Meet the Authors

When Amanda was a child, her father traveled frequently for business, always bringing back a book as a present for her. Whether she was getting lost in the pages of a tale about faraway knights, girls with supernatural powers, or kindly giants, she was quickly hooked on stories. Nowadays, Amanda writes books of her own. A USA Today bestselling author, she works in scholarly publishing. Her favorite things include Starbucks lattes, lazy summer afternoons at the beach, and stories with characters that make you go “awww.” She lives in New Hampshire with her family and furbaby, Snickers the Poodle. www.amandamarinwrites.com  | www.instagram.com/amarinwrites

Angelique S. Anderson is an award-winning author, mom to four, and lover of all animals. With a passion for writing since she was old enough to read, and a love for all things dragons and magical, the Chronicles of Narnia was her inspiration for her first middle-grade focused books. Now, after a decade of writing various fiction, and a love for all genres, she hopes to create worlds where all ages can find an escape. As a former foster child turned advocate, and against bullying, she tries to include bits and pieces of that in every story she writes. Her hope is that through her writing, people will find help, healing, and superb storytelling.

A lover of all things paranormal, she thinks the story didn’t stop at Twilight. April lives in Florida, with her husband, two wild children, and the Goldendoodle who runs the place. When she’s not writing, she can be found re-watching Supernatural and Grimm, her two favorite shows, and eating copious amounts of chocolate.

YA/NA multi-genre author Cait Marie has enjoyed reading and creating stories her entire life. Her 2020 fantasy debut, The Lost Legends, encompasses her love of fairy tales and adventure while her following book, The Last Summer, shows her appreciation for fluffy-but-moving contemporary romance. In the time since, she has continued publishing in both genres and has plans to expand into science fiction, steampunk, and dystopian worlds. Cait is the creator and manager of the book blog Functionally Fictional, works for YA Books Central, and offers a variety of author services, including editing, proofreading, formatting, and graphic design. She has a BA in forensic psychology and an MFA in creative writing, both from Southern New Hampshire University. Basically, her life revolves around books, but she also enjoys music, bullet journaling, and Disney movies.

Charmaine Louise Shelton loves a dominant Alpha hero—human, shifter, or vampire—as long as he’s a billionaire and sexy as sin! Her romance novels take readers into the heroes’ glitzy, glamorous, steamy worlds as they chase after independent women who unexpectedly capture their hearts. Want to experience some more? Download a free book at CharmaineLouiseBooks.com!

When she’s not out hunting rogue vampires and werewolves, you can find Crystal Dawn out exploring the galaxy. She can do it all without ever leaving her computer. She kicks ass, takes names, and puts it all down for the enjoyment of her readers. At least that’s what I think she told me. Writing came as a natural outlet for her overly creative mind. She has always told stories and even written some but publishing books didn’t start until 2012 with The Rebirth, was the first of the Planet Amazon books. Crystal has also been lucky to have some wonderful beta readers who keep her on track and help inspire her.

Crystal Dawn is from Northwest Arkansas which is hillbilly country. She writes PNR and SFR mostly although she has recently published a YA SF. She likes to travel and hopes someday to take a ride with aliens. For now, she takes those trips in her books to far flung places and secret races on outr own planet.

Isla Starr has been writing and publishing since 2008. She writes paranormal and fantasy romance, where the heroines are strong, the men are hot, and light always follows the darkness. She loves herbal tea and biscuits, the back porch swing, and chocolate. Despite the thrill of dark plots, she truly believes in happy endings. After all, a good book is dark and sweet, like chocolate.

