Leslie O'Sullivan
Leslie O’Sullivan is the award winning author of "Rockin' Fairy Tales," an adult fantasy romance series that shines a new spotlight on favorite fairy tales set against the backdrop of a fictional Hollywood music scene. Her "Fae Destiny" romantasy series explores the collision of the real world with the Faerie realm. The completed "Behind the Scenes" contemporary romcom series peeks into the off-camera sizzle of a wildly popular Irish television drama. She’s a UCLA Bruin with a BA and MFA from their Department of Theater where she also taught for years on the design faculty. Her tenure in the world of television was as the assistant art director on “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show.” Leslie loves to indulge her fangirl side each year at cons.
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Amy Patrick
I love writing, and I love LOVE. I've been writing seriously since 2010 and have written 35 books (and counting!) Most of them are YA and NA romantic fantasy. There's a dash of paranormal and dystopian romance in my book list as well.
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I'm honored to be an Amazon bestseller and multi-award winning author of the bestselling Hidden Saga, which is a 10-book Fae fantasy romance series, the heart-pounding Crimson Accord vampire romance series.
My new Romantasy series, Age of Fae, begins with A Court Bright and Broken, which released on Valentine's Day 2025. Book 2, A Kingdom Ruthless and Radiant comes out May 23rd 2025!
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Emily Colin
Emily Colin writes love stories with a supernatural edge for adults and teens. Her debut novel, THE MEMORY THIEF, was a New York Times bestseller and a Target Emerging Authors Pick; she followed it up with THE DREAM KEEPER’S DAUGHTER.
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Emily is also the author of the Gold Moonbeam Award-winning, young adult dystopian romantasy series, The Seven Sins. SWORD OF THE SEVEN SINS, the first book, was a Foreword INDIES Award finalist, won the YA fiction award of the North Carolina Indie Author Project, and was shortlisted for the 2021 Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy. The second novel of the series, SIEGE OF THE SEVEN SINS, is a 2021 silver IPPY Award winner and Foreword INDIES finalist. The third book in the -
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CWA Dagger shortlisted Caroline England is known as the ‘Duchess of dark domestic noir’. Her psychological suspense thrillers are BENEATH THE SKIN, the top ten ebook bestseller MY HUSBAND'S LIES, BETRAY HER, TRUTH GAMES, THE SINNER and THE STRANGER BESIDE ME. THE RETURN OF FRANKIE WHITTLE hits the shelves on 8 February 2025.
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Caroline also pens gothic-tinged psychological thrillers as CE Rose. Stand alone THE HOUSE OF HIDDEN SECRETS was followed by THE HOUSE ON THE WATER'S EDGE, THE SHADOWS OF RUTHERFORD HOUSE and THE ATTIC AT WILTON PLACE.
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Lizzy Gayle
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Lizzy Gayle loves paranormal so much, she lives it. She is both an author and a psychic. Between mothering her three kids, attempting to understand her rocket scientist husband, and consistently attempting to declutter her home (that she is convinced is a secret portal to a clutter-creating dimension), she does her best to use her creative gifts and share them with you. Lizzy is a people person so if you contact her, it will make her very happy and she will likely answer while possibly including pictures of her bunnies and/or bird. She has also been known to write Young Adult under the name Lisa Gail Green. Anything else you’d like to know about her you may find out by asking because it never hurts to ask. -
Emilia Ares
Emilia Ares is an Armenian-American actress best known for American Horror Story and Bosch, co-producer of Burden and author of Love and Other Sins. Emilia graduated from UCLA with her Bachelor’s in Economics and a Minor in Russian. A California native, Emilia lives in Los Angeles with her husband, children, and 13 thriving plants. She is passionate about storytelling, community, and supporting organizations like NCMEC and RAINN. To find out more, visit emiliaares.com or follow @emiliaares on Instagram.
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Ten years ago, I embarked on a writing journey to tell the story I wish I could have read as a teen. A story that evokes the unparalleled rush of first love in all its dreamlike and naive complications, one that portrays a fierce -
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Astrid Cole
Astrid Cole has a master’s in English Literature from Florida International University. Although she enjoys all subjects, she started writing fiction in high school and hasn’t stopped since. When she’s not plotting her next novel, she’s teaching students history and hitting the gym. A former bodybuilder, running and exercise are a part of her daily routine…and so are playing video games and watching horror movies. Diamond City is her first published novel.
