Molly R. Anderson
Originally from the PNW, Molly found herself starting her own businesses before eventually returning to the arts and falling back in love with writing. With a passion for exploration, travel, and the mysteries of the paranormal, she now channels those curiosities into her stories. This is just the beginning of her journey into the world of storytelling—and she’s only just getting started.
Katey Hawthorne
Katey Hawthorne loves queer romance. Originally from the Appalachian foothills of West Virginia, she currently lives in Pittsburgh with her family of one other human and many furry creatures. In her spare time, she enjoys travel, comic books, B-movies, loud music, video games, Epiphones, and Bushmills. Her favorite causes include animal rescue and bisexual representation in media. She is an unashamed fangirl and collects nerdy tattoos like she’s trying to prove it.
Steven Gellman
Steven Gellman is an award-winning songwriter turned author. Inspired by his early reading of Judy Blume’s groundbreaking stories, Steven has found his passion for writing coming-of-age fiction that centers LGBTQ+voices and the real-life challenges of navigating adolescence in an ever-changing world.
Steven has long championed authentic queer storytelling — first through song, now through fiction. Billboard Magazine once praised him as one of the ‘out-queer tunesmiths [...] making waves along the coffeehouse circuit.’ His debut album Photobook was nominated for Debut Album of the Year by the Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards (GLAMA). His latest release, All You Need, was a finalist for four Wammie Awards and earned a silver from the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest for “Twenty-Nine.”
When he’s not writing, Steven can be found sipping a cup of Dark Rose tea and plotting new adventures for his book club, Tea & Peril. Now in its tenth year, the club has hosted a growing number of New York Times bestselling authors including Travis Baldree, Sarah Beth Durst, Emily X.R. Pan, Eleanor Brown, and William Kent Krueger.
His debut novel Somewhere in Nowhere will be published by NineStar Press (April 14, 2026). Steven lives in Maryland’s Piedmont region with his husband and a houseful of rescued companion animals.
C.L. Merklinger
C.L. Merklinger - the author of The Verge, the upcoming Baker’s Dozen Trilogy and the Realms and Realities Series, grew up with an insatiable appetite for reading and all things scary. Inspired by Horror Authors such as Ray Bradbury; Stephen King; Dean Koontz; and Edgar Allan Poe, she was also deeply influenced by great Mystery Character Authors such as Lawrence Sanders, Agatha Christie and Mary Higgins Clark. C.L. has a new short story - The Verge - A huge departure from her prior work, this short story was inspired and influenced by both Ray Bradbury and Alfred Hitchcock. C.L. resides in San Antonio, TX where she dabbles in photography, submerges herself in true crime and explores all things spooky.
CS Patra
CS Patra is the Amazon bestselling author of several book series. They include but are not limited to The Reaper's Apprentices, Operation: Genome, Cirque Macabre, Portman's Creamery mysteries, The Patterns & Parallels Saga, Ghosts of Burning Inn, and Flavors of Love. She loves to dabble in different genres and loves to cross over. Her personal favorite thing is write about female characters in different situations. She is also fond of writing many LGBT stories and stories focused on PoCs.
Although she does work during the day, most of her nights are taking up by writing. A native of North Carolina, she currently lives in Nebraska with her husband. She loves ladybugs, yellow roses, movies, book signings, mysteries, watching old Youtube videos, ghost stories, gossip, music, people making her fanart, museums, ice cream, and being a wisecrack though not all in that order. Writing and peacocks hit the top of her list though.
K.B. Riley
K.B. Riley writes for the ones who feel everything too deeply and still choose to hope anyway. Her stories are born from the messy spaces between survival and healing, between the scars we hide and the love we dare to believe in.
Born and raised in Texas, Riley has always been drawn to storytelling as a way to connect, process, and make sense of the world. She first dreamed up The Chronicles of Fate more than a decade ago—while crashing on a friend’s couch, grieving a broken marriage, and carrying more pain than anyone should have to bear. Through years of trauma, survival, and slow healing, the story waited. And she kept coming back to it.
Now, over ten years later, stability has found her. So has softness, and something sacred. Marked by Fate is the book that waited for her to be ready, and she hopes it finds the readers who need it most—just like it found her.
When she’s not writing, Riley helps manage The Woods Park & Pavilion, a nonprofit event venue that supports Homeless to Home Animal Rescue and Cat Sanctuary. She also enjoys playing the flute, reading, volunteering, bingeing the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and getting way too emotionally invested in video games.
Marked by Fate is her debut novel and the first in The Chronicles of Fate series, where she explores identity, choice, and the quiet rebellion of becoming who you truly are. She currently lives in Marion, Ohio with her family and their fur babies, where she continues to write the next chapter.
Melinda Valentine
Melinda Valentine is an award-winning author of contemporary, suspense, paranormal, and dark romance. She believes chocolate and music can soothe the soul.
When she's not writing, you can find her reading, baking, spending time with her family, and trying to convince her husband that "one more puppy won't hurt."
Mystika
Mystika is an oracle of the supernatural realm, gifted with the ability to perceive and record the intricate stories of magical beings. Her writing serves as a bridge between worlds, ensuring that these tales of wonder, power, and mystery are never forgotten. When she’s not weaving the destines of the supernatural into captivating narratives, Mystika enjoys the enchantments of everyday life with her magical husband and their mischievous warlock toddler. Together, they create a world filled with love, magic, and stories that transcend time.
M. Flagg
Mickey Flagg is a multiple award-winning paranormal fiction author whose imaginative world building is attuned to the uncanny and echoes with the promise of destiny. Adventure, suspense, and romance are woven through plots brimming with supernatural tension. In each tapestry of passion and peril, fate will always have one last card to play. Also published in the field of music education, she is a life-long New Jersey resident, a member of Liberty States Fiction Writers, NJ Author’s Network, and NJRW.
