Samara Saward
Samara is a fantasy author from Melbourne, Australia, where she lives with her three kids, partner, and an English staffy named Boots. While she loves Melbourne, she grew up surrounded by a large family in north-west Tasmania, and misses the quiet life. When she's not writing, you'll find her reading, drinking coffee, camping, or playing Monopoly with her kids.
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She loves to write about inner turmoil and love, so that is what you will find in her stories, with tension and spice thrown in for good measure.
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My pen name is K. M. Shea, but my readers—I prefer to call them Champions—call me Kitty.
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I love to write funny, clean stories with strong characters. Books like that are among my favorite to read so naturally I love writing stories like that as well. My philosophy is that life is tough, so books should be something that makes you relax and laugh!
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Fun fact: “Penelope Bloom” started as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the family dog, Penelope—never meant to be anything serious. But then the books took off, and the name stuck. Behind the scenes, Penelope Bloom is actually a husband-and-wife team. He handles the writing; she edits, helps with brainstorming, and runs the reader-facing side of things (like social med -
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Layla Pine
Layla has been writing stories ever since she could pick up a pencil and shape words. The most memorable works of her tween and teen years included a rap version of 'Little Red Riding Hood' and an embarrassingly spicy high school camp/murder mystery (which was possibly a sign of things to come).
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Layla studied Communications at Newcastle University in NSW, Australia, and worked as a buyer and marketing coordinator in the education sector, before joining her husband in the family retail business. That's still her day job (she's very lucky her boss is pretty lenient, or she'd never get any writing done).
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Rhiannon Hargadon
There was a willow I loved by a creek; sometimes I slept there. I was never afraid, alone in the dark. There was nothing to fear from water and trees and fairytales.
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Ciara Hartford
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K.R. Bacher
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Her favorite scenes to write are arguments. She's been known to stir up drama in her own life when she gets bored, and her family is glad she has an outlet for her occasional Blair-Waldorfism. She lives in a big old house in the midwestern United States with her high-school sweetheart. She has dreamed of being an author since she was six and wrote her first book about a girl named Mary who got -
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A lifelong fan of 90s/00s nostalgia, musicals, and stories that matter (in book, TV and movie form), Tania finds joy in exploring new places with her family, listening to audiobooks that make housework bearable, cozy gaming sessions, and the delightfully messy world of junk journaling and collage. -
K.R. Bacher
I have always been a dreamer with a wild imagination and having always felt like I belonged somewhere else I created my own little cosy fantasy world, drawing inspiration from my Irish and German heritage. A lover of fairy tales, strong female leads, adorable animals and all things magic.
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Mase Evans is a fantasy and romance author who enjoys a story that immerses readers in new worlds full of fun characters, adventure, and swoon worthy love stories. She primarily writes fantasy romance books geared toward YA an NA audiences.
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