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Author Karin Beery discusses her latest book, Practically Married, a contemporary clean romance. Karin began writing her first book over a decade ago as a way to cope with her husband's cancer diagnosis. Happily, her husband is cancer free, and Karin is now a published author. She is a life-long lover of fiction, an acquisitions editor for a small publishing house and a freelance book editor, whos...

Author Pegg Thomas discusses her award-winning historical romances, which appear in five Barbour collections, including The Great Lakes Lighthouse Brides. Pegg is a life-long history geek, so it's no wonder that she has found herself writing historical romances. Pegg is also the managing editor of Smitten Historical Romance, and she works hard to help other writers get published. Tune in to hear P...

Author Connie Mann discusses her newest romantic suspense novels, the Florida Wildlife Warriors series. In this latest series, Connie introduces her readers to Florida's untamed wilderness and a different kind of law enforcement officer—the tough and rugged agents of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Connie is a nature lover and a US Coast Guard-licensed boat captain who enjoy...

Author Laura Moe, a former high school librarian and English teacher, discusses her unintentional series of young adult novels. She is the author of the award-winning novel, Breakfast with Neruda. When the characters from her first book wouldn't stop showing up and feeding her storylines, Laura became convinced she had to continue to write their stories. Her two latest books, both released in 2019...

Author Maggie FitzRoy discusses her first two historical romance novels, Mercy's Way and Beacon Beach. Maggie is a former journalist and magazine editor, as well as a lifelong fan of love stories and history. Maggie now writes the kind of stories she has always longed to write—compelling romances that sweep the reader into the past. In this episode, Maggie chats about her writing journey and the r...

Author Roxanne San Jose discusses her latest book, Time Travel, which is a story about a young inventor whose boyfriend is accidentally transported 45 years into the past. The story is a mix of science fiction, adventure and romance. Time Travel is Roxanne's second book. Her first is titled Annagram, a fantasy story about three countries fighting over fragile natural resources. This fictional stor...

Author George R. Dekle Sr. discusses his most recent non-fiction book, Six Capsules: The Gilded Age Murder of Helen Potts. In this book, George details the trial of Carlyle Harris (who was the 19th century's equivalent of Ted Bundy). George spent 30 years as a prosecutor, followed by 10 years as a law professor. Six Capsules is the most recent in a long list of nonfiction books written by George a...

Award-winning author C. Kevin Thompson discusses his Blake Meyer thriller series. In this sweeping series, Kevin's main character is an FBI agent on the verge of retirement who is drawn into complicated and harrowing terrorism plots, human trafficking rings and acts of revenge that bring the world to the brink of war. Tune in to hear Kevin discuss his writing journey, his love for the thriller gen...

Author Cynthia Enuton discusses her Fur Angel series for children. Cynthia has a degree in psychology and worked for over a decade at a mental health facility counseling teens. She used to bring her dog, a little Pekingese named Lindsey, to work with her as an unofficial therapy dog. The kids responded so well to the dog that she referred to Lindsey as an angel in a fur coat. With her dogs serving...

Author and poet B.J. Lee discusses her children's picture book, There Was an Old Gator Who Swallowed a Moth, as well as her numerous poems and her latest work-in-progress, a novel in verse. B.J. discovered her love of poetry when shoulder surgery left her suffering with severe tendinitis in her arm for two years. She learned to write short poems and stories using voice-activated software. Tune in...

Award-winning author Elle Klass is the author of 20 books, including her Bloodseeker series, and writes in a variety of genres, including mystery, suspense, horror, paranormal and contemporary fiction. She enjoys nothing more than to spend her time with ghosts, vampires and serial killers—all fictional, of course. Tune in to hear Elle discuss her writing journey, the reasons she is drawn to writin...

Author and poet Jim Weinsier experienced three devastating events in 2006—the loss of his father, son and grandson. To help his other grandchildren cope with their grief, Jim wrote a children's picture book, "Where Do We Go?". He offers this book to hospitals and grief organizations to help kids process and deal with death. Tune in to hear Jim discuss his writing journey, how love and loss have in...

Gary Golio is an award-winning and New York Times best-selling author of children's picture book biographies. His latest book is titled, SMILE: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry). Gary chooses to write about artists who are models of hope, persistence and commitment. His goal with all of his books is to show young people how the arts can make for a richer life. Tune in t...

