About Tam May: Tam May grew up in the United States and earned her B.A. and M.A in English. She worked as an English college instructor and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher before she became a full-time writer. She started writing when she was 14, and writing became her voice. She writes fiction characters who examine their past in order to move into their future and are influenced by the time in which they live. Her first book, a collection of contemporary short stories titled … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Tam May
Interview with Author – Roger B. Burt
About Roger B. Burt: I'm supposed to tell you about me. The problem is I'm still trying to figure out who I am even as I move into advanced years. I'll try. One essential part of my life has been to explore the "what if". I don't believe much of anything is to be taken for granted. Early in life I thought I would go into nuclear physics because all this strange stuff was being discovered. But I ended up getting a doctorate in clinical psychology at Duke … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Roger B. Burt
Interview with Author – Lily Iona MacKenzie
About Lily Iona MacKenzie: About me? A Canadian by birth, a high school dropout, and a mother at 17, in my early years, I supported myself as a stock girl in the Hudson’s Bay Company, as a long-distance operator for the former Alberta Government Telephones, and as a secretary (Bechtel Corp sponsored me into the States). I also was a cocktail waitress at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, briefly broke into the male-dominated world of the docks as a longshoreman (I was the first woman to work … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Lily Iona MacKenzie
Interview with Author – Rachel Veznaian
About Rachel Veznaian: Born and raised in Massachusetts, Rachel Veznaian attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she majored in English. After school, she returned to Boston, where she now lives, works, and writes. Her works include Ballardvale Blues and A Life Stage Soundcheck. What inspires you to write? I find that events in my life are generally what sparks an idea and that usually centers around an interpersonal relationship. Both novels I've written are … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rachel Veznaian
A Divided Mind by M. Billiter
What if the only friend you have isn’t real? When the voices in his head begin to make sense, high school senior Branson Kovac turns to the one friend he’s still got… only to discover he’s not really there. Targeted Age Group:: Young Adult and Up What Inspired You to Write Your Book? “A Divided Mind,” started with a phone call. It was the day before a major college kickoff event I had helped plan for more than a year. I was crazily finalizing last-minute details when my son, Kyle, … [Read more...] about A Divided Mind by M. Billiter
Interview with Author – Susan Welch
About Susan Welch: SUSAN WELCH grew up in Minnesota and Wisconsin with either her nose in a book or her toes in the water. She earned a Masters in International Management and built an international career in the brewing industry, and now works for a company focused on regional agriculture, new technologies, and craft brewing. When not traveling for work or pleasure, she spends her time either on the family houseboat in Seattle or in a cabin in the woods of Lummi Island, preferably with her … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Susan Welch
Rosalind by Judith Deborah
Rosalind by Judith Deborah "There’s everyone else in the world. And then there is you." World-class heart surgeon Dr. Peter Sutter runs his life with the instinctive precision of a master of the universe. But when he leaves the operating room, the only living thing waiting for him is a golden retriever. Then a chance encounter with an enigmatic woman changes everything. Exploring the depths of Rosalind's intoxicating body and captivating spirit, Peter quickly falls under her spell. … [Read more...] about Rosalind by Judith Deborah
Interview with Author – Janna Yeshanova
About Janna Yeshanova: Janna…Every one of her classmates was enchanted with her name, her beauty and her grace. We looked up to her. We lived on the same street in a sunny Soviet Republic, postwar children with wonderful hard working parents. Her mother decorated with medals from WWII to us was legendary. Her mother and father were attorneys…protectors. And suddenly among sunlight, a dark cloud snuck into her life, both parents lost their jobs. Protectors were moved out of the way….those from … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Janna Yeshanova
Becoming Carlotta: A Biographical Novel by Brenda Murphy
Hazel Tharsing was born in California in 1888. Intensely shy, she learned to meet the world as the glamorous actress Carlotta Monterey, by far the greatest acting role of her twenty-year career. Counted among the most beautiful women in America, she married a British aristocrat in London, then the twenty-year-old son of her mother’s lover in San Francisco, then a famous artist in New York, and finally America’s greatest playwright, Eugene O’Neill, in Paris. This novel about her life is an … [Read more...] about Becoming Carlotta: A Biographical Novel by Brenda Murphy
Interview with Author – Donna Cummins
About Donna Cummins: After the success of Donna Cummins’ debut Mystery/Thriller RAIN OF TERROR, Book 1 in The Blacklick Valley Mystery Series and named to “Best Kindle Books of 2015” by Digital Book Today, came A REASON TO KILL, ANGUISH, DEADLY SECRETS, and now NIGHTMARE, the final book in the series. A REASON TO KILL, a gripping Romantic Suspense, exposes the horrific crime of domestic violence in powerful, graphic detail-- an issue for which the author has a deep concern. ANGUISH is a … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Donna Cummins
Interview with Author – Carrie Mumford
About Carrie Mumford: Carrie Mumford has lived on both the East and West coasts of Canada, and many places in between. She completed a degree in English literature, and went on to complete a master’s in information studies. Carrie now lives in Calgary, Alberta, with her husband, three naughty cats, and one rambunctious dog. What inspires you to write? I get story ideas from questions I have ("What if...?"), from the feeling a movie or song gives me, and from hearing interesting … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Carrie Mumford
Fateful Voyage by Danielle Van Alst
What lengths would you go to for love? A terminally ill heiress trying to make the most of what little time she has left and a suave mobster on the run from the executioners electric chair, meet and fall in love on a trans-pacific crossing from San Francisco to Tokyo, each without knowing the other’s tragic secret. Little do they know, they are each journeying toward their doomed fate while cheerfully masquerading under ballroom lights, breezy late night dinners, cocktails conversations, and a … [Read more...] about Fateful Voyage by Danielle Van Alst