Penelope Barsetti
Penelope Barsetti is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Her beloved novels have sold more than 5 Million copies, and her work has been translated into a dozen languages. Readers may know her by another name, Penelope Sky, where she writes contemporary dark romance.
An avid wine drinker, napper, and Netflix junkie, she lives in California with her family, but if she could live anywhere, it would be Florence, Italy. For those familiar with her work, you’ll know exactly why that’s the case.
Fantasy Romance is her favorite genre to read, and she’s excited to release her own novels into the world.
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Quinn Blackbird
QUINN BLACKBIRD is a wanderer, a caffeine addict, a concern to her teachers & a bit of a dork.
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You can find Quinn buying gym equipment she never uses or being dragged out of the writing cave by pesky friends.
Mention "margarita" and she'll come ah-runnin.
QB's goal is to live on a farm with rescue animals and write!
Now beware!! Blackbird writes about everything she loathes. This makes for books that are darker, grittier, anti-heroes, messed-up characters, and dark worlds. It's not a guarantee you'll find redemption in her pages. Because, as Gaslight Her warns, 'sometimes, the villains win.'
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Lianne Kay
LiAnne Kay lives in Northern Indiana with her husband, six children, and five cats. She’s a plant mom, a part time ninja, and a black belt. (Actually, only one of those is true.)
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LiAnne Kay has been writing since she was a child. In her free time, she enjoys long, scenic hikes, snow, (yes, snow!) photography, coffee, and anything Pride and Prejudice. -
J.N. Baker
Teacher by day and writer by night, J.N. Baker has been telling stories since she was old enough to read them. With a passion for both urban fantasy and paranormal romance, J.N. Baker loves to write post-apocalyptic stories with complicated, badass female leads that have no filters. She believes that a sign of a good book is the sudden urge to throw it across the room and run to pick it back up. A healthy dash of steamy romance doesn't hurt either.
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J.N. Baker lives with her husband and new daughter on their farm in California. When she isn't writing or teaching, she enjoys curling up with a good book, a glass of wine, and one of her many furry critters.
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Emily Bex
Emily Bex is the International Best Selling author of the epic six book Medici Warrior Series. As she says, “Why start small?” She worked for over twenty years in marketing, developing ad campaigns, catalogs, product launches and promotional literature. She figured if she could write creatively about products, then surely she could write something about these characters that were rattling around inside her brain. She currently lives in Virginia, but has used her extensive love of travel, both foreign and domestic, to create the backdrop for her characters to play out their story.
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Penelope Sky
A New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Penelope Sky is known for her dark romance that makes you fall for her characters….no matter how dark they seem. Her books are being translated into several languages around the world, and she’s sold more than a million books worldwide. She lives in a small town in California with her husband, where she spends most of her time writing on the back porch.
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Krista Street
Krista Street loves writing about coming of age characters who fight to find their place in this world while also finding their one true mate.
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Krista Street is a Minnesota native but has lived throughout the U.S. and in another country or two. She loves to travel, read, and spend time in the great outdoors. When not writing, Krista is either chasing her children, spending time with her husband and friends, sipping a cup of tea, or enjoying the hidden gems of beauty that Minnesota has to offer.
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G. Bailey
G. Bailey is a USA Today bestselling author of books that are filled with everything from dragons to pirates. Plus, fantasy worlds and breath-taking adventures. Oh, and some swoon-worthy men that no girl could forget.
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Eliza Raine
Eliza Raine writes Greek mythology inspired fantasy that is fast paced, full of new worlds and creatures and sprinkled with a healthy dose of romance. She lives near Reading in England with her husband, three cats and outrageously cute puppy. She has a BA Hons in History and has a deep-rooted passion for mythology and stories about women who don't need rescuing.
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Zara Storm
For readers who love clever heroines and twisty plots that keep you thinking.
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Zara Storm writes fantasy romance with dark, compelling heroes and sassy, competent heroines. Her debut series is The Gold Weaver series. Zara loves fast-paced books with adventure, magic, strong characters, a rough-edged hero, and spicy romance.
