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Send us a textAbigail Owen is a multi-award-winning author of paranormal romance and upper YA/new adult fantasy romance. Other favorite titles include wife, mother, Star Wars geek, ex-competitive skydiver, spreadsheet lover, Dr. Seuss quoter, eMBA, organizational guru, Texan, Aggie, and chocaholic.Abigail grew up consuming books and exploring the world through her writing. She attempted to find a practical career related to her favorite pastime by earning a degree in English Rhetoric (Technical Writing) and an MBA. However, she swiftly discovered that writing without imagination is not nearly as fun as writing with it. She currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her own personal, swoon-worthy hero and their two children, who are growing up way too fast.Abigail also writes award-winning steamy contemporary romance and romantic comedy as Kadie Scott (kadie-scott.com), and sweet contemporary romance and Amish romance as Kristen McKanagh (kristenmckanagh.com).For the latest news and exclusive excerpts, subscribe

Send us a textHilary Grossman is a recovering corporate executive. She spends her mornings and weekends hanging out with her "characters." She has an unhealthy addiction to denim and high heel shoes. She's been known to walk into walls and fall up stairs. She only eats spicy foods and is obsessed with her cat, Lucy. She loves to find humor in everyday life. She likens life to a game of dodge ball - she tries to keep many balls in the air before they smack her in the face.She lives on Long Island.You can find Hilary at Amazon, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, and her website.She's also part of the Holly Jolly Chick Lit Hop going on now. You can find the Hop on Hilary's Facebook page. 

Send us a textNatalie Normann is a Norwegian writer and writes historical romance series in her native language. She has also written crime novels and children’s books before turning to romance full-time.She grew up in a shipping town on the west-coast of Norway and always wanted to be a writer. Actually, she wanted to smoke cigars and drink whiskey like Hemingway but settled for chocolate and the occasional glass of Baileys.Her writing journey started with short stories in women’s magazines until her first book was published in 1995.Summer Island is her first romance written in English and her latest book, Christmas Island, is out now.You can find Natalie at Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.

Send us a textA. R. Torre is a pseudonym for New York Times bestselling author Alessandra Torre. Torre is an award-winning bestselling author of more than twenty novels. Torre has been featured in such publications as Elle and Elle UK and has guest-blogged for the Huffington Post. In addition to writing, Torre is the creator of Alessandra Torre Ink, a website, community, and online school for aspiring authors.You can learn more at www.alessandratorre.comAnd for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.comBook Lights - shining a light on good books!

Send us a textLyndon Hardy became interested in fantasy while wandering through the fringes of fandom when he was at Caltech.  In addition to reading and writing, he has sporadic bursts of enthusiasm for collecting stamps and playing cards. As of yet, he has not figured out a plot line for a stamp collector who saves the world.He published three fantasy novels for Ballantine/Del Rey in the 1980’s. They are now available again.While at CalTech, in 1961 he organized and led what has been called the best college prank ever pulled –  The Rose Bowl Card Stunt Caper.You can find his latest book, Double Magic, out now. This other books in the series can be found on Amazon. Find him on his website, Facebook, and Amazon. 

Send us a textMelinda Curtis is the USA Today bestselling author of light‐hearted contemporary romance. In addition to her Sunshine Valley series from Forever, she’s published independently and with Harlequin Heartwarming, including her book Dandelion Wishes, which was made into a TV movie - Love in Harmony Valley, starring Amber Marshall. She lives in Oregon’s lush Willamette Valley with her husband - her basketball-playing college sweetheart. While raising three kids, the couple did the soccer thing, the karate thing, the dance thing, the Little League thing and, of course, the basketball thing. Now when Melinda isn’t writing and Mr. Curtis isn’t watching college basketball, they do the DIY thing. You can find out more at: https://www.melindacurtis.net/And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.comBook Lights - shining a light on good books! 

Send us a textTracy Krimmer loves coffee, popcorn, Drew Barrymore, and the movie Saving Silverman. She enjoys reading great books (of course) and writing realistic characters for you to enjoy. When she listens to music she prefers the 80s and 90s music she grew up on. In a typical day you'll find her writing at one of her favorite spots-on the couch, at the kitchen table, or at her favorite hometown coffee shop.You can find her at her website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Bookbub, and Amazon.And come join Tracy and a bunch of her writer friends during the Holly Jolly Chick Lit Hop December 7-13th.  

