J. Keely Thrall writes paranormal romance in the shadows of the Washington National Cathedral. She is the current president of the Washington Romance Writers, the local chapter of Romance Writers of America serving DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland writers. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in American History and Italian Language and received an MFA from American University in Film and Electronic Media. She’s bounced around career-wise with stints as a producer, substitute teacher, office temp, secretary, Mary Kay Beauty Consultant (don’t laugh!), and proofreader. At one time, this flitting from job to job caused her concern … Read more »

Though she’s lived in Southern zip codes more than half her life, Romantic Suspense Golden Heart finalist Linda Lovely never untangled from her Iowa roots. Give her a pork tenderloin sandwich any day, but hold the grits and sweet tea, please. Her strong-willed, working mom taught her to stand up for herself and to laugh often. She tries to do both. She’s stubborn—hence her dogged determination to see one of her romantic suspense manuscripts published–and she’s lucky to have a husband (Tom) who loves to read as much as she does, believes in her, and thinks she’s good company.

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Check it out! MARKED is featured on the home page for Publisher’s Weekly!!! Squee!… Read more »

Sharon Lynn Fisher writes sci-fi romance and battles writerly angst with baked goods, Irish tea, and champagne. Her novel Ghost Planet was named a finalist for the 2009 and 2010 Golden Heart Award, and she also took first place in both the Great Expectations contest and the On the Far side contest. Sharon’s first accomplishment as a writer came at the age of 10, when she received an honorable mention for her story “Ice Age Adventure” from Cricket Magazine.  To learn more about Sharon and her writing, you can find her at the following links:

Sharon’s Website
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A writer and attorney living in upstate New York, Lisa Connelly is the author of a fitness book, “Lean & Firm” (Perigee), as well as numerous newspaper articles, book reviews, newsletters and other publications.  She holds a BA in English from the State University of New York at Albany and a JD from New England Law School.  Currently, she works for the New York State court system and lives on five rural acres with her husband Billy and their dog Bella.  her manuscript – THE SINNERS – is a finalist in the Romantic Elements category of the Golden Heart® contest … Read more »

Ever heard of the Golden Heart Awards? If you exist outside the world of publishing, you might not have. The Golden Heart is a yearly award that honors excellence in unpublished romance manuscripts by Romance Writers of America®. This year, more than 1,000 manuscripts were judged in 10 different categories. The number of finalists in each category is dependant on the number of entries that category receives, but on average there are eight finalists per category. To see a list of finalists for this year, go here.

Some of you may not know this, but I was Golden Heart … Read more »

Hey all!

Okay, I know, I know…I’ve been MIA the last week. Apologies for that. Release week always kicks my butt and as it turned out I didn’t get a lick of writing done. So last week I hibernated because I have a book due June 1 (The 3rd Eternal Guardians book, which I am SO loving!). I’m happy to report I’m at the climax of the story now, so I should be able to wrap this baby up in the next week or two. Then I’m moving on to book four, which I am totally excited about.

So now … Read more »