Jill Hannah Anderson
Jill writes about women determined to reclaim their lives. Stories of family, friendship, forgiveness, and fortitude. Jill lives on a lake in Minnesota where she and her husband love having their kids and grandkids come to visit. Jill's latest book, Closer to Home, debuted in March 2024, and her next book will be published in early 2026. She is also the author of A Life Unraveled, Crazy Little Town Called Love, and The To Hell and Back Club. Follow her on BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/jill-... and connect with Jill on her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jillhannah.a... and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillh.ander...
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Hope lives in Tennessee with her husband and her persnickety Shih Tzu, Harley. She is also the mother of five. In her downtime, she loves playing tennis, poring over old church cookbooks, singing karaoke, curling up on her favorite chair with a book, and playing board games.
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Nancy Quinn
Nancy Quinn is an internationally known wildlife artist and author. Her detailed and realistic paintings have made her the recipient of two World Wildlife Art Championship awards, and her debut book, Go West, Young Woman! won the Will Rogers Medallion Award. She happily resides on a Montana mountainside with her husband, daughters, and animals, where she continues to enjoy painting and writing about her experiences with domestic and exotic wildlife, as well as sharing her uplifting family stories in her books, blogs, and YouTube video series.
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David Johnson
David Johnson has developed a reputation as a writer of "books with heart." His books feature strong, unforgettable characters from humble backgrounds who have to grapple with the unexpected turns of everyday life.
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He is the author of the riveting "Tucker" series, one of the best-selling series on Amazon. The series has collected over 5,000 reviews, averaging 4.7 stars, and sales of the books will soon approach 500,000 copies.
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Eleanor Chance
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As an avid reader, Eleanor cherishes books that influence her writing and her life. She hopes to create the same experience for readers and thrives on crafting tales of everyday heroes.
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G.T. London
G.T. London is an award-winning, #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author in both the USA and Canada for her novel Eight Weeks Later. She writes contemporary romance with mystery and suspense, and her novels are known for their unforgettable characters, secrets, unexpected twists, and intricate family dynamics. Her stories explore all facets of love in its many forms.
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For much of her adult life, G.T. London lived in London, where she worked as a healthcare executive, business coach, and leadership trainer across the UK and Canada.
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D. Liebhart
D. Liebhart is a nurse and writer. She writes (and sometimes lives) stories about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, where they learn that life is rarely predictable and answers to the most complex questions are almost never black and white.
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House on Fire, her first novel, won the 2023 Page Turner Award for both fiction and debut. It was long-listed for the 2022 Petrichor Prize and received an honorable mention from Writer’s Digest. Her essay Thalassophobia (a true account of a very out-of-the-ordinary honeymoon) won the 2021 Linda Julian Creative Nonfiction Prize from Emrys Journal.
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Kim Cano
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She writes emotionally charged book club reads about second chances, family life, and friendship.
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Caro Ayre
A childhood in Kenya has left me with lasting memories of hot sun filled days, vibrant coloured birds and flowers, armies of insects, roaming wildlife in vast expanses of open spaces and warm waves lapping on silvery sands.
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Densie Webb
Densie Webb (not Denise) has spent a long career as a freelance nonfiction writer and editor, specializing in health and nutrition, and has published several books on the topic. She grew up in Louisiana, spent 13 years in New York City, and settled in Austin, TX, where it’s summer nine months out of the year. She is an avid walker (not of the dead variety, though she adores zombies, vampires, and apocalyptic stories), drinks too much coffee, and has a small “devil dog” that keeps her on her toes. She has two grown "babies," one of which lives overseas, giving her the perfect excuse to travel.
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S.E. Green
S. E. Green is the award-winning and best-selling author of young adult and adult books. She grew up in Tennessee where she dreaded all things reading and writing. She didn’t even read her first book for enjoyment until she was twenty-five. After that, she was hooked! When she’s not writing, she's usually traveling or hanging out with a rogue armadillo that frequents her backyard.
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Gail Cleare
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Barbara Conrey
Barbara Conrey is the USA Today Bestselling author of Nowhere Near Goodbye and Award Winning My Secret to Keep. Barbara’s stories delve into the emotional drama of family dynamics and the choices made in the name of love.
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Mary Ellen Bramwell
Mary Ellen Bramwell, a bestselling and award-winning author, has been writing stories since she was ten years old. After working in other fields and raising five children as a stay-at-home mom, Mary Ellen returned to her first love, writing. She resides in the Mountain West with her husband of over 40 years where she enjoys writing, editing, and is slightly obsessed with jigsaw puzzles and board games.
