Aiden James
Aiden James is the bestselling author of Cades Cove, The Judas Chronicles, and the Nick Caine Adventures (with J.R. Rain). Aiden has published over thirty books and resides in a small historic town in Tennessee with his wife, Fiona, and their two sons, Christopher and Tyler. An avid researcher of all things paranormal, he still spends time visiting haunted locales throughout the Deep South. Please visit his website at: www.aidenjamesfiction.com or look for him on Facebook (Aiden James, Paranormal Author) and Twitter (@AidenJames3).
The Raven Mocker, Devil Mountain, The Judas Chronicles Series, The Roderick Chronicles Series, The Dying of the Dark Vampire Series, The Obsidian Curse, The Serendipitous Curse Series, The NashVegas Paranormal Series, Eden's Lie, They Fought Like Men
Angie Martin
Angie Martin considers herself a reader first, and writer second. Her entire life has revolved around imaginary worlds contained within the covers of a book. Angie has studied criminal justice and behavior since high school, which she incorporates into her writing. If writing is in her blood, then music is the air in her lungs. Angie grew up in Wichita, Kansas, her hometown and where her books take place. She will always be a Kansas girl at heart. She currently lives in Overland Park, Kansas with her husband, two beautiful cats, and their beloved dog. She has two sons who are off paving their own way in the world.
Conduit, The Boys Club, False Security, False Hope, Chrysalis, The Chronicler and Mr. Smith
Anne Marie Ruff
Anne Marie Ruff Grewal has reported on AIDS research, drug development, biodiversity conservation, and agriculture from Southeast Asia, the Middle East and East Africa. Her work has been broadcast by National Public Radio, Public Radio International, the British Broadcasting Corporation and PBS TV. Her articles have appeared in Time, Christian Science Monitor and Saveur among other publications. A Minnesota native, Anne Marie lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two sons.
Through These Veins
Barbara Wood / Kathryn Harvey
Kathryn Harvey is the pen name of international bestselling author Barbara Wood. To date, Barbara has written twenty-five books, which have been translated into over thirty languages. Barbara transports her readers to exotic countries that she has meticulously researched to provide them with a true sense of the culture and history relevant to each story. She has visited every country she has written about and in fact does not feel comfortable writing about a country that she has not walked on or breathed its air. Barbara immerses herself completely into the research subject at hand.
Domina, The Dreaming, Butterfly, Stars, Private Entrance, Soul Flame, The Divining, The Watch Gods, The Magdalene Scrolls, Green City in the Sun, The Blessing Stone, This Golden Land, Night Trains, Daughter of the Sun, the Serpent and the Staff, Woman of a Thousand Secrets, The Far River, Perfect Harmony, Curse This House, Vital Signs
Brian Glover
Brian Glover was born and raised in Livonia, Michigan, and has always been an avid reader of the science fiction and fantasy genre. He served in the United States Navy during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He currently owns his own brokerage in the health food and supplement industry. He and his wife have been very involved in hosting and adoption services and now live in Michigan with their three adopted children, Oksana, Nastyia and Illya as well as one biological child, Larissa. Brian completed his first novel, Shadows of an Ancient Foe, in 2009 and is currently working on the sequel, A New Destiny.
Shadows of an Ancient Foe
Brian Harmon
Brian Harmon is an independent author of horror fiction, suspense and dark adventure. His stories will always frighten, disturb, or unsettle you in some way or another. They will thrill, keep you on the edge of your seat, grip you and refuse to let you go until you've reached the end. His stories will tease and intrigue, keep secrets from you, and make promises you can't know if they intend to keep. They will take you to incredible places and worlds you've never dreamed of. Stories about the heart, gut-wrenching emotions, about people like you and me. For Brian it's always about the story.
The Temple of the Blind Series
Brooklyn Hudson
Brooklyn sent out her first publishing query (and received her first decline) at age eleven. Refusing to give up, she studied the masters and gradually honed her fiction skills, determinedly indulging her passion for character development and storytelling. The reigning Queen of Replica-Rock, she wrote, directed, and produced music themed theatrical stage shows for Las Vegas showrooms and touring companies. Throughout the decades, she has penned thirteen novels and nine screenplays. Originally from New York City, Brooklyn now lives in Los Angeles with Willow, a tenacious fox squirrel.
Wishbone Series
Calvin Davis
In explosive 1968, Calvin Davis spends a year in the City of Light sitting at Left Bank sidewalk cafes, penning endless drafts of the The Phantom Lady of Paris. On café tables he learns more about writing than he has in the lecture halls of two great American universities—Hampton and Howard. He also learns how to wear out the seats of ten pairs of jeans. The honor of birthing such a unique and remarkable woman as the Phantom Lady, he says today, was worth the loss of the pants and the bearing of the pain—for today his child, the Phantom Lady, lives.
The Phantom Lady of Paris
Carrie Salo
Carrie Salo is a dark storyteller and emerging author of supernatural thrillers. She seeks to wield unrelenting suspense in her own exploration of all things (especially true things) that keep us awake at night. She has written under the guidance of two bestselling and national prize-winning authors, and drafted a large part of The Sounding while seven stories underground in the muffled heart of one of the world's largest libraries. Her extensive travels have taken her to many haunted places, including the private catacombs of the Vatican.
