Faith Gardner
Faith Gardner is the author of adult suspense and YA novels. She lives in the Bay Area with her family.
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Vennie Kocsis
Author. Writer. Poet. Artist.
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Paranormal fangirl with a caffeine addiction and a soft spot for misfit cats. Probably hiding in the trees, whispering to the moss while plotting my next book.
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Bryn Greenwood
BRYN GREENWOOD is the NYT bestselling author of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things and The Reckless Oath We Made. Her fifth novel is out now: NOBODY KNOWS YOU'RE HERE. She lives in northeast Kansas.
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Michael Layne
Michael Layne lives in Ashburn, VA where he writes psychological and other thrillers. He also writes under M.W. Layne
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Kathleen Glasgow
Kathleen Glasgow is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of Girl in Pieces, The Glass Girl, You'd Be Home Now, How to Make Friends With the Dark, and The Agathas series (with Liz Lawson). Visit her on TikTok (@kathleenglasgow), Instagram (misskathleenglasgow) or her website (www.kathleenglasgowbooks.com).
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John Marrs
John Marrs is the author of #1 bestsellers including The One, The Good Samaritan, When You Disappeared, The Family Experiment, The Marriage Act, The Passengers, What Lies Between Us, Keep It In The Family and The Stranger In Her House. His next book, You Killed Me First, is out in March 2025.
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What Lies won the International Thriller Writers' Best Paperback of 2021 award.
The One is a million-copy seller and has been translated into 35 different languages. It was also a Number One Netflix series.
After working as a journalist for 25-years interviewing celebrities from the world of television, film and music for national newspapers and magazines, he is now a full-time writer.
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Sara Ennis
Time for an updated 'bio.'!
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Things about me:
⢠I lived in 19 houses before I was 20 years old, and my family was not in the military.
⢠I started an animal/human welfare nonprofit that continues to operate and keep families together.
⢠For 8 years I owned a buy one, give one pet food brand that supported rescues & shelters across the country.
⢠Unsurprisingly, I have a thing for âspecialâ animals like my dog Chance, who was paralyzed in the back end, and my canine child Charlie, who was born blind. No animals will ever be hurt or killed in my books. (People are totally fair game.)
⢠Even though Iâm not a tech bro, I lived in my warehouse for a year (not as cool as it sounds, btw).
⢠Before I ran away from home in LA and moved to Iowa, I worked wit -
Elizabeth Klehfoth
Elizabeth Klehfoth grew up in Elkhart, Indiana. She received her BFA in creative writing from Chapman University and her MFA in creative writing from Indiana University, where she taught fiction writing and composition. She currently lives in Los Angeles. All These Beautiful Strangers is her first novel.
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Duff Goldman
Duff Goldman is a baker and food artist who has been described as both audacious and creative. He founded and owns Baltimore's Charm City Cakes bakery, and stars in the hit Food Network show Ace of Cakes. He is the author of Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes . Duff has recently added product designer and marketer to his accomplishments, with the introduction of Duff Goldman by Gartner Studios cake baking and decorating products.
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Jess Lourey
While I write across genres, there's one universal connecting all my books: secrets. I grew up in a house choking with them, and I remain fascinated by the thoughts and actions we hide from the world.
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My beginnings as an author were pretty grim, something I speak about in my TEDx Talk (https://youtu.be/a5vSLh3oPXI). I've come a long way since that first book, and I'm proud to call myself an Amazon Charts bestselling, twice Edgar-nominated, twice Goodreads Readers Choice Awards shortlisted, ITW Thriller and Minnesota Book Award and Anthony Award-winning author of nonfiction, children's books, young adult, book club fiction, and crime fiction. I've reached over a million readers since 2020. I also love to teach creative writing in internationa -
Nita Tyndall
Nita Tyndall is a queer author and literary translator from North Carolina. Their YA novels from HarperTeen received critical acclaim, and their debut Who I Was with Her won the Bisexual Book Award in 2021. Their translations from the German have appeared in World Literature Today and New Books in German. When theyâre not writing, theyâre playing D&D or listening to European musicals. They split their time between Germany and North Carolina with their partners.
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Madison Rupp
Madison Rupp is the author of Liarland, Liar Go Round, and Death Dates. Based in Orlando, Madison is frequently found scribbling in a quiet corner of a theme park. She is a firm believer that riding a roller coaster cures writer's block.
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Rektok Ross
Liani Kotcher (writing as Rektok Ross) is a trial attorney turned award-winning and bestselling author, screenwriter, and producer. An avid reader since childhood, Liani writes exactly the kind of books she loves to escape into herself: exciting thrillers with strong female leads, swoonworthy love interests, and life-changing moments. She graduated from the University of Florida School of Journalism and obtained her juris doctorate at the University of Miami School of Law. Originally from South Florida, she currently splits her time between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas with her husband, step kids, and her dogs. She is the recipient of several awards, including the American Fiction Awards, IAN Book of the Year Awards, Readersâ F
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Cindy L. Otis
Cindy is the author of AT THE SPEED OF LIES, a contemporary thriller out now with Scholastic. Cindy is also the author of TRUE OR FALSE, the critically acclaimed YA non-fiction read, which was a Golden Kite Award finalist.
