If you're looking for a new, good author to read while you wait for Rebecca's first book to be published, look no further. Here are some of the best in fantasy and romance.

Fantasy Authors

Douglas Adams
Alex Archer
Kelly Armstrong
Robert Asprin
Anne Bishop
Caitlin Brennan
Patricia Briggs
Kristen Britain
Terry Brooks
Jim Butcher
Rachel Caine
Jacqueline Carey
P.C. Cast
Karen Chance 
David Eddings
Raymond E. Feist
William Goldman
Terry Goodkind
Laurell K. Hamilton
Charlaine Harris
Kim Harrison
Colby Hodge
Robert Jordan
Guy Gavriel Kay
Mercedes Lackey
Anne McCaffery
Patricia A. McKillip
Robin McKinley
Karen Marie Moning
Chistopher Paolini
Vicki Petterson
Terry Pratchet
Irene Radford
Melanie Rawn
J.K. Rowling
Elizabeth Scarborough
Maria Snyder
Jeannie C. Stein
Sheri S. Tepper
J.R.R. Tolkien
Carrie Vaughn
Lawrence Watt-Evans
Tad Williams

Paranormal/Contemporary/Historical Romance Authors

Amanda Quick
Cherry Adair
Christine Feehan
Diana Gabaldon
Elizabeth Lowell
Janet Evanovich
Jayne Ann Krentz
Jayne Castle
Johanna Lindsey
Jude Deveraux
Julie Garwood
Karen Marie Moning
Katie MacAlister
Lora Leigh
P.C. Cast
Robin D. Owens
Sandra Brown
Suzanne Enoch
Therisa Medeiros
Toni Andrews
Vicki Lewis Thompson  

Writing Reference Books

Janet Burroway Writing Fiction
Michael Hauge Writing Screenplays That Sell
Nancy Kress Dynamic Characters
Elizabeth Lyon The Sell Your Novel Tool Kit and A Writer's Guide to Fiction
Robert McKee Story
Christopher Vogler The Writer's Journey, 2nd Edition