Blaze Historicals Bundle

A lifelong romance reader, Hope Tarr dreamt of being a writer ever since she first touched the bright orange keys of her Fisher Price typewriter. That dream has weathered a master's degree in psychology and a Ph.D. in education, as well as a seven-year stint as a research consultant in Washington, D.C. One day in 1993 after writing one too many technical reports, she sat herself down to face the cold, hard truth: she didn't want to analyse people or teach them. What she wanted was to write about them! Setting is an important aspect of Hope's books. It's A Wonderfully Sexy Life (Harlequin Blaze, December 2006), Hope's Blaze debut, takes place in her native Baltimore, Maryland, home to steamed hard-shell crabs, neighbourhood enclaves like Little Italy and Highland Town, and wonderfully quirky characters who hail strangers and friends alike as "Hey, hon." For more than five years Hope lived in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the downtown historic district served as the setting for her paranormal romance, The Haunting. Hope's heroine, Dr. Maggie Holliday, just happens to buy a historic house that looks a heck of a lot like her creator's former turn-of-the-century Victorian. A second-chance-at-love story set in New York City and Belize, Every Breath You Take is the first book to be written from Hope's new home: Manhattan. In the style of Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City, the novel offers a rich panorama of Hope's favourite spots-Union Square, The Strand bookstore, The Roosevelt Hotel and Sardi's. Hope adores chatting with readers. She is a frequent guest blogger on romance-fiction forums, maintains an active presence on social networking sites such as Facebook and posts regularly to her author blog at www.hopetarr.com, where she also runs monthly and special contests.

Children of mixed races have their own set of rules. The daughter of a Shanghai native and a staunch Indiana Hoosier, Jade Lee struggled to find her own identity somewhere between America and China. Her search has taken her throughout Asia and the United States. In the end, the answer was found not only at home, but in her own head. Her imagination allows her to explore pre-communist China in her Tigress series, paranormal energy and werewolf fun in her Crimson City books and of course, the amazing power of love in all of them.

Jade, a USA TODAY bestselling author, is also a popular speaker appearing all over the country throughout the year. Her other joys include playing racquetball, rollerblading with a very large golden retriever and watching her two daughters play volleyball. She loves to hear from readers and you can send an e-mail to her at jade@jadeleeauthor.com

New York Times bestselling author Betina Krahn, mother of two and owner of two (humans and canines, respectively), shares the Florida sunshine with her fiance and a fun and crazy sister. Her historical romances have received reviewers' choice and lifetime achievement awards and appear regularly on bestseller lists, including the coveted USA TODAY and New York Times lists.

Her books have been called "sexy," "warm," "witty" and even "wise." But the description that pleases her most is "funny"-because she believes the only thing the world needs as much as it needs love, is laughter. You can learn more about her books and contact Betina through her website above.