Scarlett St. Clair
International and USA Today Best Selling author Scarlett St. Clair is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and the author of the HADES X PERSEPHONE SAGA, the HADES SAGA, KING OF BATTLE & BLOOD, and WHEN STARS COME OUT.
She has a Master's degree in Library Science and Information Studies and a Bachelors in English Writing. She is obsessed with Greek Mythology, murder mysteries, and the afterlife.
If you are obsessed with these things, then you'll like her books. You can find pictures of her adorable dog Adelaide on her Instagram at @authorscarlettstclair.
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Welcome! I write novels that seek to transport and enrich readers while entertaining them. I founded my imprint, Starr Creek Press, on the principle of "books, not boxes," and the idea that a good book should transcend its genre and be satisfying to readers of any age. My novels have won awards and contests from Writer's Digest, Publisher's Weekly's BookLife, the Eric Hoffer Book Award and others, but it's hearing from readers that really makes my day. So, if you like what you've read, reach out.
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Brittney Arena
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Caroline Foster
I write books for people who are dealing with narcissists in various situations. I don’t write to display my knowledge or to brag about my credentials.
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My books are simple and do not contain bibliographic references because victims of narcissistic abuse are not interested in academic works. They simply recognize the truth in what they read because they have experienced the topics of my books throughout their lives.
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Marco Visconti
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His best-known publication, The Aleister Crowley Manual: Thelemic Magick for Modern Times, has been praised for its structured approach to Crowley's teachings, providing readers with clear instructions for integrating Thelema into daily spiritual practice. Marco's candid style—honest about Crowley's complexities and enthusiastic about Thelema's endur -
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Thea Guanzon
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Book one in her upcoming adult fantasy romance duology, A FATE FORGED IN FIRE is being published in early 2025 by Renegade books UK and Dell US with pre-empt deals with Aufbau in German and NeoN Libri in Italian
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Every morning, at 5am, long before her rambunctious household has risen, Cat pours a cup of coffee and gets to work. When she isn’t writing and editing, she’s lost in the stories of authors like LJ Andrews, Penn Cole, and Jennifer L. Armentrout. For Cat, only one thing trumps the magical alchemy of reading, and that is crafting new portals of escapism in her own stories. -
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I wrote these books for an audience of one, and that audience was me. I wanted to see bi representation, love, mental health struggles, religious trauma, and overcoming the of obstacles that I needed to be modeled in my own life. At the end of the day I'm so proud of myself for creating the series that I'd always hoped I could read, and I hope someone is able to connect with them in a way that I have. -
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My name is Hallah Mikaela Wolfe and I am a writer based in Central Florida.
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I am excited to announce that my debut novel, The Book Of Cin, will be released on September 14th, 2024.
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All my life I have written stories.
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I mostly write fantasy, where love, humor, and action come together in emotional stories with hopeful endings. Writing and reading are my escape from everyday life—one I enjoy sharing with readers. I began writing on Wattpad, where I received great feedback, and that’s where my creative journey truly started. I use a pseudonym to keep my professional and creative lives separate. -
Kristi Cook
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Thomas J. Elpel
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He is the founder of Green University® LLC and Outdoor Wilderness Living School LLC (OWLS), as well as HOPS Press LLC and the Jefferson River Canoe Trail.
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Lianne Reijntjes
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Logan Karlie
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Julie Soto
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Stacey McEwan
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Alexene Farol Follmuth
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Randi Garner
Randi is a lover of evocative words. She aspires to create characters that live on with her readers. When she’s not daydreaming about her next story, you can find her staying up too late, immersed in a book or webtoon with coffee in hand, or enjoying the company of her husband and their three dogs.
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Rebecca Robinson
By day, Rebecca Robinson works as a high school administrator. By night, she’s an avid reader, writer, and consumer of all things art. When she’s not writing, Rebecca loves to cook, spend time with her husband and son, and lounge in the garden with her husky.
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Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Laura Thalassa
Found in the forest when she was young, Laura Thalassa was raised by fairies, kidnapped by werewolves, and given over to vampires as repayment for a hundred year debt. She’s been brought back to life twice, and, with a single kiss, she woke her true love from eternal sleep. She now lives happily ever after with her undead prince in a castle in the woods.