The Sounding
Casey L. Bond
Casey Bond loves to read almost as much as she enjoys writing. Casey's books have won the 2015 Utopia Award for Best Serial Series, Best World Building Award in 2014 from IABB, and Best Dystopian Series from the 2015 Pour Over Parchment Awards.
7:The Seven Deadly Sins
Carter Wilson
Award-winning author Carter Wilson was born in New Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles before attending Cornell University. Carter is a consultant and frequent lecturer in the hospitality industry, has journeyed the globe both for work and pleasure, and as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. The Comfort of Black is Carter’s third novel (Final Crossing; The Boy in the Woods). He lives in Colorado with his two children.
The Comfort of Black, Revelation, Final Crossing
Craig Zerf
Craig Zerf is a full-time writer who has been awarded the Golganooza Gold medal for Fantasy as well as being voted 'Best Read' by radio BBC United Kingdom. His novels have been translated into French, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish and German. Craig has lived in America, Africa and Europe and now resides in England with his wife and two imaginary cats. His books have reached the number one Best Seller spot in both the United Kingdom and Germany and he reckons that writing is about the most fun that you can have without actually blowing things up!
The Forever Man Series, The Plob Series
D. Fischer
D. Fischer is the mother of two very busy boys, a wife to a wonderful and supportive husband, and an owner of two hyper sock-loving dogs and an attention seeking (fat) cat. Together, they live in a quiet little corner in a state in the middle of the great USA. She used to spend her evenings, after the kids were tucked in and fast asleep in their dream worlds, buried in paranormal science fiction books. But now her long-held dream of publishing her own has miraculously come true. "D" dedicates her books to those exhausted fathers, mothers, and hard-working citizens who just want to come home, sit down, and relax into a world that isn't their own.
The Rise of the Realms Series
Dana Mason
Dana Mason is happily settled in a small valley amongst the California grapevines with her husband and three children. Author of the romantic suspense, Embrace Series, she has written about a group of friends from Northern California who learn just how short life can be when you don't hold on to what's important. Second chances don't come easy—but sometimes love is worth the risk. When not writing, Dana specializes in professional development and training. She is also a board member on the local Art's Council and does what she can to support the art community.
The Embrace Series
Dane St. John
Dane St. John grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and earned undergraduate degrees from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, going on to earn a postgraduate degree in history at the King's Manor in York, England. Writing fiction since the age of 17, St. John initially pursued a professional career as a marketer at a major music label before transitioning to full-time writing. St. John's fiction tends to rely heavily on his background in history, technology, contemporary art, music, and modern American culture, all of which collectively inform his futurist themes in a genre he often refers to as "spiritual sci-fi." An avid food and cocktail aficionado, he also spends his spare time traveling, cooking, hiking, playing his Xbox, and sailing his boat, aptly named the "First Draft."
If Not for the Dawn, The Arrowsmith Saga, So Far Out to Sea
Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Rabbi Daniel Cohen is a popular motivator, mentor, and inspirational speaker. His unique blend of authenticity, humor, wisdom, and insight helps anyone better navigate contemporary society and lead a life of legacy. Rabbi Cohen has served in the rabbinate for over twenty years and currently serves as senior Rabbi at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford, CT, the largest modern orthodox synagogue in New England. He is co-host with Reverend Greg Doll of the nationally syndicated Radio Show, The Rabbi and the Reverend and writes for the HuffPost blog and is a Bottom Line Inc. Expert. He enjoys doing magic shows, playing sports, writing, searching for God, and living life with joy and ever-present smile! Rabbi Cohen and Diane are the grateful parents of six daughters.
What Will They Say About You When You Are Gone, The Secret of the Light
Darcy Daniel
Darcy Daniel loved reading from an early age and fell in love with many genres, but was drawn most of all to thrillers and romances, leaving her elated when she won the Charter Oak Golden Acorn Excellence in Writing contest for Best Contemporary Series Romance. She lives on acreage in a cottage with her family and energetic dog. With friends and family close by, she enjoys country life in the picturesque, small historic town of Windsor in Sydney, Australia.
The Devils' Cradle
Debbie Boucher
Debbie Boucher is a retired teacher. Her latest adventure was teaching at the International School of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 2012 until 2015. Debbie is bilingual and has taught at American schools in Colombia, Argentina and Bolivia, as well as in the public schools at Mammoth Lakes, California. In her spare time, she writes books including the award-winning novels Back to Normal, Millennial Fears, and Oblivia. Debbie makes her home in the Sierra Nevada mountains because she loves to ski, hike and play violin with the Eastern Sierra Chamber Orchestra. She is married and has two grown daughters and two granddaughters.
The Aunties, Millennial Fears, Oblivia, Back to Normal
Ellen J. Green
Ellen Green grew up on a farm in Washington Mills, New York. Yearning to see more of the world, she moved to Philadelphia to attend Temple University, graduating with degrees in psychology. For years she has worked as a therapist in a maximum security correctional facility in the psychiatric ward. Ellen has been published several times in Women’s World Magazine. The Book of James is her first novel and is a finalist for a Reader’s Favorite award. She currently attends Fairleigh Dickinson University and is working towards an MFA degree in creative writing.
