Authors

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LYNDI ALEXANDER (also writing as ALANA LORENS) was a family practice lawyer for over thirty years in addition to being a newspaper reporter and editor. She now lives as a post-modern hippie in rural North Carolina. She always dreamed of faraway worlds and interesting alien contacts. Raising the last child of seven, a daughter diagnosed on the autism spectrum, she says every day feels like first contact with a new species. Series include the Horizon Crossover science fiction series and the Clan Elves of the Bitterroot urban fantasy series. Publications include urban fantasy, science fiction & space opera, suspense/thriller, and young adult fantasy.

Titles include: Betrayed (SFR) • Encounter (Thriller) • Horizon Dynasty (SF) • Horizon Shift (SF) • Horizon Strife (SF) • Remnants of Fire • Sixshooter (SFR) • The Elf Child • The Elf Guardian • The Elf Mage • The Elf Queen • The Lost Chord • Triad (SF)

SHERRI ANN (also writing as Ariana Gaynor) is an author of contemporary romance and paranormal fiction. Working out of her home in central Ohio leaves her plenty of time for writing and spending her summers visiting the zoo and gardening with her partner and daughter. She can also whip up a pitcher of delicious margaritas when the mood strikes.

Publications include the contemporary romances Christmas Treasures and Unexpected Gifts.

TERRI BRANSON earned an associate degree in math and science before turning her efforts toward the studies of creative writing and graphic arts. In addition to being a digital artist, a musician, a photographer, and an editor, she is an award-winning author who has sold articles on the craft of writing and conducted many local writing workshops. Publications include children’s picture books (published on the Kittycat Books label), coloring books, fantasy, musical compositions, non-fiction, romance, and science fiction published on the DFP Books label. Read about the Dragons Incarnate science fiction and fantasy series by Terri Branson. Awards include the EPPIE 2005 Best Children’s Book Trophy for the picture book Brother Dragon and the EPPIE 2004 Best Anthology Trophy for the science fiction and fantasy anthology Cosmic Scuplture. For a full list of publications, visit her WEBSITE.

Kittycat Books children’s picture book titles include: A Very Dragon Christmas • Brother Dragon • Pete the Peacock Goes to the Zoo • Pete the Peacock Goes to Town • Scooter’s World • Tyler on the Moon • Watch for Falling Rock

DFP Books titles include: A Psychic Life (Non-Fiction) • Cosmic Sculpture (SF/Fantasy Anthology) • Dragon’s Blood (SF) • Dragon’s Den (SF) • Geodoodles (Adult Coloring Book) • The Winds of Aumrau (Piano Sheet Music) • Musk Rain (paranormal romance) • Prairie Fire (Western Romance) •

JANYCE BRAWN is a retired K-12 English as a Second Language and Spanish teacher who also has a degree in Art. She uses her art training to illustrate magazines and books. With a vivid imagination, Janyce has been writing and drawing since she was a little girl working on handwritten stories and crayoned pictures for books with her twin sister. Married to her husband for many amazing years, she has three grown sons, a daughter-in-law, and one granddaughter. Janyce has used her son’s exploits for inspiration in her writing and art projects over the years. Her Boston Terrier is always curious about what she’s doing at her desk and sticks her short nose into everything, thinking she is helping create characters and scenes. When Janyce isn’t writing or drawing, she likes to read, go boating on the nearby lake, or visit with family and friends.

Publications include the juvenile fantasy series Tales of the Teleporting Topsider, which includes: David and the Drainosaurs (#1) • David and the Missing Troll (#2) • David and the Midnight Unicorn (#3) • David and the Foglinian Menace (#4)

EDWARD EATON has studied and taught in the States, China, Israel, Oman, and France. He holds a PhD in Theatre History and Literature. With a background in play writing, he has worked as a theater director and fight choreographer, a newspaper columnist, and a theater critic. An avid SCUBA diver and skier, he resides in Massachusetts with his wife Silviya and son Christopher. Publications include drama, verse novella, and young adult fantasy.

