Ashley lives in rural West Virginia with her husband, three kids, and a myriad of animals. She loves the Lord, all things funny, 90s, and spooky.

Award-winning author Jeanne Skartsiaris spins stories about life, digging into the souls of her characters while they deal with real-life challenges. Many readers identify with her stories, making them laugh as well as cry.

Kim Alexander grew up in the wilds of Long Island, NY, and slowly drifted south until she reached Key West. After spending ten rum-soaked years as a DJ in the Keys, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she lives with two cats, an angry fish, and her extremely patient husband. Please visit her at kimalexanderonline.com.

Julie is a multi-genre author. Her articles and stories are featured in self-help, inspirational, trade, and fiction publications including Writer’s Digest, Coping With Cancer, Complete Woman, Daily Meditation, and the anthology Writes of Passage: Every Woman Has a Story! She is the 1999 Writer’s Digest Writing Competition Grand Prize Winner for her horror short story, “House Call.”

Jennifer A. Jones adores animals, rainy days, and the thrill of living a frugal lifestyle. Married with two grown children, Jennifer enjoys her Texas home, where she cuddles with her dogs, immerses herself in books, and expertly pinches pennies because every cent leads to a dollar.

Jessica Huntley is an ex-British soldier and Personal Trainer turned author of addictive psychological thriller books. She has spent almost three years writing and is now the author of thirteen books, including two trilogies, three standalone thrillers, two anthologies, a co-written horror project, and a novella. She is both self-published and traditionally published with Inkubator Books and Joffe Books.

I have been creating little stories in my head for about as long as I can remember! When I was about twelve, I remember having this vivid dream of this unique medieval story happening and I woke up the next morning and wrote it all down. That night, I wrote the first three chapters, totaling around thirty pages. I remember my dad came into my room to say good night and I said to him, "Dad! I'm writing a book!" His response was, of course, "Sure you are, sweetie." Little did he know that four and a half years later, I would go to self-publish that book.

Karol Ruth Silverstein (she/her/disabled) is an award-winning children’s book author, public speaker, and disability advocate.

William Grant holds a BA in Fiction Writing and Photography from Columbia College Chicago. He’s had work published in Hypertext Magazine and The Lab Review. He currently lives in the Chicagoland area with his partner and their cat. With Your Friends is his first novel.

Bruce Robert Coffin is an internationally bestselling novelist and short story writer. A retired detective sergeant, Bruce is the author of the Detective Byron Mysteries, co-author of the Turner and Mosley Files (with LynDee Walker), and author of the forthcoming Detective Justice Mysteries.