YOUNG ADULT
Like dark reads? The end of the world begins with books by AE Faulkner. Her stories feature dystopian settings to help you forget about life for a little while.
ROMANCE/YOUNG ADULT/
40+ ROMANCE
Looking for love stories that are clean and sweet, with a scintillating dash of fight? Meet A M Gamrat.
ROMANCE
Meet the self-proclaimed Queen of RaunchCom! AK Landow's books center around strong, intelligent, confident, and supportive women.
Her writing is known for laughs, tears, and being one-handed reads.
ROMANCE/
LGBTQ+
Alexandra Hale is a small town girl living with her family in Upstate New York. She routinely runs on caffeine, dry shampoo and thrives on procrastination.
She currently writes steamy, small town romance with a dash of lighthearted fun and happily ever afters that will make you swoon.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL ROMANCE/
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/
YA/LGBTQ+
What started as therapy turned into a fulltime passion for Aliya DalRae. The fictional town of Fallen Cross, Ohio, and its cast of characters, both human and paranormal, reside in her imagination, and she brings their stories of love, loss and redemption to life in her Jessica Sweet Trilogy, and The Fallen Cross Pack and Fallen Cross Legion Series.
ROMANCE
USA Today Bestselling author Anabelle Bryant's clever characters live out her daydreams because really, who wouldn’t want to dance with a handsome duke or kiss a wicked earl? A firm believer in romance, Anabelle knows sometimes life doesn’t provide a happily ever after, but her novels always do.
ROMANCE/LGBTQ+
Andrew Grey is the author of over 100 works of Contemporary Gay Romantic fiction. He is a recipient of the RWA Centennial Award, has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and now writes full-time.
MIDDLE-GRADE MYSTERY
Angela D. Moss is an author of travel mysteries—ostensibly for middle schoolers, but secretly for everyone. Generally, her fiction is created under the cover of darkness; while there is a bright shiny orb in the sky, you can find her masquerading as a computer scientist in the field of technology. If she isn’t in front of a computer, you may find her on an airplane or cruise ship, in a museum, or even taking in the local sights on a pair of roller skates. From an early age, Angela discovered she adores traveling and is now happy to drag her husband, son, and daughter away from the comfort of their home (and two cats) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to gather information for future books.
ROMANCE/MYSTERY/
THRILLER/CRIME
Anna Noel is a dark action romance writer based in Upstate New York. Getting her start writing when she was only 11 years old, Anna made it her life’s mission to build a career around books. Anna has been writing and selling plots to authors for over 7 years, and went full-time with her freelance writing career in 2020. Since then, she’s worked as a copywriter, plot writer, eulogy writer, and ghostwriter.
HISTORICAL FICTION
Ashton Lattimore is an award-winning journalist and a former lawyer. She is the editor-in-chief at Prism, a nonprofit news outlet by and for communities of color, and her nonfiction writing has also appeared in the Washington Post, Slate, CNN, and Essence. Lattimore is a graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and Columbia Journalism School. She grew up in New Jersey and now lives in suburban Philadelphia with her husband and two sons. All We Were Promised is her first novel.
ROMANCE
Aubree Valentine began her book world career as a personal assistant in the book world. With a hard shove from a friend (or four), she made the leap, and officially published her very first book in 2016.
Since then Aubree has brought to life more than a dozen sexy alphas, including her beloved fan-favorite first responders from the Too Hot to Handle collection.
ROMANCE/
LGBTQ+
Beck Grey writes sweet, sexy, LGBTQ happily-ever-afters. From the Northeastern United States, Beck lives with two adorable dogs and writes stories involving hot characters, favorite tropes, and guaranteed happy endings.
FANTASY ROMANCE
Beck Grey writes sweet, sexy, LGBTQ happily-ever-afters. From the Northeastern United States, Beck lives with two adorable dogs and writes stories involving hot characters, favorite tropes, and guaranteed happy endings.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/FANTASY/
URBAN FANTASY/
LGBTQ+
BL Maxwell grew up in a small town listening to her grandfather spin tales about his childhood. Later she became an avid reader and after a certain vampire series she became obsessed with fanfiction. She soon discovered Slash fanfiction and later discovered the MM genre and was hooked.
Many years later, she decided to take the plunge and write down some of the stories that seem to run through her head late at night when she’s trying to sleep.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/
MILITARY
Born and raised in a small Virginia town Bonnie's aspirations were to serve her country. At seventeen she joined the US Army as a Military Police officer. After suffering from a hip injury she had to end her service earlier than planned but found new goals. Bonnie then collected the short stories that she wrote throughout her military career and created her first novel: Virgil Team. Now she is pursuing what she enjoys as a writer and photographer.
PARANORMAL/FANTASY/
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Britt DeLaney writes Paranormal, Fantasy, and Contemporary Romance chock full of heart, humor, and heat. She makes her home in Amish country, Pennsylvania. She has a deep love of snarky men, fierce women, clever plot twists, quirky supporting characters, and fantastical places. In her spare time she eats too much refined sugar and tries to thwart her cat’s plans for world domination. This has been unsuccessful on every level. In addition to her romance titles, Britt is also an award-winning Young Adult (YA) novelist under her alternate moniker, L.E. DeLano.
ROMANCE
C.B. Noy was born and raised in Northern Maryland. While raising her nine children (fur babies included), she was a nurse in the ICU and then transitioned to home health nursing five years ago. She is an avid reader of romance and had an idea for a book one weekend. With the help of some seriously awesome and amazing friends, and the support of her family, the Mountain Grove series was born.
ROMANCE
Carrie Jacobs is a Pennsylvania gal writing small-town contemporary romance novels. She also writes short stories in just about every genre imaginable, including the weird and creepy. Her settings take you to places she's visited and, of course, her hometown—all thrown into a blender and poured out into the place she (and hopefully you) would most love to live. Her characters are people you know, would like to know, and, sometimes, would like to avoid.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/FANTASY/
URBAN FANTASY/YA/SCI-FI/
NONFICTION
Born on St. Croix, Cassandra Ulrich allowed her imagination and daydreams to flourish. She has published over thirteen award-winning books and short stories. In 2021, two non-fiction stories were published in Chicken Soup for the Soul Series. She is also a Do What’s Write Writer’s Group & Podcast co-host.