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… or something like that anyway.
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Navessa Allen
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Carissa Broadbent
I've been concerning teachers and parents with mercilessly grim tales since I was roughly nine years old. Since then, my stories have gotten (slightly) less depressing and (hopefully a lot?) more readable. Today, I write fantasy novels with a heaping dose of badass ladies and a big pinch of romance.
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When I'm not writing, I'm working at my day job in cybersecurity marketing, watching too many movies, or drawing. I live with my fiance, one very well behaved rabbit, one very poorly behaved rabbit, and one perpetually skeptical cat in Rhode Island. -
Raven Kennedy
Raven Kennedy is a tea and dark chocolate kind of girl and can often be found binge-watching The Office or The Great British Baking Show.
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She enjoys writing all kinds of books, because each one brings a different experience. Whatever the genre, she hopes she creates characters you can root for.
When she’s not reading or writing, she’s with her family, probably messing up a recipe or going on a hike that she thinks she can do, but in reality she can't because she remembers that all she does is sit at a computer all day and write her heart out.
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Stacia Stark
Stacia Stark is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of romantasy filled with found families, self-reliant heroines, and brooding, grumpy heroes.
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Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz was born in New York City on March 6, 1948. He studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School of Music while in high school and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Drama. Upon coming back to live in New York City, he went to work as a producer for RCA Records, but shortly thereafter began to work in the Broadway theatre.
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His first major credit was the title song for the play BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE; the song was eventually used in the movie version as well.
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A.G. Howard
#1 New York Times and International bestselling Author of gothic / fantasy & paranormal tales, mystical & romantic with a side of horror. A.G.'s dark Alice in Wonderland inspired Splintered series has been published in over a dozen languages.
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Young adult, Adult, and literary romance. Repped by Jenny Bent.
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Alysha Rameera
Alysha Rameera is a Sri Lankan and German American author who writes about little-known historical figures, romance, and magic, preferably altogether. On non-writing days, you can find her baking at home or traveling the world with her husband.
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Maggie Rapier
Born in the South with a healthy streak of wanderlust, Maggie is an incurable romantic who loves nothing more than wordplay and witchcraft—except, perhaps, her sourdough starter. When she’s not marketing French antiques or writing about moody girls and sexy pirates, you can find her wandering in the woods with her partner, and a basket in hand.
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Sarah Street
Sarah Street is a YA fantasy author, born and raised on Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia. She has a BA in English and Criminology and spends her days amid a hoard of books, playing Hozier songs to her houseplants and deciding what great body of water to write about next.
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Autumn Woods
Autumn Woods is an aerospace engineer by day, romance author by evening and weekend. She currently lives in the south west of the UK with Mr. Woods and their dog.
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Brooke Marley Jones
Brooke writes fairy tales and nightmares filled with tenderness and terror. Her stories take place in wild woods and gothic buildings, overgrown by roses and forgotten to the world. In this lifetime, Brooke resides in Niagara with her beautiful husband, and two fluffy cats.
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Shalini Abeysekara
Shalini Abeysekara (she/her/hers) is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of This Monster of Mine. As a former corporate lawyer, she enjoys using fantasy to interrogate reality, exploring monstrosity—perceived and real—and centering neurodivergent women of colour reckoning with themselves and their place in a world that tells them they’re too much and not enough. She is passionate about demystifying traditional publishing for all writers. When not writing, she games her life away and tries to make the perfect entremet. Most days though, she can’t believe she's an adult, and hope you don’t either.
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Paula Morris
Paula Morris, a novelist and short story writer of English and Maori descent, was born in New Zealand. For almost a decade she worked in the record business in London and New York. She now lives in New Orleans, where she teaches creative writing at Tulane University.
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Paula's first novel, Queen of Beauty, won best first work of fiction at the 2003 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Hibiscus Coast, a literary thriller set in Auckland and Shanghai, was published in 2005 and has been optioned for film. Her third novel, Trendy But Casual, was published by Penguin New Zealand in 2005.
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William Ritter
WILLIAM RITTER is an Oregon educator and author of the New York Times bestselling Jackaby series. He is the proud father of the two bravest boys in the Wild Wood, and husband to the indomitable Queen of the Deep Dark.
