Tara Randel is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author. Family values, a hint of mystery, and, of course, love, are her favorite themes because she believes love is the greatest gift of all. She has received the Heart of Excellence Readers' Choice Award and the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award. Visit Tara at www.tararandel.com or like her Facebook page, Tara Randel Books.
Patricia Johns writes from Alberta, Canada where she lives with her husband and son. She has her Honors BA in English Literature and has written Amish romance for Harlequin, Kensington Books, and has a new miniseries starting in 2025 with Bethany House. She loves prairie skies and time with her family. You can find her online on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or on her website at patriciajohns.com.
Laurie Batzel lives in the Poconos with her husband, their four two-legged children and their two four legged children, Stuart the Corgi and Midge the Marvelous Rescue Pup. Her first book, With My Soul, was published in 2019 and her essays can be found in several editions of Chicken Soup for the Soul, as well as online at McSweeney’s Internet Tendencies, Longreads and Harvard University’s Tuesday Magazine. When not writing romance that is equal parts swoons, sniffles and smiles, she can be found watching too much TV under too many blankets, testing the acceptable limits of caffeine consumption and perfecting her recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Learn more at authorlauriebatzel.com
With a major in Biochemistry and a minor in English Literature, Linda has always sought to blend her passion for science with her love for writing. Transitioning from a clinical research scientist to a celebrated author, she is a NJRW Golden Leaf recipient, N.N. Light’s Book Heaven 2021 Best Paranormal Romance Award winner, and the 2022 HOLT Medallion Winner for Speculative Fiction. She crafts memorable characters and places them in challenging predicaments. Believing firmly that choices matter and love triumphs, she ensures a happy ending in her stories. Currently, Linda presides over the Liberty States Fiction Writers. Her experience includes serving on the boards of various writing organizations, mentoring for RWA, and conducting writing workshops and conferences. An avid traveler who dabbles in baking, she resides in New Jersey with her son Chris, daughter-in-law Sara, and two dogs, Audi and Archer, who won her heart from the first bark.