About Vicki Tapia: A native Montanan, Vicki Tapia has lived in south central Montana for most of her life. International speaker and advocate for breastfeeding and most recently, dementia awareness, she is the author of two books and numerous articles. Her first book, Somebody Stole My Iron: A Family Memoir of Dementia, began as a diary to help her cope with caregiving, after both parents were diagnosed with dementia. This memoir was a finalist in the 2015 High Plains Book Awards. Vicki’s … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Vicki Tapia
My Lady Zane by Steven M. Sullivan
Inspired by exciting true events in our history in the time of the American Revolution! Letters from the States came often and, sometimes, more than five at a time. Marines do love to get mail Not email. The real thing. Good old U.S. Post mail. Handwritten. Had to be. It was 2003 and Sergeant Leah Ann Sullivan read her mail every day, addressed to her 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which was just south of Fallujah, Iraq. The mail was from her grandmother, with whom she was very close. One … [Read more...] about My Lady Zane by Steven M. Sullivan
Pianist in a Bordello by Mike C. Erickson
Pianist in a Bordello by Mike C. Erickson Pianist in a Bordello What would happen if a politician decided to tell the truth—the whole truth? Richard Youngblood, aspiring Congressman, is about to find out. He’s running on a platform of honesty and transparency—and against the advice of his friends and advisers he’s decided to start with himself. His autobiography will lay his entire life bare before voters just days before the election. And what a life he’s had. Born in a commune and named … [Read more...] about Pianist in a Bordello by Mike C. Erickson
Interview with Author – David Lee Summers
About David Lee Summers: David Lee Summers is the author of ten novels and over one hundred short stories and poems. His writing spans a wide range of the imaginative from science fiction to fantasy to horror. David’s novels include The Astronomer's Crypt, which is a horror novel inspired by his work at an astronomical observatory, and The Brazen Shark, which was voted best steampunk novel in the 2017 Preditors and Editors Reader's Poll. His short stories and poems have appeared in … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – David Lee Summers
Interview with Author – Leta McCurry
About Leta McCurry: Tale-spinner. Revealer of secrets. A dog’s best friend. Cornbread and fried okra country girl. Lives in Arizona, and enjoys writing, reading, the open road on a Stallion motorcycle (trike–as a passenger), good food, travel, genealogy, and a large, fun-loving family. Favorite destinations: Ireland and Singapore. Author of “High Cotton Country” and “A Shadow Life” and presently writing her third novel, “Dancing to the Silence.” What inspires you to write? I can't … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Leta McCurry
Interview with Author – Apple Gidley
About Apple Gidley: Apple Gidley, an Anglo-Australian author, whose life has been spent absorbing countries and cultures, considers herself a global nomad. She currently divides her time between Houston, Texas and St Croix, in the US Virgin Islands. She has moved 26 times, and has called twelve countries home (Papua New Guinea, Thailand, The Netherlands and nine others), and her experiences are described in her first book, Expat Life Slice by Slice (Summertime 2012). Her roles have been … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Apple Gidley
Interview with Author – Emma Rose Millar
About Emma Rose Millar: I'm a single mother and an author of historical fiction, living in the UK. I also work part time as a sign language interpreter. My first novel, Five Guns Blazing, based on the true story of pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, won the Chaucer Award For Historical Fiction, (Legend Category) in 2014. My novel, The Women Friends: Selina, inspired by Gustav Klimt's sensuous masterpiece, was shortlisted for the Goethe Award for Late Historical Fiction, in 2016. I am … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Emma Rose Millar
When the Hunters Came by Dr. Amber J. Godwin
This is the story of a group of individuals facing the continued unexpected consequences of knowing their past lives and their continued struggle to save themselves from The Funder and her army of Hunters. PRINCESS, was content living her small-town life, without knowing her soul’s history, until the soul-hunter broke into her home. Upon meeting, Hunter and Princess are immediately drawn to each other with a familiar chemistry only Hunter understands. Still, Hunter had an allegiance to the … [Read more...] about When the Hunters Came by Dr. Amber J. Godwin
Interview with Author – Leanna Englert
About Leanna Englert: I'm a former freelance writer in fields ranging from healthcare to manufacturing. Causes on behalf of preventing blindness and serving blind people have been a lifelong interest. At one point I belonged to a little band of volunteers who transcribed print books into Braille. Years later, I had an opportunity to use my ability to read Braille (by sight, not by touch) and write it when I taught the first blind student mainstreamed into an Omaha, Nebraska, high … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Leanna Englert
Mistress Suffragette by Diana Forbes
A young woman without prospects at a ball in Gilded Age Newport, Rhode Island is a target for a certain kind of “suitor.” At the Memorial Day Ball during the Panic of 1893, impoverished but feisty Penelope Stanton quickly draws the unwanted advances of a villainous millionaire banker who preys on distressed women—the incorrigible Mr. Daggers. Skilled in the art of flirtation, Edgar Daggers is not without his charms, and Penelope is attracted to him against her better judgment. Meanwhile a … [Read more...] about Mistress Suffragette by Diana Forbes
Interview with Author – T.H. Simon
About T.H. Simon: Born in Newport, RI, I’ve wanted to be a writer ever since my first “books” included crayons and stick figures. I earned a bachelor’s degree with dual majors in Mathematics and Political Science from Union College in Schenectady, NY, and a Master’s in Public Policy from George Washington University in Washington, DC, where my wife and I met and currently reside. In the next week, around the time my second novel (The Secret of Siam) will be released, my wife and I will welcome … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – T.H. Simon
Interview with Author – J.D.R. Hawkins
About J.D.R. Hawkins: J.D.R. Hawkins is an award-winning author who has written for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, e-zines, and blogs. She is one of only a few female Civil War authors, and uniquely describes the front lines from a Confederate perspective. Her Renegade Series includes A Beautiful Glittering Lie, winner of the John Esten Cooke Fiction Award and the B.R.A.G. Medallion, A Beckoning Hellfire, which is also an award winner, and A Rebel Among Us, recipient of the 2017 John Esten … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – J.D.R. Hawkins