Isla Stelmark
Isla Stelmark is an author of contemporary romance novels. Born and raised in a coastal town in Massachusetts where she currently resides, Isla has been an avid reader throughout her life. When she’s not spending her time writing love stories with untamed hearts and sexy book boyfriends, she can either be found with her nose in a book and a hot cup of coffee (or sometimes iced) or enjoying the nature around her.
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Saffron Brooks
Saffron Brooks writes contemporary romance full of heart, hope, and the kind of love stories that linger. A lifelong daydreamer who finally decided to put pen to paper, she’s all about crafting swoony plots, heartfelt moments, and characters who feel real; flaws, feelings, and all.
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In every story, you’ll find a world that reflects the one we live in: beautifully diverse, rich with different cultures, and always brimming with love in all its forms. And if you notice a little French sprinkled in, consider it her signature.
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Stef C.R.
Project leader by day, romance author by night, Stef C.R. lives in West Michigan with her husband and not one, not two, but three cats.
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D.L. Croisette
DL Croisette is a storyteller. The characters in her head demanded their tales to be told. Not one to back down from a challenge, she now spins them into romantic adventures full of drama, emotions, and courageous characters who rediscover their strengths. Collector of international friends, avid traveller and always up for a new experience, she snaps photos to remember each escapade, and peppers the best into her stories. She’s probably at an outdoor café right now, dreaming up a bold new heroine to stir up trouble. (Fun!)
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Irina Semikop
Irina Semikop writes psychological thrillers that go beyond crime and mystery, diving into the complexities of human behavior. Her debut novel, Voluntary Pain, explores not just danger and secrets, but the choices, contradictions, and hidden sides of the people who make them.
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She finds inspiration in travel, in watching people, in overheard conversations that reveal more than they intend. For Irina, thrillers aren’t about shock value – they’re about capturing life in all its layers and turning it into stories that feel unsettlingly real. -
Alexandra Lee
Alexandra Lee is a mid-twenties Canadian born and raised in Central Ontario. She's an avid romance reader & loves listening to her favourite music. Writing gives her a way to combine what she loves most: books & music. She writes for an escape—from poetry to songs to novels, she loves being able to share her stories with you.
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When she's not writing, you can find her studying to become a communicative disorders assistant, designing book covers for other authors, rewatching her comfort TV shows & movies, listening to Taylor Swift or Daughtry, reading her way through her TBR, or spending time with her boyfriend & their witchy black cat, Salem.
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Drea Scott
Drea has been a hopeless romantic for as long as she can remember. She became an avid romance reader in 2015 when the Fifty Shades of Grey craze broke out, and never looked back since.
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Stories written by Jennifer Hartmann and Mia Sheridan are her absolute favorite, inspiring her to give writing a shot in 2022 when she settled down in her career. No, writing is not her full-time job, but a side project for now.
With the relentless support of her husband, Drea found a passion that's been buried for quite some time. Her only wish is to touch people the way romance books have impacted her. Full-circle moments, symbols, love that crawls through the trenches....give her all the high stakes.
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Melinda R. Morgan
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I am a mother of four adult children, stepmom to five adult children, and grandma to 20 grandchildren. I LOVE Coke Zero (seriously LOVE it!) and peanut M&M's. I spent five years as a single mom when my children were all very young.
That was then. This is now. I have been married to the love of my life since 2002, I have a BS in Liberal Studies, a teaching license, and an MS in Education and Administration. In 2016, Ron and I relocated to Utah, where I am continuing my 25+ years in education. I have taught high school, elementary school, and middle school; and believe it or not, I am most at home with those crazy, insane middle schoolers! Tweens and Teens! Would someone give me an -
Liz Colbert
Liz Colbert loves her coffee strong and iced, getting lost in a good book, and believes in the Oxford comma. She always dreamed of writing a novel one day and decided to intentionally pursue that dream in 2024. Her stories include heartfelt characters, maybe an unexpected twist or two, but will always end with a happily ever after.
