Maybe this time

9 April 1933

Fern Michaels is the pen name of Mary Ruth Kuczkir, who was born in Hastings, Pennsylvania on April 9, 1933, weighing only four and one-half pounds. Because of her small birth weight, Michaels' father nicknamed her "Dink," for "dinky little thing. Her family and friends still use the nickname. As a child, though, others referred to her as Ruth. Once she entered the business world, she became "Mary." Michaels married, moved to New Jersey, and had five children. When the youngest entered school in 1973, her husband told her to get a job. Because she had no idea how to get a job, Michaels decided to try to write a book. Her husband was not very supportive of her efforts, and consequently the…

1948-07-12

Emilie Richards's many novels feature complex characterizations and in-depth explorations of social issues, a result of her training and experience as a family counselor, which contribute to her fascination with relationships of all kinds. Emilie, a mother of four, lives with her husband in northern Virginia.

July 23, 1944

Sherryl Woods has been a journalist and television editor as well as an author. She has also been the coordinator for a motivational program for the employees of the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Arlington, Virginia. She graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in journalism. Her first book was published in 1982 under a pseudonym. She also used a pseudonym for her second book. In 1986, she left her job and became a full-time writer. She has written romances and mysteries. For fun, she gardens, plays tennis and attends the theater. She divides her time between Colonial Beach, Virginia and Key Biscayne, Florida.