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J.P. Reedman

Born in Canada, J.P. Reedman has been a UK resident for over 30 years. She has been writing since the age of 5, and preferred genres are fantasy and historical (or a mixture of both.) Interests are British history and prehistory, especially the neolithic and bronze ages, archaeology, anthropology and features of the countryside. She is author of the STONEHENGE SAGA a novel that places the legends of King Arthur back into the bronze age, and a number of works about King Richard III, including the epic, I RICHARD PLANTAGENET, which, with both parts combined, is over 250,000 words long and written from Richard's first person perspective. She is also the author of the bestselling medieval novel, MY FAIR LADY, about the little known Queen, Elean

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Anthony Muss

Anthony Muss has written about Wall Street and markets for over a decade. His articles have appeared in print and online at Seeking Alpha, Yahoo Finance and have been featured as Editor’s Choice selections at The Motley Fool.

Mr. Muss has worked for three presidential campaigns, four regional print news publishers, and currently lives in the Midwest.

Paradigm Shift is his debut work of fiction.

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J.C. Cole

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, J. C. Cole spent most of his young adult life dearly holding on to the art and music scenes of Seattle, Washington. After finishing his degrees, he worked as a school teacher, focusing on helping kids and families find their path in life. He met his beautiful wife and mother to their future two sons in the most unlikely of circumstances. They quickly married, and with nothing but two suitcases and the clothes on his back, he flew to Amsterdam to be with her. It was there where he took on the project to write his first book "Beginnings," a short-story anthology, followed by an interactive children's book and an award winning memoir. He has now returned back with his family to the PNW were he released

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Jefferson Flanders

Jefferson Flanders, a novelist, has been a sportswriter, columnist, editor, and publishing executive.

He is the author of CAFÉ CAROLINA AND OTHER STORIES, and the critically acclaimed First Trumpet trilogy of HERALD SQUARE, THE NORTH BUILDING, and THE HILL OF THREE BORDERS.

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Theo Coster

Theo Coster is the author of the forthcoming WE ALL WORE STARS (Palgrave Macmillan, 9/27/11).

Coster was a classmate and friend of Anne Frank at the Amsterdam Jewish Lyceum. A toymaker and game designer (he created the universally loved board game Guess Who?), he is executive producer of the documentary film The Classmates of Anne Frank.

Coster has lived in Tel Aviv since 1955.

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Tim Robinson

Tim Robinson is a third generation Floridian, his grandfather having taken up a 100 acre homestead on Cape Canaveral in 1924. It was his grandfather and father who instilled in him a love for everything Florida. Tim grew up in West Palm Beach, halfway between saltwater Lake Worth and freshwater Lake Mangonia, where he spent his childhood and youth traipsing through the woods or biking over to the beach or taking in the wonders of Florida in some fashion or another. He lives with his wife, Connie, on a small farm in Indiantown, Florida.

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Dianne Ebertt Beeaff

Dianne Ebertt Beeaff is the award-winning author of six books. She began her writing career in magazine journalism. Her poetry, watercolors, graphite drawings, and magazine articles have been featured for decades throughout the United States and Canada.

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Elizabeth Chatsworth

Elizabeth Chatsworth is a British author and actor based in the US. She loves to write of rogues, rebels, and renegades across time and space.

Elizabeth won both the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ Gold and the Writers Of The Future Contest for Science Fiction & Fantasy. She’s the author of The Brass Queen, an award-winning fantasy set in an alternate Victorian age. The sequel, The Brass Queen: Grand Tour will be published on April 23rd, 2024.

When she’s not writing, Elizabeth works as a voiceover actor. There’s a rumor she possesses the world’s best scone recipe. Contact her at www.elizabethchatsworth.com to see if it’s true!

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John Rachel

John Rachel has a B. A. in Philosophy, has traveled extensively, is a songwriter and music producer, and an evolutionary humanist. He has spent his life trying to resolve the intrinsic clash between the metaphysical purity of Buddhism and the overwhelming appeal of narcissism.

Author Rachel has written ten novels, and eight non-fiction books. He has also had over 40 short stories, 9 poems, and over 200 political articles published in both print and online magazines.

He has traveled through and lived in 35 countries since leaving America August of 2006, but is now settled in a small traditional farming village in Japan near Osaka. His next project, as he slumps in a hammock he purchased in Vietnam and waits for the Good Ship Lollipop to appea

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J.B. Lion

This kitty has claws.. Life favors the bold!

J. B. Lion, acclaimed author of The Wall and The Seventh Spark series, credits his family for helping to launch his career as a writer. He drew inspiration for The Seventh Spark series from a game invented by his two sons, which centers around three different societies as they attempt to outmaneuver one another for control of the universe,

Mr. Lion writes stories that challenges beliefs and barriers to make his readers think about what they believe and why. In this, we all can gain perspective and perspective builds tolerance.

Prepare yourself for an immersive. paranormal, edge of your seat reading experience...if you dare!

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Susan Wands

Susan Wands is a writer, tarot reader, actor, filmmaker and producer. A co-chair with the NYC Chapter of the Historical Novel Society, she has lectured at London's Watkins Books for their Recorded Authors series and in Berlin at the Occulture Berlin Festival. Ms. Wands' writings have appeared in Kindred Spirits magazine, she can be heard on these podcasts: 'Biddy Tarot', ‘Imaginary Worlds’, ‘Bad Ass Bitches Tarot’ and the ‘Spirited Tarot’ YouTube channel. Her first book in a series, Magician and Fool, Book One, Arcana Oracle Series will be published by Sparkpress May, 2, 2023. The second book in the series will come out in 2024 by SparkPress and the third book is in final edits.

