New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shirley Jump spends her days writing romance and women's fiction to feed her shoe addiction and avoid cleaning the toilets. She cleverly finds writing time by feeding her kids junk food, allowing them to dress in the clothes they find on the floor and encouraging the dogs to double as vacuum cleaners.
A one-time legal secretary and director of a charitable foundation, Susan Meier found her bliss when she became a full-time novelist. She's visited ski lodges and candy factories for "research" and works in her pajamas.
But the real joy of her job is creating stories about women for women. In her over 50 published novels, she tackles issues like infertility, losing a child and becoming widowed with sensitivity and humor.
One of eleven children, Susan is married with three of her own kids and two well-fed cats.
Jackie Braun is a three-time RITA finalist, a four-time National Readers' Choice Award finalist, and a past winner of the Rising Star Award in traditional romantic fiction. She has written more than thirty books that have been translated into more than two dozen languages and sold in countries around the globe. She lives in Michigan with her husband, two sons, and the little dog they adopted from a shelter while she was writing this story.
An award-winning author Barbara Wallace lives in Massachusetts with her five great loves – her husband, their teenage son, and three very spoiled pets (as if there could be any other kind). When she's not writing you can find her rooting for the Red Sox and messing around in her kitchen. She loves hearing from readers. You can follow her (mis)adventures on Twitter (@BarbaraTWallace), and on Facebook.