Lena Gibson
Award-winning author Lena Gibson is a storyteller as an elementary school teacher and keeper of the family lore. As someone with autism, she often creates characters that reflect this experience.
A voracious reader from childhood onward, Lena seeks wonderful books in which to escape. She loves interesting characters and fast-paced, emotional narratives, leading her to write genre-defying stories in multiple categories. While her books are disaster romance, time slip, dystopian adventure, and sports romance, all are about love, resilience, and hope.
When Lena isn't writing, she reads, practices karate, and drinks a ton of tea. She resides in New Westminster, Canada, with her family and their fuzzy overlord, Ash, the fluffiest of gray cats.
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Dee J. Holmes
The characters I care about aren't content with the status quo. They don’t sit in some narrow, boilerplate box and do what they’re told—they break the laws of their worlds, defying everything for what's right and for true love. Whether battling fantastical odds, facing science fiction dilemmas or nursing a supernatural heartache, they challenge expectations and change their worlds.
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I love complex worlds and even more complex characters. Fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, romance and geekery abound—and they're holding hands with opinions. Sometimes created while appreciating a fine rye. Probably NSFW.
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Cam Torrens
Over a 30-year Air Force career, author Cam Torrens delivered combat supplies and personnel across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He piloted the first mobility aircraft into Iraq during the Iraq War, served as the United States Air Attaché at the US Embassy in Beijing, China, and spent four years as the Professor of Aerospace Studies at Virginia Tech.
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A father of six, Cam and his spouse live in Buena Vista, Colorado, where he serves as the Vice President of the Central Colorado Writers, and volunteers with the Chaffee County Search & Rescue team.
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If she’s not reading, she’s writing, and her deep adoration for the written word shines in everything she creates. Liz is married with two children, two large dogs, and a fish that refuses to die.
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Jacqueline Hayley
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Sweet Valley High just couldn’t compete after she got hooked on plucky heroines and dashing heroes.
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Kylie Scott
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Claire Kent
Claire has been writing romance novels since she was twelve years old. After teaching English at the university level for several years, she started writing full-time under two different pen names. She lives in Virginia.
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Her early books are sexy contemporary romances filled with heat and real emotion, but with the Hold series she transitioned to science fiction romance. Her current books are steamy post-apocalyptic romance set in the near future after a global catastrophe. They feature smart, resilient women trying to survive in a new chaotic world and falling in love with strong, gruff, taciturn men.
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Crystal J. Johnson
Crystal J. Johnson lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, son, and a multitude of rescued animals. She is the author of the Affliction Trilogy, a winner of the 2019 Fiction Awards on Wattpad. Currently, she is working on a new adult fantasy, The Crown Trilogy.
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Crystal is a Wattpad Creator and Editor's Choice Author, with over a million reads on the publishing platform.
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Gwendolyn Harper
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Liz Hambleton
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Jessie Ellis
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Elle Richards
Elle Richards has been a fan of end-of-the-world, post-apocalyptic stories for the longest time, and she loves romance. Put them together, and you have her When the World Fell series.
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E.S. Luck
E.S. Luck is a copywriter by day and an author when no one is watching. She enjoys reading, writing genre-bending fiction, and extolling the virtues of grammar, much to the collective dismay of all who meet her. She owns too much makeup and lives in Ontario with her husband and their adorable dog, Rosie. The Wastelander is her debut novel.
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E.S. Luck
E.S. Luck is a copywriter by day and an author when no one is watching. She enjoys reading, writing genre-bending fiction, and extolling the virtues of grammar, much to the collective dismay of all who meet her. She owns too much makeup and lives in Ontario with her husband and their adorable dog, Rosie. The Wastelander is her debut novel.
