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Author Amy Larson Marble

Amy is a mom, wife, author and lawyer (the order may vary). She was raised in North Dakota, graduated from Minot State University and then St. Louis University School of Law. She lives in Minnesota with her family and their three dogs (a.k.a. the pack). Read our review of her…

Author Mya O’Malley

Mya O'Malley was born and raised in the suburbs of New York City, where she currently resides with her family. Mya's passion is writing; she has been creating stories and poetry since she was a child. She earned her undergraduate degree in special education and a graduate degree in reading…

Ben Levin Author Profile

Ben has been in love with stories ever since he was a little boy and has written many throughout his life. “Stories just constantly pop into my mind like magic, and I feel a need to share them with other kids,” says the teenager. Born in Lexington, Massachusetts, the New…

C.B. Lyall

Carolyn Lyall was born in Stockton-On-Tees, United Kingdom. As a child growing up in Northern England in the sixties. Carolyn loved sports, reading and amateur dramatics. She joined a renaissance group, practiced the broadsword and dreamed of visiting other worlds. Her passion for what could be drove her forward when…

Edith Ryder

After six years abroad, Edith recently returned to her hometown of Sydney, Australia, where she lives with her husband and daughter. When not writing she loves swimming in the ocean and drinking Aperol spritzes on her balcony. She's a devoted reader of YA fantasy novels and is always on the…

Frank L. Cole

Frank L. Cole was born into a family of southern storytellers and wrote his first book at age eight. Highly superstitious and gullible to a fault, Frank will believe in any creepy story you tell him, especially ones involving ghosts and Big Foot. Currently, along with his wife and three…

Jesse Banner

Jesse Banner is the author of To Hover Over Waters, the first book in a series about children who have magically and mysteriously been made invisible to the world around them. Drawing inspiration from a variety of books and movies, he wrote the novel as an exploration of purpose,…

Jim & Stephanie Kroepfl

JIM and STEPHANIE KROEPFL are a husband-and-wife team who write stories of mystery and adventure from their cabin in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. When they aren’t dodging moose, their story ideas appear during their walks with their dog, who far prefers playing to plotting novels. Jim and Stephanie are world…

Liana Gardner

Liana Gardner is the multi-award-winning author. The daughter of a rocket scientist and an artist, Liana combines the traits of both into a quirky yet pragmatic writer and in everything sees the story lurking beneath the surface. Engaged in a battle against leukemia and lymphoma, Liana spends much of her…

Lindsay Schuster

Lindsay Schuster is a 24-year-old high school English teacher living in her hometown of Brownsville, TX. While she is a woman of many interests, she has been writing since she was 11 years old and telling fictional stories since she was a toddler. Storytelling was always part of her personality!…

Mike McCoy

Mike McCoy is a novelist. His debut novel ASTEROIDS–Bridge to Nowhere, received high praise from critics and was selected as a semifinalist for the 2020 Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize with a rating of 9.5 out of 10. Because of the research Mike conducted for the novel, he has been a…

S.E. Keller

S. E. Keller is a first-time author and dedicated reader. She loves to write stories and explore human psychology, hoping to inspire readers to take a closer look at the world around them. She grew up in a small town in Wyoming, where she still lives and writes. Read our…

Spencer Hyde

Spencer Hyde’s novel Waiting for Fitz released in March of 2019. His second novel, What The Other Three Don’t Know will release in March of this year. His stories and essays have appeared in Glimmer Train, Bellevue Literary Review, Five Points and elsewhere. He teaches creative writing and literature at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and…

Stacey Rourke

Stacey Rourke is the award winning author of works that span genres, but possess the same flare for action and snarky humor. She lives in Florida with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two giant dogs. Stacey loves to travel, has an unhealthy shoe addiction, and considers herself blessed to…

Suzanne Kamata

Suzanne Kamata was born in Michigan and later moved to South Carolina where she graduated from the University of South Carolina. She has an MFA from the University of British Columbia. She is the author of books for both young and adult readers, and currently teaches at a university in…

W. J. Humphrey

W. J. HUMPHREY didn't begin to write until after retirement. Before that, Humphrey worked over 20 years at a religious printing company and for 16 years at an office supplies wholesaler. He has lived his entire life in Nashville, Tennessee, and wouldn’t want it any other way. His most recent…