Saturday, May 1, 11am–4pm
Covington Library

Meet some of your favorite best-selling romance authors on a day dedicated to romance readers and book lovers.

11:15am
Keynote Address by Cherry Adair

Noon
Book Signing Party with all participating authors

12:30pm
Paranormal Panel featuring Katie MacAlister, Cherry Adair and Shannon McKelden

1:30pm
Historical Panel featuring Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle and Margaret Mallory

2:30pm
Contemporary Panel featuring Susan Andersen, Gina Robinson and Ann Roth

Books will be available for purchase.

Refreshments provided by The Covington Friends of the Library, the Greater Seattle Chapter of Romance Writers of America and Cherry Adair.

1. Gary Paulsen (author of Hatchet)- Wednesday, June 3, 7pm
2. China Melville, The City- Friday, June 5, 2009 6:30 p.m.
3. Hugo House Write-O-Rama: Saturday, June 6th, 2009, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
4. Yasmine Galenorn signs Demon Mistress (Sisters of the Moon book 6) – Sat. June 6
5. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem - Seth Grahame-Smith Saturday • June 13 • 4pm
6. New Author Showcase including Will North, Philip Marks, Deborah Schneider, Joe McDonald, Theresa Meyers, Curt Ebbesmeyer and others! Saturday, June 20, 2pm
7. Break Into Fiction, Powerplot Your Book workshop with Mary Buckham and Dianna Love
   Mercer Island Library, Saturday, June 20, 2pm
   Covington Library, Monday, June 29, 7pm (Mary and Dianna)
   Bellevue Regional Library, Tuesday, June 30, 7pm (Mary and Dianna)
8. Seattle Book Blogger/Author meetup
   Organized by Wendi of Wendi’s Book Corner: for book bloggers, authors and publicists -Monday, June 22, 11:00 am – 1:00
9. Anne Bishop signs The Shadow Queen – Thursday • June 25 • 7pm
10. Candy Tan (Smart Bitches who Love Trashy Books) signs Beyond Heaving Bosoms -Saturday, June 27, 2009 6:30 p.m.
11. Jacqueline Carey signs Naamah’s Kiss - Monday • June 29 • 7pm
12. Elizabeth Bear – Tuesday • July 7 • 7pm
    
13. Kat Richardson signs Vanished (Book 4) Sat, Aug 8, noon

Pat White & Alexis Morgan!

Please join us on Sunday March 15th at 2:00 p.m. for tea.

Each author will be promoting their latest releases as well as answering questions, signing books and doing a short reading. There will be tea, of course, as well as other refreshments. Your attendance and support for fellow local authors as well as local independent bookstores would be greatly appreciated.

We hope to see you there!

McDonald’s Book Exchange
The Northwest’s Premier Romance Treasure Trove
16415 NE 83rd St.
Redmond, WA 98052
425.885.4773
888.830.2414
Here’s a link to a map!

Alexis Morgan
DARKNESS UNKNOWN, Pocket Star, Feb. 2009

Gwen Mosely’s life changes forever when she stumbles across a handsome stranger, unconscious and left for dead in the woods behind her farm. Cut up and bleeding, he’s barely survived a vicious battle, but the real shock is how quickly his wounds heal—a gift he shares with Gwen’s teenaged half-brother Chase.

Jarvis Donahue can’t keep his eyes—or his strong, capable hands—off the sexy redhead who rescued him. He finds warmth of Gwen’s smile and the desire in her eyes are impossible to resist, but there’s a problem. Jarvis immediately recognizes Chase as a fellow Paladin in the making, a warrior born to defend mankind in the relentless battle against the Others. Neither Gwen nor the boy know it yet, but Chase will need Jarvis’s help coping with the compulsion to fight that is written in his blood and in his bones. Although Gwen may hate him for it, Jarvis is duty-bound to secretly introduce Chase to the dangerous fate they both share.

As the barrier between the two worlds weakens, the threat grows perilously close to Gwen’s farm. Jarvis is torn between protecting his lover, but without revealing his true identity, or betraying his people’s secret and risk losing her forever.

