Rey De La Garza is a writer and spiritual advisor. Her debut novel The Oracle: Foundation was a love letter to her inner child. After being a daughter, friend, employee, wife, and mother she has embarked on a journey to release fulfilling roles and performances in other's lives and learning how to live for herself. She is building a life she wants and enjoys. Sometimes it is unclear what that looks like or where it will take her, but she knows writing inspiring stories is a staple on this journey.
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I have been writing romance for over 18 years and published over 100 titles. In 2019, I moved all pen names (Cara, September, and Echo North) to one website. I write in a variety of subgenres, I am a USMC veteran, and work in higher education as my day job. I host affordable writing workshops once or twice a year, attend conventions and signings as available, and enjoy collaborative projects.
Cynthia Dawn Griffin is passionate about learning. Her favorite way of doing that is through reading and writing. She’s done a lot of different kinds of writing over the years, but her favorite has been working on her EthiaVerse stories.
Kristin Helms is the author of Grace + Oak: Inspiration in Poetry and Photographs from Dover Publications (2020), and From Boardroom to Baby from Career Press/RedWheel Weiser (2018).
Audrey Wilson is an award-winning writer of both screenplays and fiction, as well as an Emmy-nominated producer. Audrey’s first novel, Wrong Girl Gone, was published by Dreaming Big Publications in 2021, and her next novel, Only Human, will be released on February 1, 2024, from Flashpoint Publications. A Chicago native, Audrey has also spoken professionally at numerous writing events in and around the area, including the Independent Writers of Chicago, the Southwest Michigan Writers Conference, and in 2024 she is honored to be speaking at the Let's Just Write! Chicago Writers Conference. As a professional screenwriter, Audrey is represented by Aligned Talent Group.
Jan Peppler is a public speaker, workshop leader, and writer who earned her PhD in Mythological Studies and Depth Psychology. She has lived in twenty-four homes in twelve different towns and cities, not including the old train stop house she is renovating in Castelvetrano, Sicily. Jan currently resides in the Wood River Valley of Idaho, where her husband was born and raised, along with their two dogs.
Carol Potenza taught biochemistry at New Mexico State University before transitioning to a full-time mystery writer. She loves the combination of strong women sleuths, paranormal and murder, mixed with science or, as she likes to call it—BiocheMystery. She sets all her books in the beautiful state of New Mexico, where she lives with her husband, Leos, and her extremely grumpy chihuahua, Hermès.
Prior to writing Recovering Maurice, which is my first work of fiction, I completed a PhD in Economics at the University of Chicago, and spent many years as a professor of economics at schools including Northwestern University, Duke University, and Australian National University, where I received teaching awards and published numerous articles and book chapters in places including Michigan Law Review, Journal of Health Economics, and Harvard Review of Law and Public Policy on unusual topics including love, suicide, sex, and divorce, among others.
Bailey is a multifaceted creative. She is a mixed media fiber artist, poet, and vocalist. In all her creative endeavors, her goal is to bring peace, harmony, and joy to her audience. She is committed to making the world a better place through her art. She frequently performs her poetry in East Tennessee where her fellow poets have given her the moniker of “Haiku Queen.”
Micheal James Bradley is an award-winning ex-journalist and feature writer (BBC, Birmingham Mail, Mirror Group), and is currently a full-time therapist and occasional audiobook narrator.
