The Gentle Pirate by Jayne Krentz

Jayne Castle is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers. She writes futuristic romance novels under the Castle name, contemporary romantic suspense novels under the Krentz name, and historical romance novels under the pseudonym Amanda Quick. There are more than 35 million copies of her books in print.

Lori Foster is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of many contemporary romances.

Eileen Wilks is a national bestselling author and a three-time RITA Award finalist, and has been nominated for a Career Achievement Award by Romantic Times.

Julie Beard is the award-winning, bestselling author of nine historical novels and novellas. She's also the author of a popular how to book entitled The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Your Romance Published. Julie has a master's degree from Northwestern University's prestigious Medill School of Journalism and worked for a decade as a television journalist at NBC and Fox affiliates before she had the pleasure of writing fiction full-time. She lives in the Midwest with her family and two incorrigible basenjis.