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Author Anna Castle discusses her Professor & Mrs. Moriarty mystery series. In this unique series, Anna turns the Sherlock Holmes canon on its head. What if Professor Moriarty wasn't evil, but simply misunderstood? In this series, Anna has Professor Moriarty falling in love and solving mysteries. Anna's Moriarty is brilliant, stoic, introverted and a good guy, not an evil criminal mastermind. If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan, read Anna's Professor & Mrs. Moriarty series for a unique take on the genre.

Author Deb Richardson-Moore discusses her latest novel, Murder, Forgotten, in which a famed mystery writer is losing her memory and, with it, her ability to write her thrilling stories. When her husband is murdered, she fears that she may have done it after it is revealed that the murder closely resembles one of her own stories. Deb is a former journalist and a former pastor at a church for homeless parishioners. She shares with us how her work, experiences and travels have influenced her books.

Author Jan M. Hill discusses her new middle grade fantasy series, the Asteria Adventures. Books 1 and 2—Asteria: The Discovery and Asteria: Annese Does it Again—are available now, with more installments still to come. Jan was always a reader of fantasy novels and started playing D&D in college. In fact, she uses the D&D format as a basis for her storyline in this series. These fast-paced novels are designed to hold the attention of young readers, and Jan has woven lessons for kids into the Asteria stories.

Author Sally Handley discusses her latest suspense novel, Stop the Threat, in which a small town arms its teachers in an attempt to improve school security. The story follows one of the teachers and the school resource officer as they wrestle with the implications of the new gun policy, which divides the town and results in unexpected consequences. As a former public-school teacher, Sally wanted to give a voice to the various perspectives surrounding this controversial and complicated topic.

Author Rachel Trusty discusses her latest novel, Not Without Yesterday. It's a story told from the dual perspectives of a husband and wife who are dealing with their own demons. Not Without Yesterday addresses the idea that none of us wants to be without our yesterdays, even if those experiences aren't anything we would have chosen for ourselves. Rachel's inspiration was her own suffering with PTSD from serious medical experiences, and writing this book helped her seek closure through her characters' story.

Authors Claire Matturro and Penny Koepsel discuss their new book, Wayward Girls, a novel inspired by true events and their own experiences. Wayward Girls is the fictional story of a boarding school for teen girls labeled rebellious by the adults in their lives and two former students who managed to survive the experience. The main characters must confront the scars left by their boarding school years and the memories that still haunt them, including the mysterious and tragic fate of one of their friends.

Author Diane E. Keyes discusses her debut children's picture book, Peas Let Her Be a Princess. Diane is a third-generation children's librarian. Over the years, she has written numerous puppet show scripts for kids. When a friend challenged her to write a book, she decided to give it a try, and Peas Let Her Be a Princess was the wonderful result. Diane has put her own spin on the well-known fairytale, The Princess and the Pea, presenting it in a new way to create humor and laughter for young readers.

Author Carolyn Haines discusses her new novel, Independent Bones. It is the latest installment in the long-running Sarah Booth mystery series, in which unconventional Southern belle and private investigator, Sarah Booth Delaney, gets into more trouble solving another mystery in her small town in the Mississippi Delta. Carolyn was a journalist before she became a novelist. She never intended to write mysteries, let alone a long-running series, but now…Independent Bones is #23 in her Sarah Booth series.

Author Susan Y. Tanner discusses her latest novel, A Whisper of Trouble, which features the art of horse whispering. This book marries Susan's love of writing with her passion for horses, and it's her fourth novel in the multi-author Trouble Cat Mystery series. The story was inspired by Susan's discovery of Italy's efforts to protect their indigenous horse breeds. Susan is the author of 6 other historical romance novels, including a historical western romance trilogy and a 3-part Scottish Highlands romance.

L.M. Whitaker discusses her debut novel, The Crucible of Steele. It is a fast-paced tech thriller that began with two questions: What if Charles Darwin's contemporaries began a process for breeding the perfect human? And what if a modern-day woman with no living relatives has a chance encounter with a nearly identical twin, leading her to discover that she is the product of a 150-year eugenics experiment? In The Crucible of Steele, the science is real, but writing it was a race against time.