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Author of two poetry collections, Michele’s poetry and reviews can be found in hundreds of literary journals such as JAMA, New Ohio Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Atlanta Review, Parabola, Bellevue Literary Review, and others. She holds an MFA in poetry from Pacific University and has received fellowships from Centrum, Hedgebrook, Mineral School, Edith Wharton Residency, Tyrone Guthrie Centre and a grant from Humanities Washington. Michele is the founder of Fishplate Poetry, which offers workshops, editing and retreats while raising funds for humanitarian relief.

Wiggs's books are frequently named finalists for the RITA Award, the highest honor given in the genre. She received the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Romance of the year in 1993 for Lord of the Night. She won a second RITA in 2000 when The Charm School was named "Favorite Book of the Year." She has also won the RITA in 2001 for Best Short Historical for The Mistress and in 2006 for Lakeside Cottage. She has also been the recipient of the Holt Medallion, the Colorado Award of Excellence, and the Peninsula Romance Writers of America Blue Boa Award. Romantic Times has twice named her a Career Achievement Award winner.

Jennifer Bardsley believes in friendship, true love, and the everlasting power of books. A graduate of Stanford University, she lives in Edmonds, Washington, with her husband and two children. Bardsley’s column I Brake for Moms has appeared in the Everett Herald every week since 2012. She also writes young adult paranormal romance under the pen name Louise Cypress. When Bardsley is not writing books or camping with her Girl Scout troop, you can find her walking from her house to the beach every chance she gets.