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Linda Ulleseit

Linda Ulleseit was born and raised in Saratoga, California, and has taught elementary school in San Jose since 1996. She has an MFA in writing from Lindenwood University, is Marketing Chair of Women Writing the West, and a founding member of Paper Lantern Writers. She enjoys cooking, cross-stitching, reading, and spending time with her family. Her favorite subject is writing, and her students get a lot of practice scribbling stories and essays. Someday Linda hopes to see books written by former students alongside hers in bookstores.

Her first novel, ON A WING AND A DARE, was published in spring, 2012. It is a Young Adult fantasy set in medieval Wales, complete with flying horses, a love triangle, and treachery. The followup novel, IN THE WI

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Hope Worthington

In the vibrant coastal city of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Hope Worthington weaves her dual life as an attorney by day and a captivating storyteller by night. Hope shares her home with her husband, three dynamic sons, and a trio of rescued pups that add both chaos and joy to their household. She enjoys running and yoga and many of her ideas come to her while on a daily jog.

From an early age, Hope has been a literary adventurer. The spark of her love for reading ignited at the tender age of seven when she cracked open her first Judy Blume book, Blubber, setting the stage for a lifelong affair with the magic of books.

Now, as a seasoned reader turned author, Hope's creative spirit shines through her preferred genres of fantasy and paranormal roma

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Nancy Omeara

NANCY OMEARA volunteered on a national religious tolerance hotline for over five years , personally answering more than 5,000 calls and helping people resolve all kinds of situations involving deep belief differences. Nancy has lived in seven different countries, and visited a dozen others, interacting with people of diverse religions, backgrounds and values. The concepts in this book stem from her personal experiences.

Find out more at: authornancyomeara.com

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Molly Arbuthnott

Molly Arbuthnott is a teacher, author, editor, and academic from Scotland, UK. She's passionate about the promotion of children’s literature. With a solid understanding of literature and the ability to read, she believes you can take on the world. She has completed an M.A. in Art History and an M.Ed in children's literature. She has gone on to write nine award-winning picture books.

She uses experiences from life as inspiration for her writing. Teaming up with four fantastic illustrators has helped breathe life into the stories. Each story is loosely based on family or friends who have been important in her life whilst also trying to tell stories honestly and gently, singing praise to things we have to celebrate in our world. Teaching child

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Kay Smith-Blum

Kay Smith-Blum is a former business owner and Seattle School Board President. A lover of the natural world and an avid gardener, Smith-Blum founded Environmental Endeavors, the first greenhouse program in Seattle Public Schools. A fan of mid-20th-century history, Smith-Blum has penned two other manuscripts set in Texas, but the recent upheaval over leaking waste tanks at the Hanford site drew her in. A meticulous researcher, Smith-Blum felt compelled to write the Hanford story in a way that would educate and entertain readers, redefining historical fiction. The result is her debut novel, TANGLES, coming December 3, 2024. Smith-Blum’s published short works may be found in multiple literary journals. A companion short story to TANGLES is incl

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Jann Alexander

Jann Alexander writes characters who face down their fears. Her novels are as close-to-true as fiction can get.

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.

Jann writes on all things creative in her blog, Pairings. She's a 20-year resident of central Texas and creator of the Vanishing Austin photography series. As a former art director for ad agencies and magazines in the D.C. area, and a painter, photographer, and art gallery owner, creativity is her practice and passion.

Jann's lifelong storytelling habit and her more recent zeal for Te

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Leanne Treese

Leanne lives in New Jersey with her husband of twenty-five years and their three wonderful children. When Leanne is not cheering her children on in their activities, she can be found running, watching Philadelphia 76ers basketball, and spoiling her two beloved dogs. Favorite locations include the Jersey shore, Martha's Vineyard, and any place that sells books or coffee, preferably both! A passionate student, Leanne's dream life would include going back to college and majoring in everything.

Leanne is a graduate of Lafayette College and The Dickinson School of Law. A former attorney, Leanne is now lucky enough to write full-time!

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Mary Morris

I was born in Chicago and, though I have lived in New York for many years, my roots are still in the Midwest and many of my stories are set there. As a writer my closest influences are Willa Cather and F. Scott Fitzgerald. I travel as much as I can and travel fuels everything I do. When I travel, I keep extensive journals which are handwritten and include watercolors, collage as well as text. All my writing begins in these journals. I tend to move between fiction and nonfiction. I spent seventeen years working on my last novel, The Jazz Palace. I think I learned a lot writing that book because the next one only took three years., Gateway to the Moon. Gateway which will be out in March 2018 is historical fiction about the secret Jews of New

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Becky Wilde

My name is Becky Wilde, also known as Becca Van.

I have written over 100 books under the pseudonym of Becca Van and decided it was time for a change. I am now writing and self-publishing under the pseudonym of Becky Wilde under Whimsical Words Publishing.

I live in the southern state of Victoria in Australia. I have been married to my husband for almost 34 years and though we’ve had our ups and downs like any normal couple, we’re still going strong.

We have two adult children, a girl and a boy whom we love dearly.

Australia is a vast country with tropical forests, vast deserts, and sweeping plains. Due to the lack of water and vast aridity, a large part of the country is uninhabitable, and most of the population lives along the coastlines. Alth

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Jacqueline Winspear

Jacqueline Winspear was born and raised in the county of Kent, England. Following higher education at the University of London’s Institute of Education, Jacqueline worked in academic publishing, in higher education and in marketing communications in the UK.

She emigrated to the United States in 1990, and while working in business and as a personal / professional coach, Jacqueline embarked upon a life-long dream to be a writer.