ROMANCE
Cassie Colton is a best-selling and award-winning author of romantic suspense, military, and contemporary romance. Like life, Cassie writes about character struggles that sometimes become dark before they see the light, but she always provides a happy ending. She believes everyone deserves to find happiness and love because it is the only thing worth fighting for.
ROMANCE
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/FANTASY/
URBAN FANTASY/MYSTERY/
THRILLER/CRIME/HISTORICAL FICTION
Catherine Stine is a USA Today bestselling author. She grew up in Philadelphia and lives in New York State. Her most recent novel, Witch of the Wild Beasts won a second prize spot in the Romance Writers of America '19 Sheila Contest. Other novels have earned Indie Notable awards and New York Public Library Best Books for Teens. Before writing novels, she was a painter and children’s fabric designer. She’s a visual author when it comes to scenes, and she sees writing as painting with words.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY
USA Today Bestselling Author Charlene Raquel writes Adult and New Adult Contemporary Romance. She weaves suspense, mystery, romance, and humor into all of her books. As Char Webster, she writes paranormal and fantasy, including The Legends of Havenwood Falls and The Gifted Series. She strives to make her fantasy and paranormal worlds fit perfectly into real life, where anything seems to be possible. Find her below and at CharWebsterAuthor.com.
PARANORMAL MYSTERY/CRIME/THRILLER
Cynthia Carver was born in Dayton, Ohio, to Métis parents. She is a veteran of the US Navy and puts a paranormal spin on everything she does, whether it is ghost hunting or camping. Often the photos she takes and shares on her author website have images of other-dimensional beings. She has yet to master cooking, so her family requests that she bring paper plates, napkins, and utensils to family picnics. Every November, Cynthia accepts the NaNoWriMo.org challenge to write a 50,000-word novel in thirty days. She is a cheerleader for those in the writers’ Facebook group “Author Apprentices,” who have joined her in the writing madness.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE/FANTASY/PARANORMAL/
MIDDLE-GRADE
D. V. Stone is an award-winning, multi-genre, traditionally and independently published author. She writes books people want to read. Whether romance or fantasy, contemporary or mid-grade, her stories are about the importance of friends and family. About overcoming obstacles while often with humor. Around the Fire is a popular weekly blog where she introduces both established and new authors giving an insider’s look into their lives and books as well as tidbits about her own life. D. V. is also a bi-monthly contributor to Still Moments Magazine sharing beloved recipes.
MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME
Author, husband, father, and blog writer (though not necessarily in that order), David E. Gordon hails from southern New Jersey. His first short story was born on a beach at the edge of the Atlantic and blossomed into the Cutter mystery series. When not working on writing books or his blog he is a corporate finance professional that spends the rest of his time helping executives and business leaders improve and grow their business. It is through some of this experience that has helped bring these stories to life.
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/
MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME
LITERARY FICTION
Diane Rosier Miles is a Pushcart Prize nominee who lives in suburban Philadelphia. She is the author of two full-length works of fiction and numerous short stories in literary journals such as Litbreak Magazine and Ancient Paths. Her devotions have been featured in A Cup of Comfort Devotional for Women from Adams Media, and in The Secret Place by Judson Press.
Miles spent over a decade as a writer and editor in the corporate world. She also served on the adjunct faculty in communications at Drexel University and the University of Delaware. She formed her own indie imprint Dove in the Wild Wood Books LLC in 2022.
MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME/SCI-FI
National bestselling author Diane Vallere writes smart, funny, and fashionable character-based mysteries. After two decades of working for a top luxury retailer, she traded fashion accessories for accessories to murder. A past president of Sisters in Crime, Diane started her own detective agency at age ten and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since.
Her gift of creating “spunky sleuths in fun settings” take readers to Dallas, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, and outer space.
PARANORMAL/YOUNG ADULT/
MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME
Doug Solter has worked behind the scenes in television for over twenty-five years. He began writing screenplays, then made the switch to young adult fiction. Doug respects cats, loves the mountains, and one time walked the streets of Barcelona with a smile. Doug is a member of SCBWI, IBPA, and Pennwriters.
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/
YA/SCI-FI
Edward Swing is a writer of stories, software developer, avid gamer, and otaku. He has been a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, learned taekwondo, traveled both within the United States and internationally, and studied diverse topics including astronomy, mythology, and mathematics. A proud father of three teens, he lives with several pampered cats.
FANTASY/ROMANCE
Elle Backenstoe writes fantasy and romance. Her first book, a standalone Beauty and the Beast retelling titled Of Curses and Beauty is released in March 2023. Elle lives in Eastern Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and two dogs. When she’s not writing or reading, you can find her at her home away from home, the dance studio.
FANTASY ROMANCE/MYSTERY/
THRILLER/SUSPENSE
When Hope isn’t writing her next novel, she is busy traveling the world, trying new foods, or hanging out with friends. A graduate from Metropolitan State University, Hope grew up in Colorado, USA, but currently calls the Netherlands her home. To find information about her other or future novels, follow Hope on twitter @thehopeopera or instagram: @hopeedavisauthor.
ROMANCE
Ivy Blacke is from Pennsylvania and has always enjoyed reading, writing, and using her imagination. She dreamed of publishing a book one day and decided to take a chance and started writing and hasn't stopped.
She enjoys sharing her stories with friends and family who have encouraged her to share with everyone because they laugh, they cry and they love the creativity of her writing.
She likes to write steamy romance novels.....where happily ever after has never been so hot.
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/YA
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.
