Angel’s Guilty Pleasures

Lizzie Shane

I think what makes second chance romances so special is the idea that when you love deeply, that love never really leaves your heart.  And who doesn’t want a chance to put right what once went wrong?  (A la Quantum Leap).  😉  There’s always that hope that it’s never too late to find romantic redemption. It’s very compelling.

Sharon Sobel

In life and in love, our destinies can hinge on a single word, a misunderstanding, an event, an error in judgement, and we continue down a different path wondering: “What if?”  The possibility of change often remains close to us, a hope of redemption.  In romantic love, the opportunity to return to the fork in the road and follow a different path is a renewal of hope, of passion, and in the belief that happiness is possible where we no longer expected to find it.

Renee Luke

Second chance romance stories are special because it allows a flame to be rebuilt, reuniting characters who had been in love before. It answers the ‘what ifs’ of the relationship. Because the characters have already known each other, it helps move the story forward more quickly, getting right to the core of their hearts.

3-Time RITA-Nominated and Golden Heart-winning contemporary romance author Lizzie Shane was born and raised in Alaska and still lives in the frozen north when she isn’t indulging her travel addiction. After college, she worked in the entertainment industry for about fifteen seconds before deciding she’d rather write about love in the wilds of Hollywood than live it. Now she uses the long winter nights in Alaska to create more happily-ever-afters. Lizzie also writes paranormal romance under the name Vivi Andrews. For more about Lizzie & her books, visit www.lizzieshane.com.

A member of Romance Writers of America for over twenty years, Sharon Sobel is the author of eight historical and two contemporary romance novels, as well as a series of Regency Christmas novellas. She has served as the Secretary of RWA and Chapter Liaison, and has twice been president of the Beau Monde chapter. After earning a PhD in English Language and Literature from Brandeis University, she started her career as a professor of English, and currently works at a Connecticut college, where she co-chaired the Connecticut Writers’ Conference for five years. An eighteenth century New England farmhouse, where Sharon and her husband raised their three children, has provided inspiration for either the period or the setting for all of her books.

Renee Luke has been writing poems and stories since she first learned to write. After getting a box of Harlequins delivered by mistake, her love of romance novels blossomed from an obsession of reading into the desire to write her own stories of the heart. She writes keeping-it-real erotic romances featuring funky (sub) urban characters that get-their-groove-on and give up their hearts. She strives to write stories that both stimulate physically and satisfy emotionally. A believer in happily-ever-afters, she’s definitely found her own, living in Northern California with her children and her own real life her USMC husband.

Angela

I'm an outdoor sun loving reader living near San Fransisco. I’m a mother, wife, animal & book lover. I'm the owner, reviewer & mind behind Angel’s Guilty Pleasures. My favorite animals are horses & dogs. As for reading I love all things paranormal & urban fantasy & my favorite shifters are dragons.