The Book of James
Eva Lesko Natiello
Eva Lesko Natiello is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of psychological thrillers. She is a graduate of the University at Albany with a degree in psychology. Eva has attended over 200 book club discussions of her books. Invite her to yours! When Eva’s not writing suspense novels, she writes humor, satire and essays about the creative life on Medium. She loves the creative process: painting, gardening, singing or re-purposing (though many D.I.Y. projects have been fraught with disaster, it doesn't seem to stop her).
Following You
Gary Braver
Gary Braver is the award-winning and bestselling author of eight critically acclaimed thrillers. His novels have been celebrated for their high-concepts, careful craftsmanship, well-rounded characters, and page-turning momentum. His titles include Elixir, Gray Matter, and Flashback, which is the only thriller to have won a Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction (2006). Gary’s novels have been translated into seven languages, and two have been optioned for movies, including Elixir, by director Ridley Scott, and his first novel, Atlantis Fire.
Tunnel Vision
Gary Kassay
Gary Kassay is a police detective, hostage negotiator, and forensic psychophysiologist. As a New York City police officer, Gary was a member of the department's Canine Unit. After leaving New York, he worked for the TSA in Greensboro, North Carolina, and served as a Lieutenant in Guilford County. Gary then moved to Casper, Wyoming, with his wife Raella, where he is currently working as a detective for the Casper Police Department. Murder by the Invisibles is the fourth in Gary’s highly successful Duke Becker Series, which also includes Murder in Silence, Murder by Prophecy, and Classic Murder.
The Duke Becker Mystery Series, He Who Laughs Last, Murder by Blood
Jacob Nordby
Jacob Nordby is a writer, speaker and radio show host living in Boise, Idaho where he plays taxi driver to his three children, thinks long thoughts beside the river and explores the nearby mountains which are featured prominently in this book. He is the founder of BlessedAreTheWeird.com and leads an active group called Awake and Alive in Boise. Mr. Nordby's work is also featured in two anthology books, The Thought That Changed My Life Forever and Pearls of Wisdom. He is currently writing a novel titled: The Cosmic Compass.
The Divine Arsonist
Jalpa Williby
Never the one to back away from a challenge, Jalpa Williby pushed herself to excel. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois, Jalpa went on to earn a Masters in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University. Her passion for helping her patients led her to a specialty in neuroscience, focusing on children and adults with neurological impairments. Throughout her life, Jalpa's love for books has never faded. She creates an unforgettable world with unique characters in her stories. Jalpa uses her writing to not only provide an escape for her readers, but hopefully, inspire them as well. Soon after publishing her first set of books, she has quickly become an international bestselling and multi-award winning author.
My Perfect Imperfections
Jana Petken
Jana Petken is an international award-winning and bestselling historical fiction author, known for her dark, gritty stories and colourful characters. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but calls herself an eternal traveller. She is a military veteran, was a bodyguard for members of the Saudi Arabian royal family, and a cabin crew member on British Airways’ worldwide fleet. She currently resides in Spain, but says never say never on moving to another country in the future. When she’s not writing, she translates for British ex pats at the local hospital and takes long walks along the stunning coastline.
The Errant Flock Series, Mercy Carver Series, The Allegiance Series, The Half Bloods Series, Dawn of Ages, From the Ashes of Amiens, The Guardian of Secrets, The Brinley Knight of MI5 Series
Jaime Johnesse
Jaime Johnesee worked as a zookeeper for fourteen years before deciding to focus on her passion of writing. Her decision has proven to be a good one, as her books have been received with critical acclaim including OH, THE HORROR and SHIFTERS, which was recognized as one of the Best Horror Novellas of 2012. Although her initial foray into the literary world has been marked by success, Jaime has only just begun and is a force to be reckoned with in the years to come.
Oh, The Horror
J.E. Plemmons
Jay Plemons' life is nothing short of extraordinary. From an aspiring chef, carpenter, educator, musician, husband, and father, nothing ever seems too busy when adding yet another hat into the mix as a fiction novelist. With a degree in music business, and a minor in English from Middle Tennessee State University, the aspirations to continue his journey in the arts has followed Jay to write the Last Light Falling series, which has not only touched on some of his personal experiences, but has also helped him further explore the heightened convictions of faith. Though his first love is music, writing has profoundly changed the way he expresses himself to others, which has recently impacted his son to follow in those same emotional footsteps. When Jay isn't drumming, writing is his cure to life's distractions.
Last Light Falling Series
Jenn Johansson
J.R. JOHANSSON is the author of the Night Walkers Series (INSOMNIA, PARANOIA and MANIA) as well as standalone novels, CUT ME FREE and THE ROW. Her books have been published in a dozen languages and more than twenty countries worldwide. She has a B.S. degree in public relations and a background in marketing. She credits her abnormal psychology minor with inspiring many of her characters. She lives in a valley by the mountains where the sun shines 300+ days per year with two sons, a husband, three cats, and a hot tub named Valentino. Find out more about her on her website: www.jrjohansson.com
To the Bone
Jill Kross
Jill E. Kross has been a conductor on the railroad for over seventeen years. As a conductor for Amtrak, she currently rides the rails in Upstate New York along the Hudson River, the very line over which the story is based. Jill is both a United States Navy and Army veteran. Born and raised in Rensselaer, New York, she now lives in Albany with her husband, Joe, and her two step children, Joey and Lauren. When not working on the Hudson Line, Jill enjoys reading, cooking, and a good bottle of Red.