Pat White
UNDERCOVER STRANGER, Harlequin Intrigue, Mar. 2009

(featuring a heroine named Ciara who lives in Seattle. What’s not to love? )

He suspected she wasn’t as innocent as she claimed…

With her girl-next-door looks and quaint doll museum, Ciara O’Malley seemed innocent. But she was secret agent Griffin Black’s number one suspect for a terrible crime and he knew how to get close enough to uncover her illicit activities. By seducing the truth right out of her. Then walking away. Except all of Griff’s make-believe attraction turned surprisingly real once Ciara became a target herself. Suddenly Griff found himself protecting Ciara rather than using her. And yet, even with all his special training, Griff didn’t know which was more frightening—how deep this criminal network ran…or how far one beautiful redhead had worked her way under his skin.

Lauren Dane was a writing fiend this year, penning two 100-word novels, two 60-word novels, and a bunch of shorter works. She has many books in print and quite a few series. I recommend her Cascadia Wolves series featuring hawt alpha werewolves from Seattle. What’s not to love?

FATED

Just because Fate brings you your perfect mate doesn’t mean it’ll be easy.

Cascadia Wolves series

Could there be any worse fate than a road trip from Seattle to L.A.—with one’s mother—to attend a wedding? Why yes, when one isn’t married yet, like Megan Warden. Toss in a grandmother and a carload of already married sisters and it’s a recipe for sneaking sips of “special” coffee while someone else drives.

Shane Rosario has better things to do than attend a wedding where his father’s relatives will be at him nonstop about getting married and having children. If it weren’t for seeing his anchor bond, Layla, he’d have taken a pass on the entire weekend. It would be easy, since he’s become adept at hiding who and what he is.

When the two weren’t even looking, Fate steps in and before they know it, their bond is sealed. Bonded pair, married in the eyes of their people. Two people tied together in every way. Trouble is, Shane’s not sure he wants all that comes with Megan. And Megan’s certain she’s not willing to live outside her pack, pretending to be human.

The distance between them is more than geographical. It’s a widening gulf rapidly filling with resentment…an emotional divide only acceptance could bridge. Can Shane can accept himself to cross it? Only if they let love take control.

Mark Henry writes humorous zombie Urban Fantasy. His publication story is one in a million: He pitched to an editor without having written a single word. The pitch: Sex in the City meets Dawn of the Dead. Editor asked for 50 pages by the end of the month. Mark chained himself to his computer and wrote 50 pages. Editor read it, asked for the entire book. Mark chained himself to his computer and finished the book. Book went up for auction. Book is currently optioned for a tv show. Book 2 comes out in February. Whew! And now I must get my hands on a copy of the book. “Prepare to be insulted” only makes me want to read it more. He is a blogging addict, and can often be found at the League of Reluctant Adults with fellow Washingtonian author Caitlin Kitridge.

HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAMNED

Seattle. One minute you’re drinking a vanilla breve, the next, some creepy old dude is breathing on you, turning you into a zombie. And that’s just for starters. Now, the recently deceased Amanda Feral is trying to make her way through Seattle’s undead scene with style (mortuary-grade makeup, six-inch stilettos, Balenciaga handbag on sale) while satisfying her craving for human flesh (Don’t judge. And no, not like chicken.) and decent vodkatinis.

Making her way through a dangerous world of cloud-doped bloodsuckers, reapers, horny and horned devils, werewolves, celebrities, and PR-obsessed shapeshifters-not to mention an extremely hot bartender named Ricardo-isn’t easy. And the minute one of Amanda’s undead friends disappears after texting the word, “help” (The undead-so dramatic!) she knows the afterlife is about to get really ugly.

Something sinister is at hand. Someone or something is hellbent on turning Seattle’s undead underworld into a place of true terror. And this time, Amanda may meet a fate a lot worse than death.

“Gruesome, ghoulish, and utterly groundbreaking. Mark Henry is daring and scathingly funny.”—Jackie Kessler, author of The Road To Hell

Lauren Dane, Mark Henry, Christine Feehan, Julia Quinn, Cherry Adair, and many more Pacific Northwest authors will be at the upcoming Emerald City Writers Conference. The book signing is Saturday, October 11, 4-6 pm and is open to the public. Stop by and say hi to our talented local authors!

Emerald City Writers Conference Book Fair
October 11, 2008: 4 pm – 6 pm
Bellevue Hilton
300 112th Avenue SE,
Bellevue, WA – 98004