USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane traded in academic databases and scholarly journals for writing steamy Regency romcoms. Charlie writes stories with characters who push against the rigid restrictions of society. She has a PhD in literature with a focus on the nineteenth-century novel and children's literature.

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Belden C. Lane is a Presbyterian minister and Professor Emeritus of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. His books include Backpacking with the Saints, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes, and Ravished by Beauty.

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R. O. Lane is the author of several western novels, including the US Marshal series. R. O. has BA in English and an MA in communications research. He worked as a writer and editor for three daily newspapers and has written dozens of speeches for senior officers of three Fortune 500 corporations.

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Catherine Lane is the award-winning author of several short stories and novels, including Romancing the Kicker, Heartwood, and The Set Piece. She and her wife live happily in Southern California with their son and a very mischievous pound puppy.

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Randall Lane is a media entrepreneur and journalist. As CEO of Doubledown Media, he founded or relaunched five magazines, including Trader Monthly, Dealmaker, and Private Air.

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Jessie Lane is a bestselling author of paranormal and contemporary romance, as well as YA paranormal romance/fantasy. A proud member of the Romance Writers of America, she lives in Kentucky with her husband and two daughters.

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Nick Lane, a British biochemist and writer, is professor of evolutionary biochemistry at University College London. His books include The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life and Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution.

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Cecilia Lane is the author of the Black Claw Ranch series, the Shifters of Bear's Den series, and the Fated Hearts Club series, among other books. Visit her at cecilialane.com.

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Soraya Lane is the author of historical and contemporary women's fiction, including Voyage of the Heart and the Spitfire Girls. Soraya lives on a small farm in her native New Zealand with her husband, their two young sons, and a collection of four-legged friends. Visit her at sorayalane.com.

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A National Reader's Choice Awards finalist, Mika Lane always delivers a hot, sexy romp and the promised happily ever after (or at least happy for now).

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Joshua Landy is the Andrew B. Hammond Professor of French and professor of comparative literature at Stanford University, where he codirects the initiative in philosophy and literature. His books include Philosophy as Fiction, How to Do Things With Fictions, and (as coeditor) The Re-Enchantment of the World.

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Lorna Landvik is the author of twelve novels, including the bestselling Patty Jane's House of Curl, Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons, Oh My Stars, Best to Laugh, and Once in a Blue Moon Lodge. She has performed stand-up and improvisational comedy around the country and is a public speaker, playwright, and actor.

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