Hudson Run
Joe Clifford
Joe Clifford writes from experience. He spent a decade on the streets before getting back on track to make writing his life. In addition to Lamentation, Joe is the award-winning author of Choice Cuts, Wake the Undertaker, and Junkie Love, as well as editor of Trouble in the Heartland: Crime Stories Based on the Songs of Bruce Springsteen. He is also the Acquisitions Editor for Gutter Books, Managing Editor of The Flash Fiction Offensive, and producer of Lip Service West, a gritty reading series in Oakland, CA. Joe currently lives in California with his wife, Justine, and their son.
Lamentation, December Boys, Give Up the Dead, Broken Ground, Junkie Love, Skunk Train, Occam's Razor, The One that Got Away
Jo Michaels
Jo Michaels is a voracious reader, a writer, a book reviewer, a mom, a wife, and an Editor-In-Chief at INDIE Books Gone Wild. She has a degree in graphic design and an almost photographic memory. She tends to make people cringe at the number of details she can recall about them or their books. Her imagination follows her around like a conjoined twin and causes her to space out pretty often or laugh out loud randomly in completely inappropriate situations. The most amazing day in Jo’s life was when her now husband proposed. Every little girl dreams of being Cinderella someday, and he pulled off the proposal of fantasies.
Emancipation, 7:The Seven Deadly Sins
Joe Conlan
Joe Conlan was born and raised on Long Island, New York, but has lived the great majority of his life in the state of Florida. He obtained his JD degree from the University of Florida in 1983. He practiced law as a trial attorney for fifteen years, three of those as a prosecutor in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Nameless, his debut novel, reached the number one spot on the Amazon UK Thriller Bestsellers list shortly after its release. In his free time, Joe loves to read, travel and spend time with his family, which includes two gorgeous female Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
Nameless, When White Fades to Black
J. Hunter Todd
J. Hunter Todd, long a political activist, has had quite a varied career as a dancer, painter, window decorator, surface designer, film and TV art director & set decorator, personal assistant, Carter Presidential Celebrity Coordinator, and ultimately a writer. A three-time cancer survivor, Todd has also written screenplay collaborations and other works including a black humor cancer memoir entitled You May Think You're Hitler, But I'm Not Poland! A friend once suggested Todd consider moonlighting as a bartender—then she'd have all her bases covered!
Big Hot Kisses
J.R. Gerow
J.R. Gerow is a novelist, poet, climate advocate, and intermittent musician. He was born in Buffalo and now lives in Montreal, Canada. He studied literature, economics, and law, and has worked in climate and energy regulation for a NY-based think tank. J.R. loves discovering new voices to write in, but his work most often straddles the literary and speculative overlap. His shorts and poems have appeared in journals including The Yale Review, The Literary Review of Canada, The Tusculum Review, and Hypertext Magazine.
Babylon Unbound!
Justen Forge
Justen Forge is a criminal investigator and computer forensic examiner with a federal law enforcement agency in Winnipeg, Canada, where he lives with his wife. He has a wealth of first-hand knowledge and experience from which to draw in his writing. Justen enjoys collecting watches, seriously dabbles in photography, and loves things that go fast, namely sports cars and aircraft, at one point having earned his wings as a commercial helicopter pilot. Justen brings this vast diversity of experience, knowledge and energy to his first of many novels in the mystery / thriller genre—At the Gates of Walhalla.
At the Gates of Walhalla
Kelly Risser
Kelly Risser knew at a young age what she wanted to be when she grew up. Unfortunately, Fairytale Princess was not a lucrative career, so she entered the world of creative business writing where she worked in advertising, marketing, and training at various companies.
7:The Seven Deadly Sins
Kevin Arnold
Kevin Arnold is a transplanted Midwesterner from Barrington, Illinois who’s lived in Palo Alto, California most of his life. Kevin loves not only horses, but poetry. He’s a transplanted Midwesterner from Barrington, Illinois who’s lived in Palo Alto, California most of his life. He has published in fifty literary magazines and has a book of poems. Six of his poems have been featured on YourDailyPoem.com. Kevin enjoys fox hunting—he ‘earned his colors’ with the Los Altos Hounds in 2005. He served as President, Poetry Center San Jose, for twelve years, while he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from San Jose State University. The San Francisco / Peninsula California Writer’s Club recently named him Writer of the Year.
The Sureness of Horses
Kim Davis
Kim Davis lives in Southern California with her husband and Goldendoodle puppy, Missy. When she's not spending time with her granddaughters or chasing the puppy around, she can be found either writing on her next book, or working on her blog, Cinnamon, Sugar, and a Little Bit of Murder, or in the kitchen baking up yummy treats to share. In addition to the Cupcake Caterer Mystery Series, Kim has published a suspense novel entitled A Game of Dceit. She has had several children's articles published in Cricket, Nature Friend, Skipping Stones, and the Seed of Truth magazines. Kim is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime.
