Jan Moran
Hi there, and welcome! If you like fun beach reads or romantic sagas that whisk you off to places like sunny beaches or Italy, Paris, and Napa Valley, then come on in. I write clean and wholesome feel-good novels.
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So who am I? My name is Rachel Hanna, and I am a wife, mother of three incredible kids (maybe I am a BIT biased?), two lovable doggies and one cat that lives outside and thinks he owns the world. Okay, I also have a gecko now too. Don't judge me.
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Five years ago, this hobby had nothing to do with my job. I was working in events PR promoting restaurants and hotels. Perfume was a thing on the side. I spent a lot of time thinking about it, but rather than defining it as a ‘thing’, it was more of a compulsion. It had been going on for years. Even as a teenager, in the heady days of dial-up internet, I’d drive my dad crazy, tying up the phoneline looking at perfume reviews.
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I was born in St.Petersburg, Florida and grew up on St. Pete Beach within spitting distance of the Gulf of Mexico. I went, appropriately enough, to Sunshine Elementary School where recess and art class sometimes took place on the beach, and the highlight of every school year was the annual fish broil.
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Godwin's body of work has garnered many honors, including three National Book Award nominations, a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts grants for both fiction and libretto writing, and the Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Five of her novels have been on the New York Times best seller list.
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She enjoyed her childhood and young-adult years in Elmira, New York, and now makes her home in Boise, Idaho, with her husband and their two dachshunds, Kacy and Wally, and other members of her family.
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So who am I? My name is Rachel Hanna, and I am a wife, mother of three incredible kids (maybe I am a BIT biased?), two lovable doggies and one cat that lives outside and thinks he owns the world. Okay, I also have a gecko now too. Don't judge me.
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Kay Marie
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With a long list of industry awards, it isn't likely this prolific author will ever retire...not even to her cozy li'l cabin in the Allegheny Mountains. She loves to hear from her readers and personally answers every letter sent to http://www.loreelough.com/.
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Carrie Talick
Carrie originally cut her teeth as a writer at the age of seven on postcards to her dad. Her mom taught her how to write with heart and passion. But she's pretty sure those postcards are where her sarcasm blossomed.
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She works as a copywriter in advertising which all culminated in a Super Bowl spot in 2019 titled "Elevator" starring Jason Bateman. While advertising brings home the bacon, it does not feed the soul.
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Darlene Panzera
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Kristen Ness
KRISTEN NESS grew up in South Carolina and serves as a volunteer for the Island Turtle Team on Isle of Palms, SC. A graduate of Duke University and the University of South Carolina School of Law, she is an immigration attorney obsessed with marine biology. She lives near the coast in Charleston, South Carolina, with her family. At Loggerheads is her first novel.
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Tanya E. Williams
A writer from a young age, Tanya E Williams loves to help a reader get lost in another time, another place through the magic of books. History continues to inspire her stories and her insightful view into the human condition deepens her character's experiences and propels them on their journey. Ms. Williams' favorite tales, speak to the reader's heart, making them smile, laugh, cry, and think.
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Grace Palmer
Grace Palmer grew up in the Northeast but moved down south to Charleston, South Carolina to escape the brutal winters. Her and her husband run an Airbnb on the beach and have 2 sassy cats, Mickey and Mousy, who boss around a golden retriever named Taco.
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She writes feel good romances that are clean, wholesome, and inspirational. Cozy up by your fireplace or lounge out on the beach and settle in because her books are un-putdownable.
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Jane Jensen
Jane Jensen is the game designer of the popular and critically acclaimed Gabriel Knight adventure games and author of the novels Judgement Day and Dante's Equation.
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Jane Jensen was born Jane Elizabeth Smith, the youngest of seven children. She received a BA in Computer Science from Anderson University in Indiana and worked as a systems programmer for Hewlett-Packard. Her love of both computers and creative writing eventually led her to the computer gaming industry and Sierra Online where she worked as a writer on Police Quest III: The Kindred and EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus. After co-designing King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow with veteran game designer Roberta Williams, Jensen designed her first solo game: Gabriel Knight: Sins o -
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Jeffree Wyn Itrich
Thank you to everyone who has purchased and bought a copy of my latest book, The Wedding Dress Quilt. I am awed and grateful for the positive response.
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Many people have asked if there will be a sequel and/or if there will be a series around the idyllic town of Waxahachie. I can't provide details, per the publisher. What I can tell you is that I am working on something. Keep checking back here as eventually I'll be able to provide info.
Meanwhile, I am still doing book signings around Texas. If you're interested in attending one check out the dates on my blog:
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Ellen Birkett Morris
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Susan Rohrer
SUSAN ROHRER enjoys wearing a variety of professional hats as a writer, producer, director, and author specializing in redemptive entertainment.
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Rohrer's TV credits include: 'God's Trombones'; 100 Episodes of 'Another Life'; 'Never Say Goodbye'; 'Terrible Things My Mother Told Me' and 'The Emancipation of Lizzie Stern'; 'No Earthly Reason'; 'Mother's Day'; six episodes of 'Sweet Valley High'; 'Book of Days' and 'Another Pretty Face'; 'If I Die Before I Wake'; 'About Sarah'. Most recently, Rohrer directed and co-executive produced the entire first season of multi award-winning drama series 'These Stones' in addition to co-writing the season finale.
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Susan C. Daffron
Susan Daffron is the author of the Alpine Grove Romantic Comedies and a number of award-winning nonfiction books, including several about pet care and animal rescue. She lives in a small town in northern Idaho and shares her life with her husband and two very furry dogs.
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When she's not writing novels, Susan works as the president of Logical Expressions, Inc. You can read more about her at her website SusanDaffron.com.
Susan was the President and Founder of the National Association of Pet Rescue Professionals (NAPRP) and the president of the Small Publishers Artists and Writers Network.