Zara lives in Colorado with her husband, their two kids, her scaredy cat pit-bull mix, and their feisty cat who is queen of the house. When she’s not writing, she loves to read, hike the mountains, and travel to new places, but she’ll cop to the fact that she spends too much time watching Tiktok videos and she can endlessly watch Lucifer and Vampire Diaries.
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Rosa Heart
Rosa Heart is a spicy romantasy author. She loves all things fantasy; magic, fae, dragons and epic battles with monsters. She has been writing since she was a child, but didn’t publish her first novel until she was in her 30s, written during the pandemic. Rosa lives down under, in Australia, where the sun is always shining, even on the coldest days. The oasis of her garden or peaceful bush trails is where she likes to go to unwind. Her favourite thing is to curl up with her cat, husband and a good book.
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Penelope Sky
A New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Penelope Sky is known for her dark romance that makes you fall for her characters….no matter how dark they seem. Her books are being translated into several languages around the world, and she’s sold more than a million books worldwide. She lives in a small town in California with her husband, where she spends most of her time writing on the back porch.
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Bella Klaus
Bella Klaus is an avid fan of paranormal and urban fantasy featuring sultry-as-sin supernatural heroes and heroines not afraid to stand up to them.
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Her first series is the Blood Fire Saga, a set of fast-paced stories where the natural and supernatural worlds collide. If you enjoy steamy romance, twists and turns and supernatural mysteries, you’ll love Return of the Vampire King its sequels.
When Bella isn’t crafting stories about magic, she lives in Central London with her inamorata, enjoys True Blood, Supernatural, and The Vampire Diaries, and hopes to one day craft the perfect chocolate cockta -
L.V. Russell
Lydia grew up on a farm deep in the Dorset countryside alongside her three elder brothers, using the fields and woodland as their playground.
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As an adult with two young children, she has used the memories of the wild woods of her youth to write The Wicked Woods Chronicles
A tale of lost sisters, whispering trees, and dark romance.
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Courtney Leigh
I was born on a teeny tiny island in the middle of the ocean to two amazing and adventurous parents. When we moved to the mainland, I was raised on an ostrich ranch in rural Arizona where learned about hard work and responsibility. I attribute my determination to my upbringing and loved the adventures of my younger years. Myself and my siblings schooled in the city, a one hour commute each way.
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I majored in theatre then immediately moved on to college when I was 17 pursuing fashion and costume design. I graduated during the recession and couldn't find work, so depression got me until I found the cosplay community and opened up again with both a social life and a creative drive.
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Brien Feathers
Brien Feathers is a fantasy author living in the land of permanent frost, horses, and Mongols. She likes reading, writing (of course), riding, drinking dark beer, and checking things off a to-do list.
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Although she claims to love everyone equally, she really loves her youngest son the most. He has autism superpowers that allow him to speak all types of rare languages including drumbeats, elevator dings, and police sirens.
Miss Feathers loves grey days, orange cats, and all creatures human or otherwise. And she hopes you will love her world (fantasy) and people (characters) as well.
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Amber Lynn Natusch
AMBER LYNN NATUSCH is the author of the bestselling Caged series for adults. She was born and raised in Winnipeg, and is still deeply attached to her Canadian roots. She loves to dance and practice Muay Thai―but spends most of her time running a chiropractic practice with her husband, raising two young children, and attempting to write when she can lock herself in the bathroom for ten minutes of peace. Dare You to Lie is her debut YA novel with Tor Teen.
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Trisha Baker
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The best word to describe Trisha Baker is....Gypsy. I've flirted with every occupation from Special Education teacher to exotic dancer. My itchy feet have taken me to Las Vegas, Boston, Savannah, Amsterdam, Prague, and Budapest. I even lived in Sighiosora, Transylvania for a month when my backpacker funds ran low; earning my way by making beds in a hostel and serving boatloads of beer to to thirsty Romanians in a small, mountainside pub. An expatriate New Yorker, I currently make my home in the most beautiful city in the world, New Orleans. However, my itchy feet are urging me to see what new adventures await me on the road. In the meanwhile, I satisfy my tinker blood by reading fortunes in Jackson Square.
