Anne Shade had two goals as a little girl growing up in Chicago: be the first woman to play football for the Chicago Bears, and write best-selling novels about life and love. She wasn't the first woman to play on Da Bears, but she did play football for the New York Sharks Women's Professional Football team, and she is currently working hard on her second goal by writing the types of romance novels she believes represent her life, love, and community. She knows with the help of you, the reader, she will reach the best-seller list in no time!Cannon, Julie: - Julie Cannon divides her time by being a corporate suit, a wife, mom, sister, friend, and writer. Julie and her wife have lived in at least a half a dozen states, traveled around the world, and have an unending supply of dedicated friends. And of course, the most important people in their lives are their three kids, #1, Dude, and the Divine Miss Em.

Julie's novel I Remember won the Golden Crown Literary Society's Best Lesbian Romance in 2014. Visit her website: JulieCannon.comDutton, Erin: - Erin Dutton resides near Nashville, TN, with her wife. They enjoy traveling with their much doted-on dog. In 2007 she published her first book, Sequestered Hearts, and has kept writing since. She's a proud recipient of the 2011 Alice B. Readers Appreciation Medal for her body of work.

When not working or writing, she enjoys playing golf, photography, and spending time with friends and family.