The Cupcake Catering Mystery Series
Kimberly Carlson
Kimberly Carlson has always been a dreamer. As a girl she dreamed of passion, and pure fulfillment—which she believes can be obtained. As she became an adult, it was art that seemed to bring these feelings to her more than anything else. After graduating Humboldt State University with an MA in English Composition and Literature, Kimberly taught composition and creative writing at Shasta College. She has been a delegate leader for Amnesty International and is a member of Genocide No More, Save Darfur. Kimberly lives in Redding, California with her husband and two children.
Out of the Shadows
Leah Cypess
Leah Cypess wrote her first short story-in which the narrator was an ice cream cone—at the age of six, and sold her first piece of fiction while in high school. She has degrees in biology, journalism, and law, and has traveled to Iceland, Israel, Jordan, and Costa Rica, among other places. She now lives with her family in Maryland. She is also the author of four young adult fantasy novels: Mistwood, Nightspell, Death Sworn, and Death Marked. Her first middle grade fantasy novel will be published in 2021. You can find out more about her at www.leahcypess.com
Mistwood
Lee Goldberg
Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of THE ANCESTOR, THE DESIRE CARD, SLOW DOWN and THE MENTOR from St. Martin’s Press. He has been published in multiple languages and nominated for the 2018 Prix du Polar. His pilots and screenplays have been finalists in Script Pipeline, Book Pipeline, Stage 32, We Screenplay, the New York Screenplay, Screencraft, and the Hollywood Screenplay contests. His writing has also appeared in the anthology DIRTY BOULEVARD, The Millions, Vol 1. Brooklyn, LitReactor, Necessary Fiction, Fiction Writer's Review, The Montreal Review, The Adirondack Review, Essays and Fictions, The New Plains Review, and others. He is the co-curator of The Guerrilla Lit Reading Series (guerrillalit.wordpress.com). Lee has an MFA from the New School and lives in New York City. Follow him at LeeMatthewGoldberg.com and @LeeMatthewG
The Ancestor, Slow Down, Orange City, Runaway Train, Grenade Bouquets, Stalker Stalked
Leea Glasheen
Leea writes on the shores of Lake Michigan. Find her in the corner of one local coffee shop or another tapping, tapping, tapping her thoughts into existence. She is the curator of the international collection of poetry Global Insides. Her poetry and short stories can be found in numerous zines and anthologies and her lyrics have appeared in award-winning commercial videos. Her memoir in verse will be released soon. She frequently discusses writing at schools, libraries, and other venues. Contact her at debraleeaglasheen.com and follow her on Instagram at debraleeaglasheen.
Backbiters
Lesley Jones
Lesley Jones was born and raised in Essex, England but moved to Australia in 2006 with her family. Her first book, Saviour, was published in 2013 and she quickly gained a reputation as a writer of gritty, down to earth characters, involved in angsty and emotional plot lines. Carnage, her third novel, has won a number of awards for ‘Best Ugly Cry’. Her readers love the fact that she can switch her stories from hot and steamy, to snot-bubble ugly crying, followed by laugh out loud moments, in the space of a few sentences. Lesley has declared that the very best part of her job is meeting her readers and has travelled the world a number of times over the past few years to do exactly that. When not writing, she is a prolific reader and is a fan of trashy reality TV, listening to music, watching her son play football and enjoys a glass of wine… or three.
The Carnage Series
Lisa Regan
Lisa Regan is an Amazon bestselling crime/suspense novelist. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University. She is a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. Her debut novel, Finding Claire Fletcher won Best Heroine and was runner up in Best Novel in the eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards for 2013. Her second novel, Aberration won Best Twist in the 2014 the eFestival of Words Best of the Independent Book Awards. Her third novel, Hold Still was released by Thomas & Mercer in 2014 and has been translated into German. Lisa lives in Philadelphia with her husband and daughter, and is hard at work on her fifth novel.
Cold-Blooded, Kill for You
Lynnie Vessels
Lynnie Vessels has a master's degree in Secondary Education and has been teaching English in the public school system more than twenty years. She has taught over forty graduate education courses in the areas of communication and discipline, including Teacher Effectiveness Training, Self-esteem for Educators, Resolving Conflicts in Classrooms and Schools, Stress Management for Teachers, and Reaching Today's Students. She appeared as a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show and has traveled the country as a surprisingly candid motivational speaker. Please visit www.lynnievessels.com for more information.
To Soften the Blow
Marc Rainer
Marc Rainer is the pen name of Charles (Chuck) Ambrose. Chuck is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and is a retired Assistant United States Attorney and USAF JAG with over three decades of experience in prosecuting federal trials. He has tried mafia cases, murder cases, and conspiracy cases, and was recognized in his field as an expert in the management of complex investigations. He often weaves real-life investigative events and actual trial transcripts into the pages of his books. As a result, his novels in the Jeff Trask Crime Drama series have been hailed by those in law enforcement and the legal profession as models of realism. His books are contemporary historical novels, tapping into real-world issues and current events.