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Sarah Zimm
Sarah Zimm learned at six years old she could climb the highest of the high Wisconsin maples and imagine other worlds beyond her little city. She's been lost in daydreams and telling stories ever since. Sarah Zimm lives in Wisconsin with her husband and son and quirky mutt. She has a BA in journalism and mentors young authors. By the glow of the moon, she pens YA and adult fantasy adventures dusted with parallel worlds and slow-burn romance. When she's not writing, she's ever consumed with a good book, reheating tea, watching her husband jump around on stage with his guitar, and scrutinizing the shadows that lurk in the woods.
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Christina B. Rose
Christina B. Rose lives in the New York suburbs with her hubby, her daughter, and her son. When she’s not nurturing the minds of America’s tiny humans, she’s writing dark romance stories with vivacious, tragic heroines and the deep, dark heroes that love them. She realizes that this is quite the contrast.
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She loves to teach, sing, read, and make dumb jokes. She believes that life is simply too short not to have fun and be ridiculous most of the time. -
Ellis K. Popa
When Ellis isn’t moonlighting as a coffee aficionada, you might find her adventuring through Transylvania, doing photoshoots in Old Town Bucharest, or otherwise trying to talk her husband into moving to Eastern Europe. She’s a lover of history with a penchant for World War II and the Cold War, and her favorite places in the world are Wallachia in beautiful Romania and the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia.
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Ella Dawes
Ella Dawes has always held an unhealthy fascination with fae, vampires, magic and romance — and you’ll find all of the above in her books. She loves to write alpha heroes and the fierce heroines who clash with them, in all their glorious complexities and fatal flaws. When she’s not writing her own fantasy worlds, Ella can usually be found between the pages of another or watching Game of Thrones reruns. She married her very own book boyfriend and they live in Michigan where they try - yet continuously fail - to wrangle their comically mischievous daughter.
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CC Hartly
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Her Canadian roots in the Rockies sparked a love for the wilderness that shines through when she recklessly jumps in puddles, revels in thunderstorms, and doesn’t hesitate before taking a dip in glacial waters. When not crafting her next novel, she's adventuring outdoors or delving into anything fantasy, always with her trusty four-legged companion, F -
Simon Hayes
My career spans finance, executive search and consultancy. Investment banking took me from my hometown London to Boston, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Headhunting took me back to Japan, then, as head of a leading Financial Services practice, into the City of London’s most exclusive boardrooms. Mixing with “the great and the good” —Chairmen and CEOs of major public companies, Governors of the Bank of England, senior politicians and the like—my job was to work out what made them tick. Not just “Are they really any good?” but, “Are they trustworthy?” I wrote Zero Ri$k whilst creating the rubriqs people skills system, and spent much of 2023 in Zimbabwe on a major fraud case.
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M.K. Deoradhán
M.K. Deoradhán (djō-rǒn) writes fantasy, romantasy, and a dash of historical! You can always find romance, kick-ass women, and swoon-worthy men in her books. Although she’s lived all over the U.S., she now resides on the west coast with her husband and two dogs.
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Jenny Grimes
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Jacquelyn Gilmore
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Her debut novel, "The Elf Witch," weaves a tale of magic, betrayal, and romance, and has been described as "captivating" and a "must-read" for fans of dark fantasy. It's received rave reviews, with the book being praised for its unique blend of dark magic, political intrigue, and complex characters. The upcoming sequel, "The Serpent Prince," promises more shocking plot twists, a fast-paced plot, and s -
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Ellis K. Popa
When Ellis isn’t moonlighting as a coffee aficionada, you might find her adventuring through Transylvania, doing photoshoots in Old Town Bucharest, or otherwise trying to talk her husband into moving to Eastern Europe. She’s a lover of history with a penchant for World War II and the Cold War, and her favorite places in the world are Wallachia in beautiful Romania and the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia.
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Jessica Pietro
Jessica Pietro has been enchanted by fantasy worlds her entire life.
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Though she dabbled in writing, she never anticipated being a published author. In 2019, she began selling her artwork and teaching art under the name Vellichor and More. Then in 2021, after a horrible season of healing from past traumas, she began writing The Great King and the Seer. Evidence of this journey is woven throughout the series as her characters learn to love, grow, and heal.
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Kristin L. Hamblin
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Kristin loves her readers and loves getting to know them! Connect with her on social media or say hello at kristinlhamblin.com