About Roni Roth Beshears, EdD, RDN: Dr. Roni Roth Beshears is a graduate of Columbia University, Teachers College (Ed.D.) and Syracuse University (BS, cum laude). She is an advanced level registered dietitian nutritionist and certified health and wellness coach. What inspires you to write? My personal story about being overweight as a child led to my interest in foods and nutrition at an early age and proved to be my vocation and avocation over time. The creation of my first illustrated … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Roni Roth Beshears, EdD, RDN
Interview with Author – Clare Flynn
About Clare Flynn: I live in England – in west London but am soon going to be moving to the seaside - to Sussex. I'm looking forward to having a view from my window over the sea as I write and sitting on my terrace watching the sunset at the end of the writing day. I'm now a full-time novelist - my fourth book is currently being edited and will launch in spring (2016). I used to work in marketing (well being an author I still do!) - and I marketed brands from Pampers to tuna fish. My work … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Clare Flynn
Interview with Author – Kitty Kendall
About Kitty Kendall: Kitty Kendall is a bucket list achieving, junk jewelry collecting, hopeless romantic who loves great wine and a good adrenaline rush from time to time. She also collect classy shoes and expensive perfume. But her greatest thrill in life is writing romance and the steamier the better. Bring It On! She writes under two pen names and has won numerous awards, including Romantic Book of The Year 2014, and several of her books are Amazon bestsellers. What inspires you to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kitty Kendall
Interview with Author – Mirrie Kelly
About Mirrie Kelly: I did everything in the correct order and was a success in the eyes of the world, until I decided that I was not sure I was looking at the world properly. The result of my realization was that I threw everything which I knew up in the air and started again. Unlike many people who pack it all in for a dream we did not even have the dream, we were running from what we knew and had no idea where we were going. The adventure changed us as a family for ever. I started to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mirrie Kelly
Interview with Author – Ann Lethbridge
About Ann Lethbridge: An army brat born in England, Ann lived all over the UK in her youth. She grew up loving history, but majored in business, with history on the side. Now living in Canada, she has a husband and two lovely daughters and a Maltese Terrier called Teaser, who likes to sit on a chair beside the computer while she creates her award winning Regency historical Romances. During her successful career as an administrator, the call of the past and the stories in her imagination … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ann Lethbridge
Interview with Author – John J. Patterson
About John J. Patterson: Over a 38-year business career, Mr Patterson held senior executive and consulting positions in a number of industries. Most roles were leadership positions in the Operations and Technology areas. He was EVP/COO for two companies; partner with a major global consulting firm; Co-founder and president of a regional consulting company.Early in his career, he was a production scheduler in a glass bottle factory, a stereo salesman and later a computer programmer and project … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – John J. Patterson
Interview with Author – Lisa Orban
About Lisa Orban: I was born in Galesburg, IL in 1969. I was moved by my parents (without even asking!) to Quincy as a small child. Bouncing from parent to parent, and house to house until at 16 I was given a broader tour of the state courtesy of foster care. At 18, I voluntarily left for Phoenix with a high school friend where I lived for three years. After returning to Quincy, I went to college and earned an Associates of Arts in Psychology, with a minor in Art. Over the years I have held … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Lisa Orban
Interview with Author – Jacie Floyd
About Jacie Floyd: From the time I read my first Nancy Drew mystery, I’ve been an avid reader and writer in a variety of genres. Although raised in the Midwest, I’ve always believed I was an island girl in a past life. After many years as a wife and mother with a nine-to-five job, the desire to create my own stories and to live somewhere without snow became primary goals. While polishing my craft as an unpublished author, I was honored to be named a six-time Golden Heart Finalist and two-time … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jacie Floyd
Interview with Author – Betta Ferrendelli
About Betta Ferrendelli: Betta Ferrendelli is the award-winning author of the Samantha Church Mystery Series featuring reporter Samantha Church. Her most recent novel is "An Invincible Summer." Many of Church's adventures come from Ferrendelli's own experience since 1989 as a prize-winning journalist for newspapers in Denver, Seattle and Albuquerque. What inspires you to write? I am inspired to write when I see people engrossed in the book they are reading. Years ago, I was working out one … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Betta Ferrendelli
Interview with Author – Nicole Luckourt
About Nicole Luckourt: Nicole Luckourt professed in her fifth grade autobiography that she would be a writer when she grew up. Though life has taken her on many adventures and detours since that time, she has never abandoned her desire for creating stories and breathing life into the characters and plots in her head. With the publication of Expert Witness, her childhood dream has become a reality. She currently lives in the Midwest with her husband, two children, and several beloved pets. Her … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nicole Luckourt
Interview with Author – Lisa Beth Darling
About Lisa Beth Darling: It was in the 4th grade when Lisa Beth Darling discovered she was a naturally gifted writer. For her very first creative writing assignment, the teacher asked the class to pen a story about a baby bird's first flight and read them to the class. Putting pencil to paper, Lisa was instantly whisked away by a force she couldn't explain. When they were finished, all of the children read their happy stories to the class. Not Lisa. She got up and told of how the baby bird flew … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Lisa Beth Darling
Interview with Author – Kristi Burchfiel
About Kristi Burchfiel: Kristi Burchfiel never thought that the difficult times she found herself stuck in would result in writing Bible studies and devotionals. As a young pastor’s wife in rural Oklahoma, Kristi found herself digging deep into the Bible looking for answers to the questions that overwhelmed her life: How do I prioritize my life? What things should I focus on? What do I do when things don’t work out my way? How do I avoid having regrets later on? Now, 14 years, two kids, and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kristi Burchfiel