Gwyneth Bolton was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. She currently lives in Syracuse, New York with her husband Cedric. When she was 12-years-old, she became an avid reader of romance by sneaking her mother's stash of Harlequin and Silhouette novels. In the 90s, she was introduced to African American and multicultural romance novels and her life hasn't been the same since. While she had always been a reader of romance, she didn't feel inspired to write them until the genre opened up to include other voices. And even then, it took finishing graduate school, several non-fiction publications, and a six-week course at the Loft Literary Center titled Writing the Romance Novel; before she gathered the courage to start writing her first romance novel. She has a BA and an MA in English/Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in English/Composition and Rhetoric. She teaches classes in writing and women's studies at the college level. She has won several awards for her romance novels, including five Emma Awards and the Romance In Color Reviewer's Choice award for new author of the year. When she is not teaching or working on her own African American romance novels, she is curled up with a cup of herbal tea, a warm quilt, and a good book.

Present...
Genesis Press



Sweet Sensation

When a former DJ turned Hip-Hop super producer reunites with . . .

Fredrick "Flex" Towns III found out that the former love of his life has been keeping a 12-year-old secret from him and he tracks her down to find out the reasons for her deception. The only thing is, he didn't expect old feelings to resurface once he got there. Telling himself that he only wants to marry his ex so that he can protect her and do the right thing by his daughter is the easy part. Making himself believe it in the face of his growing feelings turns out to be a little bit more difficult. Can he get over his feelings of betrayal and learn to trust again?

A former female rapper turned spoken-word artist . . .

The last thing Deidre "Sweet Dee" James wants to do is confront the past she has been hiding from. Then, she didn't expect the past to be wrapped in sexy-dark-chocolate and demanding that she do the right thing and become his wife. Just when she thinks she can deal with a fine and irresistible ex who is heavily immersed in the hip-hop lifestyle she no longer wants a part of and a daughter who wants to be the next child rap star, the violence from their past makes its way back into their life. Will she be able to keep herself from running away again and stick around to work things out with the man she now knows is the love of her life?

Love and romance get a Hip-Hop remix and sparks fly!

Past...
Genesis Press



I’m Gonna Make You Love Me

Make You Do Right…

Alicia Taylor is a smart and attractive college senior who believes that willful and determined are more than just personality descriptions; they are a way of life. She has goals for her life that do not include giving in to her intense feelings for her childhood nemesis, Darren Whitman. Determined to protect her heart from the player no matter how reformed he claims to be, she sets out to prove that he is not as interested as he claims and ends up proving that she is not as over him as she believed.

Make You Do Wrong…

Darren Whitman has a problem. The rich businessman's father has concocted a plan for an arranged marriage between Darren and his childhood horror, Alicia. But the little girl with braces and pigtails has grown into a beautiful woman that Darren decides he wants very much. But what is he willing to do to get her?

Gonna Get You!

Her resistance intrigues him as much as his persistence woos her. And, when their attraction leaves them with more than themselves to consider, they find that while true love cannot be forced or arranged when it's right nothing can stop it.

Harlequin Kimani Press



If Only You Knew

Sex, lies and secrets…

As handsome as he is demanding, Carlton Harrington III makes his new employee, Latonya Stevens, work long, hard hours to hide his growing attraction for her. But after late nights at the office lead to searing seduction and a whirlwind marriage, the couple couldn't be happier.

Their wedded bliss takes a sudden turn for the worse when Carlton's jealousy gets the best of him. Once he drives Latonya away, Carlton realizes his mistrust may have cost him his soul mate. But then he learns she has a secret that could put their reconciliation on hold forever….

Parker Publishing



Cuffed by Candlelight: An Erotic Romance Anthology

What do a farmer in the past and a correction and police officer in the present have in common? A desire that won’t abide by the rules of engagement. Cuffed by Candlelight is three erotic tales of women bound to uphold the law and obey the rules. But when desire and the rules clash, love and passion ignite with some handcuffs and a little candlelight.

Divine Destiny

Destined…

What happens when the only man for you just happens to be a member of the ruling family that you grew up despising? And what happens when the more he kisses you, makes love to you, and uses erotic "lessons" to tame you, he makes you want him more and more? For Kara Millan, these are just a few of the pressing questions causing drama in her life. She also has to figure out a way to bring freedom to the people she has given her life to protect even if it means betraying the man she has grown to desire and love.

Sacred…

When you have spent the past ten years of your life avenging the death of the girl who was destined to be the other half of your soul, it's a little hard to just stop, even when you realize that your other half is very much alive and well. And finding out that your woman is a member of the rebel resistance you have sworn to demolish, is difficult, especially for a highly alpha male forged in battle. For Darwu the Warrior Prince, these aren't even half of his worries. The most pressing thing on his mind is finding a way to tame his lovely mate before his love and the feelings he has for her tames him.

Mate…

Together Kara and Darwu find a meeting of the mind, body, and soul that ensures not only their own destinies, but the future of their people as well.

Future...
Harlequin Kimani Press



Protect and Serve
July 2008

Hightower Honors:
Four brothers on a mission to protect, serve and love…

THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

Police detective Jason Hightower is flooded with memories when Penny Keys comes home to New Jersey. After fifteen years, he still wants to understand why she loved, lied to and left him. And he needs to know before she disappears from his life again....

Penny came home for family reasons, not to face her difficult past... or the man she still loves. But Jason is determined to have answers, answers that it breaks her heart to give. And it seems that nothing will keep Jason from the truth this time. Or, hold him back from what he wants to protect and serve the most... their chance for a future together.

Make It Hot
September 2008

WHERE THERE'S SMOKE...

After a career-threatening injury, brooding firefighter Joel Hightower's only hope of regaining his cherished livelihood is a sassy spitfire named Samantha Dash. As the by-the-book physical therapist helps Joel get ever closer to achieving his professional goals, Samantha also ignites a sensual spark in him that he finds impossible to ignore!

THERE'S FIRE

Samantha is totally unprepared for the sizzling attraction that intensifies each time she is near "Tall, Dark and Surly" Hightower. As she helps Joel get better, their relationship goes way beyond patient and therapist. It flares into full blown passion. But when it threatens to end her career, Samantha must decide if a future as the partner of a risk-taking hero is really worth fighting for?

The Law of Desire
December 2008

GUILTY PLEASURES

Decorated police detective Lawrence Hightower's instincts click into high gear when a beautiful but suspicious stranger appears in his stakeout zone. Soon he realizes Minerva Jones is in danger and needs protection. He can't trust her. But he can't get this tough, feisty, stubborn siren out of his head.

Desperate to keep a low profile, the last thing Minerva needs is a sexy cop getting too close for comfort. Not that she's guilty of anything, except her own intense attraction to the too fine detective. But she's got a few secrets, and trouble is closing in. Dare she surrender to the promise this sensual hero holds in his strong, protective embrace?