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Author A.M. Bochnak discusses her dystopian fantasy novels in The Magical Bond series. Volumes 1, 2 & 3 of the series are out now, with Vol. 4 on the way. It is a post-apocalyptic, dystopian story about an alternate world where magic is the norm. The fate of magic is under threat from evolution, but there might be a key to reversing magic's downfall. Angelique is a world-builder, as this series sh...

Author Mira Monroe discusses her new young adult fantasy series, The Unwanted. Book One, Magick, follows a seemingly normal teenage girl just trying to make it through high school when she discovers that she descends from a long line of Wiccans and is next in line to inherit the royal crown. Book Two, Reign, follows the main character as she navigates covens, family drama, new relationships and hi...

Author Edward A. Farmer discusses his debut novel, Pale.  The story takes place on a Mississippi cotton plantation in the summer of 1966. When the Missus of the plantation begins flirting with one of the black farmhands, no one is safe. Secrets that have enveloped the house threaten to unravel, and lives are transformed forever. Sizzling with tension and the Mississippi summer heat, Pale explores...

Award-winning author Kali White discusses her latest novel, The Monsters We Make, which is inspired by true crime events that took place close to where she grew up in Iowa. The Monsters We Make is a crime thriller/family drama set in the early 1980's following the disappearances of two paperboys from a small Iowa town. The story is told through interwoven perspectives and explores the effects that...

Author Racquel Henry discusses her new story, Holiday on Park. It is a second chance romance novelette that combines two of her favorite things: romance and Christmas. Racquel readily admits that she has an obsession with Hallmark Christmas movies. Her story, Holiday on Park, is written in the same spirit and will appeal to Hallmark movie lovers. Racquel is the founder of The Writer's Atelier, a w...

Author Marie E. Andreu discusses her upcoming book, Love in English. Maria is the award-winning author of young adult fiction whose real life has inspired her stories. Love in English is the story of a high school girl's difficulty navigating life after she relocates from Argentina to the USA. At the start, she doesn't speak English, just as Maria didn't speak English. Similarly, in her debut nove...

Author Lauren Gilbert discusses her latest book, A Rational Attachment. Lauren is the author of historical fiction and a lover of Jane Austen's works. When she was no longer content to merely read and study historical fiction, Lauren began writing her own stories. Her two novels, Heyerwood and A Rational Attachment, are set in England during the Regency period. Lauren's stories explore the Regency...

Author J. Douglas Parker discusses his book, A Killher Plan: Behind the Crime Scene Tape. Doug is a retired special agent and veteran of 30+ years with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. His book, A Killher Plan, details the investigation of the murder of a young woman. Doug provides a behind-the-scenes account of the piecing together of the murders' plan, the coordination of the dedicated effor...

Author J.R. Mathis discusses his series, The Father Tom Mysteries, which features reluctant amateur sleuth, Father Tom Greer, who enters the priesthood after the murder of his beloved wife. Ten years after her death, Father Tom is assigned to the parish of the little town where his wife died. Her murder has gone unsolved, and Father Tom is drawn back into the mystery. The first two books in this m...

Author Felicia Lee discusses her children's picture books, I Can Be and Audrey Lost Her Shoe. Felicia's main goals with her books are diversity and representation. Young readers will see various voices and experiences represented in her books, and Felicia hopes her stories will affirm for kids that they are valued and loved. Felicia discusses her writing journey, why it is crucial for authors to f...

Author PeTika Tave discusses her children's picture books, Beautiful As You Are! and Brilliant As You Are!, which are designed to empower kids to love and accept themselves as enough, exactly as they are. As a teacher, PeTika has seen firsthand the impact that low self-esteem can have on children. She struggled as a kid herself, reaching 6 ft tall and 300 lbs by the age of 13. In her 20's, PeTika...

Author Tim Grove discusses his latest book, Star Spangled: The Story of a Flag, a Battle and the American Anthem. Tim is a public historian with over 25 years' experience working at history museums, including several Smithsonian museums, and he admits that Star Spangled is not the story you might expect. Tim has also written a career memoire titled, A Grizzly in the Mail and Other Adventures in Am...

