Community Roundtable: Romance

USA Today bestselling author Serena Bell writes romantic comedies with small towns, big hearts, hot nights, and all the feels. Serena’s 20-plus books have earned many honors, including a Romance Writers of America finalist spot, a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, Apple Books Best Book of the Month, and Amazon Best Book of the Year for Romance. When not writing, Serena loves to spend time with her college-sweetheart husband, two book-loving kiddos, sewing machine, and stash of dark chocolate.

Julie is the author of the beloved "Love Songs and Ferry Tales" and "Cozy Cabins and Ferry Tales" books in the Greensea Island Adventure series. She loves writing tales filled with local lore, big families, lots of heart, and plenty of laughs. Julie lives on Bainbridge Island with her husband and four amazing kids. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a graduate degree from DePaul University. When she’s not busy with her family or writing books, you’ll find her trying to master the reformer in the Pilates studio, volunteering at the high school, or watching reality TV … of any sort!

T. M. Smith is the award-winning author of steamy paranormal/fantasy romances. The five-novel Blood Coven series is complete, and the Blood Coven World novella spin-offs are at six with two in the chute awaiting publication. Currently, she is furiously writing to complete a new, exciting series. After retiring from her career as an educator, she settled in to write something more creative than lesson plans on split infinitives and inner-school memos on noise in the hallway. She’s now living in the Pacific Northwest with vampires, demons, mages, and other magical beings who keep her awake at night with their tales of love and adventure. You can find out more at https://www.tmsmith.net