Website: www.annaguirre.com

Published with: Ace, Roc and Feiwel & Friends

Enclave “Aguirre’s young adult debut is a gripping survival story set in an apocalyptic future. . . This is a tense, action-packed dystopia with intriguingly gray characters. . . ” —Booklist

Shady Lady “Aguirre has a gift for creating strong characters who keep her readers coming back for more.” —Publishers Weekly

Website: www.katherineallred.com

Published with: Harper Voyager

Close Contact. “Humor is definitely on tap in the second book of Allred’s fun and feisty Alien Affairs series. Allred’s genetically created heroine is a most reluctant operative, one who is more comfortable throwing a diplomatic party than kicking butt. This wonderful book is chock-full of excitement, danger and the heroine’s first-person offbeat sense of humor. A real gem of a book!” —Romantic Times Book Reviews, 4 ½ Stars TOP PICK

Kristin lives with her wonderful husband, a couple of cats and one fantastic All-American mutt. Her hobbies include making beer, birdwatching, and trying to tame my massive butterfly garden. Her debut book, The Clockwork Key, a clockpunk romantic adventure set in Victorian England about a girl who unravels the secrets of a mysterious society of inventors and their most dangerous creation will be released by Simon Pulse in 2013.

She also writes adult fiction under the name Jess Granger.

Website: www.anyabast.com

Published with: Berkley Sensation and Berkley Heat

Cruel Enchantment “Bast’s unique voice rings loud and clear in her latest Dark Magick offering. She has a knack for creating believable and completely original worlds for her characters, then populating those worlds with thoroughly enjoyable characters. Here’s a story about deep love and deep hate, and all of the complications of both.” —Romantic Times Book Reviews, 4 ½ Stars

Website: charlotteebennardo.blogspot.com

Published with: Flux

Sirenz co-authored with Natalie Zaman

"...indulgence for young chick-lit devotees." —Kirkus Reviews

"...funny and entertaining.... Bennardo and Zaman are bringing the gods into the twenty-first century." —Booklist

Website: www.jennbennett.net

Published with: Pocket Books

Kindling the Moon "The talent pool for the urban fantasy genre just expanded with Bennett's arrival. This is an impressive debut, which opens the door for a series that promises to be exceedingly entertaining." —Romantic Times Book Reviews

Website: www.annecalhoun.com

Anne Calhoun came to writing later in life, after doing time at Fortune 500 companies on both coasts. The glamour of various cube farm jobs in HR, IT and other acronyms had worn off, so she gave up health insurance and meetings to take Joseph Campbell’s advice and follow her bliss: writing romance. Her first novel, Liberating Lacey, won the Passionate Ink Stroke of Midnight contest for unpublished authors and the EPIC Award for Best Contemporary Erotic Romance. Her novella What She Needs was chosen as a selection for Smart Bitch Sarah’s Sizzling Book Club.

Website: www.ellenconnor.com

Published with: Berkley Sensation

Night Fall "Writing as Ellen Connor, Ann Aguirre and Carrie Lofty join forces to create a chilling, post-apocalyptic series, Dark Age Dawning. Frighteningly intense in its depiction of the struggle to survive in a world run amok, there’s edge-of-your-seat thrills mingled with supernatural forces, giving rise to a dangerous and passionate story." —Romantic Times Book Reviews, 4 ½ Stars TOP PICK

Website: www.karinacooper.com

Published with: Avon Books

Blood of the Wicked and Lure of the Wicked “A brilliant new voice in paranormal romance.” —New York Times bestseller Christina Dodd

Blood of the Wicked. “Dark, bloody, and violently descriptive, this steamy romance takes readers on an emotionally wrenching, sometimes gruesome journey into a grimly fascinating futuristic world that will draw readers in and leave them wanting more. Compelling and mesmerizing, this is a stellar start to this new series.” —Library Journal

Website: www.laurendane.com

Published with: Berkley Sensation, Berkley Heat and Carina Press

Inside Out, Never Enough and Heart of Darkness “Lauren Dane writes with an emotional depth and authenticity that always leaves me breathless.” —New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian

Website: www.businessofcollegesports.com

Kristi Dosh is an attorney who is a noted expert on business and legal issues in professional sports, with special concentrations in collective bargaining in all four major professional sports and the finances of college athletics. Kristi writes for SportsMoney on Forbes.com about numerous business and legal issues facing professional and collegiate athletics. In addition to founding BusinessofCollegeSports.com, she is also the founder of It’s A Swing and a Miss, a blog dedicated to analysis of issues in Major League Baseball. She has been a guest writer for numerous other websites and blogs dedicated to sports. Kristi appears regularly on SportsNite on Comcast Sports Southeast as “Miss SportsBiz,” an expert on legal and business issues in sports. Kristi also appears live on Sports Buzz on The Pulse Network every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. ET for a segment entitled “Sports Biz Miss,” where she discusses the hottest topics in the business of sports.