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Tameri Etherton
Tameri Etherton is the USA Today Bestselling Author of fierce scorching fantasy and magical ever afters.
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As a born storyteller, Tameri grew up inventing fictional worlds where the impossible was possible. It’s been said she leaves a trail of glitter in her wake as she creates new adventures for her kickass heroines, and the rogues who steal their hearts.
She lives an enchanted life traveling the world with her very own prince charming and their mischievous dragon, Lady Dazzleton.
Tameri loves to chat with readers! You can find her online at Facebook.com/TameriEtherton, Instagram @TameriEtherton, or tweet her @TameriEtherton.
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S. Hati
S. Hati is a speculative fiction writer, currently residing in the Bay Area. She holds a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from UCLA and a master’s degree in biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University, and pretends to use them both while working in health tech. She writes about brown girls in strange worlds that straddle the line between magic and science.
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Bethany Griffin
Bethany Griffin teaches high school English and creative writing.
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Steven Stosny
Steven Stosny, Ph.D., is the founder of CompassionPower. His recent books are, Soar Above: How to Use the Most Profound Part of Your Brain Under Any Kind of Stress, Living and Loving after Betrayal, How to Improve your Marriage without Talking about It: Finding Love beyond Words, Love without Hurt, The Powerful Self, and Treating Attachment Abuse. He has treated over 6,000 clients for various forms of anger, abuse, and violence. He has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Today Show,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” many CNN shows, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, O, Psychology Today, USA Today. He has taught at the University of Maryland and at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He
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Michelle Moras
Michelle Moras is a romantic at heart and a lover of all things magical and mythical. Her love of mythology and folklore started over a decade ago while earning her BA degree in History. When Michelle is not reading and writing, she can be found spending quality time with her husband and sons living out her own happily ever after.
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K.J. Sutton
K.J. Sutton is the Amazon bestselling author of Fortuna Sworn, which sold over 100,000 copies worldwide. She has received multiple awards for her work, including a Kirkus Star.
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K.J. grew up in Minnesota, where she graduated with a master’s degree in Creative Writing from Hamline University. Now she wanders the country with her two dogs—she’s probably packing to move as you read this. When she isn’t moving or writing in a coffee shop somewhere, K.J. spends her time traveling the world and working on new degrees.
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Jools Sinclair
Jools Sinclair lives and writes in the in-between world of Bend, Oregon, where sunlight kisses snow, mountains reach for the desert, and long summer days cascade into night. She watches it all, perched atop her butte, with her giant orange cat.
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Ivy Cliffwater
Ivy is a romantasy author based in Auckland, New Zealand. Combining her love for romance and fantasy, Ivy writes captivating stories that transport readers to hidden lands brimming with magic and passion. When she’s not weaving tales, Ivy can often be found at the local beach, taking in the coastal beauty with her husband and their well-loved border collie, Poppy.
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Gabriella Buba
Gabriella Buba is a writer and chemical engineer who likes to keep explosive pyrophoric materials safely contained in pressure vessels or between the covers of her books. She writes Filipino epic fantasy for bold, bi, brown women who deserve to see their stories centered.
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Jenna Moreci
Jenna Moreci is a bestselling dark fantasy romance and writing craft author, as well as a YouTube sensation with hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Her first installment in The Savior’s Series, The Savior’s Champion, was voted one of the Best Books of All Time by Book Depository.
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Shannon McLellan
Shannon McLellan has always been an avid reader of “far-off places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a prince in disguise…”—okay, that might be Beauty and the Beast, but it still applies. She has a lifelong love for fantasy and has been creating stories since she was little.
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Shannon lives in North Carolina with her husband and two cats, spending her days writing and savoring life’s simple moments. With a background in art history, she blends creativity with rich detail and imagination in her writing. When she’s not at her desk, you’ll likely find her painting, planning her next adventure, or laughing with family and friends.
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Joanne Baker
Joanne Baker is a writer and editor based in London. She has edited and written comment, books, and arts and opinion articles at the international science journal Nature for the past decade and formerly was space and earth editor at Science magazine. She has also written three books on physics, astronomy, and quantum physics. She has a background in astronomy research, where she studied quasars, black holes, galaxy evolution, and cosmology.
