Hot Toddy Sizzlers — Cynthia Wicklund

Please join us in another edition of novel excerpts, recipes, and personal tidbits for our holiday-themed Sizzlers Edition, Hot Toddy Sizzlers. We'd like to introduce ourselves, starting with new contributor Janelle Taylor. Yes, that Janelle Taylor!

Janelle Taylor has over 60 million copies of her books in print worldwide and has sold in more than 50 languages. She is available in English and most foreign languages, Braille, audio, and all electronic formats. She has been on the New York bestsellers list 9 times. Janelle's 50th book was published by Kensington/Zebra in July, 2010. She has 50 original full length books, 4 novellas, three 3-book collections, and contributions to other authors' books as well.

Elaine Raco Chase believes love and laughter make perfect bed-fellows. She writes sexy romantic comedies and 'sarcastic' mysteries which have now been expanded and updated for ebooks. Elaine has published sixteen bestselling print novels in romance and mystery genre as well as the Agatha Christie Award nominated-non-fiction book, Writing the Amateur Detective Novel.

Joan Reeves writes funny, sexy romances -- the kind of book that leaves you with a smile on your face. Joan is multi-published in print and is also a bestselling ebook author. In her freelance writing, she's published all over the Net under her own name, various pseudonyms, and as a ghost.

Cynthia Wicklund loves to write. She cut her teeth on Historical romance and has recently ventured into the realm of the Paranormal. Her favorite books are emotional and character driven. Watch for her new Historical romance series Knights of Heaven, coming in early 2012.