Author Kella Campbell's debut romance novel is titled, Rock Star's Heart. Kella found inspiration for her book at her local coffee shop. One of the baristas played in a rock band, and he shared stories and answered Kella's questions about the rock star life. Inspired, Kella soon found herself hard at work on Rock Star's Heart. Tune in to hear Kella discuss her writing journey, the contract that ex...

Author Adair Sanders is a lawyer turned mystery writer. She is the author of the Allison Parker mystery series, but her first foray into writing was a memoir—the story of generational dysfunction within her own family—titled Biologically Bankrupt. It led Adair down the unexpected path to becoming a published author. Tune in to hear Adair discuss her writing journey, why she decided to write her fa...

Thriller writer Kathleen Lopez is the author of several novels and short stories, including Between the Shades of Light and Dark. That story began as a college homework assignment, but it was relegated to Kathleen's bucket list. 18 years later, she picked up where she left off, and her novel was finally published. Tune in to hear Kathleen chat about her writing journey, how her method of creating...

Author Nicole Saunders's debut novel is titled, Disposable . It is a provocative story about surrogacy and the lengths people will go to for the perfect family. Nicole's day job as an attorney informs this legal tale, which is meant not only to thrill and entertain but also to advocate for ideas that are close to her heart. Nicole discusses her writing journey, how she manages the discord between...

Melody Johnson is the author of the acclaimed urban fantasy, paranormal romance Night Blood series. Melody has always been a fan of the vampire genre. When she decided to write her series, she wanted to put her own spin on the genre while still filling her stories with copious amounts of both danger and romance. Tune in to hear Melody discuss her writing journey, her love-hate relationship with th...

Author Nikesha Elise Williams is an award-winning news producer. While developing story ideas for her novel, Nikesha was inspired by news coverage of the Trayvon Martin killing and similar events, but she wondered how many cases involving black women and girls were not receiving the same degree of press coverage. Inspired by what she was not seeing in the news, Nikesha wrote her novel, Four Women,...

Odeta Xheka is an artist and author whose debut children's picture book is titled, Here Comes Ingo. It is a wordless picture book filled with colorful handcrafted collages that invite young readers to make inferences as to what the characters are thinking, feeling and doing. Odeta openly encourages children to write and draw on the pages, enabling them to add to the story in their own unique way a...

Malayna Evans writes middle grade fiction. Her debut novel, Jagger Jones and the Mummy's Ankh, is a fantasy adventure story and is the first installment in a trilogy that involves time travel, ancient Egypt and two kids from the South Side of Chicago. Tune in to hear Malayna discuss her writing journey, the challenge of balancing history and fiction for young readers, and how her Ph. D. in Egyptia...

Sophia Gholz is a children's picture book author. Her debut work is titled, The Boy Who Grew a Forest. It is the true story of Jadav Payeng, who single-handedly planted over twelve hundred acres of lush forest on a once barren island in northeastern India. Tune in to hear Sophia talk about her writing journey, the magic of Jadav's story and the lesson that small things done by one person can have...

Angelica Shirley Carpenter is an author, retired librarian and Wizard of Oz expert. Angelica's latest book, Born Criminal: Mathilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Suffragist, chronicles the life of one of the most important (but least known) leaders of the early women's movement—a woman who was effectively written out of history. Angelica's book is intended to write Mathilda Gage back in. Tune in to hear An...

Author Katie Cross is both a young adult fantasy writer (The Network Series and The Dragonmaster Trilogy) and an author of contemporary women's fiction (The Health and Happiness Society). She believes in the power of books to change lives and knows that sometimes we all want to channel magic, ride dragons and connect with people over similar life experiences. Tune in to hear Katie discuss her writ...

Lori Oliver-Tierney is everyone who put a dream on hold. At 50, she decided that she'd waited long enough and set out to fulfill her dream of hiking the John Muir Trail. Lori Oliver-Tierney's memoir is titled, Trudge: A Midlife Crisis on the John Muir Trail. It chronicles her journey on the trail, which is filled with asthmatic moments, painful blisters and many colorful characters. Tune in to hea...