Aurora Ascher
Aurora Ascher is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling fantasy & paranormal romance author. She loves misunderstood monsters, redeemable anti-heroes, and epic happily-ever-afters. A woman of many creative pursuits, Aurora is also a professional musician and visual artist. She currently resides in Montreal with her trusty espresso machine and her endlessly patient husband, whom she sometimes doesn’t see for hours until she emerges from her writing cave like a bear in springtime.
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The author in me is just as grateful for the community here. Whether you loved, liked, or flat-out hated one of my books—I’m just thrilled to see my stories being read; connections being made.
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Jill Myles
JILL MYLES writes as Jessica Clare and Jessica Sims.
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A NOTE ABOUT FRIENDING: I will happily friend you back if you friend me! Goodreads is, after all, about discussing books we both love. I will NEVER self-promote my books to you. And if you self-promote your books to me, no matter how nicely, I'm deleting you off my list. Sorry. Goodreads is about fun, not spam.
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Geneva Lee
Geneva Lee is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of over thirty novels. Her bestselling Royals Saga has sold nearly four million copies worldwide. She's shamelessly addicted to recovering alpha males, headstrong heroines, and drop-your-jaw plot twists. People Magazine calls Geneva's books "convincing with fluid writing that's full of drama." When she isn't writing or reading, you might find her on another adventure with her real-life hero and their three kids.
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Scott Speer
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Katherine Harbour
The author of The Dark Fable, Thorn Jack, Briar Queen, and Nettle King. (The Children of Night and Nothing series) Pretty good Painter and terrible gardener. Loves Faery, the Gothic, Victorian writers, the female surrealists, botany, and myth & folklore. My aunt once dated a Beatle, my father loved to read Mark Twain, and, if I was brave enough, I'd explore all those haunted woods and houses.
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Peter S. Beagle
Peter Soyer Beagle (born April 20, 1939) is an American fantasist and author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays. He is also a talented guitarist and folk singer. He wrote his first novel, A Fine and Private Place , when he was only 19 years old. Today he is best known as the author of The Last Unicorn, which routinely polls as one of the top ten fantasy novels of all time, and at least two of his other books (A Fine and Private Place and I See By My Outfit) are considered modern classics.
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Kathy Kacer
Kathy Kacer was born in Toronto and has lived there all her life (with the exception of three years in New Brunswick). She has a Master’s degree in Psychology and worked for many years with troubled teens and their families. She stopped working full time in 1995 to pursue her dream of becoming a children’s author. That dream came true with the publication of her first book, The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser, in 1999. She has been writing ever since.
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David West Reynolds
Dr. David West Reynolds earned his Ph.D. in archeology at the University of Michigan. A lecturer, veteran of field expeditions on three continents and author of scientific archeological publications, Reynolds has also written X-Wing: A Pocket Manual, Tie Fighter: A Pocket Manual, and various Star Wars articles. He approaches the world of Star Wars like ancient Rome or Egypt, considering it a culture from another time and place to explore. Reynolds lives in Marin County, California.
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Gwen Strauss
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Katherine Garbera
Katherine Garbera is a USA TODAY bestselling author of more than 100 novels, which have been translated into over two dozen languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. She is the mother of two incredibly creative and snarky grown children. Katherine enjoys drinking champagne, reading, walking and traveling with her husband. She lives in Kent, UK, where she is working on her next novel.
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Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth is the New York Times best-selling author of When Among Crows, Arch-Conspirator, Poster Girl, Chosen Ones, the Carve the Mark series, and the Divergent series. She lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband and dog.
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Rebecca Zanetti
New York Times, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti has published more than seventy novels and novellas, which have been translated into several languages, with millions of copies sold world-wide. Her books have received Publisher’s Weekly and Kirkus starred reviews, favorable Washington Post and New York Times Book Reviews, and been included in Amazon best books of the year.
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Katee Robert
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Maria Llovet
Maria Llovet is a comics author and Illustrator from Barcelona.
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As a complete author, she has published numerous graphic novels in Europe and the US, such as Luna, Loud, Heartbeat, Eros/Psyche or Porcelain, among others.
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Navessa Allen
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Ruby Dixon
Ruby Dixon is an author of Science Fiction Romance. She likes fated mates, baby-filled epilogues, and cinnamon roll heroes. She also likes to write biographies of herself in the third person, because it feels more important that way.