A regular contributor to journals covering international education, Jacqueline has published articles in women's magazines and has also recorded her essays for KQED radio in San Francisco. She currently divides her time between Ojai and the San Francisco Bay Area and is a regular visitor to the United Kingdom and Europe

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Sheila Lowe

"Publishers Weekly gave Poison Pen a starred review and called it ""a dynamite debut.""

Award-winning author Sheila Lowe's stories of psychological suspense put ordinary people into extraordinary circumstances. Jefferey Deaver, No. 1 International Bestselling Author, said this: Utterly compelling! Outside the Line joins the ranks of those rare thriller that expertly blend nonstop plotting with keen perceptions of the characters--good and bad--who populate this wonderful tale.""

Like her fictional character Claudia Rose in the award-winning Forensic Handwriting series, Sheila is a real-life forensic handwriting expert who testifies in court cases. She also writes the Beyond the Veil paranormal suspense series and nonfiction books about handwr

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Anne Melville

Margaret Edith Newman Potter (aka Margaret Newman, Anne Betteridge, Margaret Potter, Anne Melville, Margaret Evans)

Margaret Edith Newman was born on 21 June 1926 in Harrow, Middlesex, London, England, UK, the eldest daughter of Marjory Edith (Donald), a former teacher, and Bernard Newman, author of fiction and non-fiction books and considered an authority on spies. She had two sisters, Hilary (Mrs. Richard Hipkin) and Lauriston (Mrs. Malcolm Norris). She was educated at Harrow County School for Girls, from 1937 to 1944; and studied her Major scholar at St Hugh's College, Oxford form 1944 to 1947, she aslo earned her B.A. in 1947 and her M.A. in 1952. On 11 February 1950, she married (Ronald) Jeremy Potter, a publisher and later also publish

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David Wiltshire

David Wiltshire spent his childhood in Cheltenham before qualifying as a dental surgeon, from University College Hospital, London. He served his National Service in Aden and Singapore.

He is married with three children and eight grandchildren and lives in Bedford.

He is the author of fourteen published novels, some under the name of John Bedford.

BOOKS BY DAVID WILTSHIRE

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THE TEARS OF AUTUMN

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Yvonne Korshak

Yvonne Korshak received her BA with honors from Harvard, and her MA in Classics and Classical Archaeology and PhD in Art History from the University of California, Berkeley.

As a professor at Adelphi University, she has taught Art History and topics in the Humanities, served as Chair of the Department of Art and Art History, Director of the Honors Program in Liberal Studies, and Director of a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute. She has written and spoken widely on topics of Greek art and archaeology and on European painting, particularly on van Gogh, Courbet, and David. Her blog, “Let’s Talk Off-Broadway,” focuses on art and theater.

She has excavated at Old Corinth, Greece, and has visited almost all the cities, towns, la

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John Rachel

John Rachel has a B. A. in Philosophy, has traveled extensively, is a songwriter and music producer, and an evolutionary humanist. He has spent his life trying to resolve the intrinsic clash between the metaphysical purity of Buddhism and the overwhelming appeal of narcissism.

Author Rachel has written ten novels, and eight non-fiction books. He has also had over 40 short stories, 9 poems, and over 200 political articles published in both print and online magazines.

He has traveled through and lived in 35 countries since leaving America August of 2006, but is now settled in a small traditional farming village in Japan near Osaka. His next project, as he slumps in a hammock he purchased in Vietnam and waits for the Good Ship Lollipop to appea

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Becky Wilde

My name is Becky Wilde, also known as Becca Van.

I have written over 100 books under the pseudonym of Becca Van and decided it was time for a change. I am now writing and self-publishing under the pseudonym of Becky Wilde under Whimsical Words Publishing.

I live in the southern state of Victoria in Australia. I have been married to my husband for almost 34 years and though we’ve had our ups and downs like any normal couple, we’re still going strong.

We have two adult children, a girl and a boy whom we love dearly.

Australia is a vast country with tropical forests, vast deserts, and sweeping plains. Due to the lack of water and vast aridity, a large part of the country is uninhabitable, and most of the population lives along the coastlines. Alth

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Alex MacLean

Alex MacLean is the author of the Detective Allan Stanton mysteries—Grave Situation, One Kill Away, Sorrowful Road, Into Thin Air, and The Quiet That Followed—with a sixth on the way. He is also the author of The Banished, a historical novel of the Acadian expulsion.

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Dominic Luke

Dominic Luke was born in London and lives in Northamptonshire. He has written five published novels: Aunt Letitia, a story ranging from the 1880s to the Second World War; the contemporary Snake in the Grass; and three interlinking novels set in the first decades of the twentieth century, Autumn Softly Fell, Nothing Undone Remains and Dreams That Veil.

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Nancy Omeara

NANCY OMEARA volunteered on a national religious tolerance hotline for over five years , personally answering more than 5,000 calls and helping people resolve all kinds of situations involving deep belief differences. Nancy has lived in seven different countries, and visited a dozen others, interacting with people of diverse religions, backgrounds and values. The concepts in this book stem from her personal experiences.

Find out more at: authornancyomeara.com

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J.P. Reedman

Born in Canada, J.P. Reedman has been a UK resident for over 30 years. She has been writing since the age of 5, and preferred genres are fantasy and historical (or a mixture of both.) Interests are British history and prehistory, especially the neolithic and bronze ages, archaeology, anthropology and features of the countryside. She is author of the STONEHENGE SAGA a novel that places the legends of King Arthur back into the bronze age, and a number of works about King Richard III, including the epic, I RICHARD PLANTAGENET, which, with both parts combined, is over 250,000 words long and written from Richard's first person perspective. She is also the author of the bestselling medieval novel, MY FAIR LADY, about the little known Queen, Elean

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Todor Bombov

Todor Bombov a native of Bulgaria has been writing for many years, so many he himself finds it hard to recall the exact number. From writing in his spare time to having two publications in United States, a sci-fi story "Of Rats and Men" as well as an economic and political analysis of ex -socialism in Eastern Europe and USSR "Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!" he now brings his forward thinking wayward words to the Western World. But Are they ready to accept?!

