N.J. Litz
NJ Litz is a former journalist and communications director. (Litz is a college nickname.)
She writes mysteries with a touch of romance that feature strong women who get justice for those who can't get it for themselves.
A member of Thrillers International, Romance Writers of America, and League of Romance Writers, her stories finaled in numerous writing contests.
Not surprisingly, given her books, she is both an avid gardener and an animal lover. She always adopts rescue animals. She lives with her family in Missouri.
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Alan Russell is the author of The Last Good Dog, the sixth book in the #1 bestselling series featuring LAPD detective Michael Gideon and his K-9 partner, Sirius.
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Adrienne Giordano is a USA Today bestselling author of over thirty romantic suspense and mystery novels. She is a Jersey girl at heart, but now lives in the Midwest with her ultimate supporter of a husband, sports-obsessed son and Elliot, a snuggle-happy rescue. Having grown up near the ocean, Adrienne enjoys paddleboarding, a nice float in a kayak and lounging on the beach with a good book.
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Leanne Owens
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Eileen Brady
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J.C. Ryan
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Suzie Ivy
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Glacia Cronk
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Kathleen’s heart-warming stories and their settings are often inspired by experiences of people she has met or places she has lived. She likes to include women who are strong, generous, compassionate, and capable.
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Candace Irving
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Jo Ho
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A self-taught screenwriter, Jo's writing life began when she created the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed CBBC action fantasy television series, "Spirit Warriors," which introduced leading actress, Jessica Henwick ("Game of Thrones," "Star Wars: The Force Awakes") to the screen. Granted the biggest budget ever given to a CBBC show at the time, it was nominated for "Best Children's Programme" at the 2011 Broadcast Awards, with Jo her -
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She loves ghost stories, but is not bound to just that genre. Since publishing her first book, Footsteps in the Attic, she has added several novels, The Psychic Detective and the Editor, The Lady of Lake Ossahatchee, and Footsteps in the Basement, as well as two short stories, The Elevator and Rattlesnake.
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Jo Richardson
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-> Superhero geek
-> Sarcasm academy
-> Mystery aficionado
-> Paranormally fascinated
-> Twisted sense of humor
-> Broken in oh, so many ways
-> Believer that love is perfectly imperfect
Life is messy. I like to write about the mess and make something good come out of it. That includes any, and / or all of the above + everything else that happens along the way.
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Chip Hughes
Chip Hughes learned to surf in San Diego in the late 1960s. He earned a Ph.D. in English at Indiana University in 1981 and taught American literature, film, writing, and popular fiction for nearly three decades at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His
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non-fiction publications include two books on John Steinbeck and numerous essays and reviews.
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