Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Laced with Morality

Chad Boudreaux has a broad range of government, legal and corporate experience. Prior to serving as the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where he advised Secretary Michael Chertoff on almost all significant matters facing the newly established department. B...

Meet Joan: I am wife to one amazing man, Jerry; sister to one very gracious woman, aunt to the 15 best nieces and nephews (including grands!), and Momma Joan to one adult daughter of my heart! Best of all, I am a child of the King. I don’t always see myself as a princess, but my Dad is Creator, Sustainer, Lord and King. He created me to encourage and connect people – especially those affected by d...

Donna Mumma has been writing since age eight.  She has won awards for speculative and women’s fiction as well as devotions. An avid believer in education, she holds a BAE and M.Ed. in Elementary Education. She serves as a chapter mentor for Word Weavers International and has published an article for the International School Project . (https://www.isponline.org/making-math-fun/)Donna now lives on t...

she seeks to take her readers on a grand adventure that begins with a single word. As a referee, she is always relearning the hard lesson that it’s impossible to make everyone happy, and she’s discovered that stories can be found anywhere, even on a lacrosse field. She is passionate about crafting stories of good overcoming evil, finding hope in the midst of seemingly hopeless circumstances, and t...

N.D. Testa realized at a young age that her true passion is telling stories. An Italian author who lives in the United States, her goal is to give readers an escape from reality with her books. When she doesn’t have a pen in her hand, you can find her at the gym. A fashionista and skincare addict, N.D. Testa also enjoys snowboarding, riding horses, and learning new languages. In addition to being...

Jim has served on numerous for-profit and non-profit boards. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation, as chairman of The Grant Committee, and as a member of the Executive Council. In addition, he is a founding member of the Marketing Accountability Standards Advisory Council (MASAC) and past committee chairman of the Improving Financial Repor...

Here are a few words from Victoria: Ethan's Flight was published April 2008. Sadly my co-author/mother passed away from complications with renal failure from diabetes in late 2009. I struggled with continuing a writing career without my partner for several years. Finally in late 2013 I was able to pick up a few of the pieces, connect with our mentor from Ethan's Flight, and begin editing the massi...

Chris Hennessy is an independent filmmaker, author, and speaker. He serves on the board of directors at California Writers Club, Sacramento.   From 1990 through 2018, Hennessy produced hundreds of professional films for clients such as Apple, Google, SF 49ers, Folsom State Prison, eBay, Stanford University, Office Max, Deloitte, The American Cancer Society, etc., featuring his unorthodox style and...

Laura Essay is a lawyer whose dedication to justice and compassion shines through her debut novel, Side Effects Are Minimal. Laura Essay attended the University of Nebraska and obtained a law degree from Creighton University School of Law. A profound commitment to serving others has shaped Laura's professional journey. Her firsthand experience as an assistant attorney general equipped her with a d...

Jennifer is a Louisiana native who has written and produced three indie short films that made Top 20 at Louisiana Film Prize and were awarded at festivals around the world. She lives with her husband, two doodles, and a head-of-the-house rescue kitty. Her grown daughters are off creating their own life stories. When she’s not writing, she’s walking the winding trails in her backyard or she’s on a...

Matt Cost was a history major at Trinity College. He owned a mystery bookstore, a video store, and a gym, before serving a ten-year sentence as a junior high school teacher. In 2014 he was released and began writing. And that’s what he does. He writes histories and mysteries. Cost has published five books in the Mainely Mystery series. “Pirate Trap”, is the fifth book in the Clay Wolfe Trap series...

Clay Stafford is an American bestselling and award-winning author, poet, screenwriter & playwright; film & television producer, director, showrunner, actor; book, film & stage reviewer, educator, and public speaker. He has sold nearly four million copies of his books, has his work distributed in sixteen languages, and has spoken as a Master of Ceremony to over one million people live. In his longt...

