear Lake Monster, and Elena, Woman of Courage. A new mystery series, The Adventures of John and Julia Evans, which includes the following novels: Anasazi Intrigue, Mayan Intrigue, and Montezuma Intrigue.
Visit her website: Make Believe
Visit her blog: A Family Friend Blog
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Cindy A. Christiansen writes sweet romance with comedy, suspense...and dogs! Here's what her books give you:
* A clean read with no bedroom scenes or foul language.
* A tantalizing, fast-paced plot.
* A story without a lot of boring description.
* Everyday heroes and heroines with ordinary jobs.
* A rollercoaster ride of emotions you face right along with the characters.
* A special dog to steal your heart.
* A few added facts, a good message, and that important happily-ever-after ending.
Cindy has been diagnosed with close to thirty health issues, but she doesn't let that stop her from doing what she loves. Writing is her joy! So is helping other writers and supporting groups who help abused and homeless dogs.
She lives in Utah with her wonderful family and precious dogs. Fly into a good book at:
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