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Eva Leigh
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Lana Pecherczyk
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S.T. Gibson
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Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Kathryn has always been a storyteller. Years of scriptwriting for performances on stage and for tourism in Boston led her to writing romantically dark, fantastical tales, which was an obsession of hers that began once seeing The Phantom of the Opera at a young age.
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When she isn’t penning new villainous leads, she works in video game development. There, she has been everything from Creative Director to Chief of Staff, Design Manager, Executive Producer, and Principal Writer for various companies in the industry.
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Laura Winter
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Lizzy Gayle
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Lizzy Gayle loves paranormal so much, she lives it. She is both an author and a psychic. Between mothering her three kids, attempting to understand her rocket scientist husband, and consistently attempting to declutter her home (that she is convinced is a secret portal to a clutter-creating dimension), she does her best to use her creative gifts and share them with you. Lizzy is a people person so if you contact her, it will make her very happy and she will likely answer while possibly including pictures of her bunnies and/or bird. She has also been known to write Young Adult under the name Lisa Gail Green. Anything else you’d like to know about her you may find out by asking because it never hurts to ask. -
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Ciara Blume
Ciara is an award-winning author, designer, and certified naturalist who creates uplifting, humorous, and occasionally magical fiction.
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Living on the picturesque California coast, she draws inspiration from nature and her wild imagination.
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When not immersed in writing, she enjoys trading adorable pet photos - especially when procrastinating on a deadline.
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B.L. Lewis
B. L. Lewis has one foot in a faery portal and one out. She has a soft spot for happy endings, animals, riddles, and monsters.
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Kaylee Archer
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Taylor Hartley
Taylor Hartley graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a minor in Creative Writing. Inspired largely by Tamora Pierce and Madeline L’Engle, they started writing stories when they were nine years old and never looked back.
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When they’re not reading or writing, Taylor can be found watching TV favorites such as Peaky Blinders, Wayne, or Succession, working out their rage on the rowing machine, or drinking coffee while staring into space. They love weekly Sunday night dinners with their father, crisp fall afternoons, and long runs, but only on scenic greenways. An eternal lover of the em dash and the Oxford comma, Taylor lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with their partner -
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Kathy McCullough
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Annie Cardi
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Norah Olson
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Gloria E. Anzaldúa
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When she was eleven, her family relocated to Hargill, Texas. Despite feeling discriminated against as a sixth-generation Tejana and as a female, and despite the death of her father from a car accident when she was fourteen, Anzaldúa still obtained her college education. In 1968, she received a B.A. in English, Art, and Secondary Education from Pan American University, and an M.A. in English and Education from the University of -
Atlas Rose
Dark Romance Author who loves forbidden romance.
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Amanda Casey
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Sagel Urlacher
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Her inspiring approach blends the wisdom of Yogic, Buddhist, and Taoist philosophies to create an accessible and empowering practice rooted in compassion, mindfulness, and self-care.
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Alexia Onyx
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🪦🥀🕯️
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characters that haunt you, romance to die for
Alexia Onyx is a dark romance and horror author who loves exploring the dark side of humanity. In her books, you can expect to find plus-size/fat representation, queer relationships, and mental health themes. Alexia lives in sunny San Diego but mentally, she’s somewhere cold and rainy. She’s a little obsessed with Halloween, her adorably plump cat, and bubbly water, which she truly does need to survive. When she’s not writing, you can find Alexia surrounded by her fall-scented candles while hiding from the world with her latest read, scream-singing along to her favorite songs, or gleefully curating playlists and mood boards for her next book. -
Brian Yansky
I write supernatural horror suspense comedy (a mix of dark humor, quirky, silly humor and satire.), .
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I love many kinds of stories. I especially love off-beat, quirky stories with unusual characters and settings that have a sense of wonder and humor.…Falling in love with stories saved me from a life of crime (I’m only sort of kidding; they did save me from something). A lot of my main characters are adopted. Like them, I was adopted. I seem to write often about identity. I live in Austin, Texas. I have no horses or cowboy hats. I do have a 125 pound sheep dog. I’ve taught college, been a bartender and waiter and am now a full-time writer.
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Beth Ball
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When she’s not writing fantasy fiction, Beth is a tabletop RPG designer creating adventures and campaigns with her husband Jonathan as part of their work at Grove Guardian Press. She’s also working on her first foray into the LitRPG space with an epic story based on their home duet game. As you might imagine, her ttRPG adventures incorporate lots of drui -
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M.C. Frank
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Don't worry, though, she knows we all need a little hope and joy in our lives, so there's a good dose of those as well in everything she writes.
