About Kristen Palana: I'm an artist, educator, and author based in Rome, Italy. Since 2000 I've taught university students in Rome as well as in and around the NYC area. Since 2014 I also help 10K+ online students in over 140 countries. In my courses and books, I aim to empower ordinary people to do extraordinary things. I specialize in turning complex information into something simple, memorable, and easy-to-understand in as short amount of time as possible. My goal is for students and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kristen Palana
Getting It Right the Second Time Around by Jennifer Frank
Alison is a 28 year old living in Boston who is more-or-less happy in her somewhat boring life. She is challenged by the terms of her eccentric aunt’s will to fix a big mistake she made as a college senior - turning down law school for love. While having everything from her job to her apartment disrupted, she has to decide if she’s willing to re-do things the right way around this time, or if she’s courageous enough to find her own path. Having been burned by love before, she is hesitant in … [Read more...] about Getting It Right the Second Time Around by Jennifer Frank
Interview with Author – Ginny L. Yttrup
About Ginny L. Yttrup: Ginny L. Yttrup is the award-winning author of Words, Lost and Found, Invisible, and Flames which releases September 22, 2015. She writes contemporary women's fiction and enjoys exploring the issues everyday women face. Publishers Weekly dubbed Ginny's work "as inspiring as it is entertaining." When not writing, Ginny coaches writers, critiques manuscripts, and makes vintage-style jewelry for her Esty shop, Storied Jewelry. She loves dining with friends, hanging out with … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ginny L. Yttrup
Summer Unbroken by Amy Spade
Claire knows she’s broken; she feels it jabbing at her, rough and jagged. Everything changes when she meets Jake. Suddenly, Claire doesn’t feel so damaged or lost. Life starts making sense. But when a world catastrophe explodes into both their worlds, Jake, always a soldier first, is called to serve half a world away. Claire has no idea what to expect. Because, really, how could she have known, how could anyone have known, what could happen in one month, or six? What can change in a year? What … [Read more...] about Summer Unbroken by Amy Spade
Interview with Author – Helen Burns
About Helen Burns: I am an Australian born and raised writer and serial traveller, lucky to live in Byron Bay, first place to see the sun rise and the most easterly point of our continent. My writing includes poetry, part-time book reviewing, travel articles, fiction and non-fiction. An encounter in Iran inspired a prize winning poem at the 2007 Byron Bay Writers’ Festival. In the following year I was guest poet at Southern Cross University’s International Human Rights and Peace … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Helen Burns
Going Through the Change: A Menopausal Superhero Novel by Samantha Bryant
Going through "the change" isn't easy on any woman. Mood swings, hot flashes, hormonal imbalances, and itchy skin are par for the course. But for these four seemingly unrelated women, menopause brought changes none of them had ever anticipated--super-heroic changes. Helen discovers a spark within that reignites her fire. Jessica finds that her mood is lighter, and so is her body. Patricia always had a tough hide, but now even bullets bounce off her. Linda doesn't have trouble opening the … [Read more...] about Going Through the Change: A Menopausal Superhero Novel by Samantha Bryant
Interview with Author – Loreen James-Fisher
About Loreen James-Fisher: I was raised in Los Angeles, CA and have two daughters. When I'm not reading or writing, I enjoy watching movies, baking and crafting. I am the author of the Back Down Memory Lane Series which includes the books: "I Don't Want to Lose You;" "It Ain't Over til It's Over;" "Someone to Love You;" and "Can You Stand the Rain." What inspires you to write? When I was a little girl, I stuttered a lot and chose to write my thoughts down instead of verbalizing them to keep … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Loreen James-Fisher
Interview with Author – G. Eric Francis
About G. Eric Francis: Hello! You know, I hate talking about myself, but I do love talking about why I write. I always have crazy ideas floating through my head, whether it be about undercover chickens, kids who discover the cure for some deadly disease, or other strange concepts that I will eventually get from head to keyboard. I was born in NYC in the late 1960's (so I remember when "Scooby Doo" actually was good). I graduated from Syracuse University in the 1990s, and moved out to the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – G. Eric Francis
Interview with Author – Kelly Tonelli
About Kelly Tonelli: Kelly Tonelli is a clinical psychologist working in private practice with patients who are experiencing life transitions, many of whom are teenage girls. She happily relocated from Michigan to Southern California to attend Pepperdine University and fell in love with the sunshine (snow is cold). She’s been fortunate to have spent time working and learning at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) before going into private practice. She divides her time between her … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kelly Tonelli
Interview with Author – Susan Peterson Wisnewski
About Susan Peterson Wisnewski: Susan Peterson Wisnewski is an indie author from the Northeast. She writes thrillers filled with suspense and a sprinkling of chick lit and horror. From a cruncher of numbers to a stringer of words, she decided it was time to follow her dreams and put down on paper all of those stories that floated around in her head. Raised in New York City and Long Island, she is a consummate shopaholic having been given the gift of style from her mother and grandmother. … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Susan Peterson Wisnewski
Interview with Author – Marguerite Arnold
About Marguerite Arnold: Marguerite Arnold is a veteran journalist, writer and filmmaker. She has a background in IT, finance, law, sustainability and state and national politics in the United States as well as a history as a new economy entrepreneur. Born in New York City, she spent her childhood in London and returned to the United States as a teenager. She attended UNC Chapel Hill and spent her working life in the U.S. between Washington D.C. and New York City. In 2013, she decided to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Marguerite Arnold
The Anatomy of Desire by Ayana Prende
Eight months into her marriage, Katherine Forrester has yet to share her husband's bed. Stricken terrified by the mere notion of giving her body, she has been incapable of consummating the union. Her once patient husband is becoming increasingly irascible, and her mother-in-law despairs that the marriage has yet to result in pregnancy. So, Katherine is sent to a doctor who specialises in the treatment of 'female hysteria'. Intelligent and well-read on all manner of subjects, the young Mrs … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of Desire by Ayana Prende