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Deanna Lynn Sletten
Deanna Lynn Sletten is the author of MRS. WINCHESTER'S BIOGRAPHER, THE ONES WE LEAVE BEHIND, THE WOMEN OF GREAT HERON LAKE, MAGGIE'S TURN, THE LAKE HARRIET SERIES, and several other titles. She writes compelling historical fiction, heartwarming women's fiction, romance novels, and murder mysteries. She has also written one middle-grade novel that takes you on the adventure of a lifetime.
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Deanna has recently begun a new murder mystery series, The Rachel Emery Series which includes THE TRUTH ABOUT RACHEL and DEATH BECOMES YOU.
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Lucille Guarino
A bestselling and award-winning author for fiction-drama, Lucille Guarino has enjoyed writing since her youth. Her novel, Elizabeth’s Mountain, has received praise and recognition from Kirkus Reviews, BookViral, The Book Commentary, BookFest and others, and was a 2024 Finalist for the Hawthorne Prize from the American Writing Awards and Kindle Book Award. Also, the recipient of the 2024 Millennium Book Award and the 2025 Independent Press Award. Her novels have garnered reviews such as “compelling,” “captivating,” “enchanting,” and “effortlessly transporting.” Her newest, evocative novel, Lunch Tales: Suellen, embraces powerful issues that snag the lives of contemporary women by addressing Suellen's world of work, love, and a life-changing
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Buck Turner
Buck is a beloved storyteller, best known for his diverse writing style and subject matter. Author of the bestselling romance novels The Long Road Back To You and I'll Wait, Buck explores both the pleasure and the pain that come with finding that once-in-a-lifetime love, and the lengths we'll go to keep it.
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As a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University, Buck holds a Fine Arts degree as well as an MBA. Having spent his childhood in East Tennessee, Buck focuses on what he knows best-the south, including its rich traditions, diverse characters, and religion. When he's not busy writing, Buck enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, fishing, drawing, and painting. -
Diane Hawley Nagatomo
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Carrigan Richards
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Dan Lawton
Dan Lawton is an international best selling and award-winning thriller author from New Hampshire. He is an active member of the International Thriller Writers (ITW) Organization.
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His fifth novel, The Green House, won the 2021 New Hampshire Writers' Project Literary Award for Fiction, was a Bronze Medalist in the Adult Fiction E-Book category for the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards), a Finalist for the 2021 Montaigne Medal (Eric Hoffer Awards) for most thought-provoking book, a Finalist in the Fiction category for the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, a Finalist in the Mystery category for the 2020 Book Excellence Awards, and a Finalist in Literary Fiction for the 2020 American Fiction Awards.
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Barbara Conrey
Barbara Conrey is the USA Today Bestselling author of Nowhere Near Goodbye and Award Winning My Secret to Keep. Barbara’s stories delve into the emotional drama of family dynamics and the choices made in the name of love.
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Barbara is a long-standing Women’s Fiction Writers Association member and an administrator of the Facebook Group Bookish Road Trip, where she facilitates their monthly book club. Beagles are her passion. She proudly supports the Beagle Freedom Project, a volunteer organization that rescues Beagles and other animals from product testing facilities.
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Anna E. Collins
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Donna Norman-Carbone
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Donna holds a master’s degree in English from Southern CT State University and is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. She's the program director for Bookish Road Trip and co-host of the Authors Talking Bookish podcast.
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Hope Gibbs
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Hope lives in Tennessee with her husband and her persnickety Shih Tzu, Harley. She is also the mother of five. In her downtime, she loves playing tennis, poring over old church cookbooks, singing karaoke, curling up on her favorite chair with a book, and playing board games.
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G.T. London
G.T. London is an award-winning, #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author in both the USA and Canada for her novel Eight Weeks Later. She writes contemporary romance with mystery and suspense, and her novels are known for their unforgettable characters, secrets, unexpected twists, and intricate family dynamics. Her stories explore all facets of love in its many forms.
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For much of her adult life, G.T. London lived in London, where she worked as a healthcare executive, business coach, and leadership trainer across the UK and Canada.
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Leo Daughtry
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Anna E. Collins
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Marie W. Watts
An award-winning author, Marie W. Watts, is living her dream of being a writer. Her novel, Tough Trail Home, has received acclaim as a winner of the 2024 PenCraft Seasonal Book Award Summer Competition for Fiction - Women’s Genre; Winner in the 2024 Storytrade Book Awards “Regional Fiction ‐ USA Southwest” category; 2024 Speak Up Talk Radio International Firebird Book Award Winner, and The Outstanding Creator Award for Best Fiction Book of Summer 2024 (2nd place).
