Mary Kay McComas http://adwoff.com/marykaymccomas/

Mary Kay McComas has been a member of WRW since 1987. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and worked in an ICU before she became the author of 21 short contemporary romance novels and a womens fiction novel published in 2001. A finalist many times over, Mary Kay has won two Golden Leaf Awards, a Holt Medallion, a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award and two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards. She lives in northern Virginia with her husband and four children.  #

Dora Mekouar http://dianaquincy.blogspot.com/

Dora Mekouar writes Regency romance under the name, "Diana Quincy." Her unpublished manuscripts, SEDUCING CHARLOTTE and COMPROMISING WILLA have finaled in a number of RWA chapter contests. SEDUCING CHARLOTTE received national recognition as one of 10 finalists selected for Kensington Publishing's Writing with the Stars contest. SEDUCING CHARLOTTE won the 2010 NJRWA's Put Your Heart in a Book contest, the 2010 Alaska RWA's Break Up contest and the 2010 Duel on the Delta. COMPROMISING WILLA has finaled in the Molly, Maggie, Put Your Heart in a Book and Duel of the Delta. Dora lives in Virginia with her husband and two sons.  #

Michelle Monkou http://www.michellemonkou.com

Michelle Monkou credits her love for writing to the vast number of hours spent reading. As a child, her head was always in a book, even at the dinner table. In 2002, Michelle published with the Arabesque imprint under BET Books adding to the list of contemporary romances. She is a long time member of WRW and has served in numerous positions in support and love for the organization. She attributes her knowledge of the business and craft to the various workshops and friendships created from WRW.  #

Mary Alice Monroe http://www.maryalicemonroe.com

Mary Alice Monroe is a New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels and a children’s book. Her newest novel is “THE BUTTERFLY’S DAUGHTER” released May 2011. Her books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Book List and Library Journal. Awards include the prestigious South Carolina Center for the Book Award for Writing, The Holt Medallion, The Maggie, The Write Touch, and three RITA finalists. Mary Alice is known for writing richly textured books that delve into the complexities of the human psyche and the parallels between the land and life. Publishers Weekly wrote, “Monroe is in her element when describing the wonders of nature and the ways people relate to it.” Mary Alice is also an active conservationist, working as a dedicated member of a volunteer sea turtle rescue group, and serving on the Board of the South Carolina Aquarium. She lives with her family on a barrier island off the South Carolina coast near Charleston.   #

Linda Morelli http://www.lindamorelli.net

Linda Morelli is the author of FIERY SURRENDER, a historical romance, SHADOW OF DOUBT, her award-winning romantic suspense, and LANI'S CHALLENGE, published by Port Town Publishing. Her short stories have been published in Port Town's anthologies, by New Age Dimensions, and by Fictionwise. A member of Romance Writers of America (RWA) and the Washington, DC Chapter of RWA, Washington Romance Writers (WRW), Linda has served the local chapter as Vice President and has chaired various WRW committees. She judged numerous national and regional writing contests, and is a permanent judge in RWA's annual Golden Heart Contest, and participates in discussion panels for various local libraries and organizations regarding every aspect of writing, especially romance novels. Linda's other memberships include, Author's Coalition, World Romance Writers, NUW (Not the Usual Way) Authors Community and several other author/writers' groups. She is a reviewer for My Shelf Reviews and the Historical Editor for Gotta Write Network Online. Linda has been a professional artist (and designs her own book covers), creative writer/editor, and a direct mail fundraiser. When she's not working as a part-time consultant and full-time mother, she writes novels, preferring romantic tales of passion and intrigue. She is currently writing her fourth novel. Linda lives in Maryland with her husband of twenty-six years and their two youngest children.  #

Janet Mullany http://www.janetmullany.com

Janet Mullany came to the Washington DC area from England via Kansas and Colorado, and has worked as an archaeologist, radio announcer, arts administrator, and editor/proofreader for a small press. Her first book, Dedication, an erotic historical cunningly disguised as a Signet Regency, was published in September 2005. In 2007 her Regency chicklit, The Rules of Gentility was published, and she made her debut as Jane Lockwood with Forbidden Shores, an erotic historical. Janet gives a workshop on servants and, with author Pam Rosenthal, a workshop on how to write hot historicals.   #