title: Creating Romantic Characters: Bringing Life To Your Romance Novel
author:  Leigh Michaels 
description: Leigh Michaels is the author of more than 80 books, including ON WRITING ROMANCE. Her romance novels have been published by Harlequin Books in 120 countries and 25 languages, with 30 million copies in print. A six-time finalist in the Romance Writers of America RITA contest for best traditional romance, she also teaches romance writing at Gotham Writers Workshop.
zlib_text: Praise for the authors of _Enthralled_
  
  LORA LEIGH
  
  “Lora Leigh delivers on all counts.”
  
  — _Romance Reviews Today_
  
  “Erotic, fast-paced, funny, and hard-hitting.”
  
  — _Fresh Fiction_
  
  “The incredible Leigh pushes the traditional envelope.”
  
  — _RT Book Reviews_
  
  ALYSSA DAY
  
  “Alyssa Day creates an amazing and astonishing world.”
  
  —Christine Feehan, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author
  
  “Hot, fast-paced action.”
  
  — _San Francisco Book Review_
  
  “An epic thrill ride.”
  
  — _Romance Reviews Today_
  
  MELJEAN BROOK
  
  “Meljean Brook has brilliantly defined the new genre of steampunk romance. I
  loved it!”
  
  —Jayne Ann Krentz, _New York Times_ bestselling author
  
  “Smart, sexy, breathtaking, and downright addicting.”
  
  —Ilona Andrews, _New York Times_ bestselling author
  
  “Masterful storytelling.”
  
  — _Booklist_
  
  LUCY MONROE
  
  “Lucy Monroe is one of my favorite indulgences.”
  
  —Christine Feehan, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author
  
  “Enthralling from beginning to end.”
  
  — _Publishers Weekly_
  
  “[A] sexy,