Linda Howard was born as Linda Howington on August 3, 1950. She began writing at the age of ten while attending a small country school. She went on to a small community college, as the only journalism major, but soon dropped out to work at a trucking company as a secretary. Howard sold her first book to Silhouette Books in 1980. She has written over 25 titles including Up Close and Dangerous; Drop Dead Gorgeous; Cover of Night; Killing Time; To Die For; Kiss Me While I Sleep; Cry No More; and Dying to Please. She has won the Silver Pen for Affaire de Coeur as well as the Romantic Time's Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Sensual Romance, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award for Series, and the W.I.S.H. Award for her character Joe Mackenzie. She has also won the Romance Writers of America's RITA and the B. Dalton Bestseller Award.
With her roots firmly planted in the South, Sherryl Woods has written many of her more than 100 books in that distinctive setting, whether in her home state of Virginia, her adopted state, Florida, or her much-adored South Carolina. Sherryl is best known for her ability to creating endearing small town communities and families. She is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 75 romances for Silhouette Desire and Special Edition.
Emilie Richards’s many novels feature complex characterizations and in-depth explorations of social issues, a result of her training and experience as a family counselor, which contribute to her fascination with relationships of all kinds. Emilie, a mother of four, lives with her husband in northern Virginia, where she is currently working on her next novel for MIRA Books.
