Scott Johni

Scott Johni is a seasoned trial attorney and legal thriller author who turns real courtroom battles into edge-of-your-seat fiction. With over three decades in the trenches of the American justice system, Johni writes from experience—where one bad ruling, one buried piece of evidence, or one corrupt player can change everything.

His debut series, The Nick Justin Chronicles, blends explosive courtroom drama with dark criminal intrigue, set in the sun-drenched shadows of Tampa–St. Petersburg, Florida. At the center is Nick Justin—a tough, principled attorney navigating a justice system rife with power plays, coverups, and betrayal.

Johni’s thrillers combine the authenticity of Grisham, the grit of Connelly, and the moral complexity of Lehane—per

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My name is Poetess Bethany Camille James and I grew up in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado in a family of six including me. However, I was born in Clearwater, Florida. Life was bittersweet. The geography inspired me, yet I felt as I was growing up different, and I seem to stand out like the vast Rocky Mountains.

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Lefty, Agatha, and Silver Falchion nominated author of DEADLY SOLUTION.

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Hope Andersen is a graduate of Wellesley College (B.A) and Yale Divinity School (M.A.R.). She wrote her first novel at the age of 60. In her early career as a writer, she studied fiction writing with Andre Dubus and poetry with Derek Walcott, and published both stories and poems. She was awarded the Wellesley College Playwriting Award for her one-act play Room, which was produced at the Lyric Stage, Boston. Ms. Andersen served as a teaching assistant for George Garrett at the Stone Coast Writer’s Conference in Maine. She has worked intermittently over the years as a newspaper critic, a ghostwriter, an editor, a teacher, and a screenwriter. A native New Englander, she now lives in North Carolina with her husband Thom. They have three grown c
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Peter Kirkland

Peter Kirkland grew up in Beaufort, South Carolina. As a kid, Peter loved history and learning about his area. One year in school, he was given a project to research a few South Carolina law cases and the precedents they set and their effect on people’s lives.
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