A 25 year Veteran Customs officer Mr Bombov also enjoys Astrology, the Black Sea and holds a degree in Economics and Computer Technology.

Of Rats and Men reserved for those with an Open Mind!
Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! reserved for the Clever Thinking Men!

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Madalyn Morgan

Madalyn Morgan has been an actress for more than thirty years working in repertory theatre, the West End, film and television. She is a radio presenter and journalist, writing articles for newspapers and magazines.

Madalyn was brought up in a busy working class pub in the market town of Lutterworth in Leicestershire. The pub was a great place for an aspiring actress and writer to live. There were so many wonderful characters to study and accents learn. At twenty-four Madalyn gave up a successful hairdressing salon and wig-hire business for a place at E15 Drama College, and a career as an actress.

In 2000, with fewer parts available for older actresses, Madalyn learned to touch type, completed a two-year course with The Writer's Bureau, and be

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M.C. Dulac

M.C. Dulac lives in Sydney, Australia, where she daydreams far too much. She is the author of The Alchemist’s Passage series, the Unusual Stories (a set of short reads), and The Perfumer's Challenge, the first book in a new series, The Regency Alchemists.
To find out more about M.C. Dulac and her books, please visit http://mcdulacauthor.com
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Bruce J. Berger

Following a 40-year career as a trial attorney in Washington, DC., Bruce J. Berger turned full-time to writing, earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from American University, and now teaches there. His first novel, The Flight of the Veil, is a sequel to The Music Stalker and achieved critical success, winning a Bronze Award in General Fiction from Illumination Christian Book Awards. Kirkus Reviews called The Flight of the Veil “A well-crafted tale about trauma and miracles. Get it.” He has also published more than 50 stories and poems in a wide variety of literary journals.

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C.F. Yetmen

C.F. YETMEN is author of the Anna Klein Trilogy: The Roses Underneath (2014), What is Forgiven (2017) and That Which Remains (2021). Her first two books have received the IPPY Award for historical fiction, and been named finalists for the INDIEFAB Book of the Year. The third will be published in May 2021.

An avowed history nerd and political junkie, she lives and works in Austin, Texas.

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Frank Lambert

Frank Lambert always wanted to be a Zangulator, but had to settle for being a Chartered Engineer. He lives in North East England with his family and a Jack Russell who always looks guilty.

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Hope Worthington

In the vibrant coastal city of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Hope Worthington weaves her dual life as an attorney by day and a captivating storyteller by night. Hope shares her home with her husband, three dynamic sons, and a trio of rescued pups that add both chaos and joy to their household. She enjoys running and yoga and many of her ideas come to her while on a daily jog.

From an early age, Hope has been a literary adventurer. The spark of her love for reading ignited at the tender age of seven when she cracked open her first Judy Blume book, Blubber, setting the stage for a lifelong affair with the magic of books.

Now, as a seasoned reader turned author, Hope's creative spirit shines through her preferred genres of fantasy and paranormal roma

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J.B. Lion

This kitty has claws.. Life favors the bold!

J. B. Lion, acclaimed author of The Wall and The Seventh Spark series, credits his family for helping to launch his career as a writer. He drew inspiration for The Seventh Spark series from a game invented by his two sons, which centers around three different societies as they attempt to outmaneuver one another for control of the universe,

Mr. Lion writes stories that challenges beliefs and barriers to make his readers think about what they believe and why. In this, we all can gain perspective and perspective builds tolerance.

Prepare yourself for an immersive. paranormal, edge of your seat reading experience...if you dare!

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Jill Caugherty

Jill Caugherty is the author of the historical novel, THE VIEW FROM HALF DOME (release date April 20, 2023), and the debut novel WALTZ IN SWING TIME.

Her short stories have been published in 805Lit, Oyster River Pages, and The Magazine of History and Fiction.

A former senior marketing manager in the tech industry, she now writes full time. Jill is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers’ Association and the North Carolina Writers’ Network. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband and daughter. Please visit https://www.jillcaugherty.com for more information.

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Derville Murphy

Art, history, and books are my passion and now I am lucky enough to be able to combine all three. For many years I worked as an art consultant. During this time, I also painted and exhibited my own work. But about fifteen years ago, I decided to go back to college to get a deeper knowledge of art and history. While I was there, I got hooked on the detective work that is involved in historical research. However, I found that days spent pouring over ancient volumes in dusty libraries don’t always yield the results to tell a compelling story. And I started thinking about, painting, and telling stories, as a way for me to get a clearer understanding of the past.
As well as painting and writing, I am an avid reader, a member of a rowdy book club,

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Kenneth Schmitt

Kenneth Schmitt is an adventurer in universal consciousness and out-of-body experiences and has deep knowing of his essential eternal Being beyond the hypnotic human trance in time and space. There are innumerable ways of consciously ascending intentionally into a fulfilling dimension of being. He attempts to present this process from an energetics perspective, which provides an understanding in terms of basic quantum physics and the logical extension of its findings, along with esoteric spirituality and intuitive knowing of the depth of our consciousness.