Send us a textLisa Kessler is a Best Selling author of dark paranormal fiction. She's a two-time San Diego Book Award winner for Best Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror and Best Published Romance. Her books have also won the PRISM award, the Award of Excellence, the National Excellence in Romantic Fiction Award, the Award of Merit from the Holt Medallion, and an International Digital Award for Best Paranormal.Her short stories have been published in print anthologies and magazines, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award.When she's not writing, Lisa is a professional vocalist, and has performed with San Diego Opera as well as other musical theater companies in San Diego. She's also the host of the Book Lights Podcast for Reader's Entertainment.You can learn more at http://Lisa-Kessler.com & Sign up for her newsletter here: https://goo.gl/56lDlaAnd for more about our Special Guest host NYT Best Seller Alyssa Day visit https://alyssaday.com/Book Light

Send us a textPhotographer, author and product developer, Andrew Darlow has lectured, conducted seminars, and workshops around the world at conferences, and for photography organizations, including the Arles Photo Festival in France and the International Center of Photography in New York City.His works have been featured in numerous magazines, newspapers and TV programs as well as held in many private collections.He’s the editor of imagingbuffet.com, which covers photography, printing, and new media.His latest release Focus and Filter was an Amazon Hot New Release, No. 1 Best Seller, and an award-winning finalist at the International Book Awards.His book, Biscuit for Your Thoughts: Philosophy According to Dogs, combines humorous canine-inspired sayings with Andrew’s photographs from his long career as a commercial, pet and portrait photographer.Find Andrew at his website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkenIn.Readers Entertainment Radio listeners can watch his 50 photography tips here.

Send us a textMarc Watson is an author of genre fiction of all lengths and styles. He began writing at the age of 15 and continues to be a part-time writing student at Athabasca University. He has been published on flash fiction site www.101words.org (find his stories here) as well as comedy site www.thecorrectness.com. Marc lives in Calgary, Alberta. He is a husband and proud father of two. He is an avid outdoors-man, martial artist, baseball player, and lover of all Mexican foods. He can be found at online www.marcwatson.ca, as well as on Facebook at www.facebook.com/marcwroteabookAnd for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.comBook Lights - shining a light on good books!

Send us a textKaylie Newell was born in the great state of Oregon, where she was raised alongside rivers and lakes and scruffy dogs that chased their tennis balls as far as Kaylie’s noodle arms could throw. As she grew, so did her imagination, and it didn’t take long to realize she was a romantic at heart. She began to fancy herself the future wife of a cowboy, the likes of which graced every paperback novel she could get her hands on.She decided to go to college in Oklahoma to snag herself one, but irony won over when she fell in love with a hippie in sheep’s clothing instead. Together, they came back to Oregon, started a family and watched their dreams unfold. Kaylie wrote her first book when her girls were toddlers, editing sex scenes with The Wiggles on in the background.She’s proud of many things in life, among them the fact that she can still recite her lines from Romeo and Juliet from her seventh grade play, the fact that she can set a grilled cheese sandwich on fire faster than most people can make on

Send us a textLaura Marks is a PEN Award winning playwright, television writer and comic book writer.  Her plays Bethany and Mine have garnered acclaim from critics and been published and produced across the US and overseas.  For TV, she's written episodes of The Good Fight, The Expanse, Servant, Ray Donovan, The Exorcist, and BrainDead, and she's currently co-writing a new project with Carlton Cuse.  Her debut comic series for DC's Hill House Comics, Daphne Byrne (with art by Kelley Jones), will be released as a hardcover compilation in November 2020.  She lives with her husband and two daughters in Brooklyn. You can learn more on her website: https://lauramarks.net/ And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.comBook Lights - shining a light on good books!

Send us a textLaura Heffernan is the award-winning, internationally best-selling author of fun, witty romantic comedies and more serious women’s fiction. After a few years of practicing law, she realized that she much preferred arguing with her characters rather than other people. It’s easier to win that way.When not watching total strangers get married, drag racing queens, or cooking competitions, Laura enjoys board games, travel, board games, baking, and board games. She lives in the northeast with her husband, the world’s most active toddler, and two furry little beasts.Some of Laura’s favorite things include goat cheese, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, the Oxford comma, and ice cream. Not all together. The best place to find her is usually on Twitter, where she spends far too much time tweeting about writing, Canadian chocolate, board games and reality TV.Her latest book, Poll Dancer, is out now.You can contact her at her website, Facebook, Twitter, BookBub, and Goodreads. 