ROMANCE
J.L. Stray has always enjoyed reading books and writing stories. Finally, she gathered up enough courage to publish one herself. A former Policy Specialist and current Consultant, she spends any extra moment she has writing, outlining, and scheming her next book.
ROMANCE
Jackie Paxson is the author of the Dirty Laundry series, a romantic comedy series featuring sexy movie stars and the feisty women who put up with them. When she's not writing, she is busy with my husband, three kids, and two fur babies, Cady and Oberon.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/FANTASY
URBAN FANTASY
USA Today bestselling author, Jamie K. Schmidt, writes erotic contemporary love stories and paranormal romances. Her steamy, romantic comedy Life’s a Beach reached #65 on USA Today, #2 on Barnes & Noble and #9 on Amazon. Her Club Inferno series from Random House’s Loveswept line has hit both the Amazon and Barnes & Noble top one hundred lists and the first book in the series, Heat put her on the USA Today bestseller list. Her dragon paranormal romance series from Entangled Publishing has been called “fun and quirky” and “endearing.” Partnered with New York Times bestselling author and former porn actress, Jenna Jameson, Jamie’s hardcover debut, SPICE, continues Jenna’s FATE trilogy.
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
J B Schroeder, a graduate of Penn State University’s creative writing program, writes romance to make your heart race. Whether thrilling romantic suspense or emotionally charged contemporary romance, J B’s stories always involve everyday people overcoming obstacles, forging new beginnings, and fighting for second chances.
ROMANCE
Jennifer Wilck is an award-winning contemporary romance author for readers who are passionate about love, laughter, and happily ever after. Known for writing both Jewish and non-Jewish romances, her books feature damaged heroes, sassy and independent heroines, witty banter and hot chemistry. Jennifer’s ability to transport the reader into the scene, create characters the reader will fall in love with, and evoke a roller coaster of emotions, will hook you from the first page.
CHILDREN'S
During the summer of 2020 with COVID and quarantine, Jessica was inspired by the idea of building “a cute little greenhouse” in her backyard. The little greenhouse turned into a successful floral business. Jessica's favorite part of the business is seeing people's smiles and she knew she needed a way to get more flowers (and smiles) to people. Thus "Rosie" was born! Now Rosie has her own book filled with characters from Jessica's personal life—although now, they have wheels! Catch this delightful children's story at Books Books Books!
ROMANCE/LGBTQ+
Jessie Walker is an indie author based out of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where she lives with her long-time partner and fur-spawn. Drawn to all things dark and twisted, nitty and gritty, she likes to pretend she's not the hopeless romantic at heart that she is. When she's not drudging away at a keyboard, there's a very good chance you'll find her vegged out on her couch, listening to sad '90s grunge, and dreamin' up all the ways she can make the voices in her head suffer (just so she could put them back together again). She has a BS in Psychology and will diagnose you.
ROMANCE/MYSTERY/THRILLER/
CRIME/LGBTQ+/NON-FICTION
Jill Marie is a Le Cordon Bleu chef of over 20 years and a long-time fan of women’s fiction and rock music. She is also an award-winning podcaster and author. Aside from reading, writing, and cooking, she is also a dedicated contributor to women’s websites and online magazines for romantic fiction and culinary development. Above all, she delights in creating humor-rich tales of conquest, featuring strong-willed characters, to help her readers realize their inner strength and the power of their passion.
ROMANCE/ FANTASY/
URBAN FANTASY/
LGBTQ+
Jordan Riley Swan is a wild word hunter living in the far and dangerous reaches of rural Ohio. He spends his nights tracking down big-game stories, capturing them in paper cages, and training them to be better tales.
The Heart’s Bidding was the first novel he’d dared to use the keys of his typewriter to release back into the wild.
ROMANCE
Judy Kentrus was born and raised in NJ and moved to PA ten years ago. She's a romantic at heart, marrying her high school sweetheart, and raising a wonderful son and daughter. Her books are fun, romantic suspense that will make you laugh, cry, and sigh from their HEAs.
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/
YA/DYSTOPIA
Julie was born and raised in New York, where she started writing novels as a child. After graduating with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree, Julie moved to New Jersey to start her career as both a pharmacist and an author. Though Julie loves living by the shore, exploring new places is also a passion of hers, giving her inspiration for her writing. Her travels to Maui largely inspired the setting of her debut novel, An Element of Darkness.
ROMANCE/FANTASY/
URBAN FANTASY/
YA
Justine Manzano is the geeky author of the geeky YA series Keys & Guardians, and the geeky YA novel Never Say Never. Her fiction is tough on the outside and sweet on the inside, like an M&M or a hard candy with a gooey center, delivered with sass and snark. A freelance editor, she also serves as an Editor-in-Residence at WriteHive. She lives in Bronx, NY with her husband, son, and a cacophony of cats.
ROMANCE
K. Iwancio has been an interior designer, artist, teacher, volunteer, and, more recently, an independently published author. She has visited far-off planets, been on movie sets, and even checked some things off her Bucket List. She lives in South Central Pennsylvania.
ROMANCE
Kate McWilliams writes heart-melting, spicy small-town romance mixed with mystery and suspense. She likes her book boyfriends swoon-worthy in the streets and dirty in the sheets.
An avid reader, she credits books and the escape they offer for saving her mental health. When she’s not working or reading, she enjoys nature, naps, and watching cheesy action movies or true crime shows.
Kate lives in New Jersey with her tween and their crazy corgi.
ROMANCE/
LGBTQ+
Katherine McIntyre is a feisty chick with a big attitude despite her short stature. She writes stories featuring snarky women, ragtag crews, and men with bad attitudes—high chance for a passionate speech thrown into the mix. As an eternal geek and tomboy who’s always stepped to her own beat, she’s made it her mission to write stories that represent the broad spectrum of people out there, from different cultures and races to all varieties of men and women. Easily distracted by cats and sugar.
PARANORMAL FANTASY/
URBAN FANTASY
Alternate universes, lost worlds, and prophesied pregnancies—these are the stories Katie Zaber loves to tell. When she’s taking the day off from writing, she’s baking, going on adventures, and tasting wine. She lives in New Jersey with her boyfriend.
MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME/
HORROR
Kelli Owen is an American author, editor, reviewer, podcaster, and indie film producer, who has spoken at the CIA Headquarters in Langley, VA regarding both her writing and the field in general. While her nonfiction has appeared in various places—including the Bram Stoker Award-winner It's Alive: Bringing Your Nightmares to Life—she is primarily known for her fiction.
As a member of both the Horror Writers Association and the International Thriller Writers, she has published over a dozen books, including The Headless Boy, Teeth, and Wilted Lily (a YA series). Her short fiction has appeared alongside Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Robert McCammon, F. Paul Wilson, and Josh Malerman, among others, and was in both Bram Stoker Award-nominated anthologies Arterial Bloom (2020) and Lost Highways: Dark Fictions from the Road (2018).
ROMANCE
KiKi Malone has dreamed of writing for many years. Through many challenges, she’s finally decided to put everything aside and make her dreams a reality. She’s been an active part of the reading community for years and finally had the courage to bring her own stories to life.
With the help and support of her family and friends, she strives to bring you the best of herself and her fictional worlds.
KiKi is a mother and it's been the best and most rewarding job title she's ever held.
KiKi’s first book, Holding On, brought something out of her she could only dream of. And that was to finally finish something she started.
MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME/
HISTORICAL FICTION/HORROR
Kirstie Croga is an author, athlete, and entrepreneur. Her life optimizes the power of the pen to change the world. Her work with nonprofits and NGOs across the globe gives her a unique perspective on social issues and the ability to spin the honest, complex, sometimes raw tale of our human condition into fast-paced, humorous, and intriguing storytelling.
She is most comfortable writing in her big comfy chair in front of her fireplace with her overgrown collie at her feet.
ROMANCE
Kitty Berry grew up an only child who never wished for a sibling in a small town in Connecticut. Being a creative person by nature who came into writing during a time when the busy balance of career and family made her crave an escape into the world of romance, Kitty took that desire and turned it into a romantic series that offers the reader multidimensional characters.
In 2013, she published her first novel from The Stone Series: Sliding. Since then she has written ten other novels in that series. Readers of Kitty's books will always find angst-ridden, plot-driven, women’s contemporary romances.
ROMANCE
Kris Anne Dean is an indie author and lover of all things alpha. She loves the bad boys and the women strong enough to stand with them. She enjoys reading and watching TV series and movies that feature the troubled, morally challenged anti-hero with a big heart when it comes to family. Throw in a hot body and beautiful eyes and she’s a fan.
Kris Anne is a mother to three boys with an age gap between the oldest and youngest of 14 years! When she’s not working, reading, or binge-watching Netflix, you can find her on the sidelines cheering them on.
Kris Anne grew up in South Florida but is raising her children in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. While she enjoys the small-town life, she hates shoveling snow. She’s always on the go, always running late (blame the cow crossings and horse and buggies) and often forgets to breathe!
ROMANCE/MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME
As a child, Lauren loved to read and write, unknowingly creating what she would decades later come to recognize as fan fiction for her favorite books and TV shows. Growing up, she lived in five states, plus Canada and Denmark, so the question, "Where are you from?" has always been quite the conversation starter.
Her professional career took a number of turns before she rediscovered her love of writing by accident, starting with fanfic for her then-favorite TV show, and wrote so much of it that her husband encouraged her to write a book instead. He even came up with the basic plot and characters for what became Gemini Divided, which finally lured her out of her fanfic bubble. After that, it wasn't long before fanfic was an afterthought.
SCI-FI/ROMANCE
Laurisa Brandt grew up on the Alabama gulf coast and spent her summers playing along the creek behind her home, dreaming of high fantasy adventures and writing them down in spiral notebooks. She once narrowly missed being struck by lightning and later came face to face with the ghost in Uncle John’s house.
While working for a therapeutic horseback riding program for people with special needs, she was hired by a Hollywood stunt actor to write a TV pilot episode. She finds inspiration through her many interests, which include: mixed martial arts, freestyle motocross, horseback archery, and antediluvian archaeology.
She lives in rural Pennsylvania with her husband and their adopted Timneh African Grey parrot, Hercules.
MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME/HORROR
Lisa Hodorovych is a Jersey girl, born and raised. She realized her love for storytelling at a very young age. When she attended elementary school, she remembers "publishing" story after story in its parent-run "publishing company." It was during this time that she understood her future of being an author. (She has the proof in her fifth-grade yearbook because under her photo and next to "Future Goal", it says "Author".) She attended Fairleigh Dickinson University where she received a BA in Creative Writing. As of February 2022, she fulfilled her lifelong dream of being an author and will continue doing so. Currently, she is writing suspense/thriller-type stories with a dash of romance and comedy.
PARANORMAL ROMANCE/URBAN FANTASY
Liv Macy is an adult paranormal romance author. Her books feature strong female leads who defy their traumas and toss their emotional baggage out the window. There's always a little bit of pain, a little bit of gender flip, a little bit of attitude-and a whole lot of heart. And there's soulmates. And sex. Join Liv and her fans at livmacy.com and most of the socials @LivMacyAuthor.
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY
Liz Bullard is a passionate author and podcast host, whose love of reading has propelled her into the world of writing. Committed to creating vibrant communities, she can be found planting seedlings in local gardens or connecting with other authors on her popular eReads Podcast. When she’s not working hard, Liz enjoys cooking with her corgi Preston by her side and curling up with a good book. With a flair for storytelling and an enthusiasm for learning, Liz is always looking forward to her next creative endeavor.
MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
Lizzie Qnert wrote her first "book" at the age of nine. She punched holes in the hunt-and-peck typed pages, covered them with a laminated hand-illustrated posterboard, and bound her book with gold round-headed fasteners. She hugged that homemade book to my chest, so proud of my accomplishment.
