Elise lives in the UK with her husband and children, surrounded by antiques, teacups, and far too many books. She loves stories steeped in history, magic, slow-burn romance, and a hint of darkness.

Mary Jumbelic, M.D. is an author and former Chief Medical Examiner of Onondaga County, NY. In her twenty-five-year career, she has performed thousands of autopsies and helped to pass national safety policies for consumer products, preventing untimely deaths. You might’ve… 

Lailo Lema is a dark fiction author. Her work blurs the line between desire and dread. She is a pioneer of mixed genre, her favorite being erotic horror and gothic fairytales. Her work masterfully uses synesthesia and artistic design. She… 

D.K. Silver is the author of The Weight of Flowers, and Forcing Shoots, a four-book genre-bending saga. The series explores themes of sexual exploitation and dalliance, greed in its many guises, and the quest for self-worth.

Siobhán F. Murphy is a Belfast-based freelance writer and editor with a specialism in fiction writing and in ELT and educational publishing. She primarily writes fantasy and dystopian fiction, and educational video scripts. Her first novel, Hedge Witch, was published… 

Preethi Saravanakumar is a software developer by profession and a poet at heart. Writing poetry remains her deepest passion, and she also enjoys creating imaginative works for children. Over the years, she has written hundreds of poems, many of which… 

Chris Cage is a product manager, writer, endurance athlete, and the voice behind The Mental Lens blog and the podcast Through the Mental Lens. After years in high-pressure environments that prized efficiency over empathy, Chris set out on a journey… 

Marcus Blacksmith is a resident of the Cotswolds, England. Wolds End was his first independently published work. A collection of eight stories of supernatural retribution, all set in the area he lives in.

I’m a wife, mom of two (plus two fur babies), and a lifelong lover of stories. My passion for books and writing began in childhood, when I filled notebooks with poetry and short stories. I earned my degree in English,… 

K.M. Kaufmann is a Denver-based author who writes about reluctant magic, messy healing, and the kind of community that sneaks up on you. When she’s not crafting spells on the page, she’s probably meeting up with her trashy book club… 

Oakley Beaumont is a primarily fiction writer who has primarily explored self-publication of fantasy novels. These include She Amongst the Pigeons, 2025, and A Boy Named Bliss, 2025, and under the name J.S. Young, The Weaver Heir, 2019, Dragonsoul, 2021.… 

Adnan Amir is an author, award-winning actor, and filmmaker, and the creator of the Back 2 Forward universe – a bold, multi-timeline world where love, memory, and destiny collide across parallel realities.

J.J. Raine is a mother-son duo whose debut novel, Whispers From the Treehouse, began as a whisper in a high school classroom and grew into a story of memory, magic, and connection. They write to remember, to heal, and to… 

A teacher by training, I now write stories about women of all shapes and sizes finding love and figuring out life.

Verity Thornhill is an emerging voice in sweet, small-town romances, creating stories that make readers believe in the wonder of realistic, enduring love. Her stories are fade-to-black tales that are deeply character-led, focusing not just on the sparks between the… 

Ben Almond is a judo coach and business leader with a passion for simplifying complexity, developing talent, and delivering excellence.

Shelley Suzanne is a native East Texan who raised her hand for her debut book, I Didn’t Raise My Hand For This. She spent many years teaching elementary school math and science and the idea for her book started out… 

J.P. Coffman is a storyteller, family man, and self-proclaimed hermit in the woods. A lifelong lover of fantasy, he has been building worlds since he was old enough to write and roll dice. When not writing, he enjoys painting miniatures,…