The Jeff Trask Thriller Series
Mark Brine
Mark Brine’s music is pure and rootsy and the homely quality of his voice touches the soul. Mark is a staff writer and roster artist for two Nashville record labels and recipient of two preliminary Grammy nominations for Best Male Country Vocalist and Best Country Song. He was the opening act at the legendary World Famous Tootsies Orchid Lounge in Nashville for six years and appeared on Ernest Tubb’s Midnight Jamboree with Roy Acuff and the Smokey Mountain Boys. Mark appeared on Rig Rock Jukebox, Diesel Only label’s compilation of northern alt-country acts. His debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry was with Hank Snow and his Rainbow Ranch Boys. Mark is an Inductee into the National Traditional Country Music Association Hall of Fame.
Jack Frost and the Carol
MarieMadeleine MacLean
MarieMadeleine MacLean was born in Africa and grew up in Switzerland, where she graduated with degrees in History and Art. In addition to French, she speaks English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. MarieMadeleine began a career in high fashion modeling in Paris at the age of seventeen. At age twenty-five she married Michael MacLean, the son of the famed international novelist, Alistair MacLean. A few years later, Ms. MacLean opened an international interior design firm based in Geneva, Switzerland. Her works have been featured numerous times in international interior design magazines. Ms. MacLean eventually sold her business to devote herself exclusively to writing. Ms. Maclean spends her time between California, Switzerland and the South of France.
RACE: The Colour of Shame
Mike Robinson
A writer since age six, Mike Robinson is the author of multiple books, including Dreamshores: Monster Island, Skunk Ape Semester, The Atheist, The Prince of Earth, Too Much Dark Matter, Too Little Gray: A Collection of Weird Fiction, and the dark fantasy trilogy The Enigma of Twilight Falls. His short fiction has appeared in over twenty outlets, including the recent anthology American Gothic Fantasy. A native of Los Angeles, he is a charter member of The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society (GLAWS), a freelance book editor as well as an active screenwriter and producer. Find more at www.mike-robinsonauthor.com
The Prince of Earth, Too Much Dark Matter - Too Little Gray, Dreamshores: Monster Island, Dishonor Thy Father
M.J. Anderson
M.J. (aka Marilyn Anderson) wrote for Murphy Brown, FAME, Sherman Oaks, Friday the 13th - the Series, and Carol & Company, starring Carol Burnett. Marilyn is author of the personal finance book, How to Live Like a MILLIONAIRE When You're a Million Short, and the humorous relationship book, “Never Kiss a Frog: A Girl's Guide to Creatures from the Dating Swamp," published in 10 countries. With her dog Boomer, she co-wrote MUTTweiler: An AutoDOGography. She is also an accomplished speaker, travel reporter and playwright. Marilyn was honored by the Writers Guild of America as a writer of one of the 101 Best Written TV Series of the Past Seven Decades, and she won a LUMINAS Award for the Positive Depiction of Women in Film and TV.
Dishonor Thy Father
Molly Brandenburg
Molly Brandenburg is a writer, actor and cartoonist. Her cartoons can be seen in the interior design website Houzz.com and in her book The Truth About Cats on Amazon.com. She is also the host of a series of mystery and conspiracy-themed podcasts with the Parcast Network on Spotify. Molly and Eric Brandenburg have been a dynamic creative team since their early days, and Molly is thrilled to have her brother’s voice bring their dad’s story to life in the Letters from Bud audiobook.
Letters From Bud
Nancy S. Thompson
Nancy S. Thompson started writing fiction rather suddenly one day. Inspired by a song, she was struck with an idea she couldn’t shake and just had to write it down. It was while working on this, her first novel, that she discovered how much she loved writing. Nancy made her fiction debut with The Mistaken, book one of The Mistaken series. In addition to owning an interior and architectural design business, Nancy is also a book editor. A California Bay Area transplant, Nancy currently lives in Seattle with her husband of twenty-three years, their son, a student at Seattle University, their giant snow dog, Jack, and a kitty named Skye.
The Mistaken Series
Nicholas Denmon
Nicholas Denmon started story telling from the moment he could talk and has spent a lifetime perfecting the art. His life has been varied, giving him no shortage of material such as growing up with a schizophrenic mother, having six brothers and sisters, a perfectionist father, an evil step-mother, a college life to rival Tucker Max, and working for politicians on the Presidential stage. He has been, at times, a devout Catholic, a closet atheist, and an honorary member of the Jewish tribe. Nick's joy of art knows little in the way of limitations, as he loves unique paintings, music, acting, film, and of course writing.
The Upstate New York Mafia Series
N.L. Green
N.L. Greene is a writer of Yound Adult and New Adult Contemporary and Paranormal Romances. When she isn’t writing or reading, she enjoys traveling around the world with her family, shopping and doing other girly things with her girls.
7:The Seven Deadly Sins
Paul S. Boynton
Paul S. Boynton is an award-winning human services CEO with degrees in social work and counseling. A personal coach, corporate consultant, and motivational speaker, Paul is also host of the weekly television talk show, Begin with Yes. He lives in New Hampshire with his partner.
Begin With Yes
Peter Barns
Passing through a variety of occupations after leaving school, Peter Barns went to work in the construction industry as an electrician. and ultimately became an electrical engineer. He moved to the Highlands of Scotland in the late 1980's, and with this move came a new occupation—counselling people with alcohol and drug problems. After that Peter managed a charitable company recycling computers back into the community. Now retired, this eloquent storyteller spends his time writing superb fiction and poetry.
