Kate Hardy is an award-winning author of more than 90 books for Harlequin Mills & Boon. Her novel 'Breakfast at Giovanni's' won the RNA Romance Prize in 2008, 'Bound by a Baby' won the RNA RoNA Rose in 2014 and ‘A Will, A Wish, A Wedding’ won the RNA Liberta Books Shorter Fiction award in 2021. She's been shortlisted five more times for the award, as well as for two Romantic Times awards. She lives in Norwich in the east of England with her husband, two grown-up children, springer spaniels Archie and Dexter, and too many books to count. She's a bit of a nerd who loves cinema, live music, the theatre, ballet, history and cooking, and adores anything Italian. She loves doing research, particularly if it's hands-on and means experimenting with cooking. Reviewers say that her books are full of warmth, heart and charm - and also that you'll learn something new and interesting from them! Kate also writes bestselling local history books under the name of Pamela Brooks.

I was born in Dunedin, New Zealand. My father's medical career took us overseas when I was five, and I went to school in London for a year before moving to Washington, D.C. Eventually we returned to Dunedin, where I finished school and then trained as a primary school teacher. After I married my husband, who works as a doctor, we moved to Christchurch where I worked for a time as a research technician in a hospital and indulged my academic interests by taking University courses in early European history and philosophy. This was followed by another move - to Glasgow, for two years. This provided me with the perfect opportunity to pen my first novel - a medical thriller with a good dash of romance! Our return to New Zealand began a new chapter in my life, with my creative efforts being channelled into entertaining a baby daughter, renovating a very old farmhouse with an enormous garden and caring for a menagerie of donkeys, sheep, hens, dogs and cats which I happily began to collect. My writing led to a new passion in life when I went to research the ambulance service and fell in love with the job. I became a qualified paramedic and spent many hours on the road. I also spent many hours as a pony club mother as my talented daughter became an awesome eventer and broke in her own yearling who lived with us on another country property that became home after my marriage ended. The massive earthquake in Christchurch in 2011 was life changing for many of us and I’m currently embracing a new lifestyle in Auckland. Writing continues to be my touchstone passion and I’ve added a non-fiction element as part of my new part-time job as a clinical educator in the department of Paramedicine and Emergency Management at an Auckland university. My brilliant daughter, Becky, is now an amazing young sculptor who lives in Melbourne. Apart from my writing, family and friends the other passions in my life are dancing (Ceroc – so much fun!) and learning French. My dream is to spend a year or two in France in the not too distant future so that I can get really fluent. It should be great research for new stories as well :-)

Carol Marinelli was born in England to Scottish parents, then emigrated to Australia, where there are loads of Scottish and English people who did exactly the same, so she’s very at home there. She lives in the outer suburbs of Melbourne—pretty much in her car, driving her three children to their various commitments. Carol writes for the Harlequin Presents and Medical lines and she also writes contemporary women's fiction (with a dark twist). When she's not writing she's reading, when she's not reading she's writing.

Dianne, a relative newcomer to romance fiction, is best known for her nonfiction work under the name JJ Despain. She has written seven nonfiction books, and her magazine articles have appeared in Country Living, Oxygen, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, Better Homes & Gardens, Parenting, Teen, Seventeen, and Writer's Digest. In addition to her writing, Dianne teaches a dozen writing workshops every year and also teaches a writing and publishing course at a state university. Dianne's formal educational background is in classical music and nursing, with college degrees in both. She was a former symphonic bass player in her first career go-round, then a critical care nurse/anesthetist in her second. An injury caused a permanent disability, forcing Dianne to retire from nursing. As a consumer nonfiction writer today, one of her specialty areas is health. Dianne's hobby and passion is antiques; she collects antique European oil lamps, vintage American kitchen utensils, and brooches from everywhere, circa 1600 – 1900. Her book, Everyday Antiques (Storey), was a Doubleday Book Club Antiques Roadshow alternate feature. Besides her passion for antiques, Dianne has a passion for animals—all six of hers are rescued from animal shelters. Dianne is married to Joel, and their daughter Jennifer is a college student. In 2000, Dianne was the recipient of the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery & Suspense. Dianne loves to hear from readers, so please feel free to write to her at P.O. Box 51343, Indianapolis, IN 46251-0343 or email her at DianneLynDrake@aol.com.