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Taylor Hutton
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Jessica Warman
Jessica Warman is the author of Breathless, which received three starred reviews and was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Where the Truth Lies. The idea for Between came from an incident in her childhood, when a local boy went missing after a party on a yacht (he was eventually found, alive).
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Alaska Angelini
Alaska Angelini is a Best Selling Author of dark, twisted happily-ever-afters. She currently resides in Mississippi, but moves at the drop of a dime. Check back in a few months and she's guaranteed to live somewhere new.
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Obsessive, stalking, mega-alpha hero's/anti-heros are her thing. Throw in some rope, cuffs, and a whip or two, and watch the magic begin.
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Kendra Leigh Castle
Kendra Leigh Castle is the author of numerous paranormal romances, including the MacInnes Werewolves trilogy, the RITA award-nominated Renegade Angel, the Dark Dynasties series, and the Hearts of the Fallen series. 2014 will see the release of her first contemporary romance, For the Longest Time, which will be the first in her Harvest Cove series. Kendra lives in Maryland with her husband, children, two Newfs, and one obnoxious cat.
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Christopher D. Schmitz
Christopher D Schmitz is the author of fiction and nonfiction as well as a regular blogger.
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Following completion of his first fantasy novel in the early 2000s he began working on lots of short fiction in order to refine his craft and went on to publish many pieces from 1,000-15,000 words in a variety of genres and outlets as writing exercises. Putting fiction away for a while, he pursued post-graduate work where he received a new appreciation for nonfiction, wrote Why Your Pastor Left, and then returned to his love for fiction, writing several new books.
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Briar Black
Briar has been a professional copywriter for many years (far more than she cares to admit). She began her career working for large companies and agencies before realising she could do it all for herself. Now, she happily writes for businesses and entrepreneurs she’s passionate about and dreams of the day her fiction becomes popular enough for her to retreat into fictional worlds full-time. Growing up in Cheshire and falling in love with its countryside, small towns, and villages, she’s enjoyed creating a fictional world that reflects her own.
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Amy Zed
Amy lives in BC, Canada with her husband, kids, and a dog who looks like a mop. She reads and writes character-driven science fiction and reviews sci fi romance and space opera books on her blog SCIENCE FICTION WITH HEART.
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A SYMPHONY OF STARLIGHT is Amy's first published work. The novel kicks off a planned series, which will include two more full length books and two novellas. The first novella (Book 1.5 in the series) will be available as a gift to newsletter subscribers.
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The Good Housekeeping Institute was created to provide readers of Good Housekeeping magazine with expert consumer advice and delicious, classic and contemporary east-to-follow recipes. These ideals still hold true today. The institute team are all experienced cooks, home economists and consumer researchers. They test the lastest products in purpose-built, modern kitchens, where every recipe published in the magazine and its range of bestselling cookery books is rigorously tested so that you can cook any Good Housekeeping dish with confidence.
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Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Bethanie Deeney Murguia earned an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts. Bethanie lives with her family and her forty pound lap dog, Thunder, in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has created numerous picture books and is currently working on the WAGNIFICENT early middle grade graphic novel series and a middle grade graphic novel for Candlewick Press.
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Sarah J. Daley
Sarah J. Daley is a former chef who lives and writes in the Chicago Metropolitan area with her husband and teenaged son. She earned a degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Though she still enjoys the heat and chaos of a professional kitchen, she is now writing full-time. She enjoys traveling, creating costumes for comic con, riding the occasional horse, and streaming old sitcoms for background noise.
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Gabriella Buba
Gabriella Buba is a writer and chemical engineer who likes to keep explosive pyrophoric materials safely contained in pressure vessels or between the covers of her books. She writes Filipino epic fantasy for bold, bi, brown women who deserve to see their stories centered.
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Hildan Loong
Swing by my website, https://hildanloong.com/. There, you can read some sample chapters from my books, and maybe even score a million-dollar prize, lol. I've included a ton of pictures in my books, so make sure to grab the latest version!
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Jennifer M. Waldrop
JENNIFER writes stories that explore the human experience — searching for clarity in the chaos, meaning in the unexpected, and connection through the characters we come to love. Her work spans from lush fantasy romance to quirky speculative fiction, all rooted in emotional truth, hidden layers, and a touch of the unexpected. Whether she’s exploring love, death, or the weird magic in between, she’s here for readers who crave stories that surprise, resonate, and stay with you long after the final page.