Website: www.jennifer-echols.com

Published with: MTV Books and Simon Pulse

RITA-Nominated: Going Too Far “Echols is a tremendously talented writer with a real gift for developing relationships between her characters.”—Romantic Times Book Reviews

"A brave and powerful story, searingly romantic and daring, yet also full of hilarious moments. Meg's voice will stay in your head long after the intense conclusion." —R. A. Nelson, author of Teach Me and Breathe My Name

Website: www.emgarner.com

Published with: Egmont

Em Garner’s debut YA, Velvet, a sinister and gritty dystopian novel with echoes of horror in which a girl struggles to keep her family together and survive following a devastating contamination outbreak which has forced the government to declare martial law and round up its victims for neutralization — including her mother, will be released in early 2013.

Website: www.jessgranger.com

Published with: Berkley Sensation

Beyond the Shadows “Granger continues her futuristic worldbuilding with this fantastically tight and active story about power, deception and love…the nonstop action will keep [fans] turning the pages.” —Romantic Times Book Reviews

Website: www.avagray.com

Published with: Berkley Sensation

Skin Game "Ava Gray at her best. Smart, witty and bursting with memorable characters so real you can practically touch them, Skin Game delivers a powerful punch of danger and nonstop adventure… Ava Gray is a must read." —New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione

Website: www.greenfield-thong.com

Roseanne Thong is the author of twelve children's picture books, including the upcoming Green is a Chili Pepper and Round is a Tortilla (Chronicle 2013 & 2014). She has also published eight educational textbooks books, teacher’s guides, and 13 works of adult short fiction.

Among many others, her picture book awards include The Society of School Librarians International’s 2010 Honor Book (Fly Free), California Readers Collection 2010 (Wish), Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best 2008 (Wish), Smithsonian Magazine’s Best of 2008 (Wish), Skipping Stones Honor Award for Multicultural Education 2005 (The Wishing Tree).

Website: www.kittygriffin.com

Published with: Atheneum and Clarion Books

Born in Germany and adopted by Americans, most of Kitty's day is spent working on new children's stories, either writing them or doing research. She also teaches when she can. She lives with her husband Jerry Lagorio and two dogs and two cats.

"Riveting." - School Library Journal

"Rootin'-tootin' boot-scootin' fun, beginning to end." - Publisher's Weekly

Website: www.meganhart.com

Published with: MIRA, Berkley Sensation and Harlequin Spice

Precious and Fragile Things “Well-known erotica author Hart plunges into the mainstream fiction genre with this haunting, devastating, heart-wrenching tale. She masterfully weaves every offhand mention of a seemingly incidental detail, every potentially eyebrow-raising plot point together in service to her story and the resulting dramatic climax, which then becomes believable, thanks to Hart’s skill. Readers will sympathize with Gilly, even as they question her motives, as Todd becomes, while not entirely redeemable, a nuanced, pitiable case. This story will stay with you long after you reach the last page.” —Romantic Times Book Reviews

Website: www.corrinejackson.com

Published with: Simon Pulse and K Teen

Corrine Jackson’s paranormal YA debut, Touched in which following a tragedy, a girl who has the power to heal people with her touch — at a steep cost to herself when every illness or injury she heals becomes her own — falls in love with a boy who is both the mortal enemy of her kind and the only one who can protect her from the those who are hunting her will be released by K Teen late 2012.

Jackson’s contemporary YA debut, If I Lie, about a girl who becomes an outcast in her small military town when she chooses to keep a secret for her Marine boyfriend who has gone MIA in Afghanistan will be released by Simon Pulse Fall 2012.

Website: www.staceykade.com

Published with: Disney-Hyperion

The Ghost and the Goth “The tale is absorbing, and Kade successfully portrays a typical present-day high school. This novel will appeal to fans of romances and ghost stories alike.” —School Library Journal

Website: www.bethanykane.com

Published with: Berkley Heat

Addicted to You “A fabulous, sizzling hot friends-to-lovers story. You’ll be addicted from page one!” —Julie James, National Best Selling author ofSomething About You

Website: www.christiekelley.com

Published with: Kensington Zebra

Something Scandalous “Kelley reinforces her deserved reputation for page-turning, exciting, humorous plots filled with sexual tension and populated by unforgettable characters readers can’t help but fall in love with.” —Romantic Times Book Reviews

Website: www.alisonkent.com

Published with: Berkley Heat

"Alison Kent delivers up sizzles and thrills, with characters so sexy they scorch the pages." —New York Times bestselling author, Tess Gerritsen

Website: www.bethkery.com

Published with: Harlequin Special Edition, Berkley Sensation and Berkley Heat

“Beth Kery spins a web of sensual suspense that is sure to ensnare you. Wicked good storytelling.” —New York Times bestselling Author Jaci Burton

Website: www.lizkreger.com

“Ms. Kreger has a talent for drawing out the action in such a way as to keep the reader on their toes until the very last page.”—Coffee Time Reviews

Website: www.katielanebooks.com

Published with: Grand Central Publishing

"Katie Lane is a wonderful new voice in Western romance fiction." —Joan Johnston, New York Times bestselling author