The authors of the new biblical fiction novel, Ahoti discuss their friendship across religious differences and their partnership in writing. Miriam was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and has lived in Israel since 1970. Her love affair with the Bible and ancient sources led to her series of books on daily life in Bible times, her first historical novel The Scroll, her newest novel Ahoti – The Story o...

Brian has spent his career in intelligence and national security beginning with his time as a decorated Air Force Intelligence officer and through his many years as a senior executive in the aerospace and defense industry. Brian was encouraged to write the story of The Able Archers by many friends who convinced him that his unique, personal insight could bring the story to life of how humanity nar...

Sally Jo Pitts is an author whose career has spanned teaching, counseling, private investigations and lie detection. For years she taught home economics-related classes, middle to college levels; worked as a high school guidance counselor; presented time and life management seminars; and relegated PI work to summers and weekends. Eventually PI work became full-time.  Now investigative work gets to...

Another episode Jeffrey James Higgins is a former reporter and retired supervisory special agent who writes thriller novels, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays. He has wrestled a suicide bomber, fought the Taliban in combat, and chased terrorists across five continents. He received both the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Heroism and the DEA Award of Valor. Jeffrey has been in...

Ann lives in the beautiful Northern Arizona mountains with her clever husband (Sam Lucky, with whom she co-authors The Deadwood Undertaker series), charming children, and incredibly sassy cats. After many years and several colleges, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Washington. Her books are character-driven, mixed-genre adventu...

McCracken King Poston Jr. is an American criminal defense attorney,former politician and part-time juvenile court judge. He gained national attention for several notable cases which were featured on TV series specials such as CNN Presents, Dateline NBC, A&E, American Justice and Forensic Files. Poston is a practicing defense attorney in Georgia and Tennessee. Poston was elected and served as a sta...

Yvonne’s passions include prayer, travel, and mission work. Yvonne was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is a wife, mom, grandmother, and child of God. After the death of her son many years ago, Yvonne learned to trusts the Lord in all circumstances. Throughout the years, God’s calling led her down many paths, including starting a charity for orphans in other countries and becoming a writer....

Musician, writer, editor, occasional short film director. Also hi tech insert-something-here. Instrumental vocalist. Composer and arranger. Draws weird caricatures (https://rainingcows.wordpress.com/), sometimes to be found on T-shirts and coffee mugs (http://www.redbubble.com/people/niry/shop). Bassist. Ex-computer programmer.  Founded a speculative fiction magazine, served as chief editor for tw...

D. C. Gomez is a fast-talking, extra-quirky Dominican with a dark sense of humor. A long time ago, she used to enjoy long walks at the park and long days under the sun. Unfortunately, due to a mysterious condition, she is now allergic to those pesky UV rays. Rumor has it that her true nature is coming out and her vampirism is now showing. But don’t fear my friend, she doesn’t bite (much…). Now she...

Bram Stoker and Aurora Award-winner Edo van Belkom is the author of over 200 stories of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. As an editor, he has four anthologies to his credit that include two books for young adults, Be Afraid! (A Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year finalist) and Be Very Afraid! (An Aurora Award winner — Best Work in English). Born in Toronto, van...

Daniel Crane is the Frederick Paul Furth, Sr. Professor of Law at the University of Michigan and counsel with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. He has written many books and articles about antitrust, economic regulation, and legal history. His current research concerns the relationship between democracy and anti-monopoly. He is also the author of the novel, Girl with Egg Basket. Make s...

Meredith grew up in New Orleans, collecting two degrees from Louisiana State University before running away to Chicago to be an actor. In between plays, she got her black belt and made martial arts and yoga her full-time day job. She fought in the Chicago Golden Gloves, ran the Chicago Marathon, and competed for team U.S.A. in the savate world championships in Paris. In spite of doing each of thes...

John Rabins hails from Monterey Park, California, located 14 miles east of central Los Angeles. After serving 25 years in the U.S. Air Force, followed by a 22-year optometry career, he now spends much of his time writing. His writing career actually began within days of his loss of home and rental property in the June 11, 2013 Black Forest fire. Unbelievably, that same day his father in California...