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Liz lives in the Midwest with her husband and children. She is particular about pens that write smoothly, is an avid reader of romance novels, and when not busy with all of the above, she enjoys meeting friends for coffee.
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Brighton Walsh
Award-winning USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brighton Walsh spent nearly a decade as a professional photographer before taking her storytelling in a different direction and reconnecting with her first love: writing. When she’s not lost in her own made up worlds, she’s probably either reading or shopping—maybe even both at once. She lives in the Midwest with her real life hero of a husband, her two kids—both taller than her—and her dog who thinks she’s a queen. Her boy-filled house is the setting for dirty socks galore, frequent dance parties (okay, so it's mostly her, by herself, while her children look on in horror), and more laughter than she thought possible. Visit her online at brightonwalsh.com.
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Laura Pavlov
Laura Pavlov is a USA Today and Amazon top 10 Bestselling author. She writes sweet and sexy small town romance that will make you both laugh and cry. Laura is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome kids who are currently adulting, one temperamental yorkie and one wild bernedoodle. She's living her own happily ever after in Las Vegas. Be sure to sign up for updates on new releases. Laura loves hearing from readers!
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Catherine Cowles
Writer of words. Drinker of Diet Cokes. Lover of all things cute and furry, especially her dog. Catherine has had her nose in a book since the time she could read and finally decided to write down some of her own stories. When she's not writing she can be found exploring her home state of Oregon, listening to true crime podcasts, or searching for her next book boyfriend.
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Kat Singleton
Kat Singleton is a bestselling contemporary romance author best known for writing Black Ties and White Lies. She specializes in writing elite banter and angst mixed with a heavy dose of spice. Kat strives to write an authentically raw love story for her characters and feels that no book is complete without some emotional turmoil before a happily ever after.
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She lives in Kansas with her husband, her two kids, and her two doodles. In her spare time, you can find her surviving off iced coffee and sneaking in a few pages of her current read.
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Kate Oliver
Kate Oliver has aspired to be an author all her life. From the time she was known as "that girl who always has her nose stuck in a book", Kate Oliver has wanted to be a writer. Currently, fetish romance is her favorite for both reading and writing. Kate has been a part of the fetish community for many years, and strives to write stories that realistically reflect that lifestyle. Her favorite part of writing her own books is dreaming up the hot and steamy, yet loving and strict, Daddies that Littles dream about.
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Elodie Colliard
Elodie Colliard is a Canadian and French romance author. She currently lives in Montreal with her two very needy cats and her romance-worthy partner.
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An avid reader (and dreamer) since childhood, she never gets tired of watching people fall in love. After all, she's a Cancer through and through, and emotions are her specialty.
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Serena Pier
Serena Pier is a recovering girl boss, mom, and wife. After being called a brat for as long as she can remember, she decided to lean into it—writing sassy, strong, complex female characters who fully embrace the sexy side of the word. Her books are influenced by her endless fascination with power dynamics and how they play out in relationships, workplaces, and everyday life. Most of her stories are set in and around Chicago, paying tribute to her Midwestern roots and love of all things dairy. When she isn’t in front of a screen, Serena can be found pontooning with her family, enjoying a glass of wine with friends, and driving as fast as she can on the track. Literary Agent - Amanda Wooden, SBR Media
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Sarah A. Bailey
Sarah fell in love with reading as a child, starting with the Magic Treehouse Series. She quickly learned that books can take her to all the places she always dreamed of going, and allow her to live endless lifetimes in the one that we are given.
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Sarah believes that a good, fluffy romance novel can make even the darkest days a little bit brighter. She believes in love stories readers can root for, the kind that will make even the skeptics believe in all that cheesy stuff like soulmates. She longs to produce stories that readers can pick up, and regardless of what’s weighing them down in life, feel a little lighter when they finish.
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Anastasija White
Anastasija is an indie author who spends her days creating swoon-worthy and steamy stories that will make your heart race. Her writing is filled with flawed and relatable characters that you'll find yourself rooting for. Whether you're in the mood for angsty drama or steamy romance, her stories take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions with guaranteed happy endings.