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Melissa Winters
Melissa Winters writes coming of age, paranormal romances. She finally mustered up the courage to push publish, and now she's sitting back and biting her nails--which is one of her many bad habits. Writing and coffee keep her sane, but have also contributed to her being nocturnal! All things paranormal and witchy excite her!
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She lives in the burbs of Cincinnati with her family who puts up with her constant daydreaming.
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Kristie Cook
Kristie Cook is a lifelong writer in various genres, from marketing communications to fantasy fiction. Besides writing, she enjoys reading, cooking, traveling and being magical. She has lived in ten states, but currently calls Southwest Florida home with her puggle. She can be found at www.KristieCook.com.
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Anna Santos
Anna Santos is a USA Today Bestselling Author who likes to write about shifters, vampires, angels, mermaids, fae, and occasionally humans.
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Anna always keeps her readers on their toes with adrenaline-fuelled adventures, genuine characters, strong female leads, and romantic plots.
When she’s not writing, she’s probably reading or spending too watching TV shows. As an introvert, home is her safe harbor. Yet, she’s known for leaving the house from time to time and having her family throw a party because they haven’t seen her for days. Then they ask her how many books she wrote while gone, assuming that writing must be super easy.
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Shae Coon
Award-winning author Shae Coon writes dark romance that tantalizes while leaving you guessing what comes next. Shae has many published titles, including the Marron House Romance Series and the Dark Roma Mafia Romance Series.
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Before she started writing romance, Shae worked for a construction company to become the top-performing project coordinator and ultimately left to pursue her dream of becoming a full-time writer.
Shae is a die-hard Dallas Stars hockey fan who enjoys iced coffee, books, and spending time with her crazy, outspoken, say-it-like-it-is family.
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Nessa Claugh
Nessa grew up thriving on trips to natural history museums and Jurassic Park. Once adulthood was upon her, it was only a matter of time before she discovered monster sex, shifter erotica, and dominant aliens. She enjoys titillating the Triassic and stargazing.
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Inara Gage
Inara Gage is an indie author who lives in the foothills of Colorado with her son, Gauge, her mastador, Khaleesi, kitty Nox, and her bunny tWitch. Ms. Gage has a master's degree in business administration with a graduate certificate in marketing. She has three published works: two in The Sorenya Chronicles: A Witch's Aura and Aura's Dilemma. The first book in The Beautifully Broken Saga: A Bond with the Dark Book I releases this summer. When she is not writing her fantastical stories, she is busy reading ALL the books and playing video games with her kid!
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Blanche Maze
Blanche (she/her) is a French indie author who writes in English. Vet student by day, she started writing books in 2018 but had to wait until 2020 to finally decide to selfpublish her very first novel You Owe Me. Her favorite genre is fantasy, but she also writes science-fiction and contemporary, always with a healthy dose of romance, most of the time queer.
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Introvert at heart, Blanche is content to live alone with her cat Twist. She is obsessed with guinea pigs, movie soundtracks and musicals. In her free time, she likes to review, beta read and format books for other authors.
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Odessa Alba
Odessa has a passion for writing stories that rivet and excite readers and aims to create stories that feel like an escape from the mundane. She is an award-winning filmmaker, a cancer survivor, and spent well over a decade working in the movie industry on high-budget films and television shows. She's had a variety of tough and physical jobs but storytelling has always had a spell over her. She has enjoyed writing fiction since she was very young, scribbling rom-com scripts on spiral-bound notebooks in her parents' basement. She's finally found a way to put her over-active imagination to good use.
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Sienna Frost
Sienna Frost is a mother, a wife, and a traveler who has spent a good ten years writing to entertain only herself and the next two decades sharing her stories online for free. Her previous works have been fan-translated into seven languages and shared around the world. Obsidian is the first book she has decided to publish due to requests from fans who have been following this story on the internet. She does not consider herself a writer. She writes and hopes to find readers who want to share her journey.