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She was born on the West Coast and raised in the northeast where she spends more time than she would like maintaining the tenuous peace between her pets. -
Kate Sweeney
Kate Sweeney was born in Athens, Georgia, and has since lived many places, including Los Angeles, New York City, and Salt Lake City. She began writing when she was sixteen. Her fatherâa novelist and screenwriterâhad died five years prior, and in writing she found a way of bringing his voice back to her ears.
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For the past ten years she has resided in the Bay Area, where she spends her time making music with her band, Magic Magic Roses, teaching literacy, and working with her husband at the family art-framing business. -
Tirzah Price
Tirzah Price is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries and the spin-off Lizzie and Darcy Mystery series. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and has worked with books for over a decade. When sheâs not writing, reading, or talking about YA books, she splits her time between experimenting in the kitchen and knitting. She lives in Michigan.
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Anne Heltzel
Anne Heltzel is an author, ghostwriter, and editor. She spends her time in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley, and likes dogs, food, wallpaper, and books.
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Isabel Strychacz
Isabel Strychacz is the author of the YA novel Starling (2021) and upcoming House of Thorns (out 2024). She grew up in a small town in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she read all the books she could find and wrote the books she couldnât.
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She received two degrees in English/Creative Writing and History from Mills College in Oakland, California, and is getting her MFA degree in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University.
She currently lives in the heart of England with her husband Henry and daughter Imogen, and she works as a copywriter for a PR & Communications agency.
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Kerry Wilkinson
Recent and upcoming UK releases:
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24 October 2023: The Night Of The Sleepover
15 December 2023: After The Sleepover
2024: The Girl On The Side Of The Road
2024: The Missing Body
Kerry Wilkinson has sold more than two million books - and had No.1 crime bestsellers in the UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Singapore. He has also written two top-20 thrillers in the United States. His book, Ten Birthdays, won the RNA award for Young Adult Novel of the Year in 2018 and Close To You won the International Thriller Award for best ebook in 2020.
As well as his Jessica Daniel series, Kerry has written a trilogy featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter, the Whitecliff series, the Silver Blackthorn trilogy - a fantasy-adventure serial for young adult -
Bryn Greenwood
BRYN GREENWOOD is the NYT bestselling author of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things and The Reckless Oath We Made. Her fifth novel is out now: NOBODY KNOWS YOU'RE HERE. She lives in northeast Kansas.
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Jennifer Hillier
Jennifer Hillier imagines the worst about people, and then writes about it.
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Sheâs the USA Today, Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail bestselling author of Things We Do in the Dark, described as âan intoxicating thrill rideâ by the New York Times and âpropulsive and chillingâ by People magazine. It was a Book of the Month Club selection, an Indigo Top Ten Best Book of the Year, an Amazon Editorâs Spotlight Pick, a Goodreads Choice Award nominee, a Loan Stars pick, and a her third consecutive novel to be honored as a LibraryReads pick, which places her in their Hall of Fame.
Jennifer is also the author of six other psychological thrillers. Her USA Today bestselling novel Little Secrets is currently being adapted for Peacock by Tish Cyrusâs Ho -
J.E. Rowney
Writer.
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"I always dreamed of being a writer, until I realised that I was. Then I started to write." -
Rektok Ross
Liani Kotcher (writing as Rektok Ross) is a trial attorney turned award-winning and bestselling author, screenwriter, and producer. An avid reader since childhood, Liani writes exactly the kind of books she loves to escape into herself: exciting thrillers with strong female leads, swoonworthy love interests, and life-changing moments. She graduated from the University of Florida School of Journalism and obtained her juris doctorate at the University of Miami School of Law. Originally from South Florida, she currently splits her time between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas with her husband, step kids, and her dogs. She is the recipient of several awards, including the American Fiction Awards, IAN Book of the Year Awards, Readersâ F
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John Marrs
John Marrs is the author of #1 bestsellers including The One, The Good Samaritan, When You Disappeared, The Family Experiment, The Marriage Act, The Passengers, What Lies Between Us, Keep It In The Family and The Stranger In Her House. His next book, You Killed Me First, is out in March 2025.
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What Lies won the International Thriller Writers' Best Paperback of 2021 award.
The One is a million-copy seller and has been translated into 35 different languages. It was also a Number One Netflix series.
After working as a journalist for 25-years interviewing celebrities from the world of television, film and music for national newspapers and magazines, he is now a full-time writer.
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Darcy Coates
Darcy Coates is the USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen horror and suspense novels.
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She lives in the Central Coast of Australia with her family, cat, and a collection of chickens. Her home is surrounded by rolling wilderness on all sides, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
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A.R. Torre
Hi thereâwelcome to my little corner of Goodreads! I'm AR Torre, and I write dark, twisty fiction that digs into the messiest parts of human nature. Whether it's psychological thrillers, domestic suspense, or stories about love gone dangerously wrong, my books tend to explore the line between good and evilâand what happens when people cross it.
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You might know me from The Girl in 6E series, which follows a reclusive cam girl with violent urges, or my standalone domestic suspense novels that blend complex female leads with secrets, drama, and a few dead bodies. Iâm drawn to morally gray characters, layered relationships, and plots that keep you flipping pages late into the night.
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Lucinda Berry
USA Today bestselling author Lucinda Berry is a former psychologist and leading researcher in childhood trauma. Sheâs written multiple bestsellers reaching millions of readers worldwide. Some of her bestselling works include The Perfect Child, Saving Noah, When She Returned, The Best of Friends, and Keep Your Friends Close. Her books have been optioned for film and translated into several languages.