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Her novel has garnered reviews such as “inspiring,” “fantastic read,” “beautiful scenery, heart, and hope,” and “a wonderful story about resilience and resourcefulness.”
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Leo Daughtry
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Catherine Matthews
Catherine Matthews is an award-winning Pacific Northwest author. Through her novels, she tells the stories of strong women finding the courage to face the storm and live their dreams—usually in the company of a faithful hound.
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Catherine’s debut novel, Releasing the Reins, earned first place in the 2024 BookFest Awards for Women’s Fiction Mystery and Suspense and was the 2024 Fall Pencraft Award Best Book for Women’s Fiction. It is a finalist for the 2024 BookLife Prize for Mystery and Suspense and was a 2022 Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA) Literary Contest Finalist.
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Marty Essen
Marty Essen began writing professionally in the 1990s as a features writer for Gig Magazine. His first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, won six awards, and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune named it a “Top Ten Green Book.” His second book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico, won four awards.
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His novels, Time Is Irreverent, Time Is Irreverent 2: Jesus Christ, Not Again! Time Is Irreverent 3: Gone for 16 Seconds, and Doctor Refurb have all become Amazon #1 Best-Sellers in at least one category.
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Caren Hahn
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Jennifer Zahari
Author also writes under Jen Zahari
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Jennifer (Jen) Zahari has had a passion for people her entire life. She applied her passion over the last twenty years working with people and businesses in various leadership roles. Encouraging the possible in others while supporting them with the right tools and resources is at the heart of what she does.
Jen is a dedicated mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, leader and coach. She enjoys listening, problem solving, and building plans for growth. In her spare time Jen loves creating, hiking, swimming, writing, weight training, photography and spending time with her son.
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Donna Norman-Carbone
Donna Norman-Carbone has a passion for writing women’s fiction that tugs at the heartstrings. After having taught as a university adjunct and adult educator, Donna currently teaches writing, film and British literature to high school students. She lives in a small Connecticut suburb where she and her husband have raised three wonderful and creative children, two Labrador Retrievers and a Siamese cat.
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Eric Ferguson
Born in Texas and raised in Los Angeles, Eric Ferguson graduated with honors from Chapman University School of Law in 2004. Since 2005 he has been a deputy district attorney in southern California, focused primarily on appellate and post-conviction litigation, including murder cases. Prior to attending law school, he worked as a freelance writer, editor and journalist. "Cold Record" is his first novel.
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Alfred Nicols
ALFRED NICOLS received undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Mississippi. Following military service, he had a career as a lawyer, a state trial judge, and a federal judge.
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S.R. Fabrico
S.R. Fabrico is an award-winning author whose literary talents have captivated readers worldwide. With her debut novel, The Secrets We Conceal, and her second novel, Call Her Janie, she has emerged as a rising star in the literary realm.
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With a remarkable 25-plus-year career in business, marketing, and sports, S.R. Fabrico brings a unique perspective to her writing. As a World Champion Dance Coach and esteemed speaker, she infuses her stories with passion and insight.
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Cara Sue Achterberg
Cara Achterberg writes smart women's fiction that book clubs love. She also writes memoirs about her adventures in dog rescue.
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Cara is the co-founder of Who Will Let the Dogs Out, a non-profit that raises awareness and resources for homeless dogs and the heroes who fight for them. Learn more at WhoWillLetTheDogsOut.org.
Information on all her books, blogs, and upcoming appearances can be found at CaraWrites.com.
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Rob Bauer
I’m Rob Bauer, author of historical fiction and nonfiction books and owner of Rob Bauer Books. I hold a PhD in American History and was a Distinguished Doctoral Fellow at the University of Arkansas.
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I love writing historical fiction. To me, it’s a continuation of what I used to do as a college professor—educate people about interesting historical events—except now I get to do so through fun stories. With historical fiction I hope I can reach a larger audience, too. My first novel is free to everyone on my website! You can find it at - http://robbauerbooks.com/a-free-ebook...
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Debbie Russell
Debbie Russell is a lawyer turned writer. She spent twenty-five years as an Assistant County Attorney in Minneapolis, prosecuting numerous high-profile cases and fighting off several nervous breakdowns. At age fifty-five, Debbie took early retirement, giving up a full pension for the freedom of time. She now spends that precious time writing, restoring her property to native prairie and wetlands, and training her rambunctious retrievers.
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Brooke Forsythe
Born and raised in Montana, Brooke is a first-time published author who also works as a nurse and a mindset coach. Her passion is to change the mental health crisis by sharing her personal story, so other souls can resonate, and not be afraid to communicate their battles. She wants people to be inspired to seek help and know that their journey matters.
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