Andi Lynn
Chasing Forever One Page at a Time!
When I'm not working on Happily Ever After's for you lovely people; you can find me on the warm sand by the ocean with a drink in one hand and my favorite book in the other!
I love to ride motorcycles with music blaring and the wind in my hair to clear my head and get the muses talking. I have too many bags and shoes but never too many books.
I write Suspense, with heat and sweet sprinkled in.
Lauren Kutney
Lauren Kutney writes fantasy romance that blends suspense, action, and heartfelt love stories for readers of all ages. Her novels explore the joy, complexity, and challenges of relationships—always with the belief that everyone deserves a happy ending.
With 18 years of experience in human resources and a master’s degree in human resources & employee relations, Lauren has spent her career listening to people’s stories. That insight into human connection now fuels her writing, giving her characters depth, authenticity, and emotional resonance.
Born and raised in South Florida in a lively family of six, Lauren grew up surrounded by love, laughter, and plenty of noise—an energy that is still influencing her storytelling.
Ali Lucia Sky/Clare Lukas
Ali Lucia Sky is the author of The Powers That Be and the Somnolence series. She lives in the Poconos with her husband and a house full of kitty cats. Despite her father's dismay, she’s trying to seduce a squirrel to be her new friend.
She loves laughing, vegan food, and supporting her local coffee shop.
When she isn’t writing or dreaming of new stories, she can be found Googling new places to travel because she suffers from wanderlust.
If you encounter her in the wild, don’t be offended if she runs away. She’s timid with strangers but can be plied with shiny things and pictures of your cat or dog.
She’s a weirdo like that.
Sheri Queen
Born in a rural town along the Hudson River. A child who lived in an old library. A woman who wanted more than to read books and decided to write them. Sheri Queen received her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She loves to depict the history and folklore of the Hudson Valley in her writing.
Kristin MacQueen
Kristin is the magic behind The Boys of Mulberry Lane. From this first series she has created an entire world for us to call home. Often you can find little “Easter Eggs” throughout her books as well as character crossovers.
She resides in Pennsylvania just outside Philly with her husband, children, and several furry friends. When she isn’t writing she enjoys sewing/crafting, reading, and spending time with her family camping and exploring nature. She also works part time in the operating room which grants the medical knowledge she shares in her books.
So how did Kristin come to be an author? The simple answer….boredom. While her husband was away for work after the little monsters had already been tucked snuggly in their beds, she sat down to dip into an idea that she thought would be “just for funsies”. Now, 40-ish books later you can find her up at all hours writing away, because who needs sleep anyway?
ML Nystrom
I've had stories in my head since I was a child. All sorts of stories of fantasy, romance, mystery and anything else that captured my interest. I'm a voracious reader, and have spent many hours in my life devouring books, therefore it's only fitting I should write a few myself!
I've spent most of my life as a performing musician and band instrument repair technician, but that doesn't mean I'm pigeon-holed into one mold. I've been a university professor, belly dancer, craftsperson, soap maker, singer, rock band artist, jewelry maker and whatever else I feel like exploring. As one of my students said to me once, "Life's too short to ignore the opportunities." I have no intention of ever stopping so welcome to my story world. I hope you enjoy it!
Colleen Tews
Colleen Tews is a nerdy pagan from Northeast Ohio. When she isn’t writing or reading, she travels to Comic Conventions and Book Fairs with her husband. She collects Avatar: The Last Airbender Funko Pops. She has most of them autographed.
Colleen is a survivor. From domestic violence to sepsis to breast cancer, she fought back against them all. She is also an advocate for Women’s Rights and Mental Health Awareness. As an animal lover, she also speaks out against animal mutilation.
Magnolia Xen
Self-published author, romance reader, and full-time arguer with my characters.
I spend most of my time reading romance in all forms, dreaming up new worlds, while developing spicy paranormal stories full of power, passion, and chaos. My books are filled with dominant female heroines, strong fated mates, dark explicit themes, and high-stake power plays. One day I might be writing a female alpha wolf fighting for her crown, the next, a morally gray female dragon, ready to burn everything down for what she wants. Then a century-old vampire willing to brave the sun for the ones she love, or a powerful witch brewing trouble everywhere she goes.
You never really know what my crafty, unapologetic, and chaotic mind will come up with, but I hope readers enjoy my form of therapy just as much as I enjoy writing it.
My husband is my biggest fan. He believes I can do anything I put my mind to and constantly encourages me to go after every passion placed on my heart.
Always let your perseverance and determination guide you back to your safe spot.
Whitney Gayle
Whitney Gayle was raised in rural America on a small family farm. There was always work to be done taking care of the animals, crops, gardens, or siblings. She often took books to the woods or barns and occasionally up in a tree to have a few minutes to read. When she graduated from high school, she joined the Marine Corps for education and adventure. This is where she met and married the love of her life. While enjoying the military life and traveling the world, they raised their family. Having been an avid reader her entire life and occasionally writing shorts, Whitney finally started writing in earnest after becoming an empty nester.
In her writings, Whitney combines real-life experiences with a splash of fantasy, a dash of mystery, and a budding romance. Her writings consist of YA, NA, and Contemporary Romance genres.
Nicole M. Wolverton
Armed with a master’s degree in storytelling and horror, and a twisted interest in gastrohorror, Philadelphia-area horror and thriller author Nicole M. Wolverton is fascinated by the terror lurking in every meal. She’s the author of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters (2025), The Trajectory of Dreams (2013), and the upcoming Meat Sweats (2026).