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If Berry isnât chasing after her son, you can find her running through Los Angeles, prepping for her next marathon. To hear about her upcoming releases and other author news, visit her on social media (@lucindaberryauthor) or sign up for her newsletter at https://lucindaberry.com. -
Kiersten Modglin
KIERSTEN MODGLIN is a #1 bestselling author of psychological thrillers. Her books have sold over two million copies and been translated into multiple languages. Kiersten is a member of International Thriller Writers, Novelists, Inc., and the Alliance of Independent Authors. She is a KDP Select All-Star and a recipient of ThrillerFix's Best Psychological Thriller Award, Suspense Magazine's Best Book of 2021 Award, a 2022 Silver Falchion for Best Suspense, and a 2022 Silver Falchion for Best Overall Book of 2021. Kiersten grew up in rural western Kentucky and later relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where she now lives with her family. Kiersten's readers across the world lovingly refer to her as "KMod." A binge-watching expert, psychology fan
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Caleb Stephens
Caleb Stephens is an award-winning thriller author based in Denver, Colorado. He's the author of the psychological thrillers You'll Never Know, If You Lie, and The Girls in the Cabin, and a two-time Colorado Book Award finalist. When he's not writing, Caleb enjoys spending time with his family and his dog, Bodhi â ideally while drinking a strong cup of coffee.
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Sara Ennis
Time for an updated 'bio.'!
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Things about me:
⢠I lived in 19 houses before I was 20 years old, and my family was not in the military.
⢠I started an animal/human welfare nonprofit that continues to operate and keep families together.
⢠For 8 years I owned a buy one, give one pet food brand that supported rescues & shelters across the country.
⢠Unsurprisingly, I have a thing for âspecialâ animals like my dog Chance, who was paralyzed in the back end, and my canine child Charlie, who was born blind. No animals will ever be hurt or killed in my books. (People are totally fair game.)
⢠Even though Iâm not a tech bro, I lived in my warehouse for a year (not as cool as it sounds, btw).
⢠Before I ran away from home in LA and moved to Iowa, I worked wit -
Noelle W. Ihli
Noelleâs two great passions are murder and horses (separately, never together).
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She lives in Idaho with her husband, two sons, and two cats. When she's not plotting her next thriller, she's scaring herself with true-crime documentaries or going for a trail ride in the foothills (with her trusty pepper spray). -
Olivia Worley
Olivia Worley is an author born and raised in New Orleans. A graduate of Northwestern University, she now lives in NYC, where she spends her time writing thrillers, over-analyzing episodes of The Bachelor, and hoping someone will romanticize her for reading on the subway.
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Steph Nelson
A lifelong PNW girl, Steph currently lives in Boise, Idaho.
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Her books have been reviewed in the New York Times and Library Journal.
She loves long walks by the Boise River, thrifting for vintage clothing, yoga, traveling just about anywhere, and devouring books.
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Caesar Daniels
Creative director and fantasy-epic writer. Floridian living in California. Lover of sci-fi/fantasy, greek epics and slashers, Lovecraft and vampires.
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Katya de Becerra
Katya de Becerra was born in Russia, studied in California, lived in Peru, and then stayed in Australia long enough to become a local. She was going to be an Egyptologist when she grew up, but instead she earned a PhD in Anthropology. She is the critically acclaimed, Aurealis winning, Kirkus and Booklist-starred and Shadows nominated author of horror-thrillers When Ghosts Call Us Home, What The Woods Keep, Oasis, and the forthcoming They Watch From Below.
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Caleb Stephens
Caleb Stephens is an award-winning thriller author based in Denver, Colorado. He's the author of the psychological thrillers You'll Never Know, If You Lie, and The Girls in the Cabin, and a two-time Colorado Book Award finalist. When he's not writing, Caleb enjoys spending time with his family and his dog, Bodhi â ideally while drinking a strong cup of coffee.
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Brandy Pelletier
Brandy Pelletier spends her days as a reading specialist and her nights and weekends reading anything she can get her hands on. Sheâs wanted to become a published author ever since second grade, when her original story âHow the Giraffe Got Its Long Neckâ was published in her school districtâs annual writing anthology.
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When sheâs not blasting Taylor Swift or attempting to tackle her ridiculously long TBR, she can be found collecting book boyfriends and dreaming of living in a witch cottage with her miniature schnauzer, Pippa.
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Anne Compton
Anne Compton is an author and group home nurse. She loves baking bread and cakes, but not cookies because they are too mysterious. She enjoys frequent adventures of traveling across town or around the world to try or see something new. History and psychology fascinate the nerd in her. She lives in awe of nature and would happily hike all day, but refuses to run. She lives in southern Tennessee with her husband and two dogs.
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Cynthia Murphy
Cynthia is a YA writer from the North-West of England. She has always enjoyed writing and when her English teacher accused her of plagiarism in Year 8, she thought she might actually be quite good at it.
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She has a long-standing love affair with all things scary, reading Point Horrors at primary school before graduating to Stephen King in her misguided teens. Classic 90s and 00s horror movies are definitely her pub quiz strong point and her first love may well have been Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Studying for a degree in Art History and Archaeology meant that she developed a thirst for anything old, beautiful and very often dead. She tries to combine this with contemporary settings in her writing to make unique and chilling modern stories.