7 Days in May
Peter Drake
Peter Jordan Drake was born and raised in Kansas and Texas. He lives in New York City with his family, where he works in education. In the tradition of continuing oral histories, the story behind Beast of the Field was handed down to Peter from his grandmother, her sister Ada, Peter’s parents and many aunts and uncles. Through family albums, genealogy records and local newspapers, the story that gave birth to Beast of the Field was passed on to a new generation. Beast of the Field is Peter’s first novel and has sold over 30,000 print and electronic copies worldwide.
Beast of the Field
Peter Flannery
Peter Flannery is a British writer who lives in the Scottish Borders with his wife and two boys. After school he studied art and design before leaving college to work in forestry. However, after breaking his neck in an accident at work he moved into horticulture before setting himself up as a sculptor working for the toy industry. A design studio in Edinburgh provided the opportunity to move from sculpting to writing and he produced a wealth of stories for science-fiction and fantasy games. He is now an independent writer working on a range of titles for both adults and children.
First and Only, Battle Mage, The Decimus Fate Series
Rebecca Tinsley
Ms. Tinsley has worked in nine African countries. Together with her husband Henry, she was asked by President and Mrs. Carter to found the Carter Center UK. She is a tireless advocate for human rights around the world.
When the Stars Fall to Earth
Rick Mofina
Rick Mofina is a former journalist who has interviewed murderers on death row in Montana and Texas, flown over L.A. with the LAPD and patrolled with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near the Arctic. He's also reported from the Caribbean, Africa and Kuwait's border with Iraq. He has written 25 crime fiction thrillers that have been published in 30 countries. The Crime Writers of Canada, The International Thriller Writers and The Private Eye Writers of America have listed his titles among the best in the genre. As a two-time winner of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award, a four-time Thriller Award finalist and a two-time Shamus Award finalist, Library Journal calls him, “One of the best thriller writers in the business.” Rick lives in Ottawa, Canada.
The Last Human, Before Sunrise
Richard Rossner
Richard Rossner is the co-host of several podcasts, including The Dark Side Of and Unexplained Mysteries. His background includes performing as an actor in theater, television and film, and he was a member of the The Groundlings, Los Angeles' premier improvisational company. In addition to writing for various TV shows, he was a writer for the historic "Live Aid Concert" which raised $125 million dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia. Richard also works with his wife in their company, The Power Of Play. They use Applied Improvisation, creativity and laughter as tools to help people with cancer in their healing process.
Dishonor Thy Father
RG Roane
RG Roane has emerged from the world of top secret government communication to bring us the remarkable story of The Delphinus Chronicles. His career as a classified encryption system designer and secure communication consultant to the U.S. Navy provides a rare perspective from behind the black curtain of official confidentiality.
The Delphinus Chronicles
Robin Morning
While growing up in sunny Santa Monica, California, Robin Morning spent her winter weekends at Mammoth Mountain, ski racing under the guidance of Dave McCoy. In 1965, she was named to the U.S. National A Ski Team and in 1968 to the U.S. Olympic team. Skiing a training run on the downhill the day before the Grenoble opening ceremonies, she suffered a severely broken leg. While recovering from this accident, Robin decided to pursue other life goals. During the past twenty years she has devoted most of her energy to capturing the story of Eastern Sierra skiing, Dave McCoy, & Mammoth Mountain and writing two books: Tracks of Passion and For the Love of It..
For the Love of It
Ronald Probstein
One of America’s foremost engineering scientists, Ronald Probstein is Ford Professor of Engineering, Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has played a principal role in some of the most important scientific and technical achievements in the post World War II era. For these achievements, he has been honored as a member of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Born in New York City in 1928, Ronald lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with his wife, Irène. He has one son, Sidney, and three grandchildren.
Honest Sid
Sandra Carrington-Smith
Sandra Carrington-Smith is an Italian-born author who relocated to the United States in the late 1980’s. In order to become fully integrated, Sandra tapped into her love for reading, and over time her vocabulary grew extensively. After giving birth to three wonderful children and devoting most of her time to raising a family, Sandra decided to revisit her deepest passion since childhood — writing. Her first novel is The Book of Obeah, an extraordinary literary work of paranormal suspense, winner of a 2010 International Book Award and 2014 Audie Award Nomination.
The Book of Obeah, The Rosaries, Housekeeping for the Soul, Killer in Sight, Shadows of a Tuscan Moon
Sandra Moran
Sandra Moran is an author and assistant adjunct professor of anthropology at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. A native Kansan, she has worked professionally as a newspaper journalist, a political speech writer, and an archaeological tour manager. In her novels, she strives to create flawed characters struggling to find themselves within the cultural constructs of gender, religion and sexuality.
Letters Never Sent
Sean Costello
Sean Costello is the author of eight novels and numerous screenplays. His novel Here After has been optioned to film by David Hackl, director of Saw V. Depending on the whims of his muse, Costello's novels alternate between two distinct genres: Horror and Thriller. His horror novels have drawn comparisons to the works of Stephen King, and his thrillers to those of Elmore Leonard. In the real world he's an anesthesiologist, but, if asked, he'd tell you he'd much rather be writing. All eight of his titles are currently available as ebooks, wherever ebooks are sold.