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Andri E. Elia

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The author is an award-winning poet, novelist, and Ph.D. Scientist. She immigrated to the US as a teenager, due to war in her native country and is a naturalized US citizen. Her scientific work yielded many patented inventions of new composite materials aimed at light-weighting vehicles. Her passion is writing sci-fi/fantasy. She has penned 9 short stories and five novels in the WorldmakerTM of Yand Universe. She lives in Florida, on the ocean, with her son and their four cats, and continues to write.

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Albert T. Franklin

I graduated from high school early and traveled as much of the world as I could until I turned thirty and realized I wanted to try a more adult lifestyle. I started a company with a borrowed van and a 2,500 credit card limit - and now that company makes a million plus a year.

I got married in 2009 and my wife has been a great partner in helping me build everything. Writing has always been something I wanted to do, and now I have turned fifty, I have decided it is time to go for it!

My wife and I love to travel and go to good restaurants, but what we love most is simply trying to enjoy each moment as it happens.

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Leslie K. Simmons

Leslie K Simmons writes about people at the center of defining moments in the American past, using the power of Historical Fiction to reveal how a past we didn’t live shapes the lives we live today. After decades of research, Leslie followed a path marked by serendipities to the story she knew she had to write, her debut novel, RED CLAY, RUNNING WATERS.

Leslie has taught a course on Native Americans of the Southeast, restored two 19th Century houses (one award winning), and holds a degree in Anthropology and Art. She has been a member of the Trail of Tears Association since 1999, belongs to the Women's Fiction Writers Association, and the Historical Novel Society. She is also a contributing moderator for the American Historical Novels Faceb

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Karen E. Osborne

I can't remember a time when I didn't want to write or wasn't writing.

As a little girl growing up in the Bronx, I told my friends stories I made up, but pretended were true (imagined reality was better received by the audience). I wrote my first short story when I was twelve. In middle school, I'd submit book reports about my own stories with fake author names. Never caught and always received an A. Under my graduation picture in the Evander Childs High School yearbook next to "ambition," it said writer. Marriage, children, and career sidelined my true passion, but didn't squelch it.

Getting It Right came to me in scenes. I finished the first draft in a year. It took a very long time to re-write it. Since finishing it, I've written two mor

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Catherine Matthews

Catherine Matthews is an award-winning Pacific Northwest author. Through her novels, she tells the stories of strong women finding the courage to face the storm and live their dreams—usually in the company of a faithful hound.

Catherine’s debut novel, Releasing the Reins, earned first place in the 2024 BookFest Awards for Women’s Fiction Mystery and Suspense and was the 2024 Fall Pencraft Award Best Book for Women’s Fiction. It is a finalist for the 2024 BookLife Prize for Mystery and Suspense and was a 2022 Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA) Literary Contest Finalist.

Her essay, Deeper Than Social Connections, is featured in the anthology Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19 (Jennifer Haupt, Ed.), winne

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Karen Essex

I'm the author of RUN, DARLING, KLEOPATRA, PHARAOH, LEONARDO'S SWANS, STEALING ATHENA, DRACULA IN LOVE, AND BETTIE PAGE: LIFE OF A PINUP LEGEND--All featuring iconic women—powerful women that seduced the world. I am an active screenwriter and an award-winning journalist, dividing my time between Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Europe, where I soak in the atmosphere while writing historical fiction.

Follow me on Substack; History. Sex. Power. https://karenessex.substack.com/subsc...

Or join our chat group on Goodreads, Ask Karen Essex. http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/5...
I love hearing from you, Gentle Readers.

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Derville Murphy

Art, history, and books are my passion and now I am lucky enough to be able to combine all three. For many years I worked as an art consultant. During this time, I also painted and exhibited my own work. But about fifteen years ago, I decided to go back to college to get a deeper knowledge of art and history. While I was there, I got hooked on the detective work that is involved in historical research. However, I found that days spent pouring over ancient volumes in dusty libraries don’t always yield the results to tell a compelling story. And I started thinking about, painting, and telling stories, as a way for me to get a clearer understanding of the past.
As well as painting and writing, I am an avid reader, a member of a rowdy book club,

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Cricket Rohman

Cricket Rohman grew up in Estes Park, Colorado among deer, elk, bobcats, and beautiful blue columbine.

She is a full-time author and recently released Book 4 in the McAllister Brothers series. (Western Romance, Action-Adventure) titled WILD WEDDINGS.

Her creative endeavors began when she headed down the mountain to attend college in Greeley, Colorado and took up playing the guitar and singing with her brilliant brother’s folk groups, The Sundowners and Friendship Sloop. During these singing years she was bitten by the show-biz bug and appeared in a few TV pilots, numerous commercials, and theatrical voice-overs.

Before becoming a full-time author of Romantic Mystery, Women's Fiction, Action-Adventure, Cricket’s career path included the follo

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Frank Lambert

Frank Lambert always wanted to be a Zangulator, but had to settle for being a Chartered Engineer. He lives in North East England with his family and a Jack Russell who always looks guilty.

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Kelsey James

Kelsey James is a historical fiction author, content marketer and former travel editor. A graduate of Dartmouth College with degrees in Creative Writing and Classical Studies, she currently lives with her family outside New York City and can be found online at KelseyJamesAuthor.com.
Instagram: @kelseyjamesauthor
TikTok: @kelseywriter

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Jenn Todling

Jenn Todling is an author, speaker, executive coach, and adjunct instructor at the University of Denver as part of its Frontline Manager Leadership Program. As a retired audit partner at a global Big 4 accounting firm with over twenty years of professional services experience and an ICF-certified transformational leadership coach for over ten years, Jenn helps her clients express their soul in their work. She currently resides near her hometown of Boulder, Colorado, with her husband (and dance partner) and daughter. Dancing on My Own Two Feet is her first book.