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Ellie Marney
Ellie Marney is a multi-award-winning, bestselling author of thrillers for teens and adults. Her titles include the New York Times bestseller None Shall Sleep, the Kirkus-starred sequel, Some Shall Break, and the electrifying finale All Shall Mourn. Ellie's other titles include ARA Historical Novel Prize-nominated The Killing Code and Australian library favorite Every Breath. Her debut adult thriller No One Is Safe is arriving 10th February 2026.
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Ellie has spent a lifetime researching in mortuaries, talking to autopsy specialists, and asking former spies how to make explosives from household items - now she lives quite sedately in south-eastern Australia with her family. Find sign-ups for her newsletter, The Black Hand, at her website, an -
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Mindi Boston
Mindi Boston is a novelist residing in Tennessee. She employs Hemingwayâs sage advice to âsimply sit down at the typewriter and bleed,â connecting with her readers on a profound level. Her unique voice and experiences bring raw emotion and a personal depth to her readers as they follow her on a remarkable journey.
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Boston is a former freelance writer and journalist, having written professionally for corporations and websites, with her lifestyle work being featured in popular print and online publications. She remains active in her local writing community. In her spare time, she caters to four spoiled dogs, one spoiled husband, and two amazing grown-ups that call her Mom. -
M.K. Pagano
MK Pagano is the author of GIRLS WHO BURN, a YA Thriller out 7/16/24 from Penguin Teen, and 7/18/24 from Hachette UK.
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She is represented by Barbara Poelle and Sydnie Thornton of Word One Literary.
When sheâs not busy pondering the angst of the fictional people in her stories, she can be found reading (from her own TBR and that of her children), dreaming of restoring an old French chateau, and wandering the weirder parts of New Jersey, where she currently resides with her family. -
Cory Anderson
Cory Anderson, a native of Idaho, is a storyteller who writes about her home in the Rocky Mountains. She is a finalist for the 2021 William C. Morris Award and winner of the Prix Libr'Ă Nous. What Beauty There Is is her debut novel.
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Natalie Walton
Natalie Walton is the author of REVENGE OF THE SLUTS (2.2.21). She wrote Revenge of the Sluts while working toward her degree in sociology and criminal justice.
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Sara Ackerman
Sara Ackerman is the Hawaii born, USA Today bestselling author of contemporary and historical novels set in the Islands.
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Sara's books have been labeled âunforgettableâ by Apple Books, âempowering & deliciously visceralâ by Book Riot, and New York Times bestselling authors Kate Quinn and Madeline Martin have praised Saraâs novels as âfresh and delightfulâ and âbrilliantly written.â Amazon chose Radar Girls as a best book of the month, and ALA Booklist gave The Codebreakerâs Secret a starred review.
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Kelsea Yu
Kelsea Yu is a Taiwanese Chinese American writer who is eternally enthusiastic about sharks and appreciates a good ghost story. Over a dozen of her short stories and essays appear in Clarkesworld, Apex, Nightmare, PseudoPod, Fantasy, and elsewhere. Her debut novella, Bound Feet, was a Shirley Jackson Award nominee, and her next novella, Demon Song, will be published by Titan Books in 2025. Kelseaâs first novel, Itâs Only a Game, is published by Bloomsbury. Find her on Instagram and Twitter as @anovelescape or visit her website kelseayu.com. Kelsea lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children, and a pile of art supplies.
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Noelle W. Ihli
Noelleâs two great passions are murder and horses (separately, never together).
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She lives in Idaho with her husband, two sons, and two cats. When she's not plotting her next thriller, she's scaring herself with true-crime documentaries or going for a trail ride in the foothills (with her trusty pepper spray). -
Matt Wesolowski
Matt Wesolowski is an author from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the UK. He is an English tutor for young people in care.
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'Six Stories' was published by Orenda Books in the spring of 2016 with follow-up âHydraâ published in the winter of 2017, 'Changeling' in 2018, 'Beast' in 2019 and 'Deity in 2020
âSix Storiesâ has been optioned by a major Hollywood studio; âChangelingâ was longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, 2019 Amazon Publishing Readersâ Award for Best Thriller and Best Independent Voice.
'Beast' won the Amazon Publishing Readers' Award for Best Independent Voice in 2020
Matt is represented by Sandra Sawicka at Marjacq
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Mackenzie Reed
Mackenzie Reed is the author of young adult fiction, THE ROSEWOOD HUNT and THE WILDE TRIALS, and her forthcoming adult debut, I HOPE THIS EMAIL FINDS YOU IN HELL. She cultivated her love of storytelling at Nazareth College, where she graduated with a BA in Communication and Media. A native and resident of Rochester, New York, she loves going for brainstorming walks when the weatherâs behaving and spending time with her family. In the sparse moments sheâs not writing or daydreaming about her next book, sheâs usually winging her eyeliner and hunting for the best slice of pizza in town.
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Caesar Daniels
Creative director and fantasy-epic writer. Floridian living in California. Lover of sci-fi/fantasy, greek epics and slashers, Lovecraft and vampires.
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Caesar Daniels' career as a writer and VFX supervisor spans for nearly a decadeââblessed with the opportunity to collaborate alongside many talented artists in the entertainment industry. Yet at heart, he is mostly a huge pop culture nerd and film enthusiast.
