Liz Tolsma
Liz Tolsma is the author of several WWII novels, romantic suspense novels, prairie romance novellas, and an Amish romance. She is a popular speaker and an editor and resides next to a Wisconsin farm field with her husband and their youngest daughter. Her son is a U.S. Marine, and her oldest daughter is a recent college graduate. Liz enjoys reading, walking, working in her large perennial garden, kayaking, and camping. Please visit her website at www.liztolsma.com and follow her on Facebook, Twitter (@LizTolsma), Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest. She is also the host of the Christian Historical Fiction Talk podcast.
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Her novels have consistently landed on bestseller lists including CBA, ECPA, and Publishers Weekly, and have won prestigious awards such as the Christy, Selah, Golden Scroll, Inspirational Readers’ Choice, and Carol awards.
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Elizabeth Goddard
Elizabeth Goddard is the PW, ECPA, and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of over sixty novels, including the Missing in Alaska and Rocky Mountain Courage series. Her books have sold more than 1.5 million copies. She is a Christy Award, Carol Award and Reader's Choice Award winner and a Daphne du Maurier Award and HOLT Medallion finalist. When she's not writing, she loves spending time with her family, traveling to find inspiration for her next book, and serving with her husband in ministry. For more information about her books, visit her website.
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Sarah Sundin
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Roseanna M. White
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Jen Turano
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Named One of the Funniest Voices in Inspirational Romance by Booklist, Jen Turano is a USA Today Best-Selling Author, known for penning quirky historical romances set in the Gilded Age. Her books have earned Publisher Weekly and Booklist starred reviews, top picks from Romantic Times, and praise from Library Journal. She’s been a finalist twice for the RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards and had two of her books listed in the top 100 romances of the past decade from Booklist. When she’s not writing, she spends her time outside of Denver, CO. Readers may find her at www.jenturano.com - https://www.facebook.com/jenturanoaut... , https://www.instagram.com/jenturanoau... or on Twitter at JenTurano@JenTurano. -
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Gabrielle Meyer
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Pepper Basham
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Grace Hitchcock
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Candice Sue Patterson
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Mindy Steele
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Kelli Stuart
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Lauralee Bliss
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Lauralee enjoys writing books reminiscent of a roller coaster ride for the reader. Her desire is for readers to come away with an entertaining story and a lesson that ministers to the heart. Her new imprint HeartSoul Press exemplifies this.
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Lisa Jones Baker
Lisa Jones Baker grew up near a small Amish town in Illinois that she frequented with her family on weekends. She's also a dog lover and a fan of Scottsdale, Arizona, where she spent nearly two decades. Lisa graduated from Illinois State University with a French major, has been on 5 out of 7 continents, and considers her parents the best in the world. Raised in a Christian home, Lisa has always been blessed with love and support.
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Patricia Raybon
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Lori DeJong
Lori DeJong (pronounced DeeYung) is an award-winning contemporary Christian romance author who enjoys penning stories full of grace and the redemptive power of God’s love that inspire others to hope regardless of circumstance, find joy in the moment, and grow in their faith.
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Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Lori arrived in Texas in 2005 and dug those roots right in. She currently resides in beautiful Georgetown, north of Austin, with her husband of thirty years. Other than their two fur-babies, their nest is empty, as their daughter and son-in-law are settled in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
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Kendy Pearson
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Kristen Terrette
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Mary Ann Hake
Mary Ann Hake’s picture books, The Smell of Spring and The Smell of Summer, both received the prestigious Mom's Choice Award and were featured on Arkansas' PBS summer literacy program, Rise and Shine. She has been scribbling stories and poems since she first learned to write. Hundreds of her stories, articles, poems, puzzles, devotions, curricula, and more (for both children and adults) can be found in periodicals and books plus hundreds of book reviews online. She has also written a Middle Grade historical novel, A Piece of Stone. She previously worked in a bookstore and as a librarian and enjoyed reading to children at story times and conducting the summer reading program. She has also taught writing to children and at writers' conference
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E.V. Sparrow
*Award winning author for Muldoon's Misfortunes, First Place in General Historical Fiction from The BookFest, in their Fall 2024 contest.
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Sparrow served on missions, worship, and prayer teams as well as in Divorce Care and Single’s Ministry. Her readers encounter God’s unexpected presence through her character’s adventures. E.V. once bought a one-way ticket overseas and stayed for a year, and also spent a weekend hopping a freight train.
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David Espindola
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David is the Founder of Brainyus, a company that applies the principles of Transformative Purpose, Lifelong Learning, and Servant Leadership to transform organizations and individuals. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Advisory Board at the University of Minnesota's Technological Leadership Institute (TLI).
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