J.A. Culican is a USA Today Bestselling author of the middle grade fantasy series Keeper of Dragons. Her first novel in the fictional series catapulted a trajectory of titles and awards, including top selling author on the USA Today bestsellers list and Amazon, and a rightfully earned spot as an international best seller. Additional accolades include Best Fantasy Book of 2016, Runner-up in Reality Bites Book Awards, and 1st place for Best Coming of Age Book from the Indie book Awards. J.A. Culican holds a Master’s degree in Special Education from Niagara University, in which she has been teaching special education for over 17 years. She is also the president of the autism awareness non-profit Puzzle Peace United. J.A. Culican resides in Southern New Jersey with her husband and four young children. For more information about J.A. Culican visit her website at: www.jaculican.com and follow her on Facebook: @jaculican

Jennifer Marcia is a writer, reader, and lover of books. She exists primarily on very strong coffee and snuggles from her lovable rescue dogs while she gives voice to the characters in her imagination. She believes in strong, capable, and often emotionally damaged heroines who can save themselves, heroes, who are dangerous and incredibly sexy, and who treat their women with all the love and respect. Her supporting characters are well-rounded and fierce because we’re all drifting through life without a strong system of love and support from our people. Jennifer lives in Northern California on a farm with her own HEA, pups, and a flock of chickens. She hopes to continue writing, farming, and snuggling her man for as long as possible.  

A devourer of words and a predictor of endings, Lissa Bolts started writing urban fantasies in 2020 as a creative outlet and hasn’t looked back since. A native to Utah, Lissa enjoys spending time with her family tearing up the powdery slopes in the winter and long, lakeside camping trips in the summer. She’d also get a lot more writing done if she wasn’t busy chasing around a very independent four-year-old, adventuring with her hubby, and working full time as a project manager. You can connect with Lissa on Facebook, TikTok, or Instagram. You can also visit her website, lissabolts.com, to sign up for fun emails where she’ll sometimes talk about her new releases (but mostly, the adorable four-year-old).

International bestselling author Maggie Adams lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband, two kids, and four of the sweetest, smartest, and most talented grandchildren ever to grace God’s green earth.  She began writing at a young age, concentrating on creative writing of poetry, short stories, and comics. It wasn’t until she read her first historical romance novel at the age of fourteen that she found the romance genre gave wings to her writing soul. She finds humor in everyday life, as her books often reflect, and believes in happy ever afters, no matter what the circumstances.   Her first novel, Whistlin’ Dixie, debuted in the top 100 of several book lists and made the tiny town of Grafton, Illinois, a reader’s romantic escape. There are five more books available in the series: Leather and Lace, Something’s Gotta Give, Love, Marriage & Mayhem, Forged in Fire, and Cold as Ice. She also released a companion cookbook featuring the recipes from the series as well as tried and true comfort food from generations past entitled, The Coalson Cookbook of Memories.   In addition to the Tempered Steel series, she is the author of the spinoff paranormal romance series, Legends. The first novel, Legends: Catori, garnered her recognition in the USA Today’s Happily Ever After section of Lifestyles. Legends: Kermode, followed in 2019 and Legends: Piasa is coming in 2021 along with the final book, Legends: Amarok, is coming 2022. In 2019, Maggie also began releasing her over-forty series, Hell on Heels. The first two books in the series, Minx and Jinxed are widely available. Look for Sphynx, the next book in the series, to be released in Fall of 2022. She has collaborated on several charitable anthologies and has enriched older stories into stand-alone novels, including her women’s erotica bundle, Lustful Legacy. You can sign up for her FREE newsletter to keep in touch, find events and signings for the year and get exclusive sneak peeks into works in progress! www.maggieadamsbooks.com She’s also been known to gift books randomly. Feel free to stalk her at these sites! http://www.maggieadamsbooks.com  – website https://www.bookbub.com/authors/maggie-adams https://www.facebook.com/maggieadamsbooks – book page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9867300.Maggie_Adams – goodreads https://twitter.com/AuthrMaggieAdms – twitter https://www.pinterest.com/maggiesminxes/- Pinterest https://www.instagram.com/maggieadamsbooks/ – Instagram                                  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-adams-006a8b142/ – LinkedIn https://www.TikTok.com/maggieadamsbooks