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If you'd like to receive occasional updates on my writing, including the sequel(s) to The Wastelander and free bonus material, feel free to subscribe to my newsletter (linked on my official website). You may also follow E.S. Luck on Facebook, or @e.s.luck_author on Instagram, where I share excerpts and videos, and occasionally host free book giveaways. -
Travis Tougaw
“A master of the thriller genre”—readersfavorite.com
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Travis Tougaw grew up in a military family. As a perpetual “new kid,” he quickly learned the value of sharing stories to connect with others. Having settled down after his own stint in the Air Force, Travis stopped relocating, but he’s never stopped telling stories. He’s always on the lookout for characters and storylines that will grab readers’ attention and keep them turning pages. Travis lives in Colorado with his wife and children and an enormous dog. When he’s not writing, he enjoys reading, outdoor activities, playing musical instruments, and trivia competitions. -
Diane Hawley Nagatomo
Diane Hawley Nagatomo was born in the UK and lived in Nebraska, Spain, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and California before coming to Japan in 1979. She is a semi-retired professor from Ochanomizu University and has written extensively on issues concerning gender, culture, and education. When not teaching or writing, she and her Japanese husband of more than 40 years spend time with their six grandchildren. The Butterfly Café, published in July 2023, was her first work of fiction. Her second work of fiction was "Finding Naomi," and her third, "The Making of Us" will be published in September 2025.
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Philip Reari
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Tom McNeal
Tom McNeal was born in Santa Ana, California, where his father and grandfather raised oranges. He spent part of every summer at the Nebraska farm where his mother was born and raised, and after earning a BA in English at UC Berkeley and an MFA in Creative Writing at UC Irvine, he taught school in the town that was the inspiration for his novel, Goodnight, Nebraska. Tom has been a Wallace Stegner Fellow and a Jones Lecturer at Stanford University, and his short stories have been widely anthologized.
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Gail Ward Olmsted
Gail Ward Olmsted was a marketing executive and a college professor before she began writing fiction on a fulltime basis. A trip to Sedona, AZ inspired her first novel Jeep Tour. Three more novels followed before she began Landscape of a Marriage, a biographical work of fiction featuring landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, a distant cousin of her husband’s, and his wife Mary.
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Kay Smith-Blum
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Jann Alexander
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Jann is the author of the historical novel, UNSPOKEN, set in the Texas Panhandle during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression eras, and her first book in The Dust Series. With ten years of research into Texas, she's also a speaker on its hidden histories.
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Christy Cooper-Burnett
Christy Cooper-Burnett is a best-selling author based in southern California with a degree in Administration of Justice. She has one grown son who inspired her to write her award-winning debut novel, No Way Home.
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She began her writing career later in life, but once she started she couldn't stop. Her work focuses on creating relatable stories and characters that transcend genres and encourage readers to imagine what they would do if thrown into the unique, imaginative situations her trademark strong female protagonists end up in.
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Jessie Ellis
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She's always loved reading thrillers, horror, and romance, thanks to sneaking books from her parents' shelves when she was too young to be reading them. Now she can't help but combine elements of those genres into the dark, gritty, and emotional tales she pens... always with a happily ever after. -
Ruth F. Stevens
Ruth F. Stevens likes to create stories that will make you laugh and cry, as she did with her debut novel, Stage Seven. She has a duology of funny-sad contemporary novels from Black Rose Writing: My Year of Casual Acquaintances (Sept. 2024) and The Unexpected Guests (Dec. 2024).
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Ruth says: “I find myself motivated to write about the topics that worry me the most. Since I worry about a great many things, there is never a shortage of material. I’m also a big believer in the power of laughter to ease our pain and anxiety. Humor is a component in anything I write, no matter how serious the subject matter.”
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Ralph Ellis
Ralph Ellis is a veteran journalist who has written his first novel, "The Accident Report," and plans to publish sequels. He was born in Waynesville, NC, and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill. He has worked for newspapers across the Southeast as well as for CNN and WebMD. He now lives in Decatur, GA, with his wife, Susan Puckett, and their greyhound, Zena.
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Michael Hartnett
Michael Hartnett (Irish: Mícheál Ó hAirtnéide) was an Irish poet who wrote in both English and Irish. He was one of the most significant voices in late 20th-century Irish writing and has been called "Munster's de facto poet laureate".