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Marty Ross-Dolen

Marty Ross-Dolen is a graduate of Wellesley College and Albert Einstein College of Medicine and is a retired child and adolescent psychiatrist. She holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Prior to her time at VCFA, she participated in graduate-level workshops at The Ohio State University. Her essays have appeared in North Dakota Quarterly, Redivider, Lilith, Willow Review, and the Brevity Blog, among others. Her essay entitled “Diphtheria” was named a notable essay in The Best American Essays series. She teaches writing and lives in Columbus, Ohio.

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Daniel J. Davies

Daniel J. Davies is the author of two other books, Bread Alone and Seed. He currently lives in Charlestown, Massachusetts with his family.

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Valerie Taylor

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Deb Miller

Deb Miller is the author of Forget the Fairy Tale & Find Your Happiness, a memoir that explores her personal journey toward self-reliance and strength, using the evolution of Disney princesses as a metaphor for her own transformation.

A passionate advocate for personal empowerment, Deb’s writing encourages readers to question societal expectations and discover their own path to happiness.

Having visited nearly 50 countries as a corporate executive, she is now on a mission to visit all of our national parks. A part-time marketing professor, Dr. Miller lives in Redmond, Washington, and can be found outside landscaping, walking her energetic Auggie, or hanging out with her grandchildren.

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C. D'Angelo

The Gift (Vintage Vines Series Book 1) highlights:
NYC Big Book Awards Chick Lit Winner 2025
Readers' Favorite Book Awards Chick Lit Finalist 2025
Best Book Awards Women's Fiction Finalist 2024
Indies Today Finalist 2024

Besides introducing problems that many of us face and characters that feel genuine, the novel features tantalizing culinary tastes, mesmerizing musical elements, and compelling glimpses into Italian culture. Such sumptuous writing will transport audiences... A blend of flavors and textures that will entice any reader, The Gift is a modern-day midlife adventure about being brave enough to find and follow our passion.
- Jennifer Jackson, Indies Today

Rich in Italian culture and little-known pieces of history, The Gift delves deeply

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M. Bryce Ternet

I was born in the American Midwest. While I appreciate the stable middle-America upbringing, I couldn’t wait to get out into the world. I finished high school a year early and spent my senior year as an exchange student in the French Basque Country, finding myself, learning French, and becoming entranced with Basque culture. I followed this act with college in Montana, a little more time in France (Paris mostly), then moved to Washington, DC and spent five years getting burnt-out in a high-profile federal government position which had me traveling throughout West Africa while I tacked on more trips to Europe.

Graduate school on California’s Monterey Peninsula was escape from the East Coast. Grad school turned into ten years in California, wi

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Cherie Harbridge Williams

Cherie Harbridge Williams is a Christian author and speaker based in Madison Heights, Virginia. Her business experiences include photography, graphic design, and management of a resort in Central Florida. She has also owned a bookkeeping service.

As an author, she has spoken to women’s groups, Bible study groups, and book clubs. Since 2020, Cherie has provided readers with novels, short stories, and devotionals. Her mission and vision is to bring readers and listeners to a better understanding of eternal truths by illustrating them in fiction, following the example of Biblical parables.

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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.

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.

Tales of the Other Side. Maintaining the 80’s theme, these four stories are a collection of weird tales which include the afterlife and dreams. The four stories are: The Ve

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Glen Young

Glen Young grew up in Bellingen, on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. He attended university in Sydney and has lived in Japan for over 30 years. An avid traveler, he enjoys the outdoors and learning about new cultures through diverse experiences, such as cuisine, art, and going off the beaten track.

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Linda Rosen

Fitness Professional turned novelist, Linda Rosen’s books are set in the “not-too-distant past” and examine how women reinvent themselves despite obstacles thrown their way. A central theme is that blood is not all that makes a family– and they always feature a piece of jewelry!
She is published by Black Rose Writing.

Linda was a contributor to Women in the Literary Landscape: A WNBA Centennial Publication for the Women's National Book Association and to the anthology, Launch Pad: The Guide to Writing Your Book. She is a member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association and the Women’s National Book Association, co-founder of the South Florida chapter.

Linda lives with her husband in New Jersey, just ten miles from New York City and a few b

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Sharon Gloger Friedman

Sharon Gloger Friedman was born and raised in South Florida and now happily resides in Georgia with her husband. A former teacher, copy editor and freelance writer, her articles and essays have appeared in The Boston Globe, Woman’s World Magazine, Yahoo News and Examiner.com. Her debut novel, Ashes, is the winner of the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Historical Fiction, and the 2019 New Apple Summer Ebook Awards solo medalist for Historical Fiction. Her newest historical novel is the recently released In Freedom's Light.

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Lorna Hollifield

Lorna Hollifield was born in Asheville, North Carolina, but now enjoys the Lowcountry life outside of Charleston, South Carolina with her family.

She’s been an author from the time she could speak, always spinning yarns for anyone who would listen. She began her professional writing journey as a tourism and travel blogger, and has since been published in literary anthologies and magazines, even boasting her own book column. She finally realized her dream of publishing fiction in 2017 when Tobacco Sun was released. In October of 2020, her second novel, The Ocean At Night hit the shelves. Bright Little Girls was released in 2025.

Lorna also enjoys loves speaking about her craft at literary conferences and community events any chance she gets.

