Avril Tremayne became a writer via careers in shoe-selling, nursing, teaching and public relations.Along the way, she studied acting, singing, pottery, oil painting, millinery, German and Arabic (among other things).A committed urbanite, her favourite stories are fast-paced contemporary city stories told with sass and humour.Married with one daughter, Avril lives in Sydney, Australia.When not writing or reading, she’s thinking about food, wine and shoes.Sophie Pembroke has been dreaming, reading and writing romance ever since she read her first Mills & Boon novel as a teen, so getting to write romance fiction for a living is a dream come true! Born in Abu Dhabi, Sophie grew up in Wales and now lives in Herfordshire with her scientist husband, her incredibly imaginative daughter and her adventurous, adorable little boy. In Sophie's world, happy is for ever after, everything stops for tea and there's always time for one more page.Author of more than 100 novels, Gina Wilkins loves exploring complex interpersonal relationships and the universal search for "a safe place to call home." Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists, and she was a nominee for a lifetime achievement award from Romantic Times magazine. A lifelong resident of Arkansas, she credits her writing career to a nagging imagination, a book-loving mother, an encouraging husband and three "extraordinary" offspring.