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Windy City Authors

Adrienne Giordano writes romantic suspense and women's fiction.  She is a Jersey girl at heart, but now lives in the Midwest with her hard-working husband, sports obsessed son and Buddy the Wheaton Terrorist (Terrier). She is a co-founder of Romance University blog. Adrienne's books have been finalists in the 2008, 2009 and 2011 Linda Howard Award of Excellence contests. (Read more)

An avid knitter, coffee junkie, and devoted chocoholic, Allie Pleiter writes both fiction and non-fiction.  The enthusiastic but slightly untidy mother of two, Allie spends her days writing books, doing laundry, running carpools, and finding new ways to avoid housework.  She grew up in Connecticut, holds a BS in Speech from Northwestern University, spent fifteen years in the field of professional fundraising, and currently lives in suburban Chicago, Il (Read more)

Blythe Gifford is the author of several medieval romances for the Harlequin Historical line featuring bastards born on the wrong side of the royal blanket.

After many years in public relations, advertising, and marketing, she started writing seriously after a corporate layoff. Ten years and one layoff later, she became an overnight success when she sold her Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist manuscript to Harlequin. (Read more)

 
 
 
    
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RWA 2009 San FranciscoDeborah Pfeiffer writes fun, real-life women’s fiction, as well as contemporary single title romantic comedy, and young adult. Her manuscript Dreams Come True was a 2004 RWA Golden Heart Finalist in the Single Title Contemporary category, Road Back Home won the 2006 TARA contest in women’s fiction, and Girl On Ice won the 2007 Duel on the Delta contest in young adult. With 20-plus years of publishing experience, much of it as a trade magazine editor, she now runs SWYM Editorial -- “Say What You Mean” -- providing freelance editorial services to international clients.    (Read more)

Denise Swanson writes the nationally bestselling Scumble River mystery series for Penguin/NAL/Obsidian. Her 10th book, Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry, came out in April and was on the B & N, Borders, and BookScan bestseller list for nine weeks. All of her backlist has gone into multiple printings—the first book is in its 12th printing.

She has been nominated for the Agatha, Mary Higgins Clark, and RT Career Achievement Awards. (Read more)

erotica author destiny dotare (Read more)

After trying her hand at a variety of careers: retail sales, insurance underwriter, video store owner, home day care provider, and motherhood, in 1990, Elysa Hendricks, a longtime reader of romance, sat down to write a short contemporary romance. When her heroine turned out to be a winged, telepathic alien, Elysa decided she enjoyed writing stories set in different places and times. (Read more)

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Grace d’Otare has traveled the world looking for love in all the right places. For now, she’s settled on the Third Coast because a change of seasons builds character.

Turn-ons: a man’s laugh, playing dress up, castles with turrets.

Turn-offs: cold hands, Axe, damp socks. (Read more)

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