International bestselling author Maggie Adams lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband, four kids, and four of the sweetest, smartest, and most talented grandchildren ever to grace God’s green earth. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on creative writing of poetry, short stories, and comics. It wasn’t until she read her first historical romance novel at the age of fourteen that she found the romance genre gave wings to her writing soul. She finds humor in everyday life, as her books often reflect, and believes in happy ever afters, no matter what the circumstances. Her first novel, Whistlin’ Dixie, debuted in the top 100 of several book lists and made the tiny town of Grafton, Illinois, a reader’s romantic escape. There are five more books available in the series: Leather and Lace, Something’s Gotta Give, Love, Marriage & Mayhem, Forged in Fire, and Cold as Ice. She also released a companion cookbook featuring the recipes from the series as well as tried and true comfort food from generations past entitled, The Coalson Cookbook of Memories. In addition to the Tempered Steel series, she is the author of the spinoff paranormal romance series, Legends. The first novel, Legends: Catori, garnered her recognition in the USA Today’s Happily Ever After section of Lifestyles. Legends: Kermode, followed in 2019 and Legends: Piasa is coming in 2021 along with the final book, Legends: Amarok, is coming 2022. In 2019, Maggie also began releasing her over-forty series, Hell on Heels. The first two books in the series, Minx and Jinxed are widely available. Look for Sphynx, the next book in the series, to be released in Fall of 2022. She has collaborated on several charitable anthologies and has enriched older stories into stand-alone novels, including her women’s erotica bundle, Lustful Legacy. You can sign up for her FREE newsletter to keep in touch, find events and signings for the year and get exclusive sneak peeks into works in progress! www.maggieadamsbooks.com She’s also been known to gift books randomly. Feel free to stalk her at these sites! http://www.maggieadamsbooks.com – website https://www.bookbub.com/authors/maggie-adams https://www.facebook.com/maggieadamsbooks – book page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9867300.Maggie_Adams – goodreads https://twitter.com/AuthrMaggieAdms – twitter https://www.pinterest.com/maggiesminxes/- Pinterest https://www.instagram.com/maggieadamsbooks/ – Instagram https://www.TikTok.com/maggieadamsbooks

Experience the thrill of cozy perils and sweet passions while never leaving your comfy chair. Typing by moonlight and powered by tea, Miranda loves reading and writing whenever she can fit it in. She finds a good mind boggling puzzle intriguing and an adventure to a new place exhilarating, often including them in her works in progress. Miranda writes a variety of cozy stories, including cozy fantasy, cozy mystery, and sweet adventure romance novels. With a passion for storytelling from a young age, Miranda has always been drawn into fantastic imaginative cozy worlds, and her writing reflects this love. Her stories are known for their complex characters, vivid descriptions, and heart-pumping action. With each new novel, Miranda continues to push the boundaries of cozy reading, and her fans eagerly await each new release. She looks forward to sharing many more exciting stories with her readers in the years to come. Enjoy her puzzling twist on romance and join her characters for many more adventures! Join Cozy Adventure Club: https://reamstories.com/mirandaherald Sign up for the Cozy Reader Herald: http://mirandaherald.com/cozyreaderherald/

R.L. Perez is an author, wife, mother, reader, writer, and artist. She lives in Florida with her husband and three children. On a regular basis, she can usually be found napping, reading, feverishly writing, revising, or watching an abundance of Netflix. More than anything, she loves spending time with her family. Her greatest joys are her kids, nature, literature, and chocolate.

R.L. Perez is a fantasy romance author, perfectionist, anxious Type A worrier, and proud Hufflepuff. She’s published three YA fantasy series: the Timecaster Chronicles, the Nightcaster Chronicles, and the Bloodcaster Chronicles—three separate series set in the same world, featuring witches, romance, and time travel. She’s currently working on the Jayne Thorne, CIA Librarian series with Joss Walker as well as the Ivy & Bone series, a steamy Hades and Persephone romance. When she’s not working on her books, she’s either napping, diving into a good book, obsessively watching Netflix, or playing with her two kids. She loves chocolate, loud laughter, and alternative rock music. She lives in Florida with her husband and two children.

