About Bruce Calhoun: I am a literature-major drop out who received a Bachelor’s degree in biology and science education from the University of Wisconsin. I taught marine biology in Puerto Rico, worked as a diver for the Australian Institute of Marine Science, wrote an award winning play and founded Save the Rainforest in 1988. What inspires you to write? I am inspired by nature and the classic works of writers like Muriel Sparks who wrote THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE What authors do … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Bruce Calhoun
Interview with Author – Lucy May Lennox
About Lucy May Lennox: Lucy May Lennox is a connoisseur of novels featuring men with physical disabilities. After growing frustrated with all the cliches, ignorance and stereotypes, she decided to write her own positive take on disability. She also loves immersing herself in earlier historical periods and imagining the lives of people who don't usually make it into the history books. She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest USA with her husband and children. What inspires you to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Lucy May Lennox
Interview with Author – Linda Heavner Gerald
About Linda Heavner Gerald: Linda Heavner Gerald has received much acclaim for her books. She has been writing for over seven years and has published eighteen novels. Her work includes all genres. Linda writes each day with the goal of publishing books of substance. She draws from her medical background to alert readers of current medical problems as well as providing inspiration through her many travels. Linda hopes to transport her readers from the safety of their home to places they may … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Linda Heavner Gerald
Interview with Author – Miriam Murcutt
About Miriam Murcutt: I'm a former journalist and editor with a lot of experience in the publishing industry. I have an MA in English Literature. With a colleague, I ran a small magazine publishing company (now sold), and currently work full-time as a writer. I'm the author of five books published in seven countries. Because I believe that many individual's life stories are worth preserving, I'm a volunteer interviewer for a Carnegie Library oral history archive. Also, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Miriam Murcutt
Interview with Author – Patricia M. Muhammad
About Patricia M. Muhammad: Patricia M. Muhammad is an American fiction author of crossover contemporary romance/science fiction, science fiction/fantasy, mystery/detective romance and historical romance genres. She often incorporates interracial romance and multi-racial characters into her storylines. Patricia has currently written 20 novels. She is working on her next book manuscript. Before penning fiction, Patricia emerged as an international legal history scholar and academic author, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Patricia M. Muhammad
Angel of Mercy by Melina Druga
Angel of Mercy by Melina Druga “Melina creates a very fast moving plot which keeps us riveted throughout the book. I enjoyed the tight pace of Melina’s book, the conversations of the people in the book and the picturesque descriptions of those bygone times and places.” – Orla Connors for Zavesti A nurse reluctantly sacrifices her career for marriage. An impending war will change her, and her husband’s, life forever. Feisty, ambitious and stubborn Hettie Steward is thrilled to start a … [Read more...] about Angel of Mercy by Melina Druga
Flowers by Night by Lucy May Lennox
Flowers by Night by Lucy May Lennox Japan, 1825: Low-ranking samurai Uchida Tomonosuke is a devotee of the way of manly love, but he has never pledged himself to another man. Until one day he accidentally crosses paths with Ichi, a beautiful blind masseur who challenges everything he thought he knew about love between men. Ichi is independent and confident, but his blindness means he is considered a non-person in the rigid social hierarchy. Tomonosuke is torn between his passion for this … [Read more...] about Flowers by Night by Lucy May Lennox
Interview with Author – P. A. Duncan
About P. A. Duncan: P. A. Duncan is a former commercial pilot and aviation safety official (aka a bureaucrat, but one with an overactive imagination), who loves history, politics, and spies. Somehow, she merges all three in her fiction about recent history and current events. She is proud of her 30+ years of public service in the U.S. government's Federal Aviation Administration. A graduate of Madison College, now James Madison University, Duncan lives and writes in the beautiful … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – P. A. Duncan
FEATURED BOOK: The Late Mr. Cary A 1920s Mystery by Michael Campeta
THE LATE MR. CARY by Michael Campeta Of all times to travel to upstate New York, Megan Cary told herself as she hurried into Grand Central Station, it was at the height of a blizzard. It is January 1928. Megan Cary, a young and stylish librarian, is on her way to the state library conference. On the train, Meg meets Janet Faraday who confides that she killed her son’s father six years earlier—and got away with it. With her marriage crumbling, Meg can no longer tolerate her husband Adam’s … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: The Late Mr. Cary A 1920s Mystery by Michael Campeta
A Poor Man’s Supper by Jim Gulledge
A Poor Man's Supper by Jim Gulledge In the North Carolina mountains two people, destined to love each other, are doomed to be apart. Vancie Keller is trying to survive on her mother’s failing farm when her life is forever altered by the arrival of two men, Josiah Buckland and Jagger Hill. One, she will love, the other she will marry. She has a secret neither of them know. Orphaned as a teen, Josiah Buckland came down from the rugged mountains of North Carolina to try to find work and … [Read more...] about A Poor Man’s Supper by Jim Gulledge
Interview with Author – Gifford MacShane
About Gifford MacShane: Gifford MacShane is the author of historical fiction that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. Her novels feature a family of Irish immigrants who settle in the Arizona Territory. With an accessible literary style, MacShane draws out her characters' hidden flaws and strengths as they grapple with both physical and emotional conflicts. Singing almost before she could talk, MacShane has always loved folk music, whether it be Irish, Appalachian, or the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Gifford MacShane
Interview with Author – Michael Kenneth Smith
About Michael Kenneth Smith: MICHAEL KENNETH SMITH is a former mechanical engineer and retired business owner who has always had a knack for telling stories. An avid Civil War buff and meticulous researcher, he is the author of several works of historical fiction, including The Thin Gray Line, book three of a Civil War trilogy. What inspires you to write? The concept that somebody can write a story that captivates and/or educates a reader is inspiring. In addition, as an author, reducing to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Michael Kenneth Smith
