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Author Melody Johnson discusses her latest book, Beyond the Next Star, the first sci-fi romance novel in her new Love Beyond series. Melody has kept the dark grit from her paranormal romance Night Blood series and upped the stakes by taking the drama, danger and romance to outer space. Beyond the Next Star allowed Melody to world-build and even create her own language for her alien characters. As with all of her books, this new series includes plenty of danger and excitement as the romance unfolds.

Author Tracy Tripp discusses her latest book, Something Like a Dream, a twisting, turning thriller filled with dodgy clients, FBI investigations and visions manifested in dreams. Tracy is the author of 3 novels, all of which deal with the triumph of the human spirit. She loves to place her characters in difficult and stressful situations to reveal their flaws and offer them an opportunity for growth and redemption. Her new novel follows this same path, with plenty of intrigue and page-turning excitement.

Author Marshaun Olaniyan discusses her journal series titled, I'm Grateful For You. Marshaun is a life and relationship strategist, and her journal series contains writing prompts based on questions that she wishes she had asked and answered in her own relationships. Marshaun's goal is to help couples, whether married, engaged or just starting out, and her numerous books are designed to help people transform their love lives into relationships in which they feel heard, understood and fully accepted.

Author Nancy Blanton discusses her historical novels, including The Earl in Black Armor. Set in 17th century Ireland, they are tales of loyalty, honor, intrigue and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Stuart dynasty in England and the threat of English civil war. When Nancy began writing historical fiction, she searched for an ideal setting. Being of Irish descent, she studied her own family's heritage and the history of Ireland, and she found the perfect place and time in which to set her stories.

Author Valerie Bolling discusses her debut children's picture book titled, Let's Dance. This rhythmic, rhyming picture book showcases dances from all over the world and features children of diverse backgrounds and abilities tapping, spinning and boogying away. Valerie's aim in writing this picture book was to ensure that diverse children were reflected in her work, and she believed that dance was the perfect background for doing so—because dance is a way in which we can all connect with one another.

Author Nancy B. Kennedy discusses her new middle grade book, Women Win the Vote: 19 for the 19th Amendment. It features biographies of 19 women who helped pave the way for passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. In 2017, a friend mentioned to Nancy that 2020 would mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Nancy got to work, won a pitch contest and found a publisher. Her book was published in February 2020—just in time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Amendment 19.

Author Eileen Meyer discusses her children's picture book, The Superlative A. Lincoln: Poems About Our 16th President. Eileen has written charming poems expressing Abraham Lincoln's superlative nature: He was our tallest president, the president who was the best wrestler, the best storyteller and the only president to hold a patent on an invention. Eileen's poems teach kids about all the ways in which Pres. Lincoln was so unique, encouraging them to consider all the ways in which they, too, are superlative.

Author Liz Tolsma discusses her book, The Green Dress, a romantic suspense novel based on the true crimes of Sarah Jane Robinson in the 1880s. Mrs. Robinson poisoned several family members to collect on their insurance policies, and Liz weaves those crimes into her own thrilling tale as part of Barbour Publishing's True Colors Crime series. Liz likes to draw inspiration for her books from true life stories, whether they're true crimes for her suspense novels or her own family's stories for her WWII fiction.

Author Annette Whipple discusses her nonfiction children's books—The Story of the Wright Brothers: A Biography for New Readers; Whooo Knew? The Truth about Owls; and The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion: A Chapter-by-Chapter Guide to the Little House books. Annette's motto is "facts are fun," so it's no surprise that she loves research and writing nonfiction books. As a self-professed life-long learner, her goal is to write fun and informative books that allow her to share her love of learning with kids.

Author Linh Nguyen-Ng discusses her latest book, Dragons N' Antibodies, a story that takes an esoteric look at DNA and proposes the question, "What if DNA were magic?". It follows a scientist who is on a desperate quest to find a cure for his own daughter's terminal illness, and his search takes him to the limits of reason and into an inconceivable quantum world of human biology that contains DNA-dragons. Linh is a lover science fiction and spirituality, and her stories are a unique blend of the two.