Piatkus Entice Sampler: Temptation at your fingertips

A New York Times bestseller many times over, Eloisa James lives in New York City, where she is a Shakespeare professor (with an M.Phil. from Oxford). She is also the mother of two children and, in a particularly delicious irony for a romance writer, is married to a genuine Italian knight. www.eloisajames.com

Laura Wright is passionate about romantic fiction. Though she spent most of her life immersed in acting, singing, and competitive ballroom dancing, when she found the world of writing and books and endless cups of coffee, she knew she was home. Laura lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two young children. www.laurawright.com

New York Times bestseller Sarah MacLean is the daughter of an Italian and an Englishwoman, who met in Paris and lived at one point or another in London, Rome, San Francisco and New York. Growing up in the shadow of adventure like that, is it any wonder that she became obsessed with great stories of great love? Sarah holds degrees in history from Smith College and Harvard University. She now lives in New York City with her husband, their dog and an enormous collection of romance novels. www.macleanspace.com