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Emily R. Transue
Emily R. Transue, MD, is a native of Toledo, Ohio, and a graduate of Yale College and Dartmouth Medical School. She did her residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle. She works as a general internist at a multispecialty group in Seattle, and is a clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. She received the Providence-Seattle Medical Center Outstanding Educator of the Year award in 2003, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. She has published stories and poems in JAMA, Dartmouth Medicine, and elsewhere.
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K.P. Roberson
Avid reader since the day I learned how to string letters together. Lover of character-driven stories, romanticism, horror, science fiction, and fantasy.
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Geoffrey Canada
Geoffrey Canada is an African-American social activist. He is the author of Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America. Since 1990, Canada has been president and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone in Harlem, New York.
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He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College and a Master's degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. -
Rina Vasquez
Karina Natalia Vasquez is a fantasy romance author based in England. She is of Peruvian and Spanish descent and adores anything that has dulce de leche in it. When she isn’t writing, she is reading fantasy, romance and fangirling over Star Wars. You can usually find her holed up in her room, cuddling her two dogs, collecting crystals for her superstitious mind or daydreaming in the hope that she will magically end up in a Fae kingdom one day.
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J.F. Johns
J.F.Johns is 32 years old and was born and raised in Spain. She studied English Literature Creative Writing at ARU in Cambridge, UK.
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In 2017, her novel “Eternal Darkness” won the “Indie Book Awards”. It was also a finalist for best cover.
She is an animal lover and spends her free time playing with her adopted dogs and cats, drinking too much coffee and reading.
She believes in the art of dramatic sighing and eye rolling. She works as a ninja at night, but has been told several times that she’s not very good at her job.
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Nicoleclaire C.
I'm the debut author of YA fantasy novel "Guardians of Glyndor", and I'm still buzzing from its reception!
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If you're interested in reading it, drop me a message. I'm also hoping to expand my team of beta readers for future books in the series. Beyond that, I'd like to connect with fellow book lovers. -
Emma Noyes
Emma Noyes is the author of HOW TO HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT, GUY'S GIRL, and the Sunken City trilogy. The first book in her next YA romantasy series, SOUL OF SHADOW, comes out July 2025. She lives in Chicago with her Swedish husband and their accident-prone Pomeranian.
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Tracy Leonard Nakatani
In the shadowed corners of Tracy Leonard Nakatani’s fantasy worlds, werewolves walk among men, heroes bear the scars of villains, and morality is never just black or white. Drawn to low magic, ancient curses, and the tangled depths of humanity, she crafts stories of loyalty, found family, and the fragile line between hero and monster. When she’s not weaving her tales, you’ll find her with a cup of coffee in hand, making art, or traveling with her family—quietly passing as human.
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Brittany Amara
Brittany A. Marasciulo, or Brittany Amara, is an author, actress and model with a passion for science fiction and fantasy that ventures beyond space and time! She loves writing about curious aliens, morally gray protagonists, other dimensions, rifts in reality and all things playfully wicked.
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When she's not working on something new, Brittany can be found stargazing, collecting stuffed animals and baking pumpkin bread. However, she spends most of her time daydreaming and writing those daydreams down! -
Melissa Snark
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Author Melissa Snark lives in the San Francisco bay area with her husband, three children, and a glaring of litigious felines. She reads and writes fantasy and romance, and is published with The Wild Rose Press & Nordic Lights Press. She is a coffeeoholic, chocoholic, and a serious geek girl. Her Loki's Wolves series stems from her fascination with wolves and mythology.
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A.J. Vrana
A. J. Vrana is a Serbian-Canadian academic and writer from Toronto, Canada. She lives with her rescue cats, Moonstone and Peanut Butter, who nest in her window-side bookshelf and cast judgmental stares at nearby pigeons. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto, and her doctoral research examines the supernatural in Japanese and former Yugoslavian literature and its relationship to modern nation-building and historiography. A. J. Vrana's published works include the Indie Author Project-winning Chaos Cycle Duology: The Hollow Gods (2020) and The Echoed Realm (2021), the companion novel Wildblood (2024) from Parliament House Press, and the romantic short story collection, Stray Feathers: Extras from The Chaos Cycle (2022). Her short fic
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C.L. Qvam
C. L. Qvam has been lost and found on several occasions, and this time she’s been found by you!
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Drawn to everything British and lore infused stories that explore the morally grey, Chase moved across the pond at a young age to write the story in her heart. Since then, the mixed-race Norwegian author has identified as an English rose and defies the barriers of her first language and dyslexia to write in her preferred language on the daily.
