Hey y’all! So, this is DAY 4 of the BOOK AUTHOR CHALLENGE hosted by the sweethearts over at Beware of the Reader and Collectors Of Book Boyfriend. Go check out their fantastic sites!

Today’s prompt is CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS!! This is probably my most fave genre and my go to when I’m looking for something comforting. It’s also probably one of the most popular subgenres which means there’s a TON of awesome authors to choose from. But, I’ll be good and again limit myself to FOUR!

MELISSA FOSTER

“Melissa writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance, new adult romance and women’s fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Readers adore Melissa’s fun, flirty, and sinfully sexy, award-winning big-family romance collection, LOVE IN BLOOM featuring the Snow Sisters, Bradens, Remingtons, Ryders, Seaside Summer, Harborside Nights, Wild Boys and Bad Boys After Dark, and the Montgomerys. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented– perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about loyal, wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines with complex and relatable issues.

Melissa also writes sweet and clean romance under the pen name Addison Cole.”

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2FfxDv2

Tru Blue (Sexy standalone romance)

Truly, Madly, Whiskey

Driving Whiskey Wild (A Sexy Standalone Romance): Bullet Whiskey

CARRIE ANN RYAN

“Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary and paranormal romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Talon Pack, and Gallagher Brothers series, which have sold over 2.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over fifty novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not writing about bearded tattooed men or alpha wolves that need to find their mates, she’s reading as much as she can and exploring the world of baking and gourmet cooking.”

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2FfR6YH

Montgomery Ink (8 Book Series)

KATY REGNERY

“New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katy Regnery started her writing career by enrolling in a short story class in January 2012. One year later, she signed her first contract, and Katy’s first novel was published in September 2013.

Thirty-five books later, Katy claims authorship of the multititled New York Times and USA Today bestselling Blueberry Lane Series, which follows the English, Winslow, Rousseau, Story, and Ambler families of Philadelphia; the six-book, bestselling ~a modern fairytale~ series; and several other stand-alone novels and novellas, including the critically-acclaimed, USA Today bestselling contemporary romance, Unloved, a love story.”

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2FgVbMo

Unloved, a love story

The Bohemian and the Businessman: The Story Sisters #1 (The Blueberry Lane Series)

The Director and Don Juan: The Story Sisters #2 (The Blueberry Lane Series)

HELENA HUNTING

“NYT and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.”

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2FkOyM1