Joni Marie Iraci is a retired registered nurse who returned to school in her later years to pursue her love of writing. Her latest thriller 'Vatican Daughter' is a fictional story set around the first American pope as he is about to ascend the throne of St.Peter. It's based on little-known facts that take us into a cauldron of secrecy, hypocrisy and power, and takes the reader on a suspenseful journey through the cities of Rome and Venice as one woman attempts to expose the Vatican treachery and retrieve her kidnapped daughter from behind the walls of the most powerful entity on earth.  

Jonathan Gershfield is a multi-award-winning TV director and screenwriter who has previously written for the big screen, the small screen and the stage. His high-profile series include Death in paradise and Dead Ringers. His'The House of the Rising Son' was spawned from his own front-line experience as a father grappling with the highs and lows of family life. It's a novel for Dads who often get it wrong but are trying their best, and the teenage boys who are fighting for their freedom, undeterred by dubious ideas and poor judgement. It's been optioned for an 8-part TV series. 

Reverend Penny Stephens was a vicar in a village parish before working as a hospice chaplain. She now takes services in the Diocese of Rochester, where she is an Honorary Canon of the Cathedral. Her job has inspired the main character in 'Till Death Do Us Part', a cosy crime novel, marking the start of a new series. 

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J.T. Ellison is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 30 psychological thrillers and domestic noir novels, and the Emmy award winning co-host of A Word on Words. She also writes contemporary fantasy as Joss Walker, including the award-winning Jayne Thorn series. With millions of books sold across 30 countries, her work has also received multiple TV options. Her new twisted psychological thriller 'Last Seen' is about the bonds of family and the disconnect between memory and truth. 

Jan Stirling Locke was born in Edinburgh and grew up in Newcastle. She trained and worked as a Registered Nurse at the Royal Victoria infirmary in the city. As a young woman, Jan travelled alone through Europe in search of love and adventure, of which she found plenty. Much of her writing reflects her experiences during her travels in Europe behind the Iron Curtain. The second book in her Von Werstein trilogy 'Restoration' is the follow-up to Deception - a sweeping saga that takes place in WW2 and beyond. 

Sarah Landenwich is a writer, writing instructor, and a classically trained pianist. Her debut novel 'The Fire Concerto' was inspired by her love of music of the Romantic period, and pays tribute to 19th Century female musicians, artists, and scholars who have been largely forgotten. Filled with tension and surprises, the book vividly captures the brutal realities for women of exceptional talent in the 19th Century.