Lisa Daily is the bestselling author of romantic comedies and host of the fabulously fun contemporary romance podcast, WHILE YOU WERE READING 💗

Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, and was nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature. She was featured in the documentary Love Between the Covers. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance.

Producer for While You Were Reading: a podcast for contemporary romance readers

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her two awesome cats, who think the best place to sleep is her keyboard.

Jessica Joyce lives happily-ever-ongoing with her husband and son in the Bay Area. When she’s not writing character-driven, realistic and relatable tales of millennials who are just Doing Their Best while falling in love.

Author of THE SWEETHEART LIST

KAREN GREY is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of vintage romantic comedies

Rom-com author of CIAO FOR NOW and TALK BOOKISH TO ME

Producer for While You Were Reading: a podcast for contemporary romance readers

USA Today best-selling author of the Stag Brothers series and LAST CALL.

Lana Ferguson is a sex-positive nerd and author of THE NANNY.

I love rainy days, hot chocolate, my dog, and movies with happy endings. My contemporary stories are edgy, passionate, and sometimes dark, but always compelling.

Author of Business or Pleasure, Weather Girl, and The Ex Talk

Sara Desai has been a lawyer, radio DJ, marathon runner, historian, bouncer and librarian.