A.L. Davidson, known as MaybeMockingbird online writes stories about ghosts, grief, isolation, eco-horror, space exploration, queerness, life with ​disabilities, found family​, and the human condition. She loves writing genre-blending stories, tales of heartwarming and horrifying romance, and the coziest sci-fi and urban fantasies you’ll find this side of the galaxy!

Analeigh Sbrana is the Sunday Times Bestselling author of Lore of the Wilds. Known for weaving lyrical prose with thrilling plot twists and captivating main characters, her novels explore complex themes of betrayal, justice, and the nuance of love. Through her storytelling, Analeigh’s primary aim is to evoke a full range of emotion while empowering historically marginalized readers, ensuring they feel seen and represented in rich, unforgettable narratives. She currently lives in California with her family and pets

Carissa Broadbent has been concerning teachers and parents with mercilessly grim tales since she was roughly nine years old. Since then, her stories have gotten (slightly) less depressing and (hopefully a lot?) more readable. Today, she writes novels that blend epic fantasy plots with a heaping dose of romance. She lives with her husband, her son, one very badly behaved rabbit and one perpetually sceptical cat in Rhode Island. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Crowns of Nyaxia series, starting with The Serpent and the Wings of Night.

Bestselling author Cynthia St. Aubin wrote her first play at age eight and made her brothers perform it for the admission price of gum wrappers. A steal, considering she provided the wrappers in advance. Though her early work debuted to mixed reviews, she never quite gave up on the writing thing, even while earning a mostly useless master's degree in art history and taking her turn as a cube monkey in the corporate warren.

Because the voices in her head kept talking to her, and they discourage drinking at work, she started writing instead. When she's not standing in front of the fridge eating cheese, she's hard at work figuring out which mythological, art historical, or paranormal friends to play with next

Danielle Allen is a novelist, educator, and life coach.

Living authentically has been the key to her living her best life. With a background in social sciences, helping people better understand themselves so they can become the best version of themselves is one of her passions. Writing contemporary romance novels that aims to change the status quo of the genre is another. 

GENEVA LEE is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of over thirty novels. Her bestselling Royals Saga has sold nearly four million copies worldwide. She's shamelessly addicted to recovering alpha males, headstrong heroines, and drop-your-jaw plot twists. People Magazine calls Geneva's books "convincing with fluid writing that's full of drama." When she isn't writing or reading, you might find her on another adventure with her real-life hero and their three kids. 

I create transformational experiences for writers and creative communities. I’m the founder and host of Generation Women, a multigenerational storytelling series, and the creator of Kindred, a four-week creative coaching and writing retreat.

I’m the author of funny, sexy queer romantic comedies, and work as a coach and editor. I’m Australian, and live in Brooklyn with my wife and two daughters.

#1 New York Times and #1 International Bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband, her Border Jack Apollo,  Border Collie Artemis, six judgmental alpacas, two rude goats, and five fluffy sheep. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications.  Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance.

Jessica Cage is an International  Award Winning, and USA Today Best Selling Author. Born and raised in Chicago, IL, writing has always been a passion for her. She dabbles in artistic creations of all sorts but at the end of the day, it's the pen that her hand itches to hold. Jessica had never considered following her dream to be a writer because she was told far too often "There is no money in writing." So she chose the path most often traveled. During pregnancy, she asked herself an important question. How would she be able to inspire her unborn son to follow his dreams and reach for the stars, if she never had the guts to do it herself? Jessica decided to take a risk and unleash the plethora of characters and their crazy adventurous worlds that had previously existed only in her mind, into the realm of readers. She hopes to continue writing and bringing her signature Caged Fantasies to readers everywhere.

Where enemies go to fall in love... 

Kalista is our stray cat author who loves art, dark romantasies, and dark romances in fantasy settings. She lives in the Phoenix area with her partner and several four-legged creatures. When she's not wrapping plot and filth in gorgeous art, Kalista can typically be found gazing at Sesshomaru art, or playing her favorite games.

Kathryn Jeanne is the author of A Summer in Nixie, a young adult summer romance that captures the magic of sun-soaked days, unforgettable first love, and the spirit of summer adventure with friends. Growing up in the picturesque town of Westport, Connecticut, Kathryn developed a love for storytelling at an early age. After graduating from Washington and Lee University, she moved to Santa Monica, California, where she now lives and continues to write, drawing inspiration from the vibrant energy of the California coast. When she’s not immersed in her writing, Kathryn enjoys exploring the beach, traveling to new places, and reflecting on her own summer memories. A Summer in Nixie is her debut novel, and she is currently working on her next project.

Kayla grew up in a suburb of Madison, Wisconsin. Though she lived near a big college town, her backyard was often a cornfield and her favorite hobby was riding her horse along a plush green trail. On days like this is where she imagined flying through the fields with a cape on her back and a sword in her hand. 

Fantasy has always been a part of Kayla’s life so it wasn’t a surprise to anyone that after high school she attended film school where she learned the ins and outs of making movies. With a degree in hand and $2,000 dollars in her bank account, Kayla moved to Los Angeles in 2010 to be the next Peter Jackson. 