Amy is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling Aussie author who has written eighty-five contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets. Her books bring all the feels from sass, quirk and laughter to emotional grit and panty-melting heat. She loves good books and great booze although she'll take mediocre booze if there's nothing else. For many, many years she was a registered nurse which means she knows things. Anatomical things. And she’s not afraid to use them! She recently took a sea change and lives by the ocean with her husband of 33 years. Sign up for Amy's newsletter here - http://www.amyandrews.com.au/newslett... Follow Amy - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyAndrewsAu... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyandrewsb... BookBub - https://www.bookbub.com/profile/amy-a...

There is more than one author with this name Margaret Barker was born in 1933 in Yorkshire, England, UK. When she was a little girl, if she was lucky, her mother would tell her a story at bedtime. If her mother was too tired or busy, she asked Margaret to tell herself a story. So she did—out loud—much to the annoyance of her brother, who complained that she should have been born with an on/off switch. She says she has always enjoyed writing, but it wasn't until she'd pursued several interesting careers that she became a full-time writer. As soon as she could write, she scribbled little stories—she even tried her hand at poetry. But then her career took over—or rather careers. For years she says she was chasing various bits of paper qualifications, so fiction writing had to take a back seat. First she went off to Leeds General Infirmary for three years and became a state registered nurse. Then, after marriage and three children, she spent two years at a college of education, studying for a general teaching certificate so that she could teach full time. Later, after taking a further diploma in music, she became a head of department. Finally, in 1979 she went to university to take a degree in French and linguistics. It was during this time that she found herself in Paris teaching English as an assistante in a lycée. Her salary was much lower than it had been as a qualified teacher in England. Discussing this with her son over a pub lunch in London, he suggested the possibility of writing a romance novel. For her first book, Margaret knew she had to write about something she knew well, which is why she decided on a medical background. Her first book, Tropical Nurse, also had a location familiar to her: It was set in Nigeria, where she'd lived for a couple of years when her children were small. Since 1983 Margaret has written over 40 medical romance books, some of them set in exotic locations, reflecting her love of travel. Others are set in the U.K., many of them in her native Yorkshire. Margaret has three children, three in-law children, and 12 grandchildren—at the last count—some or all of whom come to stay on weekends and holidays. Often she and her husband take care of a few of them for several days at a time, so her writing has to be slotted around this. Then, there are the weeks spent traveling to ease her itchy feet. Margaret knows she can still write on her laptop, but she prefers to relax completely when traveling, soak up the atmosphere, and let the creative ideas for another book swirl around inside her head before returning home to write the next story.

About Sarah USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Morgan writes romance and contemporary women's fiction and her trademark humour and warmth have gained her fans across the globe. Sarah lives near London, England, and when she isn't reading or writing she loves being outdoors. THE ISLAND VILLA (Title SUMMER WEDDING in the UK) is out now! Watch out for Sarah's next Christmas novel, THE BOOK CLUB HOTEL (title THE CHRISTMAS BOOK CLUB in the UK) coming September. Join Sarah on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSarahM... Follow Sarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahMorgan\_ Follow Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahmorgan... Follow Sarah on Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/SarahMorgan\_/ Website: www.sarahmorgan.com Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

Meredith Webber is the author of over 50 contemporary romance novels. Many of her novels have been published as part of Mills and Boon's Medical Romance line of category romances. Her novels have been translated into dozens of languages, including Icelandic. Before becoming a writer, Webber worked as a teacher, a travel agent, a pig farmer, and the coordinator of a respite care service. In 1992, she began to write medical romances. She allowed herself two years to become published, and within the first year she sold a novel. Since then, she has taught a romance writing course at Technical and Further Education College, helping her to analyze her own work.