Publications include: Elizabeth Bathory (Drama) • First Love, Last Love (Drama) • Giants Fall (Drama) • Hector and Achilles (Drama) • Orpheus and Eurydice (Drama) • Rosi’s Castle (YA Fantasy) • Rosi’s Company (YA Fantasy) • Rosi’s Time (YA Fantasy) • Toh’s Saga (Verse Novella) •

PAT GAINES worked 22 years in the Lincoln County courthouse in Oklahoma until her retirement in 2003. She and her husband Jerry had two children and three grandchildren. She loved to paint, do various arts and crafts, read, teach the Bible, and watch movies. She wrote articles for local newspapers and offered a free online Bible study. Her interest in early American history inspired her to bring Amos Hannah’s journal to the world.

Publications include the non-fiction early American history / biography Tthe Journal of Amos Hannah and the children’s picture books O. O. Octopus and THE LONELY MOUSE (coming soon).

JUDY GOODSPEED, a graduate of Oklahoma East Central State College, was a junior high school teacher and coach for thirty years. She has been a newspaper writer for The Wewoka, The Holdenville Tribune, and The Hughes County Times. She has had magazine articles published in Rodeo News, Outdoor Oklahoma, Good Old Days, and The Ketchpen. Judy is a member of PAWS and OWFI.

Children’s picture book publications include: Emmitt Mouse Plays Santa • Perky Turkey Finds a Friend • Perky Turkey’s 4th of July Adventure • Perky Turkey’s Perfect PLan • Saddle Up . DFP Books titles include: Cowboy Sweethearts (Non-Fiction) • Goodspeed Boys (Non-Fiction) • Jeb’s Quest (Western Novel) • Papoose City (Non-Fiction)

PAULA BLAIS GORGAS worked as an NSA intelligence analyst and a children’s librarian. Her late husband Chet Gorgas was a retired Navy Commander turned pro-golfer. Together they had four grown sons and a dozen grandchildren. After Chet retired from military service, they moved to beautiful Poteau, Oklahoma, where Paula honed her writing skills.

Children’s picture book titles include: Little Lost Leprechaun • The Perfect Purple Present . DFP Books titles include: Court of Honor (Young Adult) • Dreamtime (Paranormal Romance) • Earth Magic (Juvenile Fantasy) • Other Worlds (Fantasy Anthology) • Secret of the Crystal Dragon (Juvenile Fantasy)

ROBERTA HOFFER is a retired preschool teacher from a small town in Indiana. She married her high school sweetheart. Together they have two children and have one grandson. Roberta loves animals and is an advocate for animal rights. When not writing, Roberta enjoys boating, camping, walking, snow activities, and anything that involves her family being together.

Children’s picture book publications include: Minnie to the Rescue and Nakita’s Big Question. The Stonebridge Ghost Tales juvenile fantasy series includes: The Ghost of Stonebridge Lane, The Ghost of the Frozen North, and The Ghosts of Stony Manor. Young adult publications include: The Cubicle Detective and Molly Greyson’s Ghost.

MARIA OGLESBY is an illustrator and designer based in Southern California. In addition to working as a freelance artist, she also works as a photographer and runs her own business, Landfish Apparel. When she’s not painting or drawing she can be usually be found with her cat, Lyla, and a good book.

Publications include the adult coloring book Wild Animal Fun Facts rated G for all ages and audiences.

KATHY OTTEN is the author of historical romance novels, short stories, and young adult novels. Her Civil War romance novel, A PLACE IN YOUR HEART, was a 2016 RWA Northwest Houston Chapter Lone Star Winner. Her western novel, LOST HEARTS, was a 2008 Utah/Salt Lake RWA Hearts of the West finalist. Kathy has been writing and making up stories as long as she can remember. Her first short story, Redemption of a Cavalier, was published in 2006, and she has been moving forward ever since. A certified book coach, she helps writers bring their story visions to life. She also teaches classes on writing craft, both online and in person at workshops and conferences. When she’s not writing, she enjoys walking her German shepherd through the woods and fields near her home or curling up with her cat and a good book.

DFP Books publications include the young adult mystery novel THE SOLACE OF DENIM.

CAROL PREFLATISH has worked in social services for over thirty years. Her interest in writing began in high school when she worked as a photographer, reporter, and sport’s editor for the school newspaper. One of Carol’s favorite hobbies is photography. She has had many photos published in her local newspaper, as well as in the July 1997 issue of Golf Journal, the official publication of the United States Golf Association. Carol is a member of the Sisters in Crime organization. Because of her interest in history, she co-authored A Commemorative History of Crawford County, Indiana 1818-1993. Carol is a member of the Sisters in Crime organization.

Publications include the romantic suspense novel, Mountain of Deception.