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Hello, My name is Joy Gerken,pen name Joy M. Lilley I write] and was a trained nurse, all my working life, until I retired in 2015. My first novel is ‘Figs, Vines and Roses’ a tale of love and loss…

I wrote my first book, “Black, White, and Gray All Over; a Black Man’s Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement,” when I was 60 years old, even in the face of naysayers who insisted that I was too old and…

Award-winning romance author Phillip Vega is a born storyteller who found his true calling later in life when he began putting his vivid imagination onto paper. Juggling his fervor for writing alongside a successful career in software sales, Phillip finds…

Dave Wickenden grabs life by the reins and doesn’t let go. Before joining the Canadian Fire Service, he served in the Canadian Armed Forces. He’s as comfortable with a rocket launcher as with a fire hose. His protagonists often find…

Shelly Frome is a member of Mystery Writers of America, a professor of dramatic arts emeritus at the University of Connecticut, a former professional actor and, all told, has written over twenty-five plays in addition to his articles and novels.…

Jane Zarse was born and raised in Lake Forest, Illinois. She graduated from Boston University on the Dean’s List before acting in New York City and trading in Chicago. She spiraled into alcoholism before joining Alcoholics Anonymous and finding her…

I was born in Guyana, went to England, and worked and studied in London and relocated to Sweden in autumn 1969. In the 70s, I tried my hand at mainly writing short stories, a four-act closet drama, a novella, and…

As a co-founder of a healthcare start-up, Covid was a difficult time, a time of tremendous economic uncertainty. When business slowed, however, I had an opportunity to explore, read and research topics I have been interested in but had not…

For as long as I can remember, reading has been my favorite hobby. I always carried a book with me wherever I went. As I went through school, I often dreamed of being an author, writing my own stories, and…

I was raised in Grantham, Lincolnshire and attended the King’s Grammar School after passing the Eleven Plus exam. In the latter I clearly remember writing an essay on Oliver Cromwell – my first piece of military writing. Then came a…