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Melanie Sumrow
MELANIE SUMROW is the award-winning author of Girls Like Her, The Inside Battle, and The Prophet Calls. Before turning her attention to writing, she worked as a lawyer for more than sixteen years, many of her cases involving children and teens. She received her MFA in Writing from Hamline University and lives in Dallas. You can visit her online at melaniesumrow.com.
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Melody Maysonet
Melody Maysonet has been an English teacher, editor, columnist, and ghostwriter. A self-proclaimed geek, she loves reading fantasy but prefers writing edgy, real-world fictionâas evidenced by her first novel, A WORK OF ART, which won the 2016 Hoffer Award for best fiction and was named a Best Book of 2015 by YA Books Central. Melody lives in Coconut Creek, Florida, with her husband, son, and two cats. Visit Melody's website at www.melodymaysonet.com, or follow her on Facebook or Twitter.
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Stephanie Tromly
Stephanie Tromly was born in Manila, grew up in Hong Kong, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and worked as a screenwriter in Los Angeles. She is the author of Trouble Is a Friend of Mine and lives in Winnipeg with her husband and son.
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Jessie Weaver
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Before writing about flawed, funny teens with big hearts, Jessie Weaver spent ten years teaching them English. She completed the Stanford University online novel writing program in 2019. Though sheâs an East Coast girl at heart, she currently lives in Colorado with her husband and two daughters. Live Your Best Lie is her first novel. -
Suja Sukumar
Suja Sukumar is an award winning author of YA suspense novels. Her debut When Mimi Went Missing won the Anthony award for Best YA/Children's novel and the Pencraft seasonal award for Best YA. Teen Vogue called it "a heartstopping debut". It has been featured in Crime Reads, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, among others.
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She is a member of SCBWI, Crime Writers of Color, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers.
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Jan Gangsei
Jan Gangsei grew up in small-town Vermont, reading Nancy Drew mysteries, putting on backyard shows with her best friend and dreaming about exploring the world. After college, she landed a job as a newspaper reporter covering politics and the police beat. She's lived in Key West, New York City, Barbados, and is now settled in the DC metro area, where she writes full time.
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Jennifer Chen
Jennifer Chen is a freelance journalist who has written for print and online, including pieces in the New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, and Bust. She earned an MFA and BFA in dramatic writing from New York Universityâs Tisch School of the Arts, and is a proud alumnae of Hedgebrook, a womenâs writing residency. She lives in Los Angeles with her TV writer husband, twins, two pugs, and a smoky black cat named Gremlin.
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Rachel Ekstrom Courage
Rachel Ekstrom Courage is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Murder By Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery and the young adult thriller Nothing Bad Happens Here. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband (the childrenâs book author Nick Courage) and their family.
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Jennifer Hillier
Jennifer Hillier imagines the worst about people, and then writes about it.
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Sheâs the USA Today, Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail bestselling author of Things We Do in the Dark, described as âan intoxicating thrill rideâ by the New York Times and âpropulsive and chillingâ by People magazine. It was a Book of the Month Club selection, an Indigo Top Ten Best Book of the Year, an Amazon Editorâs Spotlight Pick, a Goodreads Choice Award nominee, a Loan Stars pick, and a her third consecutive novel to be honored as a LibraryReads pick, which places her in their Hall of Fame.
Jennifer is also the author of six other psychological thrillers. Her USA Today bestselling novel Little Secrets is currently being adapted for Peacock by Tish Cyrusâs Ho -
Nancy Savage
Nancy Savage is the author of chilling psychological thrillers The Couple in Cabin 14 (2024) and The Motel (2025). She lives in a house overlooking the hills with her long-time partner, their six kids, and two cats.
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Hannah Martian
Hannah Martian (they/she) is a writer of queer crime fiction. She is a two-time graduate of Washington State University (MA '24, BA '20) and large portions of LONG TIME GONE may or may not have been written in class while "taking notes." Hannah currently lives in eastern Washington and is hard at work plotting her next (very gay) mystery.
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Alison Stine
Alison Stine grew up in rural Ohio and now lives in Colorado. Her first novel Road Out of Winter won the 2021 Philip K. Dick Award. Recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and National Geographic, she has published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and elsewhere.
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Cristina Moracho
Cristina Moracho is a novelist and freelance writer/editor. Her debut novel, Althea & Oliver (Viking), will be published this October. She lives in Red Hook, Brooklyn, where she makes all the bad decisions.
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Steph Nelson
A lifelong PNW girl, Steph currently lives in Boise, Idaho.
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Her books have been reviewed in the New York Times and Library Journal.
She loves long walks by the Boise River, thrifting for vintage clothing, yoga, traveling just about anywhere, and devouring books.
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Kaitlyn Cavalancia
Kaitlyn Cavalancia is a YA author who loves to blend genres, infusing contemporary mysteries with magic, murder, and mayhem. Her forthcoming novel, Mystery Royale will be published by Disney-Hyperion on January 7, 2025. The sequel is slated for Spring 2026.
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Amy Christine Parker
AMY CHRISTINE PARKER is the author of the critically acclaimed duology, GATED and ASTRAY and the standalone thrillers, SMASH & GRAB, FLIGHT 171, and YOU'RE DEAD TO ME. GATED was a nominee for both the Sequoyah Book Award and the South Caroline Junior Book Award and was a YALSA Quick Pick for reluctant readers. She writes full-time from her home near Tampa, Florida, where she lives with her husband, their two daughters, and two very mischievous cats. Visit her at amychristineparker.com and follow her on Twitter @amychristinepar.