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When she’s not writing, you might find her whipping together her favorite dark chocolate mousse, lost in the minutia of one of her excel spreadsheets, or power walking a beach in front of her house in the Turks and Caicos. -
Dick Lochte
Dick Lochte, author of the noir thriller Blues in the Night and co-author with The Today Show's Al Roker of the comedy mysteries featuring restaurateur Billy Blessing (The Talk Show Murders), began his career as a novelist with the publication of the award-winning mystery, Sleeping Dog.
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As a journalist, Lochte has written for numerous publications, including the Washington Post, Playboy, TV Guide, Chicago Tribune and Salon. He has been a columnist for the Los Angeles Times for a number of years, most recently as a reviewer of crime fiction. He has also served as a contributing editor and theatre critic for Los Angeles magazine, receiving an Ovation Award from the Los Angeles Theatre Alliance, the only critic so honoured.
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Charlotte Chaos
Author of paranormal romance that trends toward the dark, Charlotte likes tackling hard topics but also the absurd. She has always day dreamed and made up stories in her head, now she just writes them.
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She describes herself as a closet eccentric, fooling people into thinking she is normal until she writes. An old soul with a coffee addiction you can find her curled up with a good book, spending time with her family or off on an adventure.
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Rachel Kramer Bussel
I'm the editor of the Best Women's Erotica of the Year series and over 70 anthologies including The Big Book of Orgasms and Come Again: Sex Toy Erotica. I've also written a wide range of erotica about everything from French fries to fishnets. I write about books, culture, sexuality and relationships, teach erotica writing workshops and consult with erotica authors and sex writers to help them advance their careers. I read a wide range of genres, from erotica to romance to mystery to memoir to graphic novels and anything that strikes my fancy. See my website for my newsletter with book giveaways and writing samples.
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Alex Maister
I have lived in the UK most of my life. I’ve spent most of my life working in marketing and been involved in filmmaking at various stages. I have worked on corporate videos; produced a small animation series in Thailand with my wife; been credited as a producer on two independent German films; and played around with directing in the early 2000s. I started to take scriptwriting seriously when I took the UCLA writing for television course in 2017-18 (online) and have written several spec screenplays since. Over the past few years, I have published two fantasy books. All my creative writing carries a strong theme that involves marginalised characters.
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Sam Baltrusis
Sam Baltrusis, author of "Wicked Salem: Exploring Lingering Lore and Legends," has penned a dozen historical-based ghost books including "Ghost Writers" and "Mass Murders." He has been featured on several national TV shows including Destination America's "Haunted Towns," the Travel Channel's "Haunted USA" on Salem and served as Boston's paranormal expert on the Biography Channel's "Haunted Encounters." In 2019, he was featured on the one-hundredth episode of "A Haunting" that aired on the Travel Channel. Baltrusis is a sought-after lecturer who speaks at dozens of paranormal-related events scattered throughout New England, including an author discussion at the Massachusetts State House and paranormal conventions that he produced called the
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Jadis Moon
Jadis Moon is a musician, literature enthusiast, and author of Death & Divination, the first book of the Balance series. She loves to write romance and fantasy, usually with angst, and always with yearning.
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Growing up in the early 2000s meant that Jadis spent quite a bit of time reading and writing creative fiction on online platforms. This experience gives her a uniquely expressive voice and a precise idea of what she does and doesn’t want in a story. She believes in creating characters that are neither good nor bad–It’s more fun that way.
Jadis has had a lifetime interest in fantasy, absorbing every story she could over the last two decades. She is a sucker for romance and loves stories of self-discovery. Jadis Moon’s readers say she tells -
Lisa Amowitz
Lisa Amowitz is an artist and graphic designer by trade, but writing
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has always been a deep and abiding passion.
Her lastest release is the LOST GARDEN series, with the first book, An Island Strange and Wild, and the prequel, A Promise Bright and Fragile, available now. The second book in the series, A Secret Deep and Savage releases November 12, 2024,
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D. Lieber
D. Lieber is an urban fantasy and sci-fi author with a wanderlust that would make a butterfly envious. When she isn’t planning her next physical adventure, she’s recklessly jumping from one fictional world to another. Her love of reading led her to earn a Bachelor’s in English from Wright State University.
