When my kindergarten teacher asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up, I wrote "arthur." Since then, I've been a journalist for an acclaimed city newspaper, a freelance magazine writer, and a content marketer for small businesses. And I learned how to spell the word “author” correctly. I write sexy stories about fierce women and the men lucky to fall in love with them. I’m a lifelong romance reader and fan, and a champion of the concept that good art doesn’t have to make you feel bad. Romance writers are re-writing the script about the meaningfulness of pleasure, joy, escapism, and fantasy in art, and I’m proud and honored to be part of that movement, a movement led primarily by women, for women. Unfortunately and for too long, women who looked like me writing characters of color didn’t get a seat at the table. Today’s romance authors are changing that. I like to say I write adult fairytales when I’m discussing the escapism and over-the-top bonkersness of my books. But my belief that people of color deserve to be the recipients of joy, pleasure, fantasy and happily ever afters is very, very real. The fact that my parents own a vineyard certainly seems fairytale like. I can’t promise I will always write about wine like I did in my first series. But my Instagram seems to showcase that pleasure of the moments—wine, cocktails, food, fun, family, friends, Supernatural—will always be part of what I deliver. My first two books Lush Money—named a Top 10 romance debut of 2020 — and Hate Crush received rave reviews from Entertainment Weekly, NPR, and Booklist. My first book in a new high-heat, small town, Latinx series, After Hours on Milagro Street, will be available July 2022. You can find more about me at my website, AngelinaMLopez.com and at @AngelinaMLo on Twitter.

NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY Bestselling author M. Malone lives in the Washington, DC metro area with her three favorite guys, her husband and their two sons. She likes dramatic opera music, staid old men wearing suspenders, claw-foot bathtubs and unexpected surprises. The thing she likes best is getting to make up stuff for a living. -JOIN MY MAILING LIST HERE - http://www.mmalonebooks.com/newsletter/

CD Reiss is a New York Times bestselling author. She still has to chop wood and carry water, which was buried in the fine print. Her lawyer is working it out with God but in the meantime, if you call and she doesn't pick up she's at the well hauling buckets. Born in New York City, she moved to Hollywood, California to get her master's degree in screenwriting from USC. In case you want to know, that went nowhere but it did give her a big enough ego to write novels. She's frequently referred to as the Shakespeare of Smut which is flattering but hasn't ever gotten her out of chopping a single cord of wood. If you meet her in person, you should call her Christine. ***NONE OF MY BOOKS ARE SAFE***

Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling author, Nana Malone writes Sexy Feel-Good Romance and loves of all things romance and adventure. That love started with a tattered romantic suspense she "borrowed" from her cousin. It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She's been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

USA Today bestselling author Nikki Sloane landed in graphic design after her careers as a waitress, a screenwriter, and a ballroom dance instructor fell through. Now she writes full-time and lives in Kentucky with her husband, two sons, and two super destructive cats. She is a four-time Romance Writers of America RITA® & Vivian® Finalist, a Passionate Plume & HOLT Medallion winner, a Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist, and couldn't be any happier that people enjoy reading her sexy words.

K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of the Avoiding Series, Wrights, and more than thirty other novels. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy novels, traveling to far-off destinations, and dancing in her spare time. She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband, son, and super-adorable puppy. Visit her online at www.kalinde.com and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @authorkalinde. Join her newsletter at www.kalinde.com/subscribe for exclusive content, free books, and giveaways every month.

Giana Darling is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Top 40 Amazon Best Selling Canadian romance author. I love to write about all things dark, forbidden, and angsty. ★CONNECT WITH GIANA★ GOODREADS GROUP: http://bit.ly/GianasDarlings\_Goodreads WEBSITE: gianadarling.com FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2tKhTKO READER’S GROUP: http://bit.ly/2CFNVsK GOODREADS: http://bit.ly/2J5Evtq AMAZON: https://amzn.to/2E5LPRW BOOKBUB: http://bit.ly/2lI2UNn IG: http://bit.ly/2eNG8Bp | @GianaDarlingAuthor TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2uXVF84 | @GianaDarling NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/b0qnPr I love to hear from readers so please contact me at gianadarling@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments. You can also contact my PA at gianadarlingpa(at)gianadarling.com !

Laurelin Paige is the NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling Author of the international sensation, The Fixed Trilogy. She's also written other popular books in the Fixed Universe as well as the Dirty Universe and has cowritten with both Kayti McGee and Sierra Simone. Are you looking for a romantic comedy or something hot and angsty? Here's Laurelin's list of books broken down by trope and reading order. Sign up for Laurelin's newsletter to make sure you know all the latest info on her projects and to get a free book every month from a bestselling author. FULL LIST OF BOOKS: Series:

Claire Contreras is a New York Times Best Selling Author. Her books range from romantic suspense to contemporary romance and are currently translated into over fifteen languages. When she's not writing, she's usually lost in a book or hanging out with her family. Sign up for text alerts by texting BOOK to 21000. Find her on: TikTok: @clairecontreraswrites Instagram ➙ ClaireContreras