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When she's not writing, she loves to lose herself in reading books, rewatching her favorite tv-shows and spending time with her son. She loves traveling and exploring the world, and then including places she visited in her novels.
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Drea Scott
Drea has been a hopeless romantic for as long as she can remember. She became an avid romance reader in 2015 when the Fifty Shades of Grey craze broke out, and never looked back since.
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Stories written by Jennifer Hartmann and Mia Sheridan are her absolute favorite, inspiring her to give writing a shot in 2022 when she settled down in her career. No, writing is not her full-time job, but a side project for now.
With the relentless support of her husband, Drea found a passion that's been buried for quite some time. Her only wish is to touch people the way romance books have impacted her. Full-circle moments, symbols, love that crawls through the trenches....give her all the high stakes.
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Bree Hayden
A lover of romances, it’s not unusual to find Bree Hayden curled up with a book, sobbing her eyes out. On the off chance she’s doing real-life things, she resides in Washington, tries to get birds to whistle along with her, and enjoys baking ancient recipes in the hopes one actually tastes good.
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Stef C.R.
Project leader by day, romance author by night, Stef C.R. lives in West Michigan with her husband and not one, not two, but three cats.
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When she's not working or writing stories, she spends her time reading fantasy and romance, endlessly cheering on the Red Wings, Charles LeClerc, and listening to Noah Kahan. -
Alexandra Lee
Alexandra Lee is a mid-twenties Canadian born and raised in Central Ontario. She's an avid romance reader & loves listening to her favourite music. Writing gives her a way to combine what she loves most: books & music. She writes for an escape—from poetry to songs to novels, she loves being able to share her stories with you.
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When she's not writing, you can find her studying to become a communicative disorders assistant, designing book covers for other authors, rewatching her comfort TV shows & movies, listening to Taylor Swift or Daughtry, reading her way through her TBR, or spending time with her boyfriend & their witchy black cat, Salem.
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Rowan Croft
Rowan Croft is an American-born romcom enthusiast now thriving in picturesque Cornwall after finding her own happily ever after in the UK. When she’s not chasing caffeine-fuelled inspiration, she’s busy in the publishing world as a graphic designer, diving into a good book, or simply enjoying day-to-day life alongside her hunky British husband, bubbly daughter, and Milo, her delightfully moody Jack Russell.
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She writes the kind of romance she loves to read—full of quick-witted banter, undeniable chemistry, and just the right amount of chaos. For her, there’s nothing better than a love story that keeps you laughing, swooning, and maybe yelling at the characters to just kiss already.
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Anastasia Wilder
Anastasia Wilder is a dark romance author whose passion for storytelling and reading began at a young age. With a love for dark romance, suspense, and romantasy, she weaves a unique blend of intensity and emotion into her stories. Anastasia's writing journey began with a spark of inspiration from a dress, leading her to craft a captivating plot about a conservator at the Met Museum. However, after an unexpected plot twist in her own life, she pivoted to writing small-town romances in her Silver Rapids series- a project that quickly captured her heart. She is the author of Midnight Heatwave, a steamy small-town romance novella that explores themes of love and redemption and the upcoming release, Chasing Snowfall, is a dark, small town, roman
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Liz Colbert
Liz Colbert loves her coffee strong and iced, getting lost in a good book, and believes in the Oxford comma. She always dreamed of writing a novel one day and decided to intentionally pursue that dream in 2024. Her stories include heartfelt characters, maybe an unexpected twist or two, but will always end with a happily ever after.
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Liz lives in the Midwest with her husband and children. She is particular about pens that write smoothly, is an avid reader of romance novels, and when not busy with all of the above, she enjoys meeting friends for coffee.
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Jolie Dunn
Jolie is a romance author who has been obsessed with reading for as long as she can remember. She loves curling up in her writing nook with her golden retriever and disappearing into her world of heroes and heroines. When she isn’t writing, Jolie enjoys traveling to new places, hiking, riding horses, and cooking.
