Skyla Dawn Cameron
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Award-winning author Skyla Dawn Cameron has been writing approximately forever. Her early storytelling days were spent acting out strange horror/fairy tales with the help of her many dolls, and little has changed except that she now keeps those stories on paper. She signed her first book contract at age twenty-one for River, a unique werewolf tale, which was released to crit
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Donnell Ann Bell
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I grew up in the 4-Corners area, in the city of Farmington, New Mexico. I love New Mexico, and am influenced by its rich Hispanic and Native American culture, and will bring some of this knowledge to future work. I also love Colorado of which I was a resident for thirty plus years.
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Tammy Harrow is an international solo traveler, writer, and photographer. She’s spent much of her life in the publishing industry, the first half in newspapers and more recently working for various Florida magazines.
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Her debut novel, On The Edge, the first in a series featuring dynamic, daredevil protagonist Jen Shaw was a Sunday Times Crime Fiction best book. The second in the series, Cut Adrift, was The Times Thriller Book of the Month and The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month. Her latest novel, Her, a standalone psychological thriller was published in May 2023 and A Quiet Contagion, a disquieting contemporary mystery, will be published in November 2023.
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Donnell Ann Bell
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Darcy Coates
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She lives in the Central Coast of Australia with her family, cat, and a collection of chickens. Her home is surrounded by rolling wilderness on all sides, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
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Over My Shoulder, They Don't Know, The Secrets of Tenley House, Liars, #MeToo, Blame. The Other Woman, Coming Home, Resistance, Birthright, Venus Was Her Name, A Good Mother, Rosie and Ruby, Anna, Tilly, Grace, Destiny, The Complete Destiny Series Box Set, The Suspense Boxset.
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Annabel Kantaria
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Jenifer Ruff
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Jessica Drake-Thomas
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Readers have dubbed her work “super sexy,” “imaginative and original,” “off-the-walls good,” and “delightfully wicked in the best ways,” a quote Sarah hopes will appear on her tombstone.
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P.R. Black
P.R. Black lives in Yorkshire, although he will always belong to Glasgow.
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L.A. Kessler
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Her horror short stories have been published in print anthologies and magazines, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award.
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S.M. Thomas
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When she’s not plotting her next page-turner, you may find her with her nose buried in a book, or dancing around her living room to Beyoncé
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P.R. Black
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Brett lives in Utah with his wife and two sons. Fall is his favorite time of year because he gets to decorate his house for Halloween much too early for his neighbors.
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Heather Skyler
Heather Skyler was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her first novel, "The Perfect Age," was published by W.W. Norton in the U.S. and Penguin in the U.K. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek.com, and GOOD magazine, among other publications. Her second novel, "Vegas Girls," was published October 2016 by Skyhorse Publishing. She lives in Athens, Georgia with her son, Malcolm and daughter, Lux.
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Ken Casper
Ken Casper was born and raised in New York City. After graduating from Fordham University with a degree in Russian, he joined the Air Force, was stationed in the Far East, served in Vietnam, and lived five years in Germany. He also earned a Master's degree in Education from the University of Southern California. Ken retired from more than 33 years of government service in September '97.
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Now a transplanted Texan. He and Mary, his wife of 34 years, own a horse farm in San Angelo. Along with their Border Collie, Chief, they have a Golden Retriever, Casey, two house cats, four barn cats and eight horses. They also board and breed horses and Mary teaches English riding. She's a therapeutic riding instructor for the handicapped, as well.
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Jamie Killen
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I'm a reader, writer, podcaster, feminist, and owner of a pack of very spoiled dogs. I've published several horror/SFF short stories and novellas over the years. I also write audio drama and have created several fiction podcasts including SPINES and MIRRORS.
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RED HAIL was released in February 2020. Check out the book trailer here: https://vimeo.com/385537761