Off The Chain

Taylor Dawn began writing as an item to check off her bucket list. She resides in the southernmost part of Illinois, right on the mighty Mississippi river. She enjoys the quiet country life with her husband, son and the many farm animals that make up the rest of the family. Deciding that farm life was just a little too mundane, Taylor began writing romance and fantasy to liven things up, so far so...

Katherine Winfield is the author of the Corsica Series, mystery novels set on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Haverford House, the first in the series, earned five-stars from Foreword/Clarion Reviews and was a finalist in the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award. Recently released, Belle Grove, is the second installment and has received much acclaim. A seventh- generation Washingtonian, Winfield current...

Bio:  K.J. Howe is the executive director of ThrillerFest, the annual conference of International Thriller Writers. A three-time Daphne du Maurier Award winner, she completed her MA in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University. She is an avid traveler who has raced camels in Jordan, surfed in Hawaii, and dove with the great whites in South Africa. She became fascinated by the kidnap and ran...

Dan Hollifield was born in November of 1957 at almost the same moment that Sputnik II was launched. However, the two events are not, in fact, related. His father was a machinist, graduating from the General Motors Institute in the mid 1950s. After fleeing the harsh Michigan winters for a return to the families ancestral home, Dan's father began working in Oak Ridge, TN making toys for the physicis...

Fran Orenstein, Ed. D. is the founder of Sunwriter, a multi-faceted writing project. This award-winning poet and writer wrote her first poem at age eight, submitted a short story to a magazine at twelve, continued to write professionally and academically, and is the published author of fiction novels for children, ‘tweens, teens, and adults, and  poetry. She gives workshops and hands-on presentati...

Jane Jordan was born in Essex, England, and grew up exploring the history and culture of London and surrounding counties. In the 1990s she immigrated to Detroit, USA, eventually settling in Southwest Florida. She returned to England after a fifteen-year absence, to spend six years in the Southwest of England living on Exmoor. Here, inspired by the atmosphere, beautiful scenery and the ancient hist...

Debbie De Louise is an award-winning author and a reference librarian at a public library on Long Island. She is a member of Sisters-in-Crime, International Thriller Writers, and the Cat Writer’s Association. She has a BA in English and an MLS in Library Science from Long Island University. Her three published novels include Cloudy Rainbow, A Stone's Throw, and Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Sol...

Nancy Quinn was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, but has lived in many areas of the country.  She is an internationally known wildlife artist whose work is noted for its detail and accuracy, and she is the recipient of two World Wildlife Art Championship awards.   Nancy has always had a love of animals and nature.  After college, she worked as a conservation law enforcement duty officer for the state...

Over the centuries, Frank Bittinger has experienced many existences. In this incarnation, Mr. Bittinger is a vegan who lives and writes in historic Western Maryland, sharing his home with a menagerie of pets, several alternate personalities, and the occasional ghost. One of his favorite pastimes is taking walks in old cemeteries in the evening.  

Patricia Loofbourrow, MD is an SFF and non-fiction writer, PC gamer, ornamental food gardener, fiber artist, and wildcrafter who loves power tools, dancing, genetics and anything to do with outer space. She was born in southern California and has lived in Chicago and Tokyo. She currently lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three grown children.

Ritter Ames is the USA TODAY bestselling author of the Bodies of Art Mysteries and the Organized Mysteries series. She lives atop a steep green hill with her husband and Labrador retriever and spends each day globetrotting the world from her laptop. Much like her Bodies of Art Mysteries, Ritter’s favorite vacations start in London then spiral out in every direction. She’s been known to plan trips...

Name: L. A. Nantz (Aka Vodalok –Voa da lock) Objective: It is the goal of this author to create in words a world of horror both unique and griping, while attempting to reclaim the glory of the Gothic horror classics of the late 18th century. It is his opinion that there is more use of gore in place of real horror in today’s genre. It is he desire to revive what horror was and should be. Skills: Sh...

Sherry Rentschler is a multi-award-winning, multi-genre author, writing coach and speaker. Currently, she has authored one photography book (I Wish You Joy), three books of poetry (Paper Bones, By Light Betrayed, Poetry of the Vampires; The Book of Now) and Midnight Assassin – A Tale of Lust and Revenge, a dark urban fantasy novella. Her most recent release, The Book of Now, is a compelling book o...

