The Authors of HOLIDAY OP
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After working thirteen years as a registered nurse, four of which she felt like "Hot Lips Houlihan" while serving in the United States Air Force, Lori Avocato picked up a book and said, "Hm. I can write one of these." Yeah right! Oh, she wrote several all right--seventeen to be exact--but getting them published proved to be another matter. Throughout the years, she realized it was not an easy task to write a book, much less a short, concise one. However, now as an award-winning author, Lori is multi-published with fifteen books currently sold in which her humor lends itself to her comedic voice. She writes contemporary novels and often uses her military, medical, or a combination of both backgrounds in her plots. Recently Lori has found her niche writing her new series, The Pauline Sokol Mysteries. Her ex-RN character, Pauline Sokol, becomes a medical insurance fraud investigator. There will two Pauline Sokol mysteries out each year until 2007! As an Air Force veteran, Lori belongs to RomVets and The Nathan Hale Chapter of Military Officers Association. As a writer, she belongs to The Author's Guild, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and Romance Writers of America along with several local chapters. Lori lives in the New England area, raising two teenage sons (Heaven help her!), and, of course, continuing to write novels. She'd love to hear from you via email at LAvocato@cox.net
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Elizabeth is a published author, marketing consultant, and the monthly
columnist for RT BOOK Reviews on the topic of comics, manga, and graphic
novels. She has a BS in Business and MS in Communications from
Boston University and has over a decade and a half in the corporate and
private business sectors, though she prefers writing, interviews,
research, and reader events.
AE is a member of the Author's Guild; Romance Writers of America; and a regular presenter at the Romantic Times BOOK LOVERS Convention. Among her published credits are two Simon & Schuster collections, CARAMEL FLAVA & HONEY FLAVA, and the Highland Press sweet collection, RECIPE FOR LOVE; the Spec Ops Military Anthology OPERATION: L.O.V.E. and the soon-to-be released books: FOR YOUR HEART ONLY and HOLIDAY OP. Her graphic novel, PULSE OF POWER, debuts in February 2010 via Dabel Brothers LLC. She enjoys Kenpo, hiking, mountain biking, yoga, Body Rev, painting, and kayaking. Her husband is a retired Navy SEAL, and they are active in the West Coast Navy SEAL community. Her favorite motto is "Passion is the breath of life. Live boldly!" Also, a quote inspired by her grandfather gathers much of her creative advice into one sentence, "Look inside, find the message that is yours to share, and give it to the world."
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Nina is a Romance Novelist with a flair for the erotic paranormal,
contemporary, and romantic suspense. She writes for The Wild Rose Press,
Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Highland Press, and DCL Publishing. When
she’s not at home, she enjoys meeting other authors and readers at her
favorite conferences such as, the Romantic Times Booklover’s
Convention, RWA National, Comic Con, and the Ellora’s Cave Romanticon.
Her EC titles include “Arian’s Angel” which is a murder mystery
about a woman on the run for a murder she thinks she committed. “Curse
of the Gargoyle” and “Eyes of Stone” are the first and second in a
series about seven hot Scottish Lairds who were turned to stone in 1740
Scotland only to be freed in today’s time by the women they were
destined to love. Her tantalizing werewolf tales are published with The
Wild Rose Press. They included “Blue Moon Rising” which is chock
full of werewolves in the swamps of South Carolina. The second of this
‘Moon’ series is “Night Ranger’s Moon” which continues the
saga of the Lykoians with Weylin. Weylin Anthropos is a Lykoian with
anger issues and a demon in his past that haunts his soul. A long and
lethal charcoal gray wolf from an unfamiliar clan interferes and her
presence toys with his mind, body, and soul. Its release date is to be
determined. If you like shape shifting panthers and ancient
settings, visit DCL publishing for “Night Prey” where Rose, a head
strong rare white panther tames her man.
For a sweet Military adventure, check out Highland Press for the “Operation: L.O.V.E. Special Operations Romance Anthology”. Her contribution of “Mission: Devil Dog” highlights the attributes of a hot Marine sniper who meets his equal in another Marine female sniper. Coming soon with Highland Press are “For Your Heart Only” an anthology to which she contributed “Mindwarp” and “Holiday OP: A Special Operations Christmas Romance” to which she contributed “All I want for Christmas is a Marine.” She is a Southerner living in the northern wilds of New Jersey complete with kids, pets, and a mountain man for a husband. Thanks to her family, friends, editors, and readers, her life is going forward in a more adventurous direction everyday.
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| DC made her debut in the Highland Press anthology, OPERATION: L.O.V.E. with her story B&B BIVOUAC and followed that with DECODING LOVE in the second book of the Spec Ops/Intelligence Communities Series FOR YOUR HEART ONLY. THE STOCKING: A PROPOSAL VIA INFLATABLE RAFT marks her third story for Highland Press. She writes the gamut from sweet to sexy but her favorite genres are spicy romantic suspense and sweet and funny military romance. And she is a member of the Heart of Dixie Chapter of the Romance Writers of America. DC was born on Keesler Air Force Base and is the daughter of a lifer Air Force Master Sergeant father and a career Civil Service mother. Over the years she has supported the USO and multiple Veteran's organizations with her time and donations ... and adopts several soldiers each year, keeping the post office in business shipping FRB's to Iraq and Afghanistan APOs. Her cookies and care packages are legendary (or is that infamous?) A former evolution in her life saw her working for Porter Novelli, Omnicom's Public Relations arm, and McKinsey & Company Management Consulting in Los Angeles. She is experienced in the various facets of managing events and enjoys the wonderful world of marketing and promotion. When she's not watching the sun come up over the rim of her laptop, DC enjoys spending time with her rocket scientist husband Charles and their two cat masters, Tiger and Angel. She is an admitted spa addict who is perpetually in search of the perfect massage, rich dark chocolate truffles and most importantly, the ideal cup of gourmet coffee. She enjoys Fencing Epee with the Huntsville Fencing Club, riding her 800cc Vulcan Classic Softtail motorcycle, horseback riding, shooting, camping, cooking, painting, entertaining friends and family, and all forms of dancing and is working on her scuba certification.
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Lia DeAngelo makes her author debut in the Highland Press anthology, Holiday Op. She began her love affair with writing fiction when she set pen to paper writing LADY PATRIOT, a historical romance set in eighteenth century America, which was awarded second place in the historical category of NEORWA’s 2004 Romancing The Novel Contest, third in the SVRWA’s 2004 GOTCHA contest, and third in the NTRWA’s 2005 Great Expectations contest. She then turned to contemporary romance and finished FOR LOVE OR RAVIOLI, which was a 2009 Golden Heart® Finalist in the contemporary series category, won first place in RWASD’s Spring into Romance contest, and took first in the 2007 RWI’s Where the Magic Begins Contest Ms. DeAngelo also owns and manages L.D. Writing and Consulting, providing business development, resume writing, and commercial writing services to small business and individual clients. She spent nine years as a Wall Street professional, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics from the University of Richmond, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW). She lives in Cave Creek, Arizona with her best friend and companion, Lucy the dog.
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