It didn’t take long for her to realize that writing has and always will be her ultimate passion. In 2018 Kayla finished her debut contemporary fantasy novel, W.I.S.H Revelations, which was released on November 20, 2019, by The Hodge Podge House, LLC

Ryan is one of the most decorated romance novelists of this era. She received the highest honor in romance publishing, The RITA, making history in 2019 as the first Black author to win the award for her novel “Long Shot.” In 2022 she again made history winning the Audie Award, the highest recognition in audiobook publishing, for her novel “Reel,” becoming the first Black author to do so in the Romance category. In 2025, she received another Audie Award for Best Romance Audiobook for “This Could Be Us.”

Beyond writing, Kennedy Ryan is a dedicated advocate for autism awareness. She is the co-founder of LiFT 4 Autism, an annual charitable book auction, which has raised over $500,000 for autism, with all funds going directly to Kulture City, a national autism organization. Dubbed “Queen of Hugs” by her readers, she is a wife and a mother to an extraordinary son.  

Keya Chatterjee is executive director of Free DC and co-founder of Freedom Trainers. She is an avid reader, an author, and an activist for climate justice and democracy. Keya is committed to imagining and creating a thriving and inclusive future full of joy and caring. She started her career at NASA and was Executive Director of the US Climate Action Network for almost a decade, where she was a key voice in civil society for strengthening the Paris Climate Agreement and the Inflation Reduction Act. Keya also served two terms as a hyper local elected official in Washington, DC, where she lives with her husband and son. She previously published a nonfiction book, The Zero Footprint Baby: How to Save the Planet While Raising a Healthy Baby, and op-eds in many outlets including Newsweek, Reuters, and Huffington Post.

Kristina Forest is the USA Today bestselling author of romance books for adults and teens. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at The New School and she lives in New Jersey, where she can often be found rearranging her bookshelf. 

Found in the forest when she was young, Laura Thalassa was raised by fairies, kidnapped by werewolves, and given over to vampires as repayment for a hundred year debt. She’s been brought back to life twice, and, with a single kiss, she woke her true love from eternal sleep. She now lives happily ever after with her undead prince in a castle in the woods.… or something like that anyway.

When not writing, Laura can be found scarfing down guacamole, hoarding chocolate for the apocalypse, or curled up on the couch with a good book.

Mina Brower is a Mexican-American lawyer and author who immigrated to the United States from Mexico. With over 14 years of experience in the legal field, Mina currently serves as a partner at her law firm, specializing in appeals work. In addition to her legal practice, Mina frequently lectures at universities, sharing her insights and professional expertise with students.

Mina's writing career began in 2022, and in 2024, she self-published A God of Moonlight and Stardust and is the first installment in the Daughters of Chaos Series.

Outside of her professional endeavors, Mina mentors aspiring female law students and young female attorneys.  She is the fourth! published author in her family (and yes they all write fantasy and drink copious amounts of coffee) and dreams of one day meeting George R. R. Martin and George Lucas. 

A vibrant novelist from Salt Lake City, Utah, bringing her unique perspective to the literary world. With a husband of thirty-one years and a boyfriend of seven years, Misty captures the essence of living life to the fullest. While her first novel, The Hundred Man Plan is fictional, her writing is testimony of her vivacious spirit and love for the extraordinary!

Published since 2009, USA Today Bestselling author Naima Simone loves writing sizzling romances with heart, a touch of humor, and snark. Her books have been featured in The Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly, and described as balancing “crackling, electric love scenes with exquisitely rendered characters caught in emotional turmoil.”

She is wife to Superman, or his non-Kryptonian, less bulletproof equivalent, and mother to the most awesome kids ever. They all live in perfect, sometimes domestically-challenged bliss in the southern United States.

Natasha is a hybrid contemporary romance author living in Baltimore, MD. She likes to write about sweet and badass women and the men that love them down.

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She’s been writing for as long as she can remember. It started with short stories in elementary school and graduated to poems, TV show scripts, and novels. 

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When she started to write to be published, she decided to pursue romance because she loves to highlight couples who conquer emotional turmoil together and have fun along the way. 

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She believes in letting love lead, one spicy book at a time.

USA Today and Sunday Times Bestselling author.
Forever writing happily ever afters, swoon-worthy men and the women who steal their hearts + a dash of morally gray. 

Let’s skip the boring About the Author bit where I tell you how I’m a USA Today bestselling author who lives in Arizona with her kids, husband, and dog and enjoys baking in my free time. Boring. 

Instead, I’d like you to know I strive to be a taboo and forbidden romance author who dares to tell stories with heart-wrenching plot and toe-curling heat.

My passion in life is to normalize a reading experience that pushes boundaries and empowers women to own their sexuality. Things that trigger my soapbox rants are discrediting the romance industry or belittling its readers by calling it “trash.” You’ve been warned. I could could quite literally go on for days.  

