Sheri Humphreys ~ Sheri writes historical romance. Courageous Heart is her first completed novel and has finaled in the 2008 Linda Howard Award of Excellence and the 2009 GOTCHA! from the Silicon Valley RWA. More are on the horizon for Sheri while she seeks a publisher. Learn more about Sheri at her stunningly gorgeous website - Sheri Humphreys	Kris Lynn ~ Kris Lynn is a late-bloomer, deciding only two years ago to be a writer in the midst of a full academic career, where writing lectures, grants and reports were everyday tasks but poor preparation for writing good fiction. So she has been hard at work learning the writer’s craft and getting to know other writers in the valley, which is a wonderful way to learn! Presently, Kris is writing a romantic suspense and a memoir of her youth on a gold mine in the high desert of Arizona. She lives in Clovis with her husband, four dogs, 6 goats and one spoiled horse.
Christina Gulke~ Christina Gulke originally hails from California’s chilly central coast and now resides in the central valley where she stays busy as a mom of two young children and a full-time teacher.  At the age of fifteen, Christina read Julie Garwood’s The Bride and was catapulted into the genre of romance where she enthusiastically remains.  Christina is trying her hand at writing paranormal romance steeped in seduction and combat.  Vampires and elves are the key players in the immortal world she’s created, with a line-up of formidable foes from all walks of darkness.  She is the proud recipient of the Yosemite Romance Writer’s 2011 Smooch Award. Christina is not yet published but eternally optimistic.	Sarah Simas ~ Regency with a hint of intrigue and suspense is Sarah's forte. Her first novel, In Pursuit of Love, has received several honorable mentions in contests, including finaling in Jennifer Haymore's "New Beginnings" contest, and it isn't even finished yet! Sarah can be found on her website - The Lovestruck Novice. Always with humor and wit, Sarah shares her blog with published author interviews.
Elsa Bayly~ I was raised on the prairies of Oklahoma and Kansas.  It was a sometimes lonely place to grow up but a great place to learn to love to read.  Books have always remained my best friends.  I now live in the Central Valley of California with my husband and near my daughters and grandchildren. I write contemporary romance and hope to finish my current WIP next year sometime.	JoAnne Lucas ~ JoAnne lives in Clovis where she writes humorous mystery short stories. Several of her stories have been printed in magazines and anthologies. She is a founding member of Fresno's branch of Sisters in Crime and is a member of Mystery Writers of America. JoAnne writes as Jay Lucas.
Carrie Spencer ~ Born and raised in Iowa, and a farm girl at heart, Carrie is one of our long-distance members. Carrie writes romantic comedy with a little sass! She has one manuscript finished and is slaving away on another while also finding time to write on her blog: Smart Ass Romance. In her spare time, Carrie works full-time managing a restaurant, designing jewelry and websites, folding never-ending piles of laundry, and trying to train her seven cats to shed outside.	Judith Gallardo ~ Proud to be a “California Girl,” Judith was born in L.A. and raised in Fresno, where she earned a B.S. in Accounting. Concentrating on fiction since 2002, she has won several short story contests with her mysteries. She has written many short stories as well as a column for the San Joaquin Chapter of Sisters in Crime, but novels are her passion. While seeking an agent for her romantic suspense, Crafting the Perfect Man,  and her first Marshal's Star mystery, Deadly Harvest, she continues to write from her home near Yosemite National Park where she works on her series. Visit her at www.judithagallardo.com
Donna O'Brien ~ "Mystery, Suspense, Intrigue, Romance..... Get ready to be chilled and thrilled, then embrace the heat!" This quote from Donna's website says it all! Busily writing the Donovan Trilogy AND her single title, Over My Dead Body, Donna is a novelist on the rise.	Di Ann Tarhalla~ Writing under the pen name Norella Raines, Di Ann writes of heroines with courage and grace and hero’s who fall in love with a lusty soul, some to love and others to hate but always desiring to visit them and the places they live. Raised in Texas and now living in California, Di Ann began writing as a result of discovering love stories and verses written by her mother about the soldiers she met during WWII. With encouragement from her husband, Di Ann is polishing her long ago manuscript and pursuing a career in writing. Visit her website: Norella Raines
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