While pieces of her debut trilogy was drafted and written all over the world, Chase is now working on new Fantasy Romance series back home in Norway, living with a very patient boyfriend and furbaby.
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Brit K.S.
Brit KS has always been a voracious reader of many books — but all her favorites have kissing in them. Growing up in Laguna Beach, CA, she wrote stories, plays and truly awful poetry that didn’t improve with age. At college the boy next door stole her heart, and in 2021 they tied the knot in England with a ceremony that was equal parts Elfhame and Starfall. Brit currently spends her time in Atlanta, GA, with her husband, their two fur babies, and many, many cups of iced coffee.
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Kimberly Quinn
Kimberly is a contemporary romance author, born procrastinator, and lover of morally gray heroes. She enjoys lively conversations, usually with imaginary people, and can often be found daydreaming at work.
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She writes gritty, messy, dangerous romances, featuring beautifully flawed characters, pursuing love at all costs. It's romance with rough edges.
When she’s not busy writing, you can find her with a coffee in hand, dog at her side, and exploring the wilds of her hometown in Ontario, Canada… Or on her couch, getting lost in a good story.
Join Kimberly on her writing adventure!
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K.C. Harper
K.C. Harper grew up on Canada's east coast and spends her time plotting to destroy the happiness of her characters. She’s an avid reader, developmental editor, and a full-time human servant to a 4.5 lb teacup Chihuahua.
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Shelby Nicole McFadden
Shelby Nicole McFadden is a multi-talented author, business owner, artist, and graphic designer known for her captivating Grove Hollow series—an enthralling gothic paranormal journey. With intricate narratives, mysterious plotlines, and fantastical elements, Shelby breathes new life into the paranormal romance genre, transporting readers to otherworldly realms. Her attention to detail immerses readers in a world of secrets waiting to be unraveled, while her skilled characterization explores complex relationships and the transformative power of love. Fearlessly tackling profound themes, Shelby invites reflection on the human condition and the enigmatic nature of life itself. Through her magnetic storytelling, Shelby sets herself apart as an
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Liv Strom
Liv Strom is a Swiss-Swedish writer of speculative fiction, often featuring strong women. Her stories have appeared in Apex, Hexagon SF Magazine, and Mystery Magazine, among others, and been included on Tor.com’s Must-Read Speculative Fiction and reviewed on Locus.
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Her first novel The Last Spiritwalker is a dark contemporary fantasy road trip where no one is safe, while her Tales of Bones and Roses series retells fairytales in the city of Tal, where epic fantasy and romance meet.
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Tim Facciola
When Tim isn’t writing epic fantasy, he can often be found in his garage-gym or in the mountains where he lives. A virtual fitness professional by trade, he integrates his creative passions into movement, training with maces, clubs, staves, and swords to unlock his inner gladiator.
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More than writing, reading, gaming, playing music, hiking, and paddle-boarding, Tim loves story. If he’s not working on his own story, he’s helping others develop theirs as an author coach.
Living in Arizona with his wife, Colleen, Tim continues writing epic fantasy novels while exploring different storytelling mediums so he can inspire others to hope. To live. And to believe. -
Cynthia McLeod
McLeod was born in Paramaribo as Cynthia Ferrier; she is the daughter of Johan Ferrier, the first President of Suriname, and the sister of author Leo Henri Ferrier.
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She completed her secondary school education in Suriname and continued her education in the Netherlands, where she studied to become a teacher in Child Care and Education. She married Dr. Donald McLeod whom she met in the Netherlands. In 1962 they went to Suriname, where McLeod studied for a teaching degree in Dutch Language and Dutch Literature. From 1969 to 1978 she taught Dutch Language and Literature in pre-university education in Paramaribo. Her husband, Donald McLeod, was appointed in 1978 as Suriname’s Ambassador to Venezuela. Then he became Suriname’s Ambassador to Belgiu -
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Madison Lawson
Madison is a bestselling author of sci-fi and thriller novels filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense, multi-dimensional, relatable characters, and complex relationships and family dynamics. Madison is an English graduate from Texas A&M University and is currently studying for her master's degree in North Carolina where she lives with two roommates and her perfect dog, Teddy Lupin.