She didn't complete another book until the age of fifty. It wasn't because she lacked passion. Or ideas, time, or motivation. She lacked life experience.
She needed to live through losses and tragedies. Joys and loves. She had to revel in my successes and learn from her miserable failures. Until she had felt the burden of the world's injustices and celebrated the generosity of the human spirit, she didn't have the words. In her own words, she lacked emotional depth.
But now, both wearied and buoyed by the years, she's found the words.
MYSTERY/ THRILLER/SUSPENSE
Lonnie Mounts was born in West Virginia and has also lived in Tennessee and Georgia and currently resides in Pennsylvania. He prides himself on beingNorthern-raisedn, Northern raised,Southern-born and Army Veteran Strong. He started his pursuit of writing while serving in the U.S. Army after some "Interesting Experiences" and life's typical ups and downs. His passion is his ability to throw in different scenarios with almost every situation life can throw at you and create suspenseful and dramatic fiction that people love to read. He calls himself the "Blue Collar Author" because his background is not the "Typical" of most Author's. His only goal is to keep you guessing, entertained, and wanting more.
PARANORMAL ROMANCE/MYSTERY/ THRILLER/CRIME/ LGBTQ+
Lydia Michaels is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than forty novels. She writes heart-clenching, unpredictable romance with dark elements and high heat. Her work is character-driven and bursting with broken heroes and badass females. With a sweet spot for overbearing, territorial types, her deeply emotional books are spicy, emotionally satisfying, and guaranteed to leave readers with many book hangovers.
Lydia is the consecutive winner of the 2018 & 2019 Author of the Year Award from Happenings Media and the recipient of the 2014 Best Author Award from the Courier Times. She has been featured by USA Today, Romantic Times Magazine, the Women in Publishing Summit, and more.
ROMANCE/MYSTERY/THRILLER/
CHILDREN'S FICTION & NONFICTION
M.T. Falgoust, also writing as Melinda Taliancich Falgoust, got her start in writing with Harlequin Books, co-authoring two romance titles, The Rancher and the Rose and Thin Ice. She then went on to pen a number of children's titles as well as other adult titles in a variety of genres. Her books have received accolades and awards around the world including the Oshima Picture Book Museum's International Picture Book Competition, the New York Book Festival, the Green Book Festival, and the Clive Cussler Adventure Writers Competition.
Readers can expect a healthy dose of humor in all her books, woven together with quick-pacing, tangible settings, and pulse-pounding action in her adult titles.
PARANORMAL FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/
YOUNG ADULT/HISTORICAL FICTION/
PARANORMAL WOMEN'S FICTION ROMANCE
Marianne Morea is a native New Yorker, and her stories embody the grit and complexity of the city that never sleeps. An avid traveler, she uses experiences from around the world in all her books. Her love affair with the paranormal is born of fantasies, transporting her into the world of what if...
Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romantic Suspense are the hallmarks of her writing style. A wicked sense of humor tempers the dark parts in stories where readers are thrust into a world of fantasy and love, humor and tears, darkness and redemption.
URBAN FANTASY CRIME/HISTORICAL FICTION/COZY GHOST STORY/ROM-COM/STEAMY ROMANCE/NON-FICTION
Mary Walsh is a multi-genre author of 15 books and a believer in the age-old saying: "Write what you know." Her first book Catch a Break developed from her experiences with a fender bender and the ensuing oddities that transpired afterward. Since then, she has continued to write about her own experiences or, at least, adding a little bit of herself into her fiction novels. She lives in Mechanicsburg, PA with her husband and four kids.
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Melissa Roos was born and raised in Iowa, and graduated from Iowa State University. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family.
Melissa published her first book, a romantic suspense in 2020, titled You Can Hide. Her second novel, In the Shadow of the Black Moon, is also in the same genre.
MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME
Growing up under the scorching sun of the Sunshine State, Michael Merson developed a fascination for mystery from an early age. Whispers from the ocean and the humid air of intrigue served as the backdrop to his formative years in Pensacola. Michael's love for crime novels fueled his passion for the shadows of mystery that seemed to call him from across the white sandy beaches.
After serving in the military, Michael pursued his passion for justice by joining the police force. As a police officer in Colorado Springs, he patrolled the streets with a keen eye for detail and an unwavering commitment to upholding the law. His experiences added layers of authenticity to his writing.
Today, Michael draws on his unique blend of military precision, streetwise intuition, and academic wisdom to become a master storyteller. His novels weave intricate tales of suspense, where the line between right and wrong is often blurred, and the truth lies hidden beneath layers of deception. His gritty, atmospheric narratives transport readers to the heart of the mystery.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/LGBTQ+
Michele Ryan is a multi-published author who embraced her creative passion with her co-author TL Reeve. Michele is a lifelong resident of the state of New Jersey, along with her husband and three children, whom she refers to as her hobbits. When Michele is not plotting or writing, she can be found either volunteering at her children’s school or reading. The dynamic duo, as they often refer to themselves, write a little bit of everything from Contemporary to Paranormal and everything in between!
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/
LGBTQ+/SPORTS ROMANCE/ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
USA Today bestselling author Michelle Iannarelli is a lifetime New Yorker, living just minutes from New York City in a coastal community with her real-life prince charming. Some of her favorite things are time spent with her children, snow, coffee, and the New York Yankees. Michelle strongly believes in fate, destiny, and that life is way too short...so she decided it was now or never and wrote her first book. The rest as they say is history. If you’re a lover of sweet, sassy, sexy romance filled with suspense and a happy ending then treat yourself to one of Michelle’s books.
ROMANCE
Michelle Windsor lives north of Boston, Massachusetts, with her husband and two teenage boys. She writes steamy contemporary romance, has achieved Amazon and Barnes & Noble International Best Seller status, and was awarded the Best Contemporary Romance Writer by Passionate Plume Ink in 2019. When Michelle isn’t working on another book, you can find her spending time with her family, her German Shepherd, Roman, or enjoying cocktails with her close-knit girlfriends.
SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Mina Hardy writes books. Usually, they feature good people making bad choices, but sometimes they might be about bad people making good choices. Either way, everyone is basically a mess, and you shouldn’t trust any of them.
From twisted tales of domestic suspense to darker stories of bumping in the night, you can expect some thrills and a few chills.
ROMANCE/MYSTERY/THRILLER/
CRIME
Award-winning author Miriam Allenson writes about smart-mouthed women and the men who love them. (She’s been told she’s a little smart-mouthed herself.)
Every woman who’s the hero of her stories, whether in her mysteries or her romances, stands up to challenge and wins. Her Tootsie Goldberg Mysteries are about a later-in-life feisty Jewish female sleuth who goes up against the bad guys to get justice for those who don’t know how to get it for themselves.
These days her heart is wholly in writing about Tootsie, her sense of what’s right, her madcap ways, and the trouble she gets into when going after the bad guys. Nothing holds Tootsie back when she’s on the case…except her hot, stoic cop, Steve DiLorenzo, otherwise known as Black Windbreaker. Yum.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/MYSTERY/
THRILLER/CRIME
Laughter and love are the two main components of any story Misty Simon writes. Laughter really IS the best medicine and her heroines always figure that out at some point—though perhaps some later than others. Misty lives in Central Pennsylvania with her family and two rambunctious dogs in a house that is about to celebrate its two-hundredth birthday.
MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
Nancy A. Hughes writes character-driven crime solving mysteries. She followed her dream from journalistic business writing to a life of crime. Her debut novel, The Dying Hour, launched October 15, 2016. A Matter of Trust, the first of a three-book series, was released May 6, 2017. Its sequel, Redeeming Trust, followed on December 9, 2019. Vanished: A Trust Mystery Book 3 was released by her publisher, Black Opal Books, on October 27, 2018. And (drum roll) the sequel to her debut novel, The Dying Hour, titled The Innocent Hour, was released in November, 2019.
When Nancy isn’t writing, she is devoted to shade gardening and volunteering at the Veteran’s Hospital. She is a member of MWA, ITW, Sisters in Crime, and Penn Writers.
MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME
Award-winning author Nancy Basile grew up in the hills of West Virginia, scraping her knees, and dreaming about becoming a murder mystery writer who lives on a houseboat, traveling up and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Now, she's bringing West Virginia to life in the pages of the River Sutton Mysteries. In 2022, she won The BookFest award for LGBTQ Mystery for "A Fatal Fumble," and took 2nd place for both Cozy Mystery and Amateur Sleuth.
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/YA/
MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME/
HISTORICAL FICTION/
SCI-FI/NONFICTION/SPOOF/FOLKLORE
Nicholas Dollak currently lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He is an artist, primarily an illustrator, and writes as well. He can be found on LinkedIn and Facebook under his own name.
HORROR/SUSPENSE
Nicole M. Wolverton is the author of the young adult horror/suspense novel A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS (2024) and the adult psychological thriller THE TRAJECTORY OF DREAMS (2013). She is a Pushcart Prize-nominated writer; her short fiction, essays, and creative nonfiction have been published in over forty anthologies, magazines, and podcasts. She served as editor of BODIES FULL OF BURNING (2021), an anthology of short fiction that centers horror through the lens of menopause. Wolverton grew up in rural Pennsylvania but now lives in the Philadelphia area.
FANTASY ROMANCE/PNR
Nicole Zoltack is a USA Today bestselling author who loves to write romances. Of course. She did marry her first kiss, after all!
When she’s not writing about knights, superheroes, or witches, she enjoys spending time with her loving husband, three energetic young boys, and two precious little girls. She enjoys riding horses (pretending they’re unicorns, of course!) and going to the PA Renaissance Faire dressed in garb. She’ll also read anything she can get her hands on. Her current favorite TV shows are The Witcher and Stranger Things.
ROMANCE
Peggy Jaeger is a contemporary romance writer who writes RomComs about strong women, the families who support them, and the men who can’t live without them. If she can make you cry on one page and have you rolling with laughter the next, she feels she's done her job as a writer!
Family and food play huge roles in her stories because she believes there is nothing that holds a family structure together like sharing a meal…or two…or ten. Dotted with humor and characters that are as real as they are loving, she brings all topics of daily life into her stories: life, death, sibling rivalry, illness, and the desire for everyone to find their own happily ever after.
ROMANCE/LGBTQ+
Piper Malone’s award-winning novels enchant readers with heartfelt, authentic romances. Her stories include a cast of unforgettable characters in a variety of romantic pairings. With snappy one-liners and witty banter, Piper wants her readers to laugh, swoon, and enjoy a well-deserved vacation.
URBAN FANTASY
When not writing reports or hanging with friends and loved ones, P.J. Cruz writes books about wannabe actors, wannabe superheroes, and everything in between. His books haven't won any awards just yet, but he'd be happy and grateful to have you join his ride to the top.
P.J. Cruz has been writing since he was a kid though he took a break during college, during which he earned his Bachelors in Economics and Juris Doctor from the University of Florida. After that, he returned home to the Jersey Shore and writes any chance he gets.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/LGBTQ+
R.A. Alyse has always leaned towards reading spicy romance. So much so, that when she was deciding what to write, it was no contest.
She fills her books love, spice, and a little magic. Currently, she has books that fit several sub-genres of romance, PNR, supernatural, and most recently Omegaverse.
If she isn't spending her free time reading or writing, you can find her scrolling social media or hanging with her family and their growing number of pets.
Follow her on her socials to keep up to date on all her new and upcoming releases!
FANTASY
Meet the writing team of Rachel Ann Fischer and Ann Marie Knorr-Fischer. After serving time in the Army, Rachel Ann attended school for Auto-Cad and Interior Design. Her creativity began at an early age when she discovered the world of fantasy role-playing games. This sparked Rachel's imagination and passion for creating worlds and characters. Ann Marie's love of the arts began at a very young age. The first memories of writing that she can recall are from elementary school, where she wrote short poems and stories. Her love for the written word progressed over the years as she wrote for school literary publications and a full-length movie script her senior year in college. Currently, she works as an Entertainment Consultant in Hershey, PA.