Reese Spenser is both author and a ravenous reader of romance. She began her career as a contemporary romance author with her debut novel Tainted Bond. However, she has always been fascinated with the supernatural. It was her weakness for vampires and shifters, and her addiction to mythology and fairytales, that led her to begin writing paranormal romance. When she’s not busy writing or reading a spicy novel, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and spoiling her grandchildren.  https://reesespenser.carrd.co/

Sara’s been an avid reader for a few decades, enjoying many genre of books, but she always finds herself turning back to fantasy and romance novels. It’s not surprising that she would develop a passion for writing Paranormal Romance. Her debut novel, Finding the Dhampir, will be published in the Realm of Midnight Anthology. If you want to connect with Sara, she can be found on Facebook. She also keeps an active profile on Goodreads, so you can see what she likes to read in her spare time.

Susan Stradiotto is passionate about the written word, whether it is in her own writing or her editing practice. Her portfolio includes editorial projects, writing projects, and publishing projects. She is a fan of well-told stories. Susan is always searching for unique voices and stories that tell a truth. As Neil Gaiman said in his master class, “Write the truest story you can.” She believes that is what makes a story sing. Susan is an author of fantasy and romance and has professional editorial experience with genres such as romance, memoir, mystery/thriller, cozy mystery, fantasy, and women’s fiction. She attended Capella University for her BS in Information Technology and the University of Chicago’s Graham School for her professional editing certification. She lives in Eden Prairie with her husband, a hoard of Bernese Mountain Dogs, and one Miniature Dachshund. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@susanstradiotto Instagram: @susanstradiotto or https://www.instagram.com/susanstradi… Author website, blog, and book reviews: https://susanstradiotto.com Author Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/susanstradio… Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/susanstradi…

Victoria Liiv is a writer, reader, nature lover and traveller at heart. She has been travelling through magical worlds since a very young age and wants more than anything to share the wonder with everyone else eager to escape from all things mundane. Let it be a magical adventure through slowly darkening Earth or a soul crushing fight for survival and love while the world burns. Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of romance. She self published her debut novel Through Hell & Highwater in 2020 when the pandemics keeping her isolated gave her the reason to follow her dream of becoming an author. She hasn’t looked back since. Her second novel, Afterworld: Road to Redemption, released September, 2022. Angels Around Us, a psychological contemporary romance, was her first published as part of Tease Me boxset in February 2023 and is now available on its own. It is also the first of her books that has an audio book coming out in September. With many more ideas and characters keeping her awake at night this is only the beginning of her writing career. In her everyday life she found the magic in her partner, who gave her courage to move out of Estonia, the country she was born in, to an equally small but more known The Netherlands. Feel free to subscribe to Victoria’s mailing list through her website below and following her on social media to keep up with her writing journey. www.vicwritesbooks.com Instagram: @vicwritesbooks Facebook: @vicwritesbooks Tiktok: @vicwritesbooks Twitter: @liiv_victoria

Yvette lives in the rural countryside of Central Texas. During the day she has a full-time career, but when she gets home and kicks off her shoes she becomes absorbed in her next novel. She enjoys the company of her ever-patient husband who believes she’s lost in her computer, and three dogs who are the only ones who can drag her away from writing-mostly because she has no desire to clean up their mess. She loves to read almost anything, but Fantasy has a special place in her heart. Sign up for her newsletter to find out about new releases, favorite reads, and giveaways at www.yvettebostic.com https://www.facebook.com/The.Watcher.and.the.Sentinel/ twitter @yvettebostic https://www.instagram.com/yvettebosticauthor/ https://www.tiktok.com/@yvette_bostic_author