I have fond memories of summer visits to my grandparents in Hannibal, Missouri. Grandma and Grandpa Priests' grocery store featured a candy case chock full of wax lips, licorice sticks and jawbreakers. Grandma and Grandpa Rhodes' farm delighted me with cute, baby calves and garden-fresh corn on the cob. I love to write about ordinary children experiencing exciting events in our country's history. I hope that when young readers finish one of my books they realize that history is much more than facts and dates. It's filled with children's hopes and dreams.
Jesalin Creswell grew up in London and Sydney, but currently calls Philadelphia her home, where she lives by the Art Museum with her partner and their multiple pets. She works as a high school teacher during the day, yet her true passion lies in reading and writing romantic novels about strong female characters. Jesalin loves historical fiction, and most of her stories take place during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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Erin K. Larson-Burnett is an avid ink drinker who lives and breathes books. A professional copyeditor and proofreader since 2018, she has worked with authors across genres to polish their stories and help them shine.
Larson-Burnett's award-winning novels include the mythological fantasy The Bear & the Rose and the first book in a gaslamp fantasy duology, A Madness Unmade, with her third book—a body-horror novella titled Prickle—releasing in November 2025. Her work blends whimsy and wonder with realistic depictions of mental illness, inspired equally by the writers she works with and the books she devours in her free time.
A proud homebody, Erin lives in Katy with her husband—yes, the gamer to her reader—and their two rescued furbabies