Author Theresa Kaminski discusses her latest book, Dr. Mary Walker's Civil War. In this book, Theresa details the life of Mary Walker, an extraordinary 19th century woman who was not afraid to speak her mind. Mary Walker was a medical physician, a vocal suffragist and women's rights advocate, and the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor. As an academic historian, Theresa Kaminski has made...

Author Melody Johnson discusses her latest book, Beyond the Next Star, the first sci-fi romance novel in her new Love Beyond series. Melody has kept the dark grit from her paranormal romance Night Blood series and upped the stakes by taking the drama, danger and romance to outer space. Beyond the Next Star allowed Melody to world-build and even create her own language for her alien characters. As...

Author Tracy Tripp discusses her latest book, Something Like a Dream, a twisting, turning thriller filled with dodgy clients, FBI investigations and visions manifested in dreams. Tracy is the author of 3 novels, all of which deal with the triumph of the human spirit. She loves to place her characters in difficult and stressful situations to reveal their flaws and offer them an opportunity for grow...

Author Marshaun Olaniyan discusses her journal series titled, I'm Grateful For You. Marshaun is a life and relationship strategist, and her journal series contains writing prompts based on questions that she wishes she had asked and answered in her own relationships. Marshaun's goal is to help couples, whether married, engaged or just starting out, and her numerous books are designed to help peopl...

Author Nancy Blanton discusses her historical novels, including The Earl in Black Armor. Set in 17th century Ireland, they are tales of loyalty, honor, intrigue and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Stuart dynasty in England and the threat of English civil war. When Nancy began writing historical fiction, she searched for an ideal setting. Being of Irish descent, she studied her own family'...

Author Valerie Bolling discusses her debut children's picture book titled, Let's Dance. This rhythmic, rhyming picture book showcases dances from all over the world and features children of diverse backgrounds and abilities tapping, spinning and boogying away. Valerie's aim in writing this picture book was to ensure that diverse children were reflected in her work, and she believed that dance was...

Author Nancy B. Kennedy discusses her new middle grade book, Women Win the Vote: 19 for the 19th Amendment. It features biographies of 19 women who helped pave the way for passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. In 2017, a friend mentioned to Nancy that 2020 would mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Nancy got to work, won a pitch contest and found a publ...

Author Eileen Meyer discusses her children's picture book, The Superlative A. Lincoln: Poems About Our 16th President. Eileen has written charming poems expressing Abraham Lincoln's superlative nature: He was our tallest president, the president who was the best wrestler, the best storyteller and the only president to hold a patent on an invention. Eileen's poems teach kids about all the ways in w...

Author Liz Tolsma discusses her book, The Green Dress, a romantic suspense novel based on the true crimes of Sarah Jane Robinson in the 1880s. Mrs. Robinson poisoned several family members to collect on their insurance policies, and Liz weaves those crimes into her own thrilling tale as part of Barbour Publishing's True Colors Crime series. Liz likes to draw inspiration for her books from true lif...

Author Annette Whipple discusses her nonfiction children's books—The Story of the Wright Brothers: A Biography for New Readers; Whooo Knew? The Truth about Owls; and The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion: A Chapter-by-Chapter Guide to the Little House books. Annette's motto is "facts are fun," so it's no surprise that she loves research and writing nonfiction books. As a self-professed life-long lear...

Author Linh Nguyen-Ng discusses her latest book, Dragons N' Antibodies, a story that takes an esoteric look at DNA and proposes the question, "What if DNA were magic?". It follows a scientist who is on a desperate quest to find a cure for his own daughter's terminal illness, and his search takes him to the limits of reason and into an inconceivable quantum world of human biology that contains DNA-...

Author Merriam Saunders discusses her two children's picture books, My Wandering, Dreaming Mind and My Whirling, Twirling Motor. Merriam also has a middle grade novel releasing in 2021. While all of the books feature characters with ADHD, it is not the only thing Merriam writes about – but it is one thing she is passionate about. Merriam is a licensed family therapist specializing in ADHD, and she...

Author Joseph Mazerac discusses his novel, Into the Attic of the World. It's the story of a normal kid named Charles who is invited by a boy called Captain Kid on an amazing adventure across other realities and into the Attic of the World. Joseph began his writing journey as an artist creating graphic novels. When his story ideas became too big for the graphic novel form, he began writing full-len...