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Obelia Akanke
Obelia Akanke
Obelia can be truthfully described as “one of a kind.” Her writing style varies from verse to free form, topics may cover anything from mental health to everyday life for mom, and she will write with the same passion for one person as the intended audience as she does for 100. Her debut novel released in February 2018 and has given us another avenue by which we can see her works and talents.
Website: truelifepoet.com
Obelia can be truthfully described as “one of a kind.” Her writing style varies from verse to free form, topics may cover anything from mental health to everyday life for mom, and she will write with the same passion for one person as the intended audience as she does for 100. Her debut novel released in February 2018 and has given us another avenue by which we can see her works and talents.
Website: truelifepoet.com
Emma Barry is a novelist, full-time mama, and recovering academic. When she’s not reading or writing, she loves hugs from her preschooler twins, her husband’s cooking, her cat’s whiskers, her dog’s tail, and Earl Grey tea.
Website: authoremmabarry.com/ Facebook: @AuthorEmmaBarry
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Website: authoremmabarry.com/ Facebook: @AuthorEmmaBarry
Pinterest: @AuthorEmmaBarry Twitter: @AuthorEmmaBarry
TB Bond
TB. Bond
TB has been writing, drawing, and web designing for years. When she is not doing one of those things, she’s reading and watching anime. Nerdtastic to the core she’s a Whovian, Trekie, Otaku, and probably a whole host of other things.
Described as one of the hardest working people known by her friends, she holds three degrees; one in science, one in art, and one in information technology. Currently her main job is in a learning technology department where she uses elements all of three fields. She lives with her husband, a fellow nerd, in Virginia
Website: www.bondgirlblue.com Facebook: @tbbond Twitter: @neverstirred
TB has been writing, drawing, and web designing for years. When she is not doing one of those things, she’s reading and watching anime. Nerdtastic to the core she’s a Whovian, Trekie, Otaku, and probably a whole host of other things.
Described as one of the hardest working people known by her friends, she holds three degrees; one in science, one in art, and one in information technology. Currently her main job is in a learning technology department where she uses elements all of three fields. She lives with her husband, a fellow nerd, in Virginia
Website: www.bondgirlblue.com Facebook: @tbbond Twitter: @neverstirred
Carly Brooks
Carly Brooks
Born and raised in Gloucester, Virginia, Carly writes small town stories with a touch of magic. Her novels are full of real (sometimes odd) relationships between the hardworking men and women of coastal Virginia and North Carolina. Meet her quirky, imperfect heroes and heroines and fall in love!
Connect with Carly on her website https://www.carlybrooks.com/
Born and raised in Gloucester, Virginia, Carly writes small town stories with a touch of magic. Her novels are full of real (sometimes odd) relationships between the hardworking men and women of coastal Virginia and North Carolina. Meet her quirky, imperfect heroes and heroines and fall in love!
Connect with Carly on her website https://www.carlybrooks.com/
Karen Bynum
Karen Bynum
It's taken a lifetime to see people and things for who and what they are. Writing helps me do this. Imagination heals. #whyIwrite
Website: www.karenbynum.blogspot.com Facebook: @AKarenYBynum
Twitter: @KarenYBynum
It's taken a lifetime to see people and things for who and what they are. Writing helps me do this. Imagination heals. #whyIwrite
Website: www.karenbynum.blogspot.com Facebook: @AKarenYBynum
Twitter: @KarenYBynum
Alexandra Christle
Alexandra Christle
Alex has jumped from an airplane, spent the day on a commercial shrimp boat, spent a weekend with a houseful of Navy SEALs, and hitchhiked across 3 states. She has worked for newspapers, taught high school English, and had a lengthy stint as a graphic designer. Raised a son and daughter, scored 3 grandchildren; and, written a few books along the way.
The human condition and people fascinate her, and especially men. They are, in her words, pretty cool creatures. And she imagines.
https://www.alexandrachristle.com/
Alex has jumped from an airplane, spent the day on a commercial shrimp boat, spent a weekend with a houseful of Navy SEALs, and hitchhiked across 3 states. She has worked for newspapers, taught high school English, and had a lengthy stint as a graphic designer. Raised a son and daughter, scored 3 grandchildren; and, written a few books along the way.
The human condition and people fascinate her, and especially men. They are, in her words, pretty cool creatures. And she imagines.
https://www.alexandrachristle.com/
Violet Heart
Writing isn't just what I do. It's who I am. I write erotic romance because the characters intrigue me. It's an edgy genre with tough heroes and feisty heroines. This genre gives me an opportunity to work with truly damaged characters who find strength deep within to overcome their failings.
