Sarah Smith is a copywriter-turned-author who wants to make the world a lovelier place, one kissing story at a time. Her love of romance began when she was eight and she discovered her auntie's stash of romance novels. When she's not writing, you can find her hiking, eating chocolate, and perfecting her lumpia recipe.

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Linda Joan Smith is a former magazine editor, the author of several gardening books, and a lifelong lover of libraries and children's literature. The Peach Thief is her first novel for young readers. She lives on the central coast of California.

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Robert Barr Smith, a commentator and published authority on military history and legal writing, is a professor emeritus at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Smith, a retired U.S. Army colonel, and lives on Missouri's Table Rock Lake.

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USA Today bestselling author T. L. Smith loves to write her characters with flaws so beautiful and dark you can't turn away. Her books have been translated into several languages. If you don't catch up with her in her home state of Queensland, Australia, you can usually find her traveling the world.

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L. T. Smith is a late bloomer when it comes to writing and didn't begin until 2005 with her first novel Hearts and Flowers Border (first published in 2006). Although she loves to write, L. T. loves to read, too—being an English teacher seems to demand it. Most of her free time is spent with her furry little men.

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Rachel Ann Smith writes steamy historical romances with a twist. Her debut series, Agents of the Home Office, features female protagonists that defy convention. When Rachel isn't writing, she loves to read and spend time with the family. She currently lives in Colorado with her husband and their two children.

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Patrick Smith (1927–2014) penned several novels about Florida, including Forever Island, Angel City, Allapattah, and A Land Remembered. His work was nominated seven times for the Pulitzer Prize and five times for the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 1999.

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Johnny Smith is an assistant professor of American history at Georgia Tech. He is the author of The Sons of Westwood: John Wooden, UCLA, and the Dynasty that Changed College Basketball. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Jean Edward Smith was a member of the faculty at the University of Toronto for thirty-five years, and at Marshall University for twelve. His acclaimed biographies include Eisenhower in War and Peace; FDR, winner of the 2008 Francis Parkman Prize; Grant, a 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist; and Lucius D. Clay: An American Life.

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Adam Smith (1723–1790) was a Scottish philosopher who is best known for his book The Wealth of Nations, which had a profound influence on modern economics and concepts of individual freedom.

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Alastair Smith is the author of Election Timing and coauthor of Punishing the Prince and The Logic of Political Survival.

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Captain John Smith (1580–1631) was an English soldier, sailor, and author. He is remembered for his role in establishing the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown, Virginia, and his brief association with the Native American girl Pocahontas.

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