MASTERS OF SEDUCTION

An Anthology

Published by the
Authors of this Anthology at Smashwords, 2011

ISBN 978-0-9877023-5-7

What the Heart Sees, Copyright Marsha Canham, 2011,

A Rough Wooing, Copyright Virginia Henley, 2011,

Heart’s Desire, Copyright Jacquie D’Alessandro, 2011,

And Then There Was You, Copyright Jill Gregory, 2011,

All That Glitters, Copyright Sherri Browning Erwin, 2011,

Happily Ever After, Copyright Julie Ortolon, 2011

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the authors imaginations or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing.

FOREWORD

In 1998, I sold my first book to Dell and felt a little lost. I had no idea what to expect. All the writing networks I’d belonged to up to that point discussed how to get published, not what came after the magical step of getting an offer. Somehow, I ended up hearing about a Dell Authors email group, and I contacted one of them and joined.

It’s possible that I went from knowing nothing to knowing too much, too soon. These authors talked! Not just about production schedules, marketing, or the editorial process, but about editors, about revision difficulties, scheduling problems, tips about good promotion opportunities, and warnings about potentially harmful ones. And, of course, it wasn’t long before business conversations turned to personal exchanges. We all became more than associates, we became close friends.