Johanna Helen Lindsey was an American writer of historical romance novels. All of her books reached the New York Times bestseller list, many reaching No. 1.
Heather Graham Pozzessere is a best-selling American writer, who writes primarily romance novels. She also writes under her maiden name Heather Graham as well as the pen name Shannon Drake. She has written over 150 novels and novellas, has been published in approximately 25 languages, and has had over 75 million copies printed.
Sheila Holland, née Sheila Ann Mary Coates was best known under the pseudonym Charlotte Lamb as a prolific romantic novelist. She signed her novels with her married or maiden names – Sheila Holland, Sheila Coates – and under the pseudonyms Sheila Lancaster, Victoria Wolf and Laura Hardy. She was married to Richard Holland. They had five children, including a set of twins: - Michael Holland, Sarah Holland, Jane Holland, Charlotte Holland and David Holland.
Susan Kyle, née Susan Eloise Spaeth is an American writer who was known as Diana Palmer and has published romantic novels since 1979. She has also written romances as Diana Blayne, Katy Currie, and under her married name Susan Kyle and a science fiction novel as Susan S. Kyle.
Sandra Lynn Brown, née Cox is an American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire.
Marie Ferrarella, née Rydzynski is an American writer of over 272 romance novels as Marie Ferrarella, which have been translated into at least seven languages. She has also written under the names Marie Nicole, Marie Michael, and Marie Charles.
Phoebe Conn is the maiden name and pseudonym of Phoebe Jane Conn, a best-selling American author of over thirty romance novels. She has also published one novel under the pseudonym Cinnamon Burke.
Lori Copeland is an American author of over 95 novels.
Robyn Donald is a prolific New Zealand writer of romance novels since 1977. Her books have print runs of up to 500,000 copies at a time.
Carole Mortimer is a popular British writer of over 150 romance novels since 1978. She was one of Mills & Boon's youngest authors, and now is one of their most popular and prolific authors.
Helen Conrad is a best-selling American writer of over 55 romance novels since 1982. She has also written under the names Jena Hunt and Raye Morgan.
Donna Ball is an American writer of over 90 novels, mainly romance novels since 1982, she also signed her novels as Rebecca Flanders, Donna Carlisle and Donna Boyd. She also signed novels with Shannon Harper as Leigh Bristol and Taylor Brady.
Margaret Major Cleaves is popular writer of over 45 romance novels since 1980 as her real name and under the pseudonym Ann Major.
JoAnn Ross is an American writer of over 100 romance, romantic suspense, and women’s fiction novels since 1983. She has also written novels as JoAnn Robbins and JoAnn Robb.
Ruth Ryan Langan was an American writer of romance novels. She is a New York Times Bestselling author of over one hundred novels, both historical and contemporary under the penname Ruth Langan. She also writes contemporary Western romantic suspense for Grand Central Publishing, as well as some novellas for Jove under the pseudonym R. C. Ryan.
Sheila Frances Walsh was a British writer of romance novels from 1975 to 2001; she also wrote as Sophie Leyton.
Nancy Jean Buckingham Sawyer is a British writer who co-authored over 45 gothic and romance novels in collaboration with her husband, John Sawyer. She became the eighth elected Chairman (1975–1977) of the Romantic Novelists' Association, and is now one of its vice-presidents.
Jean Saunders, née Jean Innes was a British writer of romance novels from 1974 to 2010. She wrote under her married and maiden names, and also under the pseudonyms of Rowena Summers, Sally Blake, and Rachel Moore. She also wrote an erotic novel as Jodi Nicol and also published writing books.
Louise F. Titchener is an American novelist. She wrote under various pseudonyms: Anne Silverlock and Jane Silverwood, with Eileen Buckholtz, Ruth Glick and Carolyn Males as Alyssa Howard, with Ruth Glick as Alexis Hill, Alexis Hill Jordan and Tess Marlowe, with Carolyn Males as Clare Richards and Clare Richmond.
Eileen Buckholtz, née Garber was a United States novelist from 1982 to 1997. She wrote under her married name in collaboration with Ruth Glick, and also in collaboration with her under the pseudonyms of Amanda Lee and Rebecca York until 1997.