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Jennifer Mathieu
I'm a high school English teacher and writer. My novels for young people include MOXIE, THE TRUTH ABOUT ALICE, DOWN CAME THE RAIN, and more.
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My fourth novel MOXIE is a film on Netflix, directed by Amy Poehler. :-)
All my YA novels are published by Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan.
In July 2024, I'll be introducing my first novel for adults, THE FACULTY LOUNGE. It's being published by Dutton and follows a sweeping cast of characters who all work at a big public high school in Texas.
I live in Texas with my husband, son, dog, and cat.
When it comes to what I read, I love anything that hooks me on the first page. I adore thoughtful memoirs and creative nonfiction about arts and culture. When it comes to fiction, my favorite contemporary writers are -
Emily Suvada
Emily Suvada was born and raised in Australia, where she went on to study mathematics and astrophysics. She previously worked as a data scientist, and still spends hours writing algorithms to perform tasks which would only take minutes to complete on her own. When not writing, she can be found hiking, cycling, and conducting chemistry experiments in her kitchen. She currently lives in Portland, OR, with her family.
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Emma Dues
Emma is a middle school teacher by day, thriller writer by night. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and family of rescue cats. When Emma isnât writing or at school, sheâs counting down to Halloween and watching scary movies. RETURN TO MIDNIGHT is her debut novel.
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Jackie Johnson
Jackie Johnson is a San Diego born poet and novelist. With a background as a journalist, a BA in history, and an education in armed defense, Jackie has a uniquely authentic voice within the historical genre. Sheâs been riding horses for over twenty years and has her own real-life cowboy love story when she fell in love with and married a horse trainer. Together, they established a ranch in Southern California where she spends her days writing, riding, and chasing after their dreams, their two children, four horses, six cats, and two dogs. Bladestay is her first novel.
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J.E. Rowney
Writer.
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Visit my website for previews, further information.
http://www.jerowney.com/about-je-rowney
"I always dreamed of being a writer, until I realised that I was. Then I started to write." -
Jessica Goodman
Jessica Goodman is the New York Times bestselling author of young adult thrillers They Wish they Were Us, Theyâll Never Catch Us, The Counselors, and The Legacies.
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She is the former op-ed editor at Cosmopolitan magazine, and was part of the 2017 team that won a National Magazine Award in personal service. She has also held editorial positions at Entertainment Weekly and HuffPost, and her work has been published in outlets like Glamour, CondĂŠ Nast Traveler, The Cut, Elle, Bustle, and Marie Claire. -
Marissa Kennerson
Marissa Kennerson received her B.A. in English Literature from the University of California at Berkeley. Before earning her masterâs degree in psychology and art therapy, she worked for Wired and Glamour. Sheâs the author of the YA cult-suspense novel, The Family, which she did not write from personal experience, since the only cult sheâs ever been in is the cult of YouTube makeup tutorials. She lives in California with her husband and son. Look for her new book, TAROT, out with Razorbill in 2019.
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Charlotte Lillie Balogh
Charlotte Lillie Balogh is an author, screenwriter and comic book writer, born and raised outside Boston, Massachusetts. She self-published her first book at sixteen-years-old, and later graduated as a Remembrance Scholar from Syracuse University. CLB is a lifelong superhero fanatic, and she launched into the television and film industry by working at DC Entertainment on projects including WONDER WOMAN 1984, BIRDS OF PREY, DOOMSDAY CLOCK, TITANS, and the CWâs STARGIRL. When sheâs not writing, CLB mentors young women through RowLA and WriteGirl, helping to create the next generation of real-life superheroes. Her first traditionally published book, KILL THE LAX BRO, is scheduled for release Summer 2025 from Delacorte Press and Penguin Random
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Sarah Underwood
Sarah Underwood grew up in Devon, England. A data scientist by training, she obtained her MEng in Computational Bioengineering at Imperial College, London and her MPhil in Population Health Sciences at the University of Cambridge. She is now studying for her PhD at the University of Oxford.
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Sarahâs first novel, Lies We Sing to the Sea, became an instant New York Times, indie, and international bestseller. -
Addison Michael
Addison Michael writes riveting, character-driven thrillers heavy in suspense with a focus on the intriguing motivations that make a person a murderer.
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Addison grew up in a home where rules were not meant to be broken. As such, she was the "goodest" of the âgoody two shoesâ around. At 16 years-old, she survived a deadly head-on car collision. With a twinge of survivor's guilt, she developed a morbid fascination with who lives and who dies and why.
Being the oldest of six siblings forced Addison to lead by example. Her golden reputation solidified well into her thirties. But every good girl needs to have an outlet. Behind every smile and sweet comment, there is a dark side waiting to emerge. Addison Michael found the outlet for her dark side w -
Cassie Gustafson
CASSIE GUSTAFSON writes gritty, psychological YA novels that include mystery, suspense, and trauma.
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She holds an MFA in Writing for Young Adults from Hollins University and an MA in English Literature from Cal State Fullerton. A New England transplant, she spends her time globe-trotting with her adventurous husband, Carl, wandering old cemeteries in her quaint coastal town, orâwhen the wind shifts in the right directionâtrying to write with an overly talkative cat named Maui in her lap. Cassie's interests include hunting for sea glass, shooting archery, decorating cupcakes, creating stained glass art, and obsessing over all things Halloween.
