I've always been a reader. I've also been a movie theater ticket taker, a nanny, a camp counselor, and a romance editor. Now I'm a mom and a writer who still spends most of my free time reading (when I'm not watching too much TV). After starting off in romance with books like Hot Date and Pictures of Us, I'm writing in the genre I've always loved most, young adult fiction. (My very first completed novel, which will live forever under my bed, was a young adult novel!) Cold Kiss will be available from HarperTeen in September 2011.

Since first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author. Lori has published through a variety of houses, including Kensington, St. Martin’s, Harlequin, Silhouette, Samhain, and Berkley/Jove. She is currently published with HQN. Lori hosts a very special annual “Reader & Author” event in West Chester, Ohio. Proceeds from the event have benefited many worthy causes, including the Hamilton County YWCA Battered Women’s Shelter, the Animal Adoption Foundation, The Conductive Learning Center for children with spina bifida and cerebral palsy, and The One Way Farm, Children’s Home. Each year Lori donates all proceeds from one book to charity. You can see the benefit romance books here: http://lorifoster.com/benefit-books/ Career Highlights •In 2001, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Series Romantic Fantasy. •In 2002, Lori’s book Too Much Temptation was the top-selling romance title for Amazon books. •In 2003, Say No To Joe was the second “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance title for Waldenbooks. •In 2004, Lori Foster was a clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle. •In 2004, The Secret Life of Bryan was the “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance title for the BGI group. •In 2005, Lori received the prestigious Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Contemporary Romance. •In 2006, Jude’s Law was the “Bestselling Romantic Comedy” romance title for the BGI group. •In 2007, Lori launched a new “urban fantasy” series under the name L.L. Foster. See more on her “dark side” at www.llfoster.com. •In 2007, Causing Havoc was among Amazon’s Top Ten Editor’s picks in Romance. •In 2008, Hard to Handle made #2 on The New York Times. •In 2009, Servant: The Acceptance was Amazon’s #1 Editors’ Pick in Romance. •In 2010, Lori was a clue in the USA Today Quick Cross puzzle.

Jennifer (Brown) Wardrip was born January 11, 1975, in Georgetown, IL. She currently resides in Bloomington, IL, where she has lived for the past 18 years. She is a married mom of two brilliant children, and also works full-time as a third-shift night auditor at a local hotel. She first published back in 2004/2005 with eXtasy Books, New Concepts Publishing, and Kensington Brava (as Alayne Warren and Jen Nicholas), and has only recently gotten back into writing mode. She spent six years running the TeensReadToo website, which specialized in YA/Teen literature. She currently writes short stories & novellas that feature smart erotic romance for intelligent readers. As far as reading goes, here's everything you could possibly ever want to know: I have lots of reading loves: zombies; weird horror; gay and lesbian; supernatural; Star Trek; urban fantasy; inspirational/Christian fiction; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; true crime; cozy mysteries; slash-and-dash, slice-and-dice thrillers; non-fiction about anything that sounds interesting; YA and teen; books dealing with the Jehovah's Witnesses religion; stories that deal with 9/11; books about animals. Basically, if it's a book, and it sounds rather appealing, I'll read it (or at least attempt to). I don't read much fantasy/sci-fi/paranormal, unless it's contemporary (urban), and the one genre I don't read is historical fiction (except for some very, very, VERY rare exceptions, like cowboys in the Wild West!). I love romance of all types, but don't like menage, BDSM, or D/s in what I read - even the erotica. And as the mother of a son with what until recently was labeled Asperger's Syndrome, I'm always looking for both fiction and non-fiction on that subject, as well as autism as a whole. That's it, in a very large nutshell!!