The Australian Affairs Collection

MICHELLE DOUGLAS has been writing for Mills & Boon since 2007, and believes she has the best job in the world. She's a sucker for happy endings, heroines who have a secret stash of chocolate, and heroes who know how to laugh. She lives in Newcastle Australia with her own romantic hero, a house full of dust and books, and an eclectic collection of sixties and seventies vinyl. She loves to hear from readers and can be contacted via her website www.michelle-douglas.com

Kandy Shepherd swapped a fast-paced career as a magazine editor for a life writing romance. She lives on a small farm in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her husband, daughter, and a menagerie of animal friends. Kandy believes in love at first sight and real-life romance - they worked for her! Kandy loves to hear from her readers. Visit her website at: www.kandyshepherd.com

Nikki Logan lives amongst a string of wetlands in Australia with her partner and a menagerie of animals. Her stories are full of romance in descriptive, natural environments. She believes the richness and danger of wild places perfectly mirror the passion and risk of falling in love. Nikki authored her first romance on a sabbatical from work. Determined to be published by forty, her first book hit shelves in February 2010, her fortieth year, and she hasn't looked back since.

Previously a teacher, pig farmer, and builder (among other things), Meredith Webber turned to writing medical romances when she decided she needed a new challenge. Once committed to giving it a “real” go she joined writers’ groups, attended conferences and read every book on writing she could find. Teaching a romance writing course helped her to analyze what she does, and she believes it has made her a better writer. Readers can email Meredith at: mem@onthenet.com.au

Carol Marinelli recently filled in a form asking for her job title. Thrilled to be able to put down her answer, she put writer. Then it asked what Carol did for relaxation and she put down the truth – writing. The third question asked for her hobbies. Well, not wanting to look obsessed she crossed the fingers on her hand and answered swimming but, given that the chlorine in the pool does terrible things to her highlights – I’m sure you can guess the real answer.

Amy Andrews is a multi-award winning USA Today-bestselling author who has written over ninety contemporary romances for both trad and hybrid publishers throughout her twenty-year career. She has been translated into two dozen languages including Manga and sold over three million books worldwide.

She was a nurse for twenty-eight years, has two grown children and lives in a pretty little coastal town with her husband of thirty-five years. To keep up with her latest releases and giveaways, sign up for her newsletter at amyandrews.com.au/newsletter

Avril Tremayne is an award-winning author of sexy, modern, urban romances that feature heroes strong enough to make any
woman swoon and even stronger heroines who nevertheless refuse to do so.

She took a circuitous route to becoming a writer, via careers in nursing, teaching, public relations and corporate affairs – most
recently in global aviation, which gave her a voracious appetite for travel.

She currently lives in Sydney, Australia, but is feverishly plotting to move her family to Italy for half of every year.

When she's not reading or writing, Avril can be found dining to excess, drinking lots of wine, and obsessing over shoes.

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Emily Forbes is an award winning medical romance author for Harlequin Mills & Boon. She has written 28 books and in 2013 won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year for her novel Sydney Harbor Hospital: Bella's Wishlist.
Get in touch with Emily at emilyforbes@internode.on.net, via her website http://www.emily-forbesauthor.com/, her Author Page on Facebook or chat with Harlequin Medical Romance authors at http://loveisthebestmedicine.wordpress.com/

Lindsay Armstrong was born in South Africa. She grew up with three ambitions: to become a writer, to travel the world, and to be a game ranger. She managed two out of three! When Lindsay went to work it was in travel and this started her on the road to seeing the world. It wasn't until her youngest child started school that Lindsay sat down at the kitchen table determined to tackle her other ambition — to stop dreaming about writing and do it! She hasn't stopped since.

Rachel Bailey developed a serious book addiction at a young age and has never recovered. She went on to earn degrees in psychology and social work, but is now living her dream—writing romance for a living. She lives on a piece of paradise on Australia’s Sunshine Coast with her hero and four dogs. Rachel can be contacted through her website, www.rachelbailey.com.

Barbara Hannay writes women's fiction, with over seven million books sold worldwide. Her books have been translated into 26 languages and a story set on Magnetic Island was made into a movie for Lifetime TV in North America. She is a winner of Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award and has twice won Australia's Romantic Book of the Year award. Barbara lives in Townsville, Queensland, with her writer husband and enjoys being close to the Coral Sea, the stunning tropical scenery and colourful characters, all of which find their way into her popular stories.

Leah Martyn wrote her first story at age eleven and has never stopped. After having her short fiction published, she kept trail blazing until finding her true niche writing for Harlequin Mills & Boon. Her Medical titles have been reprinted and enjoyed around the world. Leah says the magic of words keeps her enthusiasm alive and her writing fresh, even hearing an unusual first name can trigger a storyline. When not writing, she loves trawling through bookshops, country markets and listening to music from the sixties. To her readers everywhere Leah would like to send an enormous thank you and hopes you will continue to enjoy the stories she loves to write. Leah Martyn is a country girl from the toes up and lives in Queensland.

Melanie Milburne read her first Harlequin at age seventeen in between studying for her final exams. After completing Bachelor's and then Master's Degree in Education, she decided to write a novel and thus her career as a romance author was born. Melanie is an ambassador for the Australian Childhood Foundation and is a devoted owner of two cheeky toy poodles who insist on taking turns sitting on her lap while she's writing.

Annie spent most of her childhood with a leg draped over the family rocking chair and a book in her hand. Novels, baking and writing too much teenage angst poetry ate up most of her youth. Now, Annie splits her time between corralling her husband into helping her with their cows or scratching the backs of their rare breed pigs and spending some very happy hours at her computer writing.