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To stay updated, follow Madison on social media and check out her website at madisonlawson.com. Bring up Harry Potter, her dog, Halsey, or her books to get her talking nonstop. You probably won’t regret it. -
Kate Schumacher
Author also writes as K.M. Schumacher
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Kate Schumacher writes epic fantasy with romance subplots, complex politics and vast, sprawling worlds filled with myth and magic and faeries. These are worlds you can get lost in, worlds where you will find fierce female characters who don't need saving, and men who support them. You will find flawed, reluctant heroes, Celtic myth, power-hungry villains, complicated alliances and a cast of relatable characters.
Kate's writing is influenced by history, sociology, philosophy and mythology, and by politics. She writes multiple point of view stories with individual plot lines that interweave at different points throughout the narrative. Kate never intends this either - her characters are just bossy and rude -
M. Schaefer
I believe life is simply more interesting when you weave a little humor, enchantment, romance and especially adventure into it! I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with my family and spend my free time writing, playing with my pets, gardening and kayaking.
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Stephanie Shamblin
Stephanie Shamblin is the fantasy author behind the debut series Legends of Worldbinders. She writes slow-burn fantasy romance filled with ancient magic, fire-breathing dragons, terrifying creatures, and deliciously bantering love interests.
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When she’s not writing, Stephanie is spending time with her husband and two daughters—or getting lost in a good book with a Dr. Pepper in one hand and french fries in the other. She’s also been known to sneak in a few late-night Fortnite matches (and take them a little too seriously).
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Indigo Bloome
Indigo Bloome is married with two children. She has lived and worked in Sydney and the United Kingdom, with a successful career in the finance industry. Indigo recently traded city life with a move to regional Australia, which provided her with an opportunity to explore her previously undiscovered creative side. Her love of reading, deciphering dreams, stimulating conversation and the intrigue of the human mind led her to writing her first novel, Destined to Play.
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Amanda G. Kaite
Amanda G. Kaite is an author of YA fantasy and supernatural fiction with a love for forbidden love stories, morally complex angels, and worlds on the brink of ruin. Her debut novel, Mist of Fallen, was born out of late-night writing sprints, an obsession with emotionally messy characters, and the belief that love can be both the beginning and the end of everything.
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Amanda has been writing stories for as long as she can remember—on the backs of school notebooks, in the margins of textbooks, and now, finally, on pages that others can hold. Her writing blends intense emotional stakes with action-packed, character-driven plots that explore loyalty, sacrifice, and what it means to fight for the people you love.
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Jessica J. Ayala
Jessica is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine and received her Master's Degree in Business Administration in 2022. Jessica has always been passionate about writing and has often found herself creating stories ever since childhood. When not writing, she can be found weightlifting, watching anime, playing video games, or wandering around a bookstore. She currently resides in Southern California, most likely listening to Epic music in search of creative inspiration.
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Nicole Bea
NICOLE BEA writes deep stories to dig into: atmospheric women’s fiction and young adult novels with themes of self-discovery through the power of love. By daylight, she works as a technical writer and project manager for an international medical company, while by starlight, she pens all the stories taking up space in her head.
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Nicole and her husband share their home in Eastern Canada with a collection of multi-colored cats, a cupboard stuffed with tea, and a lifetime’s worth of books. -
Lindsey N. Rhoden
Hi there! I'm Lindsey N. Rhoden. I’m a mama to four crazy kiddos, a full time homeschooler, and a part time writer with an affinity for all things herbal. I’ve spent the last several years as a birth/postpartum photographer and doula, specializing in herbal and Ayurvedic care. In the past year, I decided to take a step back from that line of work to focus on my family and make room for other passions.
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I love exploring darker elements through my writing and focusing on the more taboo topics of mental health and what that kind of pure, raw emotion can look like. I try to bring my writing to life through elements of nature and descriptive language. My main goal in my work is to write real, raw emotion that the reader can relate to and can feel