My paranormal historical short stories are so much fun to write. There's not a lot of this subgenre on the market, so my imagination can go wild. My longer contemporary works involve characters with serious internal conflict and pasts that have left them grasping for any kind of control they can find. This control, as in real life, often comes through physical contact. Website: www.violetheartbooks.com Facebook: @VioletHeart
Writing isn't just what I do. It's who I am. I write erotic romance because the characters intrigue me. It's an edgy genre with tough heroes and feisty heroines. This genre gives me an opportunity to work with truly damaged characters who find strength deep within to overcome their failings.
My paranormal historical short stories are so much fun to write. There's not a lot of this subgenre on the market, so my imagination can go wild. My longer contemporary works involve characters with serious internal conflict and pasts that have left them grasping for any kind of control they can find. This control, as in real life, often comes through physical contact. Website: www.violetheartbooks.com Facebook: @VioletHeart
Dani Jace
Dani Jace
Dani enjoys writing headstrong, flip-flop casual heroines and everyday heroes who work with their hands―and other body parts. Claiming the Outer Banks of North Carolina as her second home, she includes the scenic and legendary chain of barrier islands as a setting for many of her sensual and erotic tales.
Website: www.danijace.com Facebook: @DaniJace Twitter: @DaniJace
Pinterest: @SanteeBanx
Dani enjoys writing headstrong, flip-flop casual heroines and everyday heroes who work with their hands―and other body parts. Claiming the Outer Banks of North Carolina as her second home, she includes the scenic and legendary chain of barrier islands as a setting for many of her sensual and erotic tales.
Website: www.danijace.com Facebook: @DaniJace Twitter: @DaniJace
Pinterest: @SanteeBanx
Jenna Jaxon
Jenna Jaxon
Jenna is a multi-published author of historical and contemporary romance. She is currently finishing revisions to her fifth full length novel, To Woo A Wicked Widow, set in Regency England and the first book in her five part series, The Widow’s Club.
Website: jennajaxon.wordpress.com
Jenna is a multi-published author of historical and contemporary romance. She is currently finishing revisions to her fifth full length novel, To Woo A Wicked Widow, set in Regency England and the first book in her five part series, The Widow’s Club.
Website: jennajaxon.wordpress.com
Sherrilyn McQueen Kenyon
Sherrilyn McQueen Kenyon
Sherrilyn McQueen (also writing as Kinley MacGregor): Defying all odds is what #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon does best. Rising from extreme poverty as a child that culminated in being a homeless mother with an infant, she has become one of the most popular and influential authors in the world (in both adult and young adult fiction), with dedicated legions of fans known as Paladins–thousands of whom proudly sport tattoos from her numerous genre-defying series.
Since her first book debuted in 1993 while she was still in college, she has placed more than 80 novels on the New York Times list in all formats and genres, including manga and graphic novels, and has more than 70 million books in print worldwide.
https://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/
Sherrilyn McQueen (also writing as Kinley MacGregor): Defying all odds is what #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon does best. Rising from extreme poverty as a child that culminated in being a homeless mother with an infant, she has become one of the most popular and influential authors in the world (in both adult and young adult fiction), with dedicated legions of fans known as Paladins–thousands of whom proudly sport tattoos from her numerous genre-defying series.
Since her first book debuted in 1993 while she was still in college, she has placed more than 80 novels on the New York Times list in all formats and genres, including manga and graphic novels, and has more than 70 million books in print worldwide.
https://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/
Anne Kinney
I’m a wife (’97) and mother (son ’99 & daughter ’01) living on a farm in Charles City, VA where my husband and I raise meat animals (cows, goats and sheep). My husband is an avid hunter and we eat a lot of game. I was born in Norfolk but raised in Williamsburg. I have 5 sisters and 2 brothers. My father was a builder and my mother was a needlework expert teaching Japanese needlework all over the world. My family has been in Virginia since before the revolution and was credited with having the first party barge in the colonies.
I’m a wife (’97) and mother (son ’99 & daughter ’01) living on a farm in Charles City, VA where my husband and I raise meat animals (cows, goats and sheep). My husband is an avid hunter and we eat a lot of game. I was born in Norfolk but raised in Williamsburg. I have 5 sisters and 2 brothers. My father was a builder and my mother was a needlework expert teaching Japanese needlework all over the world. My family has been in Virginia since before the revolution and was credited with having the first party barge in the colonies.
Laura Langa
Laura Langa
Laura Langa writes contemporary romance with a medical twist. She likes over brewing her tea, diving through worthy ocean waves, swinging from the trees with her kids, and creating characters that are better humans than she is.
https://lauralanga.com/
Laura Langa writes contemporary romance with a medical twist. She likes over brewing her tea, diving through worthy ocean waves, swinging from the trees with her kids, and creating characters that are better humans than she is.
https://lauralanga.com/
Allie Marie
Allie Marie
Allie is the award-winning author of the True Colors Series, set in Olde Towne Portsmouth. She likes to blend history and mystery into what she calls “mystoricals.”