Finders Keepers, Here After
Shaun Allan
Shaun Allan, author of the blockbuster dark novel, Sin, is a prolific writer of many prize winning short stories and poems. With Sin, he established his credentials as a superb novelist. Many of Shaun's experiences and thoughts—however bizarre—were woven into Sin's meandering life, so much so that "he" wouldn't keep quiet after the book was written. In Dark Places, Allan provides a portal into this festering abyss. Shaun lives and writes in the UK with his wife and their wonderfully insane baby girl.
Sin, Dark Places
Shayne McClendon
Shayne McClendon is an indie author, mom, and hermit who listens to the voices in her head because their ideas are awesome. Those around her have learned not to question the crazy. Her coffee consumption is too high, amount of sleep is too low, but the words always feel just right. Shayne currently lives in Oklahoma wrangling teenagers, opening doors for her pets, and running her health content writing company. She dreams of peace, quiet, travel, and always having a viable internet connection.
The Hermit
Silk White
A native of Harlem, New York, Silk White (www.good2gopublishing.com) is the best-selling author of Urban Fiction Novels & Co-Owner of good2go publishing/good2go films. Silk also produces movies and has several film credits to his name including No Way Out and Black Barbie. Silk is also an aspiring actor. He is currently producing a new movie and hard at work on his next novel.
The Teflon Queen Series, Tears of a Hustler Series, Business is Business Series
Simon Denman
Born in Eastbourne, UK, Simon Denman graduated from the University of Essex with a degree in Electronic Engineering. From there his career in cutting edge technology swept him across Europe from Paris, Munich, the French Riviera, and back to England. During this period he was blessed with two beautiful and talented daughters, now at University themselves, and, in remarriage, the love of the most wonderful woman for whom a man could wish. Now, following the publication and spectacular success of Connected, his first novel, and the birth of twins, Simon can be found in Cornwall writing full time and working on his much anticipated next novel.
Connected
Terra Whiteman
Terra Whiteman was born in Toronto, Canada and moved to the United States while pursuing her undergraduate degree in biochemistry. She currently works as a laboratory auditor by day and is an insomniac dumpster fire by night. Occasionally she writes things. She likes cold brew coffee, horror story podcasts, books, owls, the rain, and sleeping in.
Hymn of the Multiverse Series
Tia Silverthorne Bach
Tia Silverthorne Bach is an award-winning, multi-genre author and an editor for Indie Books Gone Wild. From an early age, she escaped into books and believes they can be the source of healing and strength. She believes in fairy tales and happy endings.
7:The Seven Deadly Sins
Tom Barber
Born in Sydney, Australia and raised in England and Brunei, Tom Barber has always had a passion for writing and story-telling. It took him to Nottingham University, England, where he graduated with a BA Hons in English Studies. After graduation Tom moved to New York City and completed a two-year Meisner Acting training programme at The William Esper Studio, furthering his love of acting and screen-writing. In his mid-twenties, Tom seems to spend most of his time traveling back and forth between the US and the UK. He loves movies and good thrillers, but hates coffee and bad weather.
The Sam Archer Thriller Series, Condition Black
Wil Mara
Wil Mara began his professional work in the literary field as an editor with TFH Publications, the world’s largest publisher of animal books. He left TFH to work for Harcourt-Brace, where he began his first foray into fiction, ghostwriting a title for the popular Boxcar Children Mysteries. By his fifth Boxcar, he was also editing for textbook publisher Prentice Hall and writing extensively for the school-library market. Frame 232, Wil’s first novel featuring Jason Hammond, has earned scores of excellent reviews, reached the number one spot in its category on Amazon.com, and won the 2013 Lime Award for Excellence in Fiction.
Frame 232
Tom Spears
Tom Spears earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Purdue University, and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University. He spent twenty-seven years working for four U.S. based public Corporations. During the last fifteen of those years he held a title of President or Group President. Tom retired in 2010 to pursue his interest in writing, but still consults to the business world occasionally, having expertise in multiple facets of corporate operations. An avid runner and world traveler, Tom lives with his wife and six children in Ashland, Nebraska.
Incentivize, Leverage
William R Leibowitz
William R. Leibowitz has been practicing entertainment/media law in New York City for a number of years. He has represented numerous renown recording artists, songwriters, producers and many of the leading record companies, talent managers, merchandisers and other notable entertainment businesses. William has a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University and a law degree from Columbia University. He lives in the village of Quogue, New York with his wife, Alexandria, and dog, George.
Miracle Man
Wilson Carter III
Wilson C Carter III was born in Boca Raton, Florida. Following his graduation from Florida State University and inspired to change the world he volunteered in public schools as an English teacher in Barranquilla Colombia. One day, while exploring the beaches of Colombia, he befriended Marco, a former Drug transporter for the A.U.C, a Narco paramilitary organization. Marco's story was so awe inspiring that Wilson, with Marco's permission, recorded, translated and wrote the novel Pinched. Wilson currently lives in Tallahassee, Florida and is pursuing his MBA from Florida State University. Wilson and Marco remain great friends.
Pinched
