MARA AUTHORS
CARLA CASSIDY
Published Author
Carla Cassidy is a NYTs bestselling author who has written more than 125 novels for Harlequin Books. She is listed on the Romance Writer's of America Honor Roll and has won numerous awards. Carla believes the only thing better than curling up with a good book to read is sitting down at the computer with a good story to write.
VAL FASSNIGHT
Self-published Author
A self-confessed geek, Val Fassnight has written fan fiction since high school in the 1980s in Star Trek fanzines. Jumping to the internet solidified her as an author in various fandoms including Star Trek, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe, various anime, and DC Comics. She used this experience to jump to writing original works of romance and mystery.
DARLENE DELUCA
Published Author
Darlene Deluca writes contemporary romance and women’s fiction about people and their relationships – what brings them together or keeps them apart. Her books include a little bit of friendship, family, and romance. She currently has nine published novels. Reading has been Darlene’s favorite pastime since childhood. With a degree in Journalism, she started her career as a newspaper reporter. She writes day or night, whenever the words/mood/deadlines strike, and almost always has a cup of tea and a bit of dark chocolate nearby.
MICHELLE GREY
Self-published Author
Michelle Grey’s love affair with romance began the summer before high school when she discovered her mom’s Harlequin collection. The feeling of joy from experiencing those happily-ever-afters has stayed with her ever since.Now she writes stories about strong women with strong passions, sexy swoon-worthy heroes, and the twists of fate that bring them together and try to tear them apart. She hopes to ignite the same spark of joy for her readers that caught fire in her that long ago summer.When she’s not writing, reading, or voicing a novel, Michelle spends most of her time hanging out with her favorite humans. With marriages and babies and puppies, the boisterous group seems to grow every year, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.Michelle loves to hear from her readers so drop her a note on Facebook or Instagram, or on her website
www.authormichellegrey.com
M.A. MONNIN
Published Author
M. A. Monnin is the author of the Intrepid Traveler Mystery series, including Agatha Best First Novel nominee DEATH IN THE AEGEAN. Look for her third book, DEATH IN ST. GEORGE’S, in May 2024. Her short stories have appeared in Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly and numerous anthologies, including the Anthony Award-winning MD14: Mystery Most Edible.
Like her heroine Stefanie Adams, Mary loves the adventure of foreign travel. If there’s the chance to check out an archaeological site, so much the better for this avocational archaeologist and Air Force veteran. A member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, Mid America Romance Authors and the Kansas City Archaeological Society, she lives in Kansas City, MO.
JULES PARKER
Published Author
Jules Parker is a longtime lover of action movies, fast cars, and good books. She picked up her first romance novel at the age of 12 and has been crafting sensual, white-knuckle love stories ever since. Having published 10 romantic suspense novels under the pen name J.A. Dennam, she took a short break to focus on health and family, and is returning with a fresh set of ways to deliciously torture her characters. Her favorite thing is to immerse herself within the creative confines of her she-shack, though she is also known to ride motorcycles and cuddle chickens.
CORDELIA KENT
Self-published Author
Cordelia Kent has been writing kissing stories since she discovered boys in middle school. Raised in Los Angeles by wolves (and books), she’s now spending her happily-ever-after making worlds out of words and avoiding the dishes from a storybook Tudor in Kansas City, MO with her devoted husband, two adorable children, and a backyard full of bunnies.
You can find her work at: www.cordeliakent.com
LYN LANDAU
Published Author
Lyn Landau is a writer from KC who writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense. Developing a love for mysteries and the unknown at a young age, she devoured books, reading through both the school and public library. Before long, Lyn began writing and started creative writing groups at both the local high school and college.
LynLandau.com
CJ MCCAY
Under Contract Author
CJ McCay writes steamy and LOL funny contemporary romance novels. The Bent Creek Series are her first books and will come out in the spring of 2026! CJ was born and raised in western Kansas where her imagination was as wild and free as theprairie she grew up on. She loved reading from an early age and enjoyed making up stories, though these were often told in an effort to get out of trouble. But fiction is fiction, right? She began writing her own stories in junior high, which she excelled at. She just didn’t excel at finishing them. Now she writes full time and can’t wait to share her love stories with the world.
When she isn’t writing, editing, and doing other authorish things, she enjoys making her husband and two adult children guess what she’ll get up to next. Ha! She doesn’t even know what she’s going to do next! She also enjoys playing the piano and eating chocolate. Sometimes at the same time and sometimes with a Dt. Pepsi.
CJ loves to interact with readers and fellow romance writers. You can go to www.cjmccay.com to follow her on Instagram and Facebook, or to drop her a line in the contact form.
DELANEY BLAKE
Pre-published Author
Delaney started reading historical romances when she was a teenager. When other kids were enjoying fun in the summer sun, she was at the library inhaling four books a week. When she landed a copywriting job at an ad agency, she began making a living writing, which turned into a 35-year career. Now retired, Delaney loves writing stories about the power of love. She’s working on her first action/romance novel, a thriller with a steamy love triangle. You can find her at https://www.authordelaneyblake.com/
PARKER HUM
Pre-Published Author
Parker Hum is a lover of magic, myth, monsters, and mayhem and usually has them in her fantasy-based projects, which span from across our world to the ones beyond. Midwest born and raised, she can often be found in a pile of books, or at her laptop typing away at another manuscript.