I like to take risks and write from the heart. And I want nothing more than to be an author readers trust to deliver books that are steamy AF but with a strong storyline and well-rounded characters.

Sarah fell in love with reading as a child. She quickly learned that books can take her to all the places she always dreamed of going, and allow her to live endless lifetimes in the one that she was given.

Sarah believes that to be seen is to be loved, and that's why romance is such an important genre. She believes romance novels offer readers reflection and relatability, ultimately helping us understand ourselves, and the world around us, a little better. She prides herself on crafting healing, raw, and uplifting stories that explore the complexities of the human spirit through the guise of love. 

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She now resides in Arizona with her husband and their pup, Rue. When she's not writing, she's reading, and if she's not reading, she's probably out searching for a decent cup of coffee or binging Vanderpump Rules for the millionth time.

As well as a romance novelist, I am a food writer, editor, and cookbook translator whose articles have appeared in VICE, The Guardian (UK), Food52, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. When I’m not writing witty, sexy contemporary romance, I enjoy making dinner for her friends and family, watching Cary Grant movies, and setting records as an amateur competitive powerlifter. Originally from Northern California, I live in London. 

Sierra is a voracious reader of all things including the smuttiest smut, piles of non-fiction, and old-timey books with brooding widowers.

She loves writing the dirtiest things that she can think of, and also: King Arthur, sparkling water, ancient mystery cults, coffee, leggings, and fog. 

Her previous jobs have included firing ceramics, teaching living history lessons in one-room school house in full, 1904 school marm attire, and working in a library for several years (not in that order).

She lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, two children, and two giant dogs.

Stacia Stark is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of romantasy filled with found families, self-reliant heroines, and brooding, grumpy heroes.

Her books have been translated into over 15 languages, her Kingdom of Lies series was nominated twice for Goodreads Choice Awards, and her traditionally published debut We Who Will Die releases with Avon in January 2026. 

When she’s not writing or exploring the world, Stacia can usually be found sprawled on her sofa, lost in the pages of a good book.

Stella is a hopeless romantic. With a weakness for folk music festivals, red wine, and dark chocolate, there's nothing she loves more than a good book. A two-time AudioFile Earphones award winner, she has recorded dozens of books by USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors. Her favorite writers include Kristen Ashley, Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler, J.Daniels, Anna Hackett, Helena Hunting, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Ella Maise, LJ Shen, Susan Stoker, Joanna Wylde, Rebecca Zanetti and many others. 

Since I was a young girl, I’ve been an avid reader and writer. Along the way, though, I drifted from writing, until, in the midst of postpartum struggles after my marriage ended, I rediscovered my passion for it. During those difficult nights, between feedings with my young child, I poured my heart into my debut novel, *Pretend for Me*.

Looking ahead, I have many stories planned, filled with allure, heart, and redemption. I’m drawn to themes of resilience and rooting for the underdog, as they reflect my own journey. I can’t wait to share these stories with you.

Fun Facts:

*The Twilight Saga was my gateway into reading and I’ve been obsessed ever since.

*I love opera music and play it all the time while writing. Making playlists (of all genres) is a hobby of mine.

*I’m a Taurus Sun, Virgo Rising, Capricorn Moon, and Gemini Venus. Definitely an astrology girlie!

New York Times Bestselling author Tessa Bailey can solve all problems except for her own, so she focuses those efforts on stubborn, fictional blue collar men and loyal, lovable heroines. She lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions, then wonders why no one has called. Dubbed the “Michelangelo of dirty talk,” by Entertainment Weekly, Tessa writes with spice, spirit, swoon and a guaranteed happily ever after. Catch her on TikTok at @authortessabailey or check out tessabailey.com for a complete list of books.

Thank you so much for your interest in my books. It means the world to me. Advance reader copies are distributed via my publisher so unfortunately, I am not able to accomodate them on an individual basis. I appreciate your understanding. 

Vanessa Smith has loved horses for as long as she can remember and has a soft spot for both cats and dogs. She believes the best stories are the ones that pull you apart before putting you back together—filled with heroines who fight their own demons as fiercely as the ones standing in their way, and heroes who are equal parts dangerous and unforgettable.

A graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint with a degree in International Business Management, Vanessa blends her love of fantasy, dark romance, and a touch of chaos into the worlds she builds. She lives for complex characters, slow-burn tension, and endings that leave readers jaws hanging open.

Fate’s Last Melody is her latest novel, a journey through darkness, desire, and the unbreakable will of a heroine who refuses to surrender—even when all the odds are against her.

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Award-winning, and with over 80 audiobooks recorded in romance, thriller and fantasy, Victoria offers a conversational, witty and vulnerable style. 

She works from her home studio in Washington state.  

Xio Axelrod [she/her] is a USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary fiction and romance. Growing up in the music industry, Xio began her recording career at a young age. Her experiences bring a lyrical quality to her writing and vibrancy to her characters, offering a unique perspective that adds depth and authenticity to the worlds she creates.