Biography

Zachary first began writing as a child, creating picture books with simple dialogue for her younger brother. In the late 1980s she began writing her first novel, a medieval historical romance

Historical romance

Historical romance is a subgenre of two literary genres, the romance novel and the historical novel.-Definition:Historical romance is set before World War II...

, but did not finish the novel because of the research it necessitated. In 1998, she formed an online publishing company. At a Romance Writers of America

Romance Writers of America

Romance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...

 conference in 2000, she was inspired by a story told by fellow author Kelsey Roberts about finding a single red shoe under the bed of her hotel room. She wrote a manuscript, Red Shoes And a Diary, which did not sell well through her online company. She rewrote the story and submitted it to Harlequin

Harlequin Enterprises Ltd

Harlequin Enterprises Limited is a Toronto, Ontario-based company that is a publisher of series romance and women's fiction. Owned by the Torstar Corporation, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada, the company publishes approximately 120 new titles each month in 29 different languages in 107...

 Temptation, which rejected the story. Zachary entered two of the love scenes from her novel into Harlequin's Summer Blaze writing contest. She won the contest, a chance to have an editor read her full manuscript. The editor purchased the novel, which was published in April 2003.

Zachary says that she writes "romance fiction [because it] is stories about friendship and intimacy, love and respect, commitment, and responsibility."

Novels

• Red Shoes and a Diary (2003)
• Yours in Black Lace (2004)
• 9½ Days (2004)
• Afternoon Delight (2006)
• Another Side of Midnight (2007)

Omnibus

• Witchy Business: Under His Spell / Disenchanted? / Spirit Dance (2007) (with Julie Elizabeth Leto
  Julie Elizabeth Leto
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  , Rhonda Nelson)

External links

• Official website