Jane Hayes
Jane Hayes is a new author of sweet and spicy contemporary romance. In her work, you can count on finding witty banter, strong friendships, found family, comedic relief, heart-warming connections, and of course, a happily ever after.
When she’s not writing, Jane’s chasing her toddler and two dogs, oversharing very descriptive details from her latest alien or dark romance read with her husband, working part time at the local bookstore, or devouring another romance novel.
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K.C. Silver
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Thea Lawrence
Thea Lawrence is a neurodivergent PhD dropout turned romance author. After spending almost a decade in academia studying criminology (with a focus on carceral studies and prison theatre), she decided to shift gears for her mental health.
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A lifelong storyteller, Thea has been an actor, burlesque dancer, screenwriter, and even dabbled in painting. Now, she focuses on romance stories with heart, grit, a dash of the forbidden, and a hell of a lot of spice.
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Elliott Rose
Elliott Rose is a bestselling author of romance on the forbidden and deliciously dark side. She lives in a teeny tiny beachside community in the south of Aotearoa, New Zealand with her partner and three rescue dogs.
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Penelope Black lives in the Midwest with her husband and two tiny humans. When she's not writing, she enjoys over-the-top action movies, iced chai lattes, and soaking up the sun in her backyard with a good book.
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Victoria Woods is an Amazon Bestselling Author who enjoys crafting stories filled with spicy plot twists, immersive vibes, and love worth wandering the globe for. Her stories promise to be unique and unexpectedly addictive--never fitting into any molds. Inclusion and diversity are important themes in her books because of her mixed Indo-Caribbean and Bangladeshi roots.
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A native Floridian, she now lives outside of Seattle, Washington. She's inspired by full moons, underdogs, and her amazing husband, three kids, and two feisty Pomeranians.
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Ria Wilde
Stories that are dirty, dangerous & deliciously sinful.
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Ria Wilde is an international bestselling author of Dark, Steamy & Suspenseful Romance. She currently resides in the UK where getting lost in her books, and plotting the next best way to break some hearts is a daily occurrence.
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HEA's & Spice, but there's no promise it'll be an easy ride, and be prepared to fall in love with her morally gray men and the sassy queens that steal their hearts.
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Morgan Elizabeth
Morgan is a born and raised Jersey girl, living there with her two boys, toddler daughter, and mechanic husband. She’s addicted to iced espresso, barbecue chips, and Starburst jellybeans. She usually has headphones on, listening to some spicy audiobook or Taylor Swift. There is rarely an in between.
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Writing has been her calling for as long as she can remember. There’s a framed ‘page one’ of a book she wrote at seven hanging in her childhood home to prove the point. Her entire life she’s crafted stories in her mind, begging to be released but it wasn’t until recently she finally gave them the reigns.
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A romance lover and reading enthusiast, Alexandra finally began putting pen to paper shortly after graduating college. An unobtainable dream has slowly become a reality with the love and support of her friends and family and the romance community.
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Cleo White
Cleo White's affinity for all things dramatic and hopelessly romantic began the day she was born, which happened to be in the middle of a record-breaking snowstorm on Valentine’s Day. Her love of literature came soon after, and she spent the better part of her childhood with both a book and a notebook full of unfinished stories in hand. Later in life, she found a love of writing spicy books with complicated characters and dysfunctional family drama. Cleo currently lives in Vermont with her husband and two daughters. When not writing, she can be found hiking, gardening, painting, and consuming excessive quantities of caffeine.
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Cristina Santos
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Siena Trap
Siena is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where a love of sports is bred into a girl's DNA. Her love of romance novels came early as well. She would often accompany her romance reviewer mom to book lovers' and romance writers' conventions, where she sat in on workshops and met numerous best-selling authors. It wasn't long before she was filling notebooks with her own stories, which often starred herself and a certain real-life prince.
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Megan McSpadden
Megan McSpadden dreads talking about herself almost as much as seeing a snake on a hike. But she knows we all must do scary things so here it goes.
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Megan lives in Hamilton, Ontario with her husband, two dogs, two cats and unruly garden. When not writing she can usually be found photographing families (don’t worry they pay her to do it), yelling at her beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, dreaming of travelling somewhere else or cooking something her husband will ask her to make again but knows she won’t because Megan doesn’t do recipes.
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Living in the Vancouver area of British Columbia with her husband, Alex enjoys spending her free time reading, watching Hockey (go Canucks), watching Disney movies and crime TV shows, and spending time outdoors. She started writing in 2023 when her first story just wouldn't leave her mind. From there, the ideas of a series formed and she's never looked back.
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She enjoys talking to other authors and romance lovers. Her TBR is never-ending, but that doesn't stop her from adding at least one new book every day. Alex looks forward to experiencing more in the indie author community and can't wait to share her books with the world. -
Jess Bryson
With a passion for storytelling, it has been my lifelong dream to pursue it and let my imagination run wild. I aspire to dominate literature with enticing contemporary romance novels.
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Alise Monroe
Alise Monroe is an author duo! Best friends turned romance indie co-authors. They write emotional, realistic, raw romance featuring flawed characters getting their HEAs. Their writing is inclusive and will feature all types of love stories. They're currently writing their small town contemporary romance series, Ripple Effect, but have plans to write in different subgenres as well. When they aren't writing, they're typically reading or buying way too many books!
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M. Colette
A small-town romance author who always loves a happy ending. I love stories with strong, female character leads, no matter the genre. I'm a mood reader through and through! Some of my favorite books are, ACTOAR (series) by SJM, TOG (series) by SJM, Wild Love by Elsie Silver, Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston, Fourth Wing (series) by Rebecca Yarros, and The Windy City series by Liz Tomforde.
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Kate Byrne
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Kate Byrne is a contemporary romance author with titles in new adult, sports romance, and cowboy romance. Known for her swoon worthy male main characters, emotional plots, and cinematic prose, her debut peaked in the top twenty. Delivering moments that make readers' cheeks blush and their hearts burn, Kate aims to tell stories with unique twists while staying true to romance's best tropes.
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C.B. Frey
Creator of dark, tattooed, moody, psycho villains.
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C.B. Frey, the category bestselling author of The Casella King on Amazon, is renowned for her writing that readers describe as dark, delicious, and profoundly heart-wrenching.
Raised in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, Frey spent her youth with her head in the clouds, crafting imaginative and adventurous stories. Though her journey into writing began in high school, it wasn’t until 2023, that she officially launched her career as an author.
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Thea Lawrence
Thea Lawrence is a neurodivergent PhD dropout turned romance author. After spending almost a decade in academia studying criminology (with a focus on carceral studies and prison theatre), she decided to shift gears for her mental health.
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A lifelong storyteller, Thea has been an actor, burlesque dancer, screenwriter, and even dabbled in painting. Now, she focuses on romance stories with heart, grit, a dash of the forbidden, and a hell of a lot of spice.
Her hobbies include: Reading, binge watching Criminal Minds, reading comic books, coloring, and taking long walks around neighborhood.
She currently lives in Ontario with her partner.
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Megan McSpadden
Megan McSpadden dreads talking about herself almost as much as seeing a snake on a hike. But she knows we all must do scary things so here it goes.
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Megan lives in Hamilton, Ontario with her husband, two dogs, two cats and unruly garden. When not writing she can usually be found photographing families (don’t worry they pay her to do it), yelling at her beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, dreaming of travelling somewhere else or cooking something her husband will ask her to make again but knows she won’t because Megan doesn’t do recipes.
Megan enjoys writing romance that will make you laugh one minute only to cry the next. Don’t ask why because she doesn’t know.