Make Mine a Bad Boy “This second in Lane’s Deep in the Heart of Texas series is a delightful continuation of Going Cowboy Crazy with this one focusing on the wild child twin. There’s plenty of humor to entertain the reader and the people of the town will seem like old friends by the end of this entertaining story.” —Romantic Times Book Reviews

Website: sorayalane.com

Published with: Mills and Boon

Soldier on Her Doorstep “This is a beautiful story about the healing power of love and understanding.” —Romantic Times Book Club, 4 ½ Stars TOP PICK

Website: www.emmalang.com

Published with: Kensington Brava

Ruthless Heart “A joy to read and a journey of discovery, Ruthless Heart is a winner…" —Romance Reviews Today

Restless Heart “Lang’s spin-off is a striking story of strength from adversity. It is also an empowering tale of happy endings for Lang’s appealing characters that readers will find more than gratifying.” —Romantic Times Book Reviews

Website: www.suzannelazear.com

Published with: Flux

Suzanne Lazear’s YA debut, Innocent Darkness, in which an adventure-seeking sixteen year old who has been incarcerated at an abusive reform school for her delinquent ways is rescued by a mysterious man from the realm of Faerie who reveals she must die in sacrifice in order to save the entire Otherworld civilization will be released Summer 2012.

Published with: NAL

Carol Ann was one of Canada’s top models and TV hosts for over five years before turning to her first love: writing. She spends her days with her Yorkie in Victoria, Canada, and her nights cooking up new plots. Her debut cozy mystery line features a burnt-out exec who, after opening a small-town weaving shop, turns amateur sleuth when she finds killer clues in the patterns!

Website: www.elisabethnaughton.com

Published with: Sourcebooks, Kensington Brava and Dorchester

Tempted “Naughton's sexy, fast-paced Eternal Guardians series, in which superhuman warriors protect descendants of the Greek gods, continues in this riveting and unpredictable third installment (after 2010's Marked and Entwined) … Naturalistic, snappy dialogue, endlessly twisting plots within plots, a cast of complex and eminently likeable characters, and a romance as hot as it is complicated make this an entertaining and smoldering read.” —Publishers Weekly STARRED review

Website: www.cathypegau.com

Published with: Carina Press

Cathy Pegau has been a school bus driver, an office assistant for an assisted living facility, and a wildlife biology researcher. These endeavors have allowed her to parallel park large vehicles, gain insight and wisdom from her elders, and hoot for spotted owls (and get lost in the woods overnight, but that’s another story). She has lived in New York and Oregon, and now resides in Alaska with her husband, kids, pets, and the occasional black bear roaming the yard. Everything Cathy writes tends toward speculative fiction because she likes to make things up as she goes along. Her debut novel Rulebreaker, a science fiction romance, is out from Carina Press.

Website: wwww.laurapreble.com

"Preble expertly handles the ups and downs of teenage friendship and romance, as well as...real characters who go through the typical trials of teenage life." — School Library Journal

Laura Preble, an award-winning teacher and writer, grew up in Ohio and subsisted on a diet of hot chocolate and science fiction. She currently lives in the San Diego area with her husband, jazz saxophonist Chris Klich, and her two sons.

Website: www.shelbyreed.com

“Shelby Reed draws vivid characters with extreme emotions and drives… I look forward to reading more books by this author.” —eCataRomance Reviews

Website: www.maggierobinson.net

Published with: Kensington Brava

“A delightful writer. A delicious, sly sense of humor.” —Virginia Henley

“Robinson's witty multidimensional characters are vividly entertaining.” —Publishers Weekly

Website: www.margaretrowe.net

Published with: Berkley Heat

Tempting Eden “Tempting Eden is a deeply emotional story that offers both wicked heat and delicious connection.” —USA Today bestselling author Victoria Dahl

Website: www.jasouders.com

Published with: Tor Teen

J.A. Souders was born in the heartland with an overactive imagination and an over abundance of curiosity that was always getting her into trouble. She first began writing at the age of 13, when she moved to Florida and not only befriended the monsters under the bed, but created worlds for them to play together. She lives in the land of sunshine and palm trees with her husband and their two children. Her debut, a YA dystopian-SF blend with a deadly psychological twist, releases in Fall 2012.

Website: www.julianastone.com

Published with: Avon Books

“An enthralling world! Juliana Stone is on her way to becoming a paranormal favorite!”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon

His Darkest Hunger “Fantastic, fresh world—impossible to put down.” —#1 New York Times bestseller Christine Feehan

Website: www.bethwilliamson.com

Published with: Kensington Brava and Berkley Heat

The Stranger’s Secrets “…an outstanding book that pulls you in from the first page.” —Affaire de Coeur, 5 Stars

The Redemption of Micah “The characters are both flawed human beings, but they’re wonderfully endearing. The fast-paced story touches the heart.” —Romantic Times Book Reviews

Website: nataliezaman.blogspot.com

Published with: Flux

Sirenz co-authored with Natalie Zaman

"...indulgence for young chick-lit devotees." —Kirkus Reviews

"...funny and entertaining.... Bennardo and Zaman are bringing the gods into the twenty-first century." —Booklist