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Lauren Blackwood
Lauren Blackwood is the NYT/Indie Bestselling author of Within These Wicked Walls and Wildblood.
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Cathy O'Brien
Cathy OâBrien, born in 1957 in Muskegon, Michigan, is a nationally and internationally recognized US Government Whistleblower on the subject of MK Ultra mind control and healing from it.
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Knowledge is our defense against mind control, and Cathyâs experience empowers her insight into far reaching effects of mind control on society today and what you can do to reclaim, protect, and expand free thought.
In 1995 when the US National Security Act was invoked on her testimony for US Congressional Permanent Select Committees on Intelligence Oversight, that testimony was released through her book TRANCE Formation of America, written with Mark Phillips. -
Trish Lundy
Trish Lundy grew up in Rochester, NY and now calls California home. Her debut YA thriller, THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY WITH MURDER, is publishing on April 16, 2024 from Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. She is represented by Kristin van Ogtrop and Stephen Barbara of Inkwell Management.
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Trish also writes for film and TV. She received her BA in English from UCLA, where she fell in love with the craft of writing. Sheâs worked in the film industry, in marketing, and is also a former hospice & palliative care volunteer.
When she's not writing, she enjoys (slash is addicted to) making iced lattes, pulling Tarot cards, reading, and riding the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. You can find Trish on Instagram as @TrishLundy and on TikTok as @TrishLundy17. -
Meriam Metoui
Meriam Metoui is the author of Portrait of a Shadow and A Guide to the Dark. Born in Tunisia, she now lives in Detroit, Michigan, with her partner and her puppy. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Hunter College, where she received a masterâs degree in English literature.
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When not writing, she can be found behind a camera, obsessing over a new TV show, or wondering what hidden pockets of magic to write about next. -
Amanda Linsmeier
Amanda Linsmeier has been a book nerd as long as she can remember, and it was that great love of readingâespecially R.L. Stine novels and fairytalesâthat eventually brought her to writing her own stories. In high school, she won the senior class vote for âMost Romantic Girlâ, a title sheâs still ridiculously pleased with. She feels most joyful when writing, scream-singing her favorite songs, playing in the water, and laughing with her beloved family. She lives in a magical place with a man who smells like maple syrup and woodsmoke, their wonderfully wild children, a dog, and an assortment of half-feral cats.
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A.K. Franco
A.K. Franco is a New England based young professional and debut novelist. Silent Symptoms is her debut novel, a psychological thriller that has often been compared to works by Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell and Liv Constantine. Drawing on a deep understanding of patient care, data systems, and medical complexities from her professional background, Franco weaves these insights into Silent Symptoms, creating a richly layered and authentic story. A lifelong New Englander, Franco brings the regionâs atmosphere and social nuances vividly to life. Early readers have praised Silent Symptoms for its compelling storytelling and emotional depth, affirming its broad appeal.
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Roselyn Clarke
Roselyn Clarke writes YA thrillers and adult fantasy about the things that haunt usârelationships, mistakes, monsters. Her debut YA novel, NOW SHE'S DEAD, was published with Sourcebooks Fire in summer 2025.
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She studied psychology and lives in the D.C. area, where she works in communications. When sheâs not writing, sheâs buying plants that may or may not survive and daydreaming about future travels.
You can connect with her on Instagram and TikTok @roselynclarkebooks for bookish content and life updates. If you want a behind-the-curtain look at her writing process or craft advice, you can sign up for her newsletter on her website, roselynclarke.com -
Christina Graves
Christina Graves is a thriller and horror author rooted in the Deep South, where history and hauntings walk hand in hand. As a lifelong dark fiction enthusiast with a special love for True Crime and 80âs horror films, sheâs been called a âmasterclass storyteller.â
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Christina is the author of two thrillers (Still, Dark Places and What We Do in Secret) and has contributed to the anthologies Devour the Rich and Flashes of Darkness: Volume 1.
She is currently pursuing a BA in Creative Writing with a minor in Marketing. When sheâs not writing, a rarity, Christina can be found hiking deep in the woods somewhere with her husband, three gremlins, and their old dog, Ruth. -
T.J. Roelyn
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S.M. Thomas
SM Thomas (known in the real world as Steph) is a British author from Somerset who specialises in gripping psychological thrillers and suspense novels
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Writing since she âcould hold a pencil,â sheâs known for crafting twisty, immersive worlds that keep readers on edge
When sheâs not plotting her next page-turner, you may find her with her nose buried in a book, or dancing around her living room to BeyoncĂŠ
Her 'Paige Hanson' series builds an addictive arc of mystery and sacrifice, while her standalone thrillers like 'My Sisterâs Downfall' and 'Long Weekend' stand out for their psychological depth and tense plotting.
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Tiffany Royster
Tiffany Royster was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. Writing has always been her passion ever since she was a little girl. âEveryone Has A Secretâ is her first self-published book in 2019, which is part of a series. Tiffany resides in Loves Park with her family. You can find her author Facebook page by searching Tiffany Royster â Self Published Author.