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Bruce J. Berger

Following a 40-year career as a trial attorney in Washington, DC., Bruce J. Berger turned full-time to writing, earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from American University, and now teaches there. His first novel, The Flight of the Veil, is a sequel to The Music Stalker and achieved critical success, winning a Bronze Award in General Fiction from Illumination Christian Book Awards. Kirkus Reviews called The Flight of the Veil “A well-crafted tale about trauma and miracles. Get it.” He has also published more than 50 stories and poems in a wide variety of literary journals.

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Adrian Deans

Adrian Deans is a lawyer, journalist and novelist. He has been writing seriously for 30 years and in that time has seen his darkly comic speculative fiction stories gradually morph into darkly comic crime - then back to spec fiction. His novels, Mr Cleansheets (Vulgar Press, 2010) and Straight Jacket (High Horse, 2013) received some critical acclaim and Straight Jacket was optioned by Ealing Studios in the UK. The Fighting Man was his debut historical novel (High Horse, 2017), but in 2020 he blended offbeat crime with spec fiction to produce Welcome to Ord City. His latest novel, Asparagus Grass (2023), sees Adrian on the edge of science fiction and firmly entrenched among Australia's more original storytellers.

Adrian is represented by Gol

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Lisa Groen

Lisa Groen loved getting to know Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt in her first historical novel THE CASSATT SISTERS, coming in October 2025. She is author of THE MOTHER'S BOOK OF WELL-BEING, a book of essays for new moms. Lisa's writing also appears in the textbook THE FOURTH GENRE: Contemporary Writers of Creative Nonfiction.

Lisa holds an MFA in writing from The Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing. She lives in Utah and shares city and mountain homes with her husband and their dog, George Harrison. They have a blended family of five adult children and one grandchild.

⭐️ Early Reviews for THE CASSATT SISTERS:

"The Cassatt Sisters is hard to put down, intensely revealing, and a work of art itself.”
- Midwest Book Review

"A well-crafted po

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Elizabeth Anne Martins

Elizabeth Anne Martins is a Philadelphia-based writer who studied English and Publishing at Rosemont College. Her writing often explores resilience, identity, and survival, blending speculative elements with deeply human stories.

Her debut novel, Dry Lands, is a post-apocalyptic story of motherhood and survival set in a world reshaped by water. The book was named a 2024 Great Group Reads pick by the Women’s National Book Association and has resonated with readers who connect with its themes of hope and endurance.

When she’s not writing, Elizabeth can usually be found at the piano, composing something new or playing a duet with her son and husband. Music, like storytelling, is her way of making sense of the world—one note or word at a time.

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Christopher Fried

Christopher Fried a.k.a. Christopher David Evans Fried

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A.M. Overett

A.M. was born on this planet several years ago. He has done things and stuff for a few decades. One day he hopes to find the lost civilization called "Izantica."

A.M. enjoys major league thingy and a several pebbles. When he grows up he hopes to be able to use the microwave.

Some of his favorite authors are:

*PG Wodehouse
*Johnny Bench
*Led Zeppelin
*Edward Albee
*Karl Malone
*John Stockton
*George Plimpton
*Kat Stephens
*Ringo Starrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

Thanks for listening. :)

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Gavin Eyers

Usually told around the beginning or end of relationships, his fiction sometimes has a ghost or two peering in, somewhere... His flash fiction story 'Shubunkin' was shortlisted for the 2021 Farnham Flash Fiction Award, and his short story 'Here Too' was recently published by The Fiction Desk in the anthology New Ghost Stories IV. His debut novel, The Deceit Birds, published in 2016, his second, The Garden of Longing, in 2020. His latest book, Amber in December: A Christmas Novella, is out now. He lives in Bracknell, England.

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Martin Bodek

Martin Bodek is co-founder of TheKnish.com - a Jewish version of The Onion. He is the beat reporter for JrunnersClub.org, an emerging Brooklyn-based organization for athletes. He researches surnames for Jewishworldreview.com (e-mail onsurnames@gmail.com with yours and he'll do the legwork for you!). He has been writing freelance for more than 15 years for The Denver Post, The Washington Times, The Jewish Press, bangitout.com and other sites and media outlets as well as Germany's only weekly Jewish newspaper, The Judische Allgemeine. He was born and raised in the wilds of Brooklyn, New York, has worked most of his life in the badlands of New York City and settled in the jungles of northern New Jersey with his strong wife and three above aver

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Ruth Amanda

Writer and illustrator of children’s picture books, Ruth has a growing collection of delightful tales for young readers. At the date of this update, Ruth has 8 picture books and 1 middle grade book available to the general public. All but the most recent picture book have one awards for the writing and/or illustration.

Ruth Amanda loves creating adventures for you and your children to read. She also loves to hunt for and photograph snails, slugs, ants, millipedes, monkeys, seagulls, puffins and any other unfortunate wildlife who happen to be discovered by the paparazzi. She is currently turning several of those creatures into characters for future works…coming soon!

She has also created a writing prompt journal and some colouring books featur

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Andrew M. Osiow

Andrew Osiow was born in Yorkshire, England, and grew up on a farm before immigrating to the United States at the age of 10. Equally interested in technology and art, he has worked in the computer graphic entertainment industry for most of his career. A chance opportunity to teach allowed him to discover the true gift of teaching is learning from his students. An admitted sci-fi nerd, he enjoys the wealth of ideas that came from the golden age of science fiction that coincidentally ran straight through the Apollo Moon era. Although young at the time, he’s proud to have some early memories of the first time we went to the Moon.

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Susan Annah Currie

When she was six years old, Susan Annah Currie spent fifteen months as a patient in the Preventorium Hospital in Magee, Mississippi, where children were allowed visits from parents only twice a month, and adhered to a strict daily routine, called “the Fresh Air Method”.

