Stroke of Midnight

New York Times bestselling author SHERRILYN KENYON is the award-winning author of the Dark-Hunter Series. Please visit her Web sites at www.sherrilynkenyon.com or www.dark-hunter.com

LORI HANDELAND is the recipient of many industry awards, including the PRISM for Dark Paranormal romance. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, and a yellow lab named Elwood. She can be reached through her Web site at www.lorihandeland.com

L. A. BANKS received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her Master's of Fine Arts in Film and Media Arts from Temple University of Philadelphia. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and children. She is currently working on her next Vampire Huntress novel. You can visit her at www.vampirehuntress .com

MADELINE BAKER (A.K.A. Amanda Ashley) is one of those rare birds—a California native. She's lived in Southern California her whole life and loves it. She married her high school sweetheart, and they have three sons. Writing as Madeline Baker and Amanda Ashley, she has published 40 books and 8 short stories.