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Her love for horses and the big open sky drives her to create heartwarming, swoon-worthy stories that connect readers to the outdoors through her pages. -
Mala Scott
Mala Scott is a contemporary romance author who writes steamy, emotional love stories featuring resilient heroines and the men who fall hard for them. When she’s not writing about the messy, gritty side of love, Mala can be found lost in a book or experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen. She lives in California with her husband and kids, where she finds inspiration in everyday moments and the beauty of imperfection.
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Izabela Kamila
Izabela writes contemporary romance that will have you kicking your feet one moment and blushing the next. You can expect swoony heroes, sassy heroines, delicious tension, and witty banter.
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She lives in the Midwest with her wonderful husband and two cuddly cats. When she's not writing, you'll find her reading romance, watching a romantic comedy, enjoying the outdoors, or spending time with her family. -
Athena Hawthorne
Athena Hawthorne is a contemporary romance author whose stories blend lyrical prose with emotional intensity. In her world, love is consuming, characters ache beautifully, and devotion runs deep.
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She writes about obsessive heroes who fall hard—and often first—for the women who undo them. Her heroines are complex, self-possessed, and quietly strong—the kind of women who bring powerful men to their knees—and keep them there.
Athena aims to craft love stories that linger long after the last page, where sensuality meets emotional resonance and every happily ever after is hard-won.
Athena writes under a pen name and keeps her identity tucked quietly away—after all, isn’t every love story better with a little mystery? -
Mala Scott
Mala Scott is a contemporary romance author who writes steamy, emotional love stories featuring resilient heroines and the men who fall hard for them. When she’s not writing about the messy, gritty side of love, Mala can be found lost in a book or experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen. She lives in California with her husband and kids, where she finds inspiration in everyday moments and the beauty of imperfection.
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Athena Hawthorne
Athena Hawthorne is a contemporary romance author whose stories blend lyrical prose with emotional intensity. In her world, love is consuming, characters ache beautifully, and devotion runs deep.
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She writes about obsessive heroes who fall hard—and often first—for the women who undo them. Her heroines are complex, self-possessed, and quietly strong—the kind of women who bring powerful men to their knees—and keep them there.
Athena aims to craft love stories that linger long after the last page, where sensuality meets emotional resonance and every happily ever after is hard-won.
Athena writes under a pen name and keeps her identity tucked quietly away—after all, isn’t every love story better with a little mystery? -
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. -
Anastasia Wilder
Anastasia Wilder is a dark romance author whose passion for storytelling and reading began at a young age. With a love for dark romance, suspense, and romantasy, she weaves a unique blend of intensity and emotion into her stories. Anastasia's writing journey began with a spark of inspiration from a dress, leading her to craft a captivating plot about a conservator at the Met Museum. However, after an unexpected plot twist in her own life, she pivoted to writing small-town romances in her Silver Rapids series- a project that quickly captured her heart. She is the author of Midnight Heatwave, a steamy small-town romance novella that explores themes of love and redemption and the upcoming release, Chasing Snowfall, is a dark, small town, roman
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Jolie Dunn
Jolie is a romance author who has been obsessed with reading for as long as she can remember. She loves curling up in her writing nook with her golden retriever and disappearing into her world of heroes and heroines. When she isn’t writing, Jolie enjoys traveling to new places, hiking, riding horses, and cooking.
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Her love for horses and the big open sky drives her to create heartwarming, swoon-worthy stories that connect readers to the outdoors through her pages. -
Maggie Eliot
After spending 25 years performing, writing, teaching, and founding programs in improv and sketch comedy, Maggie Eliot turned her creative attention toward writing what she loves to read—romance. With a BFA in acting and a decade of playwriting, Maggie brings a wide variety of experience to her passion for writing RomComs with spice and laughs. She’s a proud member of the Greater Detroit Romance Writers. She won a Wilde Award (Detroit theatre awards) for best new script in 2013, and her standalone romance Lark Lake Lodge won the unpublished contemporary category for both the Put Your Heart in a Book contest for New Jersey Romance writers and the Maggie Award from the Georgia Romance Writers. In 2021 she was selected as a mentee in RWA’s RAM
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Lane O'Neil
Born, raised, and forever resident of Atlanta-ish, Georgia, Lane O’Neil loves crashing waves, characters who feel like friends, and soft blankets.