Susan is a native Mississippian, born in Jackson in 1953. She obtained a B.A. in English from Belhaven College, and attended graduate school for English Literature at the University of Mississippi. In 1979, she moved to Ithaca, New York, and obtained a Masters in Library Science from the University of Buffalo. She was an academic librarian for close to thirty years, including Cornell University and SUNY Binghamton University Libraries. In 2009, she was chosen to be the direc

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Mark Richardson

Mark Richardson is the author of the novels Malibu Burns, The Sun Casts No Shadow, and Hunt for the Troll.

His short stories have appeared in numerous crime and literary publications, including Hobart, Fugue, Segue, Crime Factory, Switchback, and Nth Position.

Born in the Chicago area, he graduated from the University of Iowa, and promptly escaped the midwestern winters for sunny California, first living in Los Angeles and then San Francisco. He spent thirty years working as a writer and marketer for tech companies in Silicon Valley.

Mark now lives in the East Bay with his wife, two children, and the world’s cutest dog. He spends his time writing fiction, obsessing about the Chicago Cubs, attending his daughter’s softball games, and reading st

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Deedee Cummings

Deedee Cummings is a professional dreamer, author, therapist, attorney, and mom from Louisville, Kentucky. She founded Make A Way Media to create diverse, hope-filled stories for children and adults, and is also the founder of The Louisville Book Festival. Her work—centered on healing, literacy, and the power of starting over—has been featured in Forbes, Essence, USA Today, and NPR. Deedee was appointed twice to Kentucky’s Early Childhood Advisory Council by the Governor of Kentucky and will release her newest children’s book, Hope In the Nick of Time, in the fall of 2025.

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Timothy

Timothy is a long-time resident of North Texas, a member of the Bethesda Community Church choir, and an avid Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers fan. He made his debut as an entertainer some 40 years ago and is well-versed in music, theatre and the art of storytelling. His passion for his faith is woven deeply into his theatrical background, melding into a unique form of entertainment and inspiration.

--from the publisher's website

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Bernard Voss

I write science fiction and fantasy.

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J.S. Peck

" I write mystery books that you can't put down."

Sign up for her newsletter to see what's going on with her books and new releases, and to win prizes, discounts, ARC opportunities, and more at www.deathcardseries.com

Joan grew up in Elmira, a small town in New York State, and now makes her home in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her silky terrier pup, Sweet Pea, a character in her Death Card Series.

She grew up in a family who always read books and were happy to discuss the storyline and its plots, encouraging the idea of becoming a writer. In her twenties, she began to test the waters by writing short stories, which was short-lived when marriage and children took over. It wasn’t until 2008 that she began to write her books in earnest.

Joan writes a

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Rachel Stone

Rachel Stone writes stories of hope and redemption, often set against vibrant Canadian backdrops. Her writing placed first in the 2022 OBOA Writing Contest and has appeared in international literary and visual arts magazines, journals and blogs.

Rachel holds degrees in psychology and industrial relations, and once worked seven summers at a flower market. She lives near Toronto with her family, and on weekends you’ll find her along the south shore of Georgian Bay, belting nineties pop rock from her paddleboard. The Blue Iris is her first novel.

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Rusty Blackwood

"An eclectic author whose images in word truly do leave you breathless"...

Best-Selling Popular Author, Rusty Blackwood, has 10 self-published available titles to her name, and there's no denying this Canadian Indie Author loves what she does, adding a dash of passion to the craft of writing!

Ms. Blackwood grew up on a rural farm in south-western Ontario, but now resides in the cultural city of St. Catharines, Ontario where she loves tending her gardens, and spending quality time with family, and friends.

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Janna Klarmann

I’m a retired university professor in rural southwestern France. We live across the road from a 12th-century church among friendly neighbors who share with us their eggs and vegetables.

I like reading and writing, walking our dog in the vineyards, and quiet evenings in our traditional-style house. From our yard, we have a breathtaking view of the stars, providing the perfect setting to reflect on the important things in life.

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Mark Dickson

Mark Dickson is a surgeon, farmer, and combatives enthusiast, who also has authored the Amazon Bestseller ENEMY AT THE HELM. After raising four successful children, he and his wife downsized to a farm in rural Texas where they enjoy caring for the land and the animals.

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Leana Delle

Leana Delle is an author, TEDx speaker, and podcast host of "Girlfriend, We Need To Talk!" She completed her studies in creative writing through Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, TX and is an alumna of their New York seminar. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Leana now stacks her books in the Big D.

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Karen Lynne Klink

After completing her formal education at Kent State University and San Diego State, Karen's love of nature sent her wandering the American West and parts of Mexico and Central America, hiking and backpacking before settling in Tucson with her cat, Dickens. Although she enjoyed minor success as a watercolor painter, Karen discovered her true passion when she began writing fiction at the age of sixty.

Her interest and experience in psychology and therapy inform her writing about individuals who persevere through difficulty and crisis in order to become stronger and accept themselves for who they truly are. Karen is a child abuse survivor, and humbly hopes her stories give readers pleasure and confidence to face their own difficulties, knowing

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Ephraim.

Ephraim was raised in the United States. After he obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame, the lure of travel and adventure trumped the pressure to settle down and put his nose to the grindstone. His wanderlust itinerary took him from Latin America to the UK and Europe, earning his way as a karate instructor, night club bouncer, pop singer, and recording artist. He has post graduate degrees from the University of Madrid and the University of Paris, where he obtained his PhD in Financial Economics Summa cum Laude. After a few years as a financial forecaster and country risk analyst, Ephraim turned to academia in France as a full professor in Finance. During his academic career, he has authored or co-authored nine bo

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