An avid traveler with her husband, Allie uses her travel adventures to research her stories and genealogy pursuits. She and Jack also love extended camping trips.
Allie Marie is available for presentations to book clubs, genealogical and historical societies, or anywhere readers gather.
Website: https://alliemariebooks.wordpress.com/
Allie is the award-winning author of the True Colors Series, set in Olde Towne Portsmouth. She likes to blend history and mystery into what she calls “mystoricals.”
An avid traveler with her husband, Allie uses her travel adventures to research her stories and genealogy pursuits. She and Jack also love extended camping trips.
Allie Marie is available for presentations to book clubs, genealogical and historical societies, or anywhere readers gather.
Website: https://alliemariebooks.wordpress.com/
Felicia Mason
Felicia Mason
Felicia is a motivational speaker, award-winning author, nature lover and all-around creative person.Her 20 novels and novellas have been published by St. Martin’s Press, Harlequin/Steeple Hill/Love Inspired/Kimani Press, Kensington/Dafina Books, and Arabesque/BET Books.
She lives in Virginia where she is a newspaper editor by day, a fiction writer, quilter and artist at night, a master naturalist, and a weekend hiker and wanderer.
Website: www.feliciamason.blogspot.com
Felicia is a motivational speaker, award-winning author, nature lover and all-around creative person.Her 20 novels and novellas have been published by St. Martin’s Press, Harlequin/Steeple Hill/Love Inspired/Kimani Press, Kensington/Dafina Books, and Arabesque/BET Books.
She lives in Virginia where she is a newspaper editor by day, a fiction writer, quilter and artist at night, a master naturalist, and a weekend hiker and wanderer.
Website: www.feliciamason.blogspot.com
A.R. Moler
A.R. Moler
A.R. Moler is a chemistry professor at a community college, a homeschooling mom and an avid science fiction fan. She is a devotee of first hand research for her writing whenever possible and to this end has - learned to fire a handgun, been rappelling, ridden with both EMS and the police, flown a helicopter, bought a motorcycle and learned to ride it. She has traveled to nearly all the places where her stories are set and taken hundreds of photos for documentation. She has been writing since her high school years.
http://armoler.com/
A.R. Moler is a chemistry professor at a community college, a homeschooling mom and an avid science fiction fan. She is a devotee of first hand research for her writing whenever possible and to this end has - learned to fire a handgun, been rappelling, ridden with both EMS and the police, flown a helicopter, bought a motorcycle and learned to ride it. She has traveled to nearly all the places where her stories are set and taken hundreds of photos for documentation. She has been writing since her high school years.
http://armoler.com/
Nan O'Berry
Nan O'Berry (also writing as Tessa Berkley)
Home is where the heart lies. Nan O'Berry grew up listening to stories at her grandparents' feet. So it's not surprising that her love of a good story pushed her to begin writing her own tales for enjoyment. As these grew she shared her historical perspectives about the heroes of her imagination, cowboys, lumberjacks, and the country they founded.
Armed with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Degree from Old Dominion University, Mrs. O’Berry loves finding those interesting facts that might lead to a good story. So pull up a chair and grab that glass of sweet tea and enjoy.
website https://oberrynan.wixsite.com/nanoberryauthor
Home is where the heart lies. Nan O'Berry grew up listening to stories at her grandparents' feet. So it's not surprising that her love of a good story pushed her to begin writing her own tales for enjoyment. As these grew she shared her historical perspectives about the heroes of her imagination, cowboys, lumberjacks, and the country they founded.
Armed with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Degree from Old Dominion University, Mrs. O’Berry loves finding those interesting facts that might lead to a good story. So pull up a chair and grab that glass of sweet tea and enjoy.
website https://oberrynan.wixsite.com/nanoberryauthor
Kristine Overbrook
Kristine Overbrook
I enjoy playing with the paranormal. I find something comforting in describing what goes bump in the night, even if it's something dangerous.
I'm sure you've all heard that truth is stranger than fiction. My fun comes in trying to top the truth. My only rule is that there must be a happy ending. Like a rollercoaster, just because you end up safe at the end doesn't mean you won't have a heck of a ride.
kristineoverbrook.net
I enjoy playing with the paranormal. I find something comforting in describing what goes bump in the night, even if it's something dangerous.
I'm sure you've all heard that truth is stranger than fiction. My fun comes in trying to top the truth. My only rule is that there must be a happy ending. Like a rollercoaster, just because you end up safe at the end doesn't mean you won't have a heck of a ride.
kristineoverbrook.net
Yasmine Phoenix
Yasmine Phoenix
My name is Yasmine Phoenix and I craft dark, urban paranormal stories with interracial and multi-cultural characters in Chicago. I chose the Phoenix as inspiration because to me she symbolizes beauty, life, and passion. My stories contain magic and are where good and evil can turn on a dime.