Send us a text Rachael Tamayo is a former 911 emergency operator and police dispatcher.  After twelve years in those dark depths, she’s gained a unique insight into mental illness, human behavior, and the general darkness of humanity that she likes to weave into her books.  A formerly exclusive romance author tried her hand at thrillers in her award-winning novel, Crazy Love, and loved it so much that she decided not to turn back.   Born and raised in Texas, Rachael lives in the Houston area with her husband of almost fifteen years, and their two small children. You can learn more at her website: https://rachaeltamayowrites.com/And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.comBook Lights - shining a light on good books!

Send us a textDouglas Clegg is a writer of imaginative dark fiction (including horror, gothic, fantasy, supernatural, and suspense thrillers) and has been a professional novelist since he signed his first book contract with Simon & Schuster in 1987. He considers much of his horror fiction as being on the surrealistic side of the equation, venturing into the logic of nightmare and dream.His books have been published worldwide and translated into various editions. His short fiction has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award and the Shocker Award, and has been included in several Years’ Best anthologies.Keep in contact with him via his Newsletter. Also check out  Patreon.com/DouglasClegg to get special pre-publication editions of his newest stories, novelettes, and novellas.And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.comBook Lights - shining a light on good books! 

Send us a textAward-winning and best selling author Jeannie Moon is a native Long Islander and imagines that conjures an image of big hair and a nasally accent, but that’s not the Long Island that she knows. Raised in a north shore town that once would have been called bucolic and now people call trendy, she married her high school sweetheart and her children were born in the same hospital as she was. She has deep roots here, and it gives her a history.A strong sense of home which reflects in her fabulous stories.Like most women, she wears a lot of hats. When she was in college, she planned on becoming a famous sportscaster. However, never being objective, she leaned more toward the publicity side of the business, doing work for local papers and local teams. But the plan took a detour and she found herself in the front a classroom, teaching English. Teaching was in her blood, and she was hooked.Now, a mom, a nana, a wife, a teacher, a librarian and a contemporary romance author. It’s the last part—the romance

Send us a textBe bold, and do something amazing, Scarlett Cole insists on her website write up.And she has.She's been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy.Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where she met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him.One of the bold things she did was become an amazing writer. A second was help so many by talking openly about her peri-menapausal depression.Her latest release, Love in Numbers*, is out now. You can find Scarlett on her website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and BookBub. *I said Love in THE Numbers a few times in the first part of the show. My apologizes. 

Send us a textAlyssa Day is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with more than a million books sold --all filled with kissing, laughter, mystery and magic. Alyssa’s paranormal series include the Vampire Motorcycle Club, Poseidon’s Warriors, and Cardinal Witches paranormal romances and the Tiger’s Eye Mysteries paranormal mysteries. In an Alyssa Day book, the good guys (and gals!) always win and happily ever after always prevails!Alyssa's many awards include Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® award for outstanding romance fiction, and the RT Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance novel of 2012. Her books have been translated into a zillion languages but she’s still holding out for Klingon.Before she became a full-time writer, Alyssa graduated summa cum laude from law school and practiced as a trial lawyer in three different states for more than a decade. She is a past president of Romance Writers of America.Please visit her online at http://www.alyssaday.com to sign

Send us a textLisa Morton is a screenwriter, author of non-fiction books, and award-winning prose writer whose work was described by the American Library Association’s Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror as “consistently dark, unsettling, and frightening”.  She is the author of four novels and 150 short stories, a six-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award®, and a world-class Halloween expert. She co-edited (with Leslie S. Klinger) the anthology Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers 1852-1923; forthcoming in 2020 is Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances . Lisa lives in Los Angeles. You can find out more and sign up for her newsletter: https://lisamorton.com/And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.comBook Lights - shining a light on good books!

Send us a textBest selling author Teri Wilson is the Publishers Weekly bestselling author/creator of the Hallmark Channel Original Movies Unleashing Mr. Darcy, Marrying Mr. Darcy, The Art of Us, and Northern Lights of Christmas, based on her book Sleigh Bell Sweethearts. She is also a recipient of the prestigious RITA® Award for excellence in romantic fiction for her novel The Bachelor’s Baby Surprise. Teri has a major weakness for cute animals, pretty dresses, Audrey Hepburn films, & following the British royal family. Her newest release, Christmas Charms, is available now.Feel free to visit and connect with her on her website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Amazon.