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Danielle Keil grew up in the Chicagoland area. A recent transplant, she is enjoying the Mississippi life, especially the pool in her backyard. Danielle has been happily married for over 10 years, and has two young children, a daughter and a son, who are exact replicas of her and her husband. Danielle’s love language is gifts, her Ennegram is a 9w1, and she loves everything purple. The way to her heart is through coffee, chocolate and tacos (extra guac).
I’m a very organized writer, which won’t surprise long-time followers of this blog, and my process has become more and more fine-tuned with each book. After 12 novels, I felt confident in my system.
Then I started working on my current idea.
It’s romantic suspense (at least I think that’s what it’ll be), and there are a LOT more moving parts than in my previous books. I made it safely through the “take frantic notes” stage, but when I tried organizing those notes into a timeline, I quickly realized I was going to need a different system.
Jordan Ford is a young-adult romance author. She loves to write sweet romance novels filled with angst, mystery, danger, and first love. If you’re looking for heartfelt romance, loyal friendships, thrilling drama and characters you can fall in love with, then you’re in the right place.
The Campfire Series is officially complete! —> Two best friends. One tiny tent. An attraction that’s impossible to ignore. <— Now available at all online booksellers.
As a writer, drama is a requirement. Without conflict, you don’t have a story. Sure, you can have a pleasant tale about pleasant people doing pleasant things, but no one wants to read 30 pages of that story, let alone 300 pages.
Rachel Huffmire is an award winning author who writes refreshing retellings with twisty plots and happily ever afters. She lives with her husband, three children, and a library of books that is slowly overtaking their house. It’s not her fault, honest. When she’s not writing, Rachel enjoys baking apple pastries, taking long naps, and wearing warm cardigans.
Theresa has been writing for fifteen years and has more story ideas than she could possibly write and still have a life. She is an avid audible ‘reader’, boardgame lover, Zelda player, book collector, adventure chaser, and history ‘studier’, besides being a mother of three, a musician and a homeschooler. Also in her life are, two Yorkies named Teddy and Wilbur, a hot husband named Andy, and many many supportive and amazing friends. She lives on the Olympic Peninsula but is an Idaho girl at heart.
Cori Cooper lives in the magical Arizona Mountains, which she’s pretty convinced is the setting for all the fairy tales. Besides writing stories, she adores hanging out with her family, playing board games, hiking and baking, baking, baking. Like Cat’s family, she’s positive Cinnamon Rolls fix everything.
I’m donating $1 of every sale of The Book of Good: Pride to Out on the Lakeshore, a local (to me) organization whose mission is to provide a constant source of support and understanding to the LGBTQ community.
Ruth Mitchell is a novelist, champion party planner, and aspiring star baker. When she is not writing she can be found spending time with her family, which often includes hiking and exploring the natural beauty of Southern California.