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Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a house, get pregnant again, pursue a master’s in English Literature, and rescue two shelter dogs. Now she is writing again.

She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean.

She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, was ranked #6 on Amazon's Best Books for 2012, and spent 26 weeks on the New York Times. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries, sold over a million copies, and was dubbed a “romance phenom” by Kirkus Reviews. She is also a proud RITA finalist.

She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website for updates on new releases and her street team at www.jenniferprobst.com

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary and paranormal romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Talon Pack, and Gallagher Brothers series, which have sold over 2.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over fifty novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not writing about bearded tattooed men or alpha wolves that need to find their mates, she’s reading as much as she can and exploring the world of baking and gourmet cooking.

You can connect with Carrie on her website - http://carrieannryan.com/  or on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CarrieAnnRyanAuthor/

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Originally from Florida, Chanel Cleeton grew up on stories of her family's exodus from Cuba following the events of the Cuban Revolution. Her passion for politics and history continued during her years spent studying in England where she earned a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Richmond, The American International University in London and a master's degree in Global Politics from the London School of Economics & Political Science. Chanel also received her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. She loves to travel and has lived in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia.

Her book, Next Year in Havana, has been featured in Entertainment Weekly, Hello Giggles, and on NPR.

You can find her at her website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Goodreads, and Pinterest.

Therapist and author, Samantha Heuwagen, earned her Master’s in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of South Florida. She continued her education at Mercer University School of Medicine in Atlanta by getting her Marriage and Family Therapy degree and sex therapy certification. She wanted to help individuals looking to explore their sexuality and help couples regain their magical spark. 

As a lover of science fiction, she dreamed of writing a book. Serioulsy, she had a dream about this particular story that is now her debut novel, Dawn Among the Stars. It's in preorder now and will be on shevles (and your e-reader) May 21st. 

You can find Samantha at her website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Her Youtube channel, Spillling Tea with Samantha and Dr. B, has her talking about everything to do with relationships, love, and sex with fellow sex therapist, Dr. B.

New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Laura Kaye is the author of over thirty books in romantic suspense and contemporary and erotic romance and has sold more than one million books in the U.S. alone. Among her many awards, she won the RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense of 2014 for Hard As You Can. A former college history professor, Laura grew up amid family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses, cementing her life-long fascination with storytelling and the supernatural. Laura lives in Maryland with her husband and two daughters, appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.

Laura also writes historical fiction under the name Laura Kamoie, also a Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today bestseller.

You can sign up for her newsletter and learn more at her website: https://laurakayeauthor.com/

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Tj O'Connor is an independent security consultant and a former government anti-terrorism agent. He has traveled the world to investigate terrorism and other security threats. This depth of experience fills his thriller novels with real places, real people, and real dangers. The Consultant is the first in the Jonathan Hunter series. Tj lives in Winchester, Virginia, with his wife.

You can connect with Tj at his website: http://tjoconnor.com/  

He's also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tjoconnor.author 

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit her website:  http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Sasha Summers grew up surrounded by books. Her passions have always been storytelling, romance and travel--passions she's used to write more than 20 romance novels and novellas. Now a best-selling and award winning-author, Sasha continues to fall a little in love with each hero she writes. From easy-on-the-eyes cowboy, sexy alpha-male werewolves, to heroes of truly mythic proportions, she believes that everyone should have their happy ending--in fiction and real life. 

Sasha lives in the suburbs of the Texas Hill country with her amazing and supportive family and her beloved grumpy cat, Gerard, The Feline Overlord.

You can find her at her website and on Amazon, Goodreads, Facebook, and Twitter.

Since he was eight years old, all Ray wanted to be was a writer, and since 1984, he has been fortunate enough to spend his life writing full time. He's written over 60 books — novels and novellas in the horror and suspense genres, collections of short stories, movie novelizations and TV tie-ins — with more in the works. In 2006 he was presented with the World Horror Grand Master Award.

Ray is active on social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter, and you can also visit his home on the internet at http://www.raygartononline.com

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Growing up, Cole Gibsen couldn’t decide what she loved more—dogs or books. Rather than choose, she decided to devote her life to both! Dog trainer (wrangler) by day and author by night, she’s the author of more than ten books with more on the way. Her newest release RISEN is available everywhere and you can learn more at her website: http://www.colegibsen.com/

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Negeen Papehn was born and raised in southern California, where she currently lives with her husband and two rambunctious boys. She wasn’t always a writer. A graduate of USC dental school, Negeen spends half of her week with patients and the other half in front of her laptop. In the little time she finds in between, she loves to play with her boys, go wine tasting with her friends, throw parties, and relax with her family.

You can find her debut novel, Forbidden by Faith, on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

You can find Negeen at her website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads.