Denny writes historical fiction, and her debut novel, WILD WOMEN AND THE BLUES from Kensington Books

Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of sixteen novels and podcast host. A full-time author and mother of three children, she now resides in both Mountain Brook, Alabama, and Bluffton, South Carolina with

Kate Hope Day holds a BA from Bryn Mawr College and a PhD in English from the University of Pittsburgh. She was an associate producer at HBO. She lives in Oregon with her husband and their two children.

Cate Quinn is a bestselling historical thriller novelist in the UK under the name C.S. Quinn. She is also a travel and lifestyle journalist for The Times, The Guardian, and The Mirror, alongside many magazines. Black Widows is her first

Gina Wilkinson is an award-winning journalist, author, former foreign correspondent, and documentary maker. Her debut novel is entitled When the Apricots Bloom

Natalie Haynes is the author of six books and has written and recorded six series of Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics for the BBC. Natalie has written for the Times, the Independent, the Guardian, and the Observer. She

Ann Marie Walker is the author of nine novels, ranging from romantic suspense to romantic comedy. She's a fan of fancy cocktails, anything chocolate, and '80s rom-coms. Her superpower is connecting any situation to an episode of Friends, and she

Nadia Owusu is a Brooklyn-based writer and urban planner. She is the recipient of a 2019 Whiting Award. Her lyric essay So Devilish a Fire won the Atlas Review chapbook contest. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in the

Rachel Hawkins is the New York Times bestselling author of multiple books for young readers, and her work has been translated in over a dozen countries. She studied gender and sexuality in Victorian literature at Auburn University and currently lives

Jennifer Robson is the bestselling author of Somewhere in France, After the War is Over and Moonlight Over Paris. She holds a doctorate from Saint Antony’s College, University of Oxford. She lives in Toronto with her husband and young children.

Denise N. Wheatley is a lover of happily-ever-afters and the art of storytelling. She is an RWA member and received a B.A. in English from the University of Illinois.

Sophie Cousens writes romantic comedies. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a TV producer in London for more than twelve years, working on shows such as The Graham Norton Show, Russell Howard's Good News, and Big Brother.