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Peter James is an international bestselling thriller writer. He is a New York Times bestseller, as well as having 11 consecutive Sunday Times No 1s, and he is published in 37 languages. His DS Roy Grace crime novels have sold 18 million copies worldwide. Prior to becoming a full-time author, he was responsible for 25 movies. In 1994 Penguin published his novel, 'Host', on two floppy discs as the world’s first electronic novel. His novels have won numerous awards, most recently the coveted 2016 CWA Diamond Dagger for sustained excellence, and he was publicly voted by WH Smith - Britain's biggest book selling chain - The Best Crime Author Of All Time. Visit him on YouTube: www.peterjames.com/youtube

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Four-time RITA finalist Joanne Rock turned a passion for writing into a career when imaginary characters kept her awake at night, demanding she tell their stories.

The author of over ninety romances in a variety of sub-genres, she enjoys small-town family sagas as much as high-drama glitz and glamour. A former Golden Heart recipient, Joanne has won numerous awards for her stories including the Romantic Times WISH Award, the Snow Globe, and multiple Cataromance Reviewer’s Choice Awards.

Her work has been reprinted in twenty-six countries and translated into twenty languages. After receiving her Master’s degree in Literature from the University of Louisville, Joanne went on to teach writing, film, and fiction at a college level.

She enjoys sharing her passion for the arts at creative writing workshops, career fairs and with aspiring writers she meets online.

Her most recent release, The Forbidden Brother, came out July 1 and you can get it on Amazon.

You can find Joanna at her website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Amazon. You can also sign up for her newsletter to get all the latest and greatest information on all her releases and cool news.

Rebecca Roanhorse is a Nebula Award-winning speculative fiction writer and a Hugo/Sturgeon/Locus Award Finalist for her short fiction, WELCOME TO YOUR AUTHENTIC INDIAN EXPERIENCE(TM), and a 2017 Campbell Award Finalist for Best New SFF writer. Her debut novel TRAIL OF LIGHTNING Book #1 in the SIXTH WORLD SERIES (Saga Press) drops June 26th, 2018. Book #2 STORM OF LOCUSTS will follow in 2019. She also has a middle grade novel coming in 2019 from Rick Riordan Presents, titled RACE TO THE SUN. And in 2020, an Anasazi-inspired epic fantasy BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY (Saga Press). She lives in Northern New Mexico with her husband, daughter, and pug.

Her nonfiction can be found in Invisible 3: Essays and Poems on Representation in SF/F, Strange Horizons, Uncanny Magazine and How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation (Macmillan).

Find more at https://rebeccaroanhorse.com/ and follow her on Twitter at @RoanhorseBex

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Elise Sax worked as a journalist for fifteen years, mostly in Paris, France. She took a detour from journalism and became a private investigator before writing her first novel. She lives in Southern California with her two sons. She loves to hear from her readers. Don’t hesitate to contact her at [email protected], and sign up for her newsletter at http://elisesax.com/mailing-list.php to get notifications of new releases and sales.

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The daughter of a Merchant Marine and a Rockaway beach babe, Alice Kaltman’s life has always been ocean-centric. Now when she’s not in the water she writes about surfers, mermaids, and other odd balls. In addition to Wavehouse, Alice is the author of the short fiction collection Staggerwing. Alice’s work can also be read in numerous journals, magazines and fiction anthologies. She splits her time between Brooklyn and Montauk, New York where she swims, surfs, and writes; weather and waves permitting.

You can learn more on her website: http://alicekaltman.com/

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Trish Milburn began writing her first romance, a historical set along the Oregon Trail, while still in college. She got serious about writing and submitting for publication in 1996 when she was one of the charter members of the new local Romance Writers of America chapter, Music City Romance Writers.

Since then, she's written contemporary romance, romantic suspense, women’s fiction, and young adult novels. To date, she's written books for Penguin, Harlequin, Tule, and self published. 

She's an avid reader and TV watcher, loves superheroes, strong characters, and happily ever afters. 

She's also the creator of Upbeat Authors, a Facebook group that promotes a group of authors who support each other and take part in weekly, themed posts about happiness and positivity through their own social media and other outlets.

Her latest book, Her Cowboy Prince, is out with Tule Publication. 

You can find Trish at her website, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Goodreads.

Veronica Scott grew up in a house with a library as its heart. Dad loved science fiction, Mom loved ancient history and Veronica thought there needed to be more romance in everything. When she ran out of books to read, she started writing her own stories.

Seven time winner of the SFR Galaxy Award, as well as a National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award, Veronica is also the proud recipient of a NASA Exceptional Service Medal relating to her former day job, not her romances!

 She read the part of Star Trek Crew Member in the audiobook production of Harlan Ellison’s “The City On the Edge of Forever.”

Blog: https://veronicascott.wordpress.com/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/vscotttheauthor

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Veronica-Scott/177217415659637?ref=hl

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After reading a book she said was so bad, she threw it across the floor, Emily Mims' husband challenged her to "do better." So she did.

Her first book didn't sell, but her second did. 

To date, she has over a dozen books in her Smoky Blues and Texas Hill Country series as well as several stand alone novels. 

She also loves to combine her love of writing with some of the other things she loves to do including playing the dulcimer and ukulele in a folk music group.

Emily lives in San Antonio with her husband Charles and their five dogs but spends time both in the Hill Country and in Eastern Tennessee.  She would love to hear from each and every one of her readers!

You can find her at her website and Facebook page.

Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Iscariot, The Legend of Sheba, Demon: A Memoir; Havah: The Story of Eve; and Forbidden: The Books of Mortals series with New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker. Tosca received her B.A. in English and International Relations from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, with studies at Oxford University. She is a lifelong world adventure traveler who currently makes her home in the Midwest. Her upcoming pandemic thriller, The Line Between, releases January 2019.

To learn more about Tosca, visit www.toscalee.com.

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Teri Wilson writes romance and women’s fiction for Harlequin and Gallery Books. Her novels Unleashing Mr. Darcy and The Art of Us are both now Hallmark Channel Original Movies, and her third Hallmark film, MARRYING MR. DARCY, is set to premiere on June 2.

Teri also writes an offbeat fashion column for the royal blog What Would Kate Do? and is a frequent guest contributor for its sister site, Meghan's Mirror.

In 2017, she served as a national judge for the Miss United States pageant in Orlando, Florida, and has since judged in the Miss America system. She has a major weakness for cute animals, pretty dresses and good books. Teri loves to interact with her readers! Feel free to visit and connect with her here at TeriWilson.net, and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.