Scribbling Women & the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them
by Heather McCollum, May McGoldrick, Jacquie D'Alessandro, Leslie Carroll, Deanna Raybourn, J. Kenner

In Scribbling Women and the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them, twenty-eight romance fiction writers from diverse subgenres reveal their real-life stories of how they met, wed and love---and are loved and supported by---their spouses and life partners. At times whimsical and laugh-out-loud funny (Jacquie D'Alessandro's "Donny & Me?", Nikoo and Jim McGoldrick's "Soul Mates for a Thousand Lifetimes"), at others poignant and bittersweet (Elf Ahearn's "A Lost Friend, A Movie Star, A Man to Love Forever"), all unfailingly inspiring (Lisa Renée Jones's "Unexpected Treasures"; Deanna Raybourn's "Once in a Blue Moon"), each essay celebrates that most powerful and sacred of human bonds.

Love.

Happily Ever After isn't only the stuff of romance novels and fairy tales. It is every woman's birthright.

Contributors:

Once in a Blue Moon by Deanna Raybourn
Soul Mates for a Thousand Lifetimes; or, Diary of Two Cosmic Stalkers by May McGoldrick
Donny & Me by Jacquie D'Alessandro
Unexpected Treasures by Lisa Renee Jones
A "Killer" Wedding by J. Kenner
A Lost Friend, A Movie Star, A Man to Love Forever by Elf Ahearn
Real Life & Real Love by Katharine Ashe
Love Is All Around by Donna Grant
Wedding 101 for the Anti-Bridezilla by Patience Bloom
Holding Out for a Hero by Leslie Carroll
Socks by Sandals by Katana Collins
Pasta for Dinner by Suzan Colón
Stuck on the Italian Boy by Carole Bellacera
Love at First Sight? by Caryn Moya Block
A Leap of Faith Straight to the Altar by Sonali Dev
When You Come Home by Carlene Love Flores
Falling in Love with the Intern by Megan Frampton
Acceptance by Leanna Renee Hieber
Resting Easy by K.M. Jackson
Once Upon a Dream by Delilah Marvelle
Falling for my Husband by Jen McLaughlin
For Better or For Worse by Heather McCollum
Working Our Way to a Happily Ever After by Cindy Nord
Crossing by Pond by Mary Rodgers
Thanks to Uisce Beatha (Water of Life) by Kat Simons
Catch Me When I Fall by Sara Jane Stone
Everything Is Perfect by Elisabeth Staab
Speeding Down the Relationship Super Highway by Hope Tarr

Heather McCollum's Bio

Heather McCollum is an award winning, historical paranormal and YA romance writer. She earned her B.A. in Biology, much to her English professor's dismay. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood of 2009 Golden Heart finalists. The ancient magic and lush beauty of Great Britain entrances Ms. McCollum's heart and imagination every time she visits. The country's history and landscape have been a backdrop for her writing ever since her first journey across the pond. When she is not creating vibrant characters & magical adventures on the page, she is roaring her own battle cry in the war against ovarian cancer. Ms. McCollum recently slayed the cancer beast and resides with her very own Highland hero, rescued golden retriever & 3 kids in the wilds of suburbia on the mid-Atlantic coast.