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Beyond her skeptic and slightly pessimistic mind, Lieber wants to believe. She has been many places—from Canada to England, France to Italy, Germany to Russia—believing that a better world comes from putting a face on “other.” She is a romantic idealist at heart, always fighting to keep her feet on the ground and her head in the clouds.
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Robyn Green
Robyn Green was born and raised in Suffolk, England. After falling in love with the theatre at a young age, she spent time performing on stage before moving her focus behind the scenes where she now specializes in costume design and curation. Robyn’s passion for the arts is the main source of inspiration for her writing. The Dramatic Life of Jonah Penrose is her debut novel and her love letter to the theatre.
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M.C. Aquila
M. C. Aquila graduated from Winthrop University with a degree in English. She grew up in Pittsburgh, PA but currently resides in South Carolina. When she is not co-writing the Winter's Blight series, she tutors both native and ESL students in English, giving her a renewed love for the strange wonderfulness of the language. She also enjoys drawing daily, baking recklessly, hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, searching for the best red wine in existence, and reading any story with a villain she loves to hate.
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Layla Nox
Layla Nox is an author of urban fantasy and dark romance from Ohio. She loves to explore worlds filled with magic and morally gray characters, drawing inspiration from her love for all things dark and spooky. When she's not writing, she can be found reading, playing video games, or working on a new craft project. Her debut novel, Marginally Yours, is set to release this year.
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Y. Maria
While I wasn’t born with a pen or book in my hand, it feels as if I’ve loved to write and read since forever. Now that I live in Texas, my favorite place to do either is in front of my fireplace. When I’m not reading or writing, you can find me hiking or exploring small towns with my husband and kids.
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I love anything romance. Seriously, give me all the kissing books. But there’s something magical about diving deep into my imagination where dragons and fae exist. So, I guess you can say I’m in my romantasy era -
Piers Bizony
Piers Bizony is a science journalist and space historian who writes for magazines such as Focus and Wired as well as the Independent. His award-winning book on Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was described as 'full of sparkling enthusiasm' by the New Scientist and 'excellent, in every way worthy of Kubrick's original precision-crafted vision' by the Evening Standard.
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Mary Hallberg
Mary Hallberg grew up watching Are You Afraid of the Dark? on Nickelodeon and reading Goosebumps books under the covers. As soon as she was old enough for a Blockbuster card, she graduated to horror classics like Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Evil Dead. She lives in Mississippi, where she’s always hard at work looking for the most effective way to scare her readers.
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Farahilda Winters
Hi! I'm Farahilda Winters, a paranormal romance author writing from the historic coastal town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
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I've always been drawn to stories of supernatural love—the kind where vampires, witches, and mortals find themselves tangled in forbidden romances. Now, I get to create these magical stories myself, inspired by my town's misty shores and old graveyards.
When I'm not writing about otherworldly love stories, you can find me exploring Dartmouth's hidden corners or dreaming up new magical worlds.
Come join me on this enchanting journey!
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Rebecca Byron
Rebecca Byron lives in Grapevine, Texas. When she’s not writing or planning her next travel adventure, she’s reading—voraciously, obsessively, and with complete disregard for whatever might be on TV.
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As a teen she read hand-me-down paperbacks from romance icons like Janet Dailey, LaVyrle Spencer, and Kathleen Woodiwiss. But after she read Salem’s Lot, vampires took up permanent residence in her heart. These days, she fangirls hard for Diana Gabaldon (she once wrote her a gushy fan letter in the early 2000s and has no regrets), Christopher Buehlman (because if horror could write poetry, it’d be him), and Mary Roach (science, but make it weird and funny). In addition to all things vampiric, Rebecca has a deep love for ghost stories, witch-lore -
J.A. Browne
J. A. Browne is the award-winning children's fantasy author of The Earth Chronicles and former primary teacher who swapped working in schools for visiting schools.
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For 2024, Jane is currently offering 100 Free Author Visits. Both in-person in Yorkshire and virtual visits world wide!
Here's what a few of the schools have said about Jane's visits:
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"Jane is a wonderful storyteller in print and in person."
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Kimberly Quinn
Kimberly is a contemporary romance author, born procrastinator, and lover of morally gray heroes. She enjoys lively conversations, usually with imaginary people, and can often be found daydreaming at work.
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She writes gritty, messy, dangerous romances, featuring beautifully flawed characters, pursuing love at all costs. It's romance with rough edges.
