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REBECCA ANDREWS | I’ve recently relocated to the land of hot, hot and more hot. There is no place like the City of Magic and Lights. Las Vegas.

But it's not just about the gambling. The beauty of the desert as the sun slowly dips behind the mountains, casting the valley in amazing shades of red and orange is breath taking. 

I have four grown (yeah!) kids and after twenty-five long, but wonderful years hubby and I are enjoying our new found freedom.

I write for the most awesome publishing house. Highland Press. This amazing company has allowed me to spread my wings and get involved in some really great projects.

I’ve studied the ever changing market and read many how-to books. But the real knowledge comes from the most wonderful opportunities to watch, learn and listen from many of the most outstanding voices in the Romance Industry.

ELIZABETH BANKS | I have always loved to write. My first story was about a Bunny who went to Spain. I worked on it so diligently for hours that my mother had tomake me go to bed. I still have the story which she typed up for me. In 3rd Grade I won honorable mention in a poetry contest sponsored by The Symphony Hall in Newark, NJ. My entry titled "Fish" was read on March 1,1972 at the "Carnival of the Animals".My puppet play, "The Popcorn Dragon" was shown in Greeneville, Tennessee for a class project.

ANITA BOYER

JOYCE BRENNAN | Her short stories have been published in three anthologies and on the internet. Her last book, Small Town Affairs is available on Amazon.com and her next novel, Don't Dance on My Heart, should be available by the first of 2008. She is now working on a third manuscript, Deadly Confidence"

TAMI COWDEN | Tami writes romance and mystery. She has published more than two dozen short stories. Her first novel, Cruising for Love, won the prestigious Golden Heart™ award from Romance Writers of America™ and was a lead release from Avalon Books. Tami is co-author of The Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypes, and has conducted more than 100 writing workshops around the country. Visit Tami at www.tamicowden.com

Carol MacLeod, writing as LYNN CRAIN | Lynn Crain realized at an early age she wanted to write. She took the long way to that goal by doing a variety of things like nursing, geologist, technical writer and computer manager. Even though she is no longer in the medical field, Lynn has studied natural medicine and remedies for years. She is currently getting her Ph.D. in natural medicine with an emphasis on historical medicine and is still utterly fascinated with all things medical. During her free time she weaves fantasy, futuristic and paranormal tales as well as erotic stories for various publishers. She lives in the very hot southwest with her husband, son, one dog, three cats and a snake named Sandune. She is a past board member of the Romance Writers of America, past VP of EPIC and current EPPIEs Chairman for EPIC.

LINDA CUTLER-SMITH

GINGER DURAN | Writing as ANN DURAN, she writes paranormal romance and is currently unpublished in that genre, but recently became published as a sports writer for Pressbox, a Baltimore sports newspaper. She is a member of Valley of the Sun RWA and the new RWA online chapter, Elements. Please visit her website at www.annduran.com.

NADINE HAAG | Nadine has been a member of RWA since 1983, and is a Past President of the San Francisco Area Chapter of RWA. She is recently retired from a professional career that required periodic relocation and frequent and extensive travel. Nadine is currently unpublished.

PATRICIA LUETKEHANS

JOHANNA MELARAGNO | Johanna Melaragno dreamed of becoming a writer and working for a publishing company since elementary school.  She started writing at the age of ten, and before high school had several articles published in the local newspaper.  Raised in a semi-quiet town in Northeast Ohio, she received a huge culture shock when she moved to Las Vegas in 1996.  There, she joined several local and online writing groups and began a writing career in earnest.  In the summer of 2006, she sold her first short story to The Wild Rose Press, and to date has six stories published with them.

Johanna joined The Wild Rose Press in 2007 as a preliminary reader and was then promoted to Editor for the contemporary romance line.  In August of 2008, she moved to the romantic suspense line, where she remains, happy to read of stalkers, kidnappings and serial killers.

FOERY K. MACDONELL | Foery K. MacDonell is an award-winning, published author of historical romance.  Her passion for literature and history led her into writing at the age of ten. Foery has honorary degrees in British Literature, Philosophy, Metaphysics, and Scottish History. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and The Las Vegas Romance Writers RWA. A native Californian, Foery now lives in Las Vegas with her true-life Celtic Warrior and their Maine Coon cat, Guinness. Write to her at foery@moongypsy.com or visit her web site www.moongypsy.com.

KIMBERLY MCGEE

C.R. MOSS | C.R. Moss, a self-proclaimed eccentric and eclectic writer, pens stories for both the mainstream and erotic romance markets, giving readers Worlds of Possibilities. For more about the woman behind the keyboard and her books, visit: www.crmoss.net

R.M. Sotera | R.M. Sotera is a romance vixen stuck in the body of a prim and proper woman. A transplant to Las Vegas, by day she is a wife, mom, taxi driver, counselor, and psychologist to her wild and at times crazy friends. But when the family goes to bed, the house is dark, she seeks refuge in her office where her deepest and sometimes darkest desires take hold. And…ultimately a story is born.  www.rmsotera.com

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