Website: www.yasminephoenix.com
My name is Yasmine Phoenix and I craft dark, urban paranormal stories with interracial and multi-cultural characters in Chicago. I chose the Phoenix as inspiration because to me she symbolizes beauty, life, and passion. My stories contain magic and are where good and evil can turn on a dime.
Website: www.yasminephoenix.com
Hunter J. Skye
Hunter J. Skye
Hunter is a high-functioning square peg, which turns out to be a prerequisite for writing quirky, paranormal romance.
Her debut novel, A Glimmer of Ghosts has won four Romance Writers of America awards.
When not typing away on her next novel, Hunter can be found cracking nerdy jokes or waxing existential over a bowl of spaghetti.
She loves to meet new people and find out what they are reading.
Website: http://www.hunterskye.com/ Facebook: @HunterSkye Twitter: @HunterSkyeBooks
Hunter is a high-functioning square peg, which turns out to be a prerequisite for writing quirky, paranormal romance.
Her debut novel, A Glimmer of Ghosts has won four Romance Writers of America awards.
When not typing away on her next novel, Hunter can be found cracking nerdy jokes or waxing existential over a bowl of spaghetti.
She loves to meet new people and find out what they are reading.
Website: http://www.hunterskye.com/ Facebook: @HunterSkye Twitter: @HunterSkyeBooks
Dana Staves
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Dana Staves
Dana Staves is a contemporary romance author living in southeast Virginia with her wife, their toddler, and their cat. She is a contributor for Book Riot, and she teaches creative writing workshops at The Muse Writers Center. She's currently working on her first book, a f/f contemporary about a celebrity chef and an innkeeper who wins her heart. When she's not writing, she can be found hanging out in the kitchen or chasing her three year-old. Keep up with Dana on Twitter @msdanastaves or on her website http://danastaves.com. |
EJ Towler
EJ Towler
I live in coastal Virginia and enjoys writing tales of extraordinary women and the men they love or sometimes simply tolerate. Writing military heroes, heroines, and villains comes natural to me as I served in the United States Army. I am also the daughter, spouse and mother-in-law of Military Veterans.
Website: www.ejtowler.com
I live in coastal Virginia and enjoys writing tales of extraordinary women and the men they love or sometimes simply tolerate. Writing military heroes, heroines, and villains comes natural to me as I served in the United States Army. I am also the daughter, spouse and mother-in-law of Military Veterans.
Website: www.ejtowler.com
Preslaysa Williams
Preslaysa Williams
Preslaysa Williams is an award-winning author who writes contemporary romance and women's fiction with an Afro-Filipina twist. Proud of her African-American & Filipino heritage, she loves sharing her culture with her readers. She is currently earning her second graduate degree, a MFA in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University, and she has an undergraduate degree in Spanish Language & Literature from Columbia University.
Facebook.com/preslaysa
Twitter.com/preslaysawrites
Instagram.com/preslaysa
http://www.preslaysa.com/
Preslaysa Williams is an award-winning author who writes contemporary romance and women's fiction with an Afro-Filipina twist. Proud of her African-American & Filipino heritage, she loves sharing her culture with her readers. She is currently earning her second graduate degree, a MFA in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University, and she has an undergraduate degree in Spanish Language & Literature from Columbia University.
Facebook.com/preslaysa
Twitter.com/preslaysawrites
Instagram.com/preslaysa
http://www.preslaysa.com/
Samanthya Wyatt
Samanthya Wyatt
Samanthya Wyatt loves a good romance story. Ideas were persistently running through her head, so she began writing in hopes to one day see her own book sitting on a shelf.
Although historical is her first love, she appreciates contemporary romance and enjoys penning a story with strong characters, a bit of humor, and active scenes. She invites you to lay the worries of the world off your shoulders and get lost in the pages of a romance, where you embark on a journey with the hero and heroine, become involved in a dream, plunge into a world of fantasy, and live an adventure your heart can share.
http://samanthyawyatt.com/
Samanthya Wyatt loves a good romance story. Ideas were persistently running through her head, so she began writing in hopes to one day see her own book sitting on a shelf.
Although historical is her first love, she appreciates contemporary romance and enjoys penning a story with strong characters, a bit of humor, and active scenes. She invites you to lay the worries of the world off your shoulders and get lost in the pages of a romance, where you embark on a journey with the hero and heroine, become involved in a dream, plunge into a world of fantasy, and live an adventure your heart can share.
http://samanthyawyatt.com/