Filmdirecter Jennifer Dawn with Forbidden Tears Productions is joinung us for some wonderful news and the release her her latest film.  I am an award winning Film Producer and Director, nominated Best Woman Film Maker in Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2015, and Winner of Best Female Producer of the Year 2016 for my film Flowers in the Snow in the WIND International Film Festival. I am also an Auth...

Body on the Bayou, the second book in Ellen’s Cajun Country Mystery Series, recently won the Left Coast Crime Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery, and is nominated for an Agatha Award in the category of Best Contemporary Novel. Ellen's debut novel in the series, Plantation Shudders, was nominated for Agatha, Lefty, and Daphne awards, and made the USA Today Bestseller list. Book three, A Cajun Ch...

BETTY WEBB is the author of 15 books, including the nationally best-selling Lena Jones series (“Desert Vengeance,” “Desert Rage,” etc), the humorous Gunn Zoo mystery series (“The Puffin of Death,” “The Koala of Death,” etc.) and the family history, “The Webbs of Alabama: Survivors of Change.” Before beginning to write full time Betty worked as a journalist, interviewing everyone from U.S. presiden...

Award-winning and International bestselling author Ashley Fontainne enjoys stories that immerse the reader deep into the human psyche and the monsters lurking within each of us.   Her short thriller entitled Number Seventy-Five, touches upon the sometimes dangerous world of online dating. Number Seventy-Five took home the BRONZE medal in fiction/suspense at the 2013 Readers' Favorite International...

Ian Bush is a Michigan native and has been writing stories for thirteen years. His first self-published novella "This Story Has Soul" was released in 2010. Ian is the winner of the 2 Moon Press 2012 contest for his novella Wishes for the World Around You. Ian's work can be found in the anthologies Satan’s Holiday, Shadows & Light #1, #2, and #4, A Merry Scary Christmas, Spectral Hauntings II,...

Ronnie Allen is a New York City native transplanted to rural Central Florida nine years ago. A licensed NYS school psychologist, and teacher in New York City for 33 years, she's also a board certified holistic health practitioner. Miss Allen uses her education, expertise, alternative therapies in her novels in the plots and characters development. Her two thrillers, Gemini and Aries, in The Sign B...

Martha Carr is the author of nine books, including the Wallis Jones series, a six part thriller series that starts with The List Conspiracy. The entire series is available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited. Martha has written a weekly, nationally-syndicated column on world affairs and life that has run on such political hotspots as The Moderate Voice.com and Politicus.com. Her work has run regular...

Award winning author L. C. Hayden is the creator of the popular Harry Bronson and Aimee Brent mystery series and the standalone, Secrets of the Tunnels. Hayden is known in the mystery field for her edge of the seat suspense and her surprise endings. Her mysteries have hit the Kindle, the B&N, and the Pennsylvania Top Seller Lists. The books have been finalist for the Agatha and LCC Awards. Her...

Royce Shook-Royce Shook has been an accomplished guitarist since the age of 16 when he formed the infamous Evolution rock band. His solo work has included venues from Atlanta to Salt Lake City and his interest and passion for music is a continuing journey. On March 2010 he released the album Cold November Rain and in January 2013 his second album Mysterium was released. Eight music videos created...

Apart from being an author, Shayna Brazier has had many unique jobs including: picking up trash at the county landfill, cleaning bathrooms, teaching high school music and art, writing parking tickets, mowing lawns, calling insurance companies to see why they didn't pay, glueing stones into charms, selling utilities to new movers, and paying bills. Given her wide array of skills she has decided to...

Chad lives in Battle Creek, MI. with his wife and children where he works as a medical language specialist. For over two decades, he has been a contributor to several different outlets in the independent music and film scene including articles, reviews, and artwork. Chad loves music, rain, sarcasm, dry humor, and cheese. He has a strong disdain for dishonesty and hard-boiled eggs.  He has written...

Don McCauley/ Dee McCullay is a Canadian born film maker. While contemplating between funeral director and film production, he went to one of the film festivals in 2010, and after leaving the festival he decided on film production. He self taught techniques and editing, and began creating short films, while landing a part in Rodney Dwira's 10-57 (2010) as a SWAT team member. He then landed a part...