Harlequin Special Edition August 2025 - Box Set 1 of 1

Heatherly Bell was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama but lost her accent by the time she was two. Her grandmother, Mima, kept the both the accent and spirit of the southern woman alive for decades. After leaving Alabama, Heatherly lived with her family in both Puerto Rico and Maryland before being transplanted kicking and screaming to the California Bay Area. She now loves it here, she swears. Except the traffic.

Tif Marcelo believes and writes about the strength of families, the endurance of friendship, heartfelt romances, and is inspired daily by her own military hero husband and four children. She hosts The Stories to Love Podcast, is the USA Today bestselling author of books for adults and young adults and has been featured in The Today Show, Shondaland, Real Simple Magazine, The Asian Journal and more!

In first grade, Michele Dunaway wanted to be a teacher when she grew up. By second grade, she wanted to be an author. By third grade, she determined to be both. Born Missouri, Michele lives in her childhood hometown and travels frequently, with the places she visits inspiring her writing. A teacher by day and novelist by night, Michele describes herself as a woman who does too much, but doesn’t know how to stop, especially when it comes to baking brownies and chocolate chip cookies.

Darby Baham (she/her) is a New Yorker of five plus years who has had personal blog posts appear in The Washington Post’s relationship vertical and worked in the communications industry for more than two decades. Originally from New Orleans, La, she lived in the Washington, DC area for fifteen years, where she cultivated a beautiful, sprawling shoe closet and met some of the best people in her orbit.