When she’s not busy writing, you can find her with a coffee in hand, dog at her side, and exploring the wilds of her hometown in Ontario, Canada… Or on her couch, getting lost in a good story.
Join Kimberly on her writing adventure!
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Catherine Lloyd
Librarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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Catherine Lloyd is a pseudonym for mystery author, Nadine Doolittle, who wrote three romance novels before switching genres to psychological suspense. She was born in 1960 in Comox, British Columbia, the third daughter of an RCF mechanic and his Scottish wife. A graduate of Vancouver's prestigious Studio 58 Theatre Program, her career path has taken her from acting to casting film and television with Toronto's Alliance Films, to writing for a weekly newspaper and a city daily.
Nadine has two grown children, two stepdaughters, a cat, a dog and a grandson. She lives with her partner Tim in a beautiful house on 22 forested acres nestled in the Gatineau Hill -
J. J. Johnson
J. J. "Joleen" Johnson is an American Indie author who loves writing raw, emotional, and deeply personal stories. Her work often explores healing, resilience, and the quiet strength found in survival.
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She lives in Arizona with her husband, son, and their five beloved dogs. When she's not writing, you can find her curled up with a good book, sipping on Dutch Bros, or spending quality time with her friends and family,
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K.C. Harper
K.C. Harper grew up on Canada's east coast and spends her time plotting to destroy the happiness of her characters. She’s an avid reader, developmental editor, and a full-time human servant to a 4.5 lb teacup Chihuahua.
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Carol Maloney Scott
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Carol Maloney Scott is a frazzled wife, mom, and wiener dog fanatic. She is a lover of donuts, and a hater of mornings. Now that she has unearthed a childhood passion for writing, she can once again be seen carrying around a notebook and staring into space. Her stories are witty, fresh and real, just like life.
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K.V. Wilson
K.V. Wilson is a lover of magic, mythical creatures, and found family. Born in Alberta, she lives in British Columbia, Canada, with her husband and dog.
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A hobbit disguised as a human, she hopes to one day be swept away to a hidden world where dragons and other fantastical creatures dwell. Until that moment, she can be found sitting by the fire with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book. -
Amber Lee
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E.R. Phoenix
E. R. Phoenix is a full-time novelist born and raised in Puerto Rico. She's enthusiastic about the environment, freedom, human rights, and societal justice.
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Dystopian fiction is her favored reading and writing genre. She combines this with romance, particularly when love appears suddenly in a dangerous setting and is impossible to resist. Her tales are filled with action, danger, suspense, steamy romance, and individuals who would stop at nothing to defend their cause.
She's worked as a middle/high school science teacher and as a personal trainer. When she's not writing, she spends most of her time reading and being with her family. She loves dancing, hiking, watching anime, going to the beach, and playing videogames.
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Emily Hodson
Emily Hodson is the author of 4 finished pieces: Pretty Unlikely and Pretty Gutsy of her Pretty Unlikely Trilogy project, written when she was an adolescent. Expected to be completed on the 15 year anniversary of this very early on work.
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Her latest most successful work is the 2018 stand alone novel "The Whimsical Life Of Iris Shuester." A 5-year anniversary special remastered edition will be out soon.
She also published a poem book Completely Splattered with imagery to go along with each poem in 2016.
Currently she is working on finishing, editing, publishing, and co-narrating in her own audiobook with voice actor George Brandenburg, "Medicate Me," available in paperback 2/4/24, PDF, and audiobook the summer of 2024.
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A.J. Braun
With a master’s degree social work, A.J. Braun loves to explore how people make sense of their world, relationships, and themselves. This, in combination with their deep love for the fantasy genre, inspired Braun to start their storytelling journey on the written page. When they’re not writing, you can also find Braun hanging out with their spouse and friends, cuddling their two black cats, participating in local sport leagues, and playing D&D into the wee hours of the night.
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R. Laham
I've done everything under the sun—I have a BA in archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania, a law degree from the University from Houston, and have worked as a graphic artist, romance editor, writer, UX designer, frontend developer... the list actually goes on. Yet through all these endeavors, I've always known my true calling was storytelling. I'm a huge nerd and draw my inspiration from actual history and RPGs, particularly video games (Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Horizon, Dark Souls...). I write "approachable" fantasy that is meant to be an escape from all of our real-world trials and tribulations while subtly (and not-so-subtly) challenging the status quo.