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Lane rekindled her love of reading in 2021 after having her son and learning what "nap trapped" meant. That renewed spark eventually led to her to linking up with indie authors as an alpha and beta reader, which then spiraled into a crazy idea—one that had never once crossed her mind before….
What if she tried to write something?
Once her mortifying flashback to completing the writing portion of her SATs in 2009 was done, and she took a shower to wash off the nervous sweats, she opened a document and began writing.
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J.B. LaRee
J.B. LaRee enjoys getting lost in dramatic love stories, so she's bringing the gripping, romantic tales in her head to life. Strong coffee and a playlist of epic love songs fuel her writing sessions.
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When she’s not putting her characters (and readers) through the emotional wringer, she binges on books, TV shows, and jigsaw puzzles while planning her next adventure. Texas-born and raised, she currently resides in Michigan’s upper peninsula with her husband and dogs. -
Aleia Kane
Dark gritty mafia romance
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Aleia Kane writes gritty, emotionally charged mafia romance with lots of spice, humor, drama, and big feels. Readers love her work for her engaging storytelling, relatable characters, steamy romance, and emotional depth. She has a soft spot for angst-filled, forbidden romances, second chances, and dominant, grumpy bad boys with sweet centers that are impossible not to love.
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Charlie Lennon
Charlie Lennon is an author of exciting, obsession-inducing romances that will curl your toes one happily ever after at a time. Nestled between her page-turning plots where danger is always lurking around the corner, you’ll find witty banter, heartwarming friendships, and so much steam you’ll be kicking your feet giggling through every blush-igniting page. When she’s not writing, you never know what she’ll be up to! You might find her digging around in her vegetable garden, or starting yet another new hobby; boxing, rock climbing, paddle boarding, or even taking acting classes.
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Sara Evou
Sara Evou loves love more than anything. After years of being unable to express her creativity in her job as an accountant, she decided to channel her love of romance into her own stories. She’s lived everywhere from Reno to Colorado to DC, but currently calls Nashville home. When she isn’t reading, writing, or thinking about writing, she enjoys traveling, pole dancing, baking at home, and playing with her sweet pup.
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Addy Anders
Addy Anders writes romance meant to tug hard on your heartstrings and never let go. Her books deliver deliciously possessive anti-heroes, strong heroines, a touch of angst to set you on edge, and a cocktail of spice.
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Addy loves to travel, preferably outside of major cities. When she’s not writing or out in the wilderness, she can be found with her kindle and a very large cup of tea surrounded by her very supportive husband, two kiddos, and two fur babies. -
Lynise Reid
Lynise writes sports romance with heart, heat, and a whole lot of banter. She’s the author behind the Gods of Campus series, where college athletes collide with big emotions, bad decisions, and the kind of love that doesn’t play fair.
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She lives in Australia with her husband and three kids, juggling family life, full-time work, and late-night writing. -
Inez Ocon
Inez Ocon is drawn to dark romance. The intensity, passion, and rawness of the genre are what drew her in. She resides in the heart of Las Vegas, Nevada, sharing her lively home with her beloved family and a bunch of adorable fur babies. Inez is not just a homebody though. Traveling is another passion that she holds dear. She loves to soak up new experiences which inspire her stories.
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Cynthia Yanof
I grew up in El Paso, Texas, with amazing parents who made sure Jesus was central to all we were about. I also have two older brothers, identical twins, who made torturing me as a kid central to all they were about. I love those Neanderthals now, but they really were awful individuals back in the day.
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The first time I ever remember public speaking was in 7th grade in front of the First Baptist Church of El Paso. I was asked to give a short sermonette of sorts.
To know me is to know how fast I talk; however, this particular time, I apparently broke the record speed, being particularly nervous and unprepared. I rambled on for approximately ten minutes before very dramatically saying… “in conclusion.”
What exactly I was concluding is something we