ROMANCE
Rachell Nichole is a contemporary steamy romance author, who loves writing sassy romances about memorable characters who have to fight to hold on to love.
The author of over a dozen romances, she writes to make the world a better place, one book at a time. In addition to writing, she loves travel, teaching, and foreign languages. Rachell lives in Pennsylvania with a mountain of books and the love of her life.
ROMANCE/YA
USA TODAY Bestselling Author Renee Lee Fisher has a passion for putting her pen and ideas to paper. A pure romance junkie and she loves to tell stories. She was an English Major who always wanted to be a writer. Renee hopes everyone can Indulge in LOVE even if through the written pages.
In the past years, she has written many novels, novellas, children's stories, lyrics, articles, and wedding ceremonies. Currently, she is deep into many more creative characters and storylines.
Don't look for Renee to stop writing anytime soon, she is like the Duracell Bunny that keeps going and going. She is said to only sleep four hours a night and continues to create many more storylines for the readers to enjoy.
Renee resides in Eagleville, PA. with her husband Michael of many years, and her Persian cats Leo and Lincoln. She has a great support system of Love from her family and friends.
Renee BELIEVES you should follow your DREAMS and that the HAPPIEST of people don't have the best of everything—
they simply make the best of everything.
ROMANCE/LGBTQ+
Riley Long is a wife and mother living a quiet life in Virginia, with her husband, son, and one goofy pit bull. She passes her evenings writing, reading, and watching bad television (or not-so-bad television). For fun, Riley participates in NaNoWriMo, GISH, and reads with her book club, the BAMFs. She likes things with silly acronyms. The craziest thing Riley has ever done involves whipped cream and hugs. Riley writes sweet and sexy romance with a special place in her heart for hipsters and musicians.
ROMANCE
USA Today Bestselling Author, Roz Lee is a displaced Texan who lives in New Jersey with her husband of over four decades, and Bud, an overly large rescue dog who demands regular romps in the woods no matter how busy his parents are.
The mom of two daughters and grandmom to the cutest boy ever, Roz collects Depression glass and teacups with rose patterns. Her favorite food is Tex-Mex, and she’s never met a piece of chocolate she didn’t like.
When Roz isn’t writing, she’s reading, or traipsing around the country on one adventure or another. Warning—she brakes for antique stores!
Roz is a member of Liberty State Fiction Writers, International Thriller Writers, and the Authors Guild.
HORROR/THRILLER
Sammi Leigh Melville lives in Harrisburg, PA with her cats, Loren, Charlie, and Billy. She is the author of Tween and The Fields, writes film reviews for The Burg, and has written and directed several short films through her production company, Screaming Pictures, in an attempt to work storytelling into every aspect of her life (except for the cats. Okay, maybe she tells stories to her cats).
MYSTERY/THRILLER
A reader since she first met The Dana Girls at seven, Sandy Nork became a writer by ten. She made her first writing dollar at twelve, writing a catchphrase for a local radio station.
A librarian for 23 years—although once you're a librarian, you're pretty much always a librarian—she remained a writer.
Now she is a member of Pennwriters and was a participant in A Novel Idea, a year-long study program of novel writing offered by the Perry County Council of the Arts in Newport, Pennsylvania. She was honored to have one of my short stories chosen to be included in the compilation Strange Magic, edited by Catherine Jordan and published by Sunbury Press.
Her Valerie Sloan books are a mystery/suspense series about a Japanese-American insurance investigator who searches for valuable instruments that go missing. She often bumps into a crime family who interferes with her work and life.
ROMANCE/FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/HISTORICAL FICTION/
LGBTQ+
Sarah is an author of happy endings for traumatized queers. She is a bisexual feminist and a licensed therapist. Her books often deal with themes of feminism, trauma, sexuality, and mental health. She lives in New England with her 2 black cats named Gatsby and Mr. Darcy. When she isn't writing, she can be found perusing a book in her home library that features over 400 books, making chaotic book-themed videos for TikTok (aka Booktok), taking forest walks, visiting castles, planning exotic trips she can't afford, or cuddled up with one of her cats crying over fictional characters or yelling at them about how badly they need therapy.
SCI-FI/FANTASY
Author of the Titan and Battle Mage Farmer series, Seth loves writing science fiction and fantasy.
Growing up traveling between the USA and Ghana, West Africa, books were Seth's constant companions. As he grew, so did his imagination, spawning fantastical tales of heroes and villains, of magic, technology, and skill.
Eventually, Seth thought it would be a good idea to write some of his stories down since he was running out of room in his head. Seth Ring currently lives with his wife, kids, and dog in the United States of America.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/
LGBTQ+
Shannon Mae began her journey in the M/M romance world as an avid reader, then a beta reader, and eventually an editor. When a dear friend suggested she should write her own book, she decided to do just that. She gravitates to writing paranormal romance, since that genre is her first love, and her books tend to be low-angst and filled with happily-ever-afters. She is an unfailing optimist with a side of snark and sarcasm. Life is a place full of mysteries and wonders, and she hopes to capture that joy and fun in her writing. Happy reading!
ROMANCE
Contemporary Romance indie author with a splash of suspense thrown in. Runs on sarcasm and Pepsi Zero. Lover of books, art, true crime, ghost hunting, and all things Disney. Taking applications for future book boyfriends—as always.
PARANORMAL/FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/HORROR
From his first book “Respect the Dead”, Shawn McClain knew he wanted to be a writer. Listening to the Beatles and singing “Paperback Writer” at the top of his lungs, it occurred to him that penning a novel was a great aspiration, so he started writing. He wrote for fun, wrote for his friends, and of course, wrote for school. Thankfully, he is now of an age where his writing doesn't get him sent to the counselor’s office. Regardless of the morbid mayhem, what Shawn loves most is leading his readers through his stories and dodging zombies, outwitting wizards, and meeting strong characters who can survive the chaos.
ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/YA/MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME/
HORROR/NONFICTION/POETRY
Born and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania, author S.J. Frey eventually settled down in Lancaster County. Reading and writing have been a lifelong interest that eventually became her life. Books brought a sense of adventure for her, where the possibilities were endless.
When she's not reading or writing, she watches horror movies or catches up on her favorite animes. Often, she just ends up just rewatching The Office.
One of her life goals is to share the love of reading with everyone.
ROMANCE/FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY
Born in a rural town along the Hudson River. A child who practically lived in an old library. A woman who wanted more than to read books and decided to write them. Sheri Queen is a graduate of the MFA Writing Popular Fiction program at Seton Hill University. Her stories feature kick-ass women, strong female friendships, found families, and steamy romances.
ROMANCE
From an early age, Stacey Wilk told tales as a way to escape. At six she wrote short stories in composition notebooks, at twelve she wrote a novel on a typewriter, in high school biology she wrote rock star romances in her binder instead of paying attention.
But it wasn’t until many years later, inspired by her children and a looming birthday, that she finally took her story-telling seriously. And published her first novel in 2013. Since then, she’s gone on to publish twenty-one more so women everywhere could fall in love and find an escape of their own.
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/MYSTERY/THRILLER/CRIME
Stephanie K Clemens is known for many things: an author, photographer, dog mom, Instagrammer, adventurer, teacher, lawyer, and more. When she’s not sitting behind her laptop she can be found on some adventure. Most of the time it’s a road trip with her two doggos, but recently it has been in the pages of a book.
ROMANCE/FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/HISTORICAL FICTION/
LGBTQ+
A former professional dancer and teacher, Suanne Laqueur went from choreographing music to choreographing words, writing stories that appeal to the passions of all readers, crossing gender, age, and genre. As a devoted mental health advocate, her novels focus on both romantic and familial relationships, as well as psychology, PTSD, and generational trauma.
Laqueur’s novel An Exaltation of Larks was the grand prize winner in the 2017 Writer’s Digest Book Awards and took first place in the 2019 North Street Book Prize. Her debut novel The Man I Love won a gold medal in the 2015 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards and was named Best Debut in the Feathered Quill Book Awards. Her follow-up novel, Give Me Your Answer True, was also a gold medal winner at the 2016 RFBA.
Laqueur graduated from Alfred University with a double major in dance and theater. She taught at the Carol Bierman School of Ballet Arts in Croton-on-Hudson for ten years. An avid reader, cook and gardener, she started her blog EatsReadsThinks in 2010.
Suanne lives in Westchester County, New York with her husband and two children.
WOMEN'S FICTION
Susan Helene Gottfried is the heavy-metal-loving, not-disabled-enough Jewish mom of two. A freelance line editor to authors of fiction by day, Tales from the Sheep Farm is her offer to her fellow diverse writers to create a world in which all are welcomed and valued.
Older works include the Trevolution series of books— two novels and four collections of short stories—and short stories anthologized in various spots.
ROMANCE
Tara Conrad is the author behind sizzling and passionate love stories that ignite the senses. Her novels celebrate the fiery intensity of desire. They’re known for having a blend of deep emotional connections, relatable characters, and captivating plots that ensnare readers from the very first page to the last.
Tara’s married to her soulmate and Dominant, George. They are about to celebrate their 29th anniversary and are more in love today than yesterday. George encouraged Tara to start writing, and with each passing day, she’s more thankful for his insistence that she tell her stories and his partnership on this journey. There’s no one else in this world she’d ever want by her side. He is her happily ever after.
HISTORICAL ROMANCE/PARANORMAL/FANTASY ROMANCE
USA TODAY Bestselling author Terri Brisbin is a mom, a wife, grandmom, and a dental hygienist (in her spare time!) who lives in southern New Jersey. Known for her sexy, compelling historical romances, Terri’s sold more than 3&1/2 million copies of her books in more than 25 countries and 20 languages around the world.
A three-time RWA RITA® finalist and award-winning author, Terri has been published by Berkley/Jove, Harlequin, Kensington Books, NAL/Signet, SMP/Swerve, Dragonblade and Oliver Heber Books, too. In addition to working on more historical romances scheduled for release through 2025, she’s also self-publishing other stories, too!
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/ HORROR/SCI-FI
The Novel Guys are just three guys trying to make the voices in our heads pay rent. To accomplish that, they have joined forces to tell their stories. Since they have so many, they decided to create a few alternate personalities to better share those tales. Please meet:
Viktor Bloodstone -- Horror, Suspense, Gothic
Apollo Harrison -- Science Fiction, Fantasy, Steampunk
Jordan Corvis -- Young Adult, Fantasy Romance
The DCM -- Comedy, Lunacy, Shenanigans
They cordially invite you to join in their collective mayhem and come along for a rollicking good ride!
YA/CONTEMPORARY FICTION
Wesley Parker has enjoyed reading his entire life. When not writing he can either be found making a mixtape, engaging his fandom of Philadelphia sports, or hanging with his wife and three children.
FANTASY/URBAN FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIA
William Howard grew up in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he often walked in the footsteps of the founding fathers. Mr. Howard went on to complete an internship at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania writing journal articles about historic landmarks including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the City Tavern, and Germantown Academy.
Mr. Howard's first love, though, has always been reading and writing science fiction. He began writing science fiction in high school with stories being published in the literary journal, The Mirror, of Central High School. However, he ended up teaching for 20 years with the Philadelphia School District. He retired in 2012 after a successful teaching career and now spends time with his wife Bonnie. In 2015, Mr. Howard began working on his first novel, The Eye of Hermes. He meets monthly with the Neshaminy Writers Group and the South Jersey Writers Group.
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