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Lyra Wolf
Lyra Wolf is a Swiss-American author of fantasy and mythic fiction.
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Raised in Indiana, home to a billion corn mazes, she now lives in Central Florida, home to a billion mosquitoes. She enjoys drinking espresso, wandering through old city streets, and being tragically drawn to 18th century rogues.
When Lyra isn’t fulfilling the wishes of her overly demanding Chihuahua, you can find her writing about other worlds and the complicated people who live there.
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Victor S. Deane
Victor is the author of God Struck and Crimson Reign, both available on Amazon. After earning his bachelor’s degree in Corporate Finance from the University of Pittsburgh, he now lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia with his wife, son and their double-doodle enjoying the Eagles and cheesesteaks. When he isn't writing, Victor enjoys watching his favorite shows and movies, reading, playing chess, physical fitness and traveling.
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Tabitha Slick
Tabitha Slick (aka Tabi Slick) is an enchanting fantasy author who masterfully explores paranormal romance, dark fantasy, mysteries, and the magical world of the fae. Her imaginative storytelling and beautifully crafted characters grip readers from the first page. Within the Transitioned Universe, she has penned numerous books, including the exhilarating Tompkin’s School (A Supernatural Academy) series and the eagerly awaited Beast Hunter from the Fae Romance Realm. With a background in linguistics, Tabitha has a passion for language and literature that drives her captivating narratives. When not writing, she enjoys exploring new destinations, cherishing loved ones, and devouring novels and coffee while learning how to sew clothes from scra
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Keira M. Belle
Keira M. Belle is an Author, wife, and working mom. She is a native New Yorker born to Puerto Rican parents. Her Novels center around family love. lust and raw emotions. If you are looking for a story with all the feels then you should enter the world Keira has created!
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Cristina Lollabrigida
Cristina Lollabrigida specializes in cultivating books that are dark and twisty. They are a tantalizing blend of emotion and blazing chemistry that will leave you with feels. Her twists will leave readers thirsting for more.
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Originally from Chicago, Cristina is a country girl at heart. She lived in rural Wisconsin for years and now lives in South Carolina. When she's not writing, she's an avid reader and has created Sims characters from her favorite stories. -
J.K. Harper
J.K. Harper writes paranormal romance. She lives in the gorgeous southwest, which is a great place to let her imagination run wild.
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Mariah Stillbrook
Mariah Stillbrook, originally from Iowa, lives in Colorado with her white German shepherd, husband, and little girl. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She spends most of her days writing, reading, and enjoying the occasional hike. In her late twenties she realized that her writing was missing something, magic. She now focuses her writing on urban fantasy and horror in both adult and young adult genres.
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Author of In the Pines and The Lost Erwain. Hall of Shadows releases November 2024.
Praise for In the Pines:
"Stillbrook penned an utterly mesmerizing tale full of magic spells and rituals, spirits and demons, and witches and their familiars." Readers' Favorite
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Cynthia Ann
Cynthia Ann is a writer of Just Right Romance - not too sweet, not too spicy. Her books are infused with humor, suspense, music and of course, toe-curling love stories. Music is her most reliable muse, kicking off her preferred writing method: Plantsing with a Playlist. From Mozart to Metallica, an inspired soundtrack (available for your listening pleasure on Spotify) keeps the plot, and the romance, dynamic.
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Giulia Reverberi
Giulia Reverberi nasce nelle nebbiose colline parmensi il 17 giugno 1993.
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Conosciuta online come Giulia Bifrost, si occupa di libri, scrittura e cultura nerd. Sul suo canale Youtube, offre ore di approfondimenti, riflessioni e tanto, ma proprio tanto, sarcasmo. Su Instagram posta meme e foto di bassotti.
Scrive storie che ci ricordano che, alla fine, moriremo tutti. Tanto vale riderci su. Nel novembre del 2022 pubblica in self-publishing su Amazon Zombie Friendly: ci si vede all’inferno e a maggio del 2025 il suo racconto Furto con Squarto viene selezionato per l’antologia Acheron Notte Horror 90.
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Jasmine Kuliasha
Jasmine Kuliasha was born in Peru and grew up in Guatemala. She spent her childhood traveling, and books were her most constant companions. Today, her writing is informed by her adventures abroad and her love of happy endings. She writes from Colorado, where she’s living her own Happily Ever After with her children and husband. When she’s not writing, she’s training for her next marathon, or trying to get her personal assistants (two cats) to do anything at all.
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