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Lea O'Harra
Lea O'Harra is the pen name adopted by Wendy Jones Nakanishi for the publication of her so-called Inspector Inoue mystery series including 'Imperfect Strangers' (2015), 'Progeny' (2016), and 'Lady First' (2017), all published by Endeavour Press (UK) and set in rural present-day Japan. Sharpe Boooks (UK) has recently reissued the series, along with a fourth thriller titled 'Dead Reckoning,' a standalone set in the American Midwest which was published in September 2022. Black Rose Writing (Texas) will publish her fifth crime fiction novel titled 'Sayonara, My Sweet' in May 2025. According to the author, an American by birth who has lived in Japan for forty years, her books are as much dissections of the dark underbelly of Japanese society as
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K.J. Waters
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KJ Waters is the international best-selling author of Stealing Time, Shattering Time, Killing Time, and short story Blow. Her books have been described as “breathtakingly original,” with “edge of your seat” action, and “characters are so well-written that they seem like real people.” Her Stealing Time Series books are often found on the Amazon best seller list next to Outlander and Michael Crichton’s Dragon’s Teeth and has reached #1 international bestselling status.
In addition to her writing, she is the runs KJ Waters Consultancy and the co-host of the podcast Blondie and the Brit (now making a comeback on TikTok), and provides author consulting services covering branding, social media, and publishing.
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Troy Hollan
Hollan's first novel CLUCKED, is an action-packed sailing adventure, with revenge, romance, some tongue-in-cheek humor and a few jabs at the state of the modern food industry.
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Joelle Babula
Joelle Babula is an award-winning former journalist and columnist and currently a nurse practitioner. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, she now lives in the Baltimore area with her husband and two ridiculous lap cats. Infidelity Rules is her debut novel. When not writing or taking care of patients, she can be found exploring Baltimore's fabulous restaurant scene, playing outside or cooking for friends and family. Often, she's traversing the Eastern Seaboard in search of her next great food moan. She and her husband enjoy traveling, outdoor adventures and all manner of ballroom, swing and disco dancing. She is currently drinking wine and working on her next novel. Or eating cheese.
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Nancy Stancill
Grew up in Radford Virginia. Graduated from University of North Carolina School of Journalism.
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MFA from University of Tampa.
Worked as journalist for 38 years in Virginia, California, Texas and North Carolina.
My favorite newspaper job was investigative reporting for the Houston Chronicle and Charlotte Observer. Some of those experiences gave me ideas for my first book, Saving Texas. I wrote it living in London from 2009-2012. I wasn't working, so I had the time to write. I discoveered I loved crafting suspense novels and have written three, plus a memoir.
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Sarah Lahey
Author also writes as S.K. Lahey
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Sarah Lahey is a designer, educator, and award-winning author. She teaches design, technology, and creative thinking at a university in Sydney, Australia. Her Heartless series of sci-fi novels have won the Chanticleer Book Awards, the American Fiction Awards, the Independent Publishers Award (IPPY), and the Indie Reader Discovery Award. -
P.L. Jonas
A native Arizonan, P. L. Jonas has traveled all over the US and ten other countries. Her stories draw from personal experience, a fascination with history, and a love of research. When she's not writing or editing, he's reading or painting while her beloved cat looks on.
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Awards
"Sea of Doubt: Can We Ever Escape Our Secrets?" 2024 Firebird Bood Award
"Hall of Deception: a post-WWII romantic suspense," received The Historical Fiction Company Highly Recommended 5-Star Award
Published by Black Rose Writing, 2023
"Beneath A Radiant Moon," First Place 2020 CIBA Goethe Category for 20th Century Historical Fiction. Release Fall 2025, publisher Scarsdale Press
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Julia Shraybman
Julia Shraybman is a psychological thriller writer who believes the most gripping stories are born at the intersection of heritage and imagination.
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Born in Belarus and raised in Chicago, she grew up bilingual—and book-obsessed. From a young age, she found comfort and excitement in stories, often disappearing into pages where danger loomed, secrets unraveled, and tension never let up.
