Rochelle Alers is one of today's most prolific and popular African American authors of romance and women's fiction. A regular on the Essence bestseller list, she has received the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and many other honors. Her novels include Here I Am, Because of You, and Sweet Persuasions. She lives on Long Island, New York. Carmen Green was born in Buffalo, NY, and has sold more than 30 novels and novellas. A National Bestselling author, she originally wanted to study law before selling her first novel in 1993. Now she works as an English Professor at The Art Institute of Atlanta. Marcia King-Gamble loved romance from an early age. After working as a travel industry executive, she sold her first work in 1998, and has since gone on to publish numerous novels and novellas, including Island Bliss and Island Magic. Best-selling author Felicia Mason is a journalist, and has won numerous awards for writing. With more than ten novels and countless novellas to her name, notable titles include Della's House of Style, Island Magic, and Rosie's Curl and Weave.