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Sienna loves to talk to her readers. Visit her on Twitter with this handle: @Siennafrst or on Wattpad.com @siennafrost for more stories from her. -
Jen Flanagan
Jen Flanagan is a #1 Amazon best-selling author of enchanting magical romance and cozy mysteries, set in the mystical Olympic Peninsula. Her stories weave adventure, intriguing locations, and a touch of magic into tales of love and mystery, featuring richly drawn characters. A lover of travel, history, and culture, Jen offers readers a delightful escape into worlds where magic feels real. Author of the Orca Cove and Detective Malone series, she also writes non-fiction as Willa Daniels. When not writing, she enjoys culinary magic, surrounded by good food, friends, coffee, and her beloved pups.
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Samantha Armstrong
Mummy, wife, Kiwi.
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Though I have a particular love for writing romance, I write in multiple genres including children's.
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C. Rae D'Arc
C Rae D'Arc has been involved in every stage of a book's life. As a writer, editor, retailer, reader, and reviewer, she has worked four part-time jobs at once. Thankfully, one of them actually paid her. She received her Bachelor's in English from Brigham Young University and now lives in the Tri-Cities of Washington with her husband and Aussie dog.
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Newest Release: "Visionary Investigations: Dead and Back Again #1.5"
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Albert Yates
Working currently as a programmer for a small technology company on the east coast of Canada. Who would have guessed that programmers knew how to spell and write in complete sentences?
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I'm currently writing a series of novels about the rising of the dead, with my first book having been published in August 2015.
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Josie Jaffrey
Josie is a dark fantasy, paranormal romance and historical fiction author who writes about lost worlds, dystopian societies and morally-ambiguous monsters (vampires are her favourite). She has published multiple novels and short stories. Most of those are set in the Silverse, an apocalyptic world filled with vampires and zombies.
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Josie is the founding editor of indie fantasy magazine Indie Bites (www.silversunbooks.com) and the writer of the urban fantasy podcast Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective (www.jackvalentinepod.com).
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J. Mercer
J. Mercer grew up in Wisconsin where she walked home from school with her head in a book, filled notebooks with stories in junior high, then went to college for accounting and psychology. She now writes young adult and women's fiction novels and talks editing on The Novel Ending podcast.
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IN ONE LIFE AND OUT ANOTHER is a finalist in the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, and won the Canadian Book Awards in the young adult category. Her novel TRIPLICITY won Moonbeam and Readers' Favorite awards, and SHADY WOODS received a perfect score from the BookLife Prize, an indie arm of Publisher's Weekly.
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Cass Kay
Cass started her writing career as a journalist in college who moonlighted as an actress. Now at home with her husband, two sons, and two dogs, she’s discovered that fiction novel writing combines her love of the written word with her love of creating compelling characters.
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Julie Solano
Julie Solano is a native of Northern California. She is the mother of two, Kaitlyn and Caden. Julie attended college at California State University, Chico. Graduating Cum Laude, she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, with a minor in Child Development. She went on to study education, and currently teaches at a middle school in Northern California. Julie is passionate about her family, faith, and education. Outside of her work, Julie enjoys participating as a sports mom, spending time outdoors, hiking, water and snow sports, four-wheeling, reading, gardening, kickboxing, and music. Her first published novel, When Fall Breaks, is a young adult novel dealing with the emotional impact of an abusive teenage relationship. This story was c
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Terina Adams
When I wasn’t riding a camel through the Rajasthani desert, white water rafting the rapids on the Zambezi, bungee jumping off the Victoria Falls bridge or hiking the peeks in Pakistan, I was piloting a twin prop into remote aboriginal communities in northern Western Australia or staring down a microscope in a laboratory.
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Now somewhat tamed, the microscope has morphed into a computer and I spend more time plotting dire situations for my protagonists than being in them myself.
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Lorin Petrazilka
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Raised in a rural town called Elfin Forest, magic and inspiration surrounded Lorin throughout her childhood. Fantastical stories permeated her existence, and eventually she started writing her own. An award-winning fantasy and science fiction author, Lorin loves weaving epic tales that retain human-relatable experiences with a kernel of truth. She believes the vastness of the human spirit can be explored through fiction, and through character-driven fantasy we can discover more about ourselves. Lorin can always be found with a book nearby, absorbing stories or crafting words of her own. She lives in Southern California with her husband and three kid