Her debut novel, Lucky Number 6, releases this September. It’s a twisty, high-stakes thriller that pulls readers into a world where nothing—and no one—is as it seems.
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E.C. Quinn
E.C. Quinn is a lifelong animal lover, avid reader, and author of multiple stories for both kids and adults, with 25 stories published in Guide magazine and two stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Premonition: The Gift, Quinn’s debut novel, is book one in her middle-grade adventure series. Stay tuned for the second book in the Premonition series as well as her upcoming debut adult novel, a psychological thriller.
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A Wisconsin native, Quinn lives in a tiny town near Madison, and when not writing or working with writers, she enjoys reading, running, traveling to Michigan and Iowa to spend time with her kids, and hanging out with her furry friends: one energetic rescue dog and three cats (two sweet as pie, one naughty as can be!) Throug -
T.H. Cini
T.H. Cini is a Canadian author. His stories are considered surreal with elements that touch on the paranormal. His works border on Literary Fiction and Genre Fiction. Many of his themes include the afterlife and dreams.
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Tales of the Witching Hour is situated in the 1980’s. He chose this era for two distinct reasons; he grew up in the 80’s and more specifically, he relies on the uniqueness and mystery surrounding life before the digital age. The book is a collection of four stories, titled: The Man in the Fedora Hat, The Red Balloon, The Typewriter, and The Whispering Room.
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Vada Ryan
Vada Ryan is a romance reader and writer who can’t get enough of happy endings, even at the end of the world. When she’s not writing or devouring new romance, you can find her exploring the outdoors with her family.
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Paul Jantzen
Paul Jantzen grew up in what would be described as typical Americana, and from an early age, he was fascinated with the art of storytelling. Paul loves captivating his audiences with his imagination and sense of humor. He took up filmmaking in college and his first short film, The Leopard Frog, debuted on the USA network in 1991. He then took up writing, a more budget favorable medium. Though he enjoys a good novel here and there, he was never big on reading so he wrote a book instead. Sour Apples is his award winning, debut novel. He has two more in this series of novels for those who hate to read soon to come. Paul finds himself at peace when he has delved his mind into his made-up world. He currently lives in Frederick, MD with his wife
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Brandon Keller
Brandon Keller is a financial executive, poker strategist, and storyteller with a passion for high-stakes thrillers. His debut novel, The Game: A High-Stakes Conspiracy of Power, Poker, and Profit, will be published by Black Rose Writing in July 2025.
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Brandon draws inspiration from the worlds of business, finance, competitive poker, and emerging AI technologies to craft fast-paced stories about ambition, risk, and power. A longtime poker enthusiast, he has spent years studying the strategy and psychology behind the game—experiences that shape his writing.
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Suzanne Snowden
Suzanne Snowden wanted to be a writer when she was in elementary school, but she forgot about it for fifty years. One day, while visiting the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. she wandered off by herself and found a metal staircase leading down to the basement where they stored the old card catalogues. (In retrospect, she thinks she probably should not have done that. But in her defense, the stairs were not blocked off and there were no signs!)
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As she surveyed the rows and rows of card catalogue cabinets, a story came to her. She began to imagine a doctor who came to the library to relax and a witch who ended up there from the Middle Ages. Then she wrote a book about it. One book turned into three and now she's writing a paranormal ro -
Jeffrey C. Ulin
After majoring in anthropology at Harvard, Jeff Ulin became fascinated with other cultures and began traveling the world—capturing and moving an endangered Rhino on a rescue project in Africa, visiting Buddhist monasteries on the Indian/Tibetan border, exploring Asia, Russia and the Mid-East, coupled with living as an American expat in the Netherlands, UK, and Spain, all which color and inform his novels. He’s braved and enjoyed every conceivable mode of travel (tuk-tuk,
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atop bus with goats, private planes, Concorde, bullet trains). Jeff’s experiences working for George Lucas on Skywalker Ranch, creating Higglytown Heroes, and working as a General Counsel also infuse his writing. He relishes very spicy Chinese food, is a dog lover, and now l