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Scott R. Howe
Scott R. Howe lives in Sacramento, California with his wife and two adorable cats. He spent his formative years watching horror and Sci-Fi movies and this eventually grew into a broader interest in film history where he discovered a passion for Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and what would become a lifelong obsession with the silent film actress, Louise Brooks. Beyond the silver screen, Scott has always been intrigued by the unknown, from the paranormal to Bigfoot. Heâs also a graphic designer, painter, filmmaker, and musician, channeling his eclectic passions into every aspect of his work.
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B.Y. Simpson
B.Y. Simpson hails from a small town in Tennessee. Growing up, time spent at the library or at the book fair far outweighed any other activity. But, one day she decided to trade in her bookmarks for a pen and wrote her first story. It was written in a journal during lunch breaks and it took two years to complete. Having completed her first novel, she decided to keep writing to develop her current book, Hades Sent.
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In her downtime, she can be found with her children, watching murder mystery shows, and trying out new recipes. Just don't ask her to cook an omelet. She's never been able to get those right. -
Melissa Simonye
Melissa (McEndree) Simonye is a wife, mother, small business owner, and retired elementary school teacher of twenty-five years. She explored her love for writing in high school by expressing herself through poetry and creative writing. As an educator, her passion was inspiring her students to love reading by sharing authentic literature that spoke to her studentsâ individuality. Reading about courageous people also fascinated Melissa, especially strong women who made a mark in history. Whenever she can escape her busy life, she exercises, travels, reads books, and writes.
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Jean Nicole Rivers
Jean Nicole (@jeannicole19) is a National Black Book Festival award-winner and author of two psychological horror novels, Black Water Tales: The Unwanted and Black Water Tales: The Secret Keepers. She has also garnered awards for her screenplay, If I Die, from multiple film festivals including the Shivers International Film Festival (Canada).
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Currently, she is working through the 3rd installment of her Black Water Tales series on a novel currently titled, To the Moon and Back.
In 2016, she launched the only novel writing software founded and owned by a black woman, Simple Stylus (www.SimplyStylus.com) and she teaches an online beginner writing course titled, Simply Writing: An Aspiring Authorâs Guide to Developing A Solid Writing Process an -
Orion Gregory
Greg Milano writes under the pen name of Orion Gregory. He is an award-winning writer in the newspaper and advertising industries, and is a nationally published magazine contributor. He is a graduate of Wright state University with a degree in Communication Arts, and resides in Southwest Ohio.
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Christopher M. Tantillo
Christopher M. Tantillo earned his MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in 2017 and his BA in Creative Writing from SUNY Oswego in 2012. He considers himself a hopeless romantic and a lover of all things YA. When not reading or writing, he enjoys running, movie marathons, and binge watching the next greatest show. He's an avid fan of anything horror related, despite not actively writing in the genre.Benji
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He enjoys witty banter, awkward conversations, tarot, tea, and has an unhealthy obsession with gelato. You can find him, and his doggo Benji (Benito), in Niagara Falls, New York, where he grew up. He hopes to spread mental health awareness and advocacy with his writing, and hopes that his stories can help to both entert -
Maya Shine
Maya Shine is a parent, storyteller, best-selling, and multi-award-winning author who turns real-life lessons into empowering resources for teens, young adults, and those guiding them.
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Her debut book, Actionable Life Skills for Teens & Young Adults, has been recognized as a Book Excellence Gold Award winner, Readersâ Favorite Gold Award winner, and Literary Titan Gold Award winner in the Young Adult Non-Fiction category â honoring its excellence, impact, and practical value.
With roots in engineering and leadership, Maya brings structure to complexity â and heart to tough conversations. Her multidisciplinary lens blends logic with intuition and research with lived experience. Mayaâs writing offers not just information, but insight â practica -
Deborah Serani
Deborah Serani is the author of the award-winning nonfiction books, "Living with Depression," "Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers" and "Depression in Later Life" published by Rowman & Littlefield.
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Her 2019 debut psychological suspense thriller, "The Ninth Session," originally published by TouchPoint Press, is a multi award-winner in paperback, ebook and audiobook.
Serani writes the award-winning, "Sometimes When" children's picture book series along with illustrator, Kyra Ties from Free Spirit Publishing.
"Sometimes When I'm Jealous" 2024
"Sometimes When I'm Worried" 2023
"Sometimes When I'm Bored" 2022
"Sometimes When I'm Mad" 2021
"Sometimes When I'm Sad" 2020
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Katherine Cobb
Katherine Briganti Cobb writes books about love, relationships and our shared, often messy humanity. She writes fiction, nonfiction and picture books and is also writing romance with heart and heat under the pen name K.C. Lake.
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Nicole Annbury
Nicole Annbury is a writer of dark fiction in the thriller, psychological suspense, and mystery genre. Her debut novel, THE FINAL SENTENCE, released June 13, 2025.
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She's currently editing book two, THE SIGNATURE LINE.
Nicole currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her husband and three cats. Although she's originally from Missouri, she spent part of her youth in California.
âShe graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a degree in human services and worked as a social worker for several years until chronic illness made that impossible. After being diagnosed with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis, she left her career and dreamt of the day she'd become a published author. It took her several more years to begin writ -
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Joan De La Haye
I write horror and some very dark thrillers. So I invariably wake up in the middle of the night, because I've figured out yet another twisted way to mess with my already screwed up characters.
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I'm interested in some weird stuff. That's probably also one of the reasons I write horror.
I'm deep, dark and seriously twisted.