Philip was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, growing up in the shadow of Mt. St.Helens. He currently lives in Seattle, where he is a proud member of the LGBTQ community. In his free time he writes and sips tea and coffee while reading more than is typical of a ‘normal’ human being.

Julie Embleton is a paranormal fantasy author from Dublin, Ireland. She writes tenacious, kick-ass females who can rescue themselves, thanks very much, gutsy heroes with tender hearts, and heinous villains who thrive on chaos. Her stories weave suspense, romance, and magick, mostly with happy endings, but she does enjoy leaving her readers hanging with the occasional cliffhanger.

Julie lives by the shores of the moody Irish Sea, and when not writing, can be found with her second great love; tarot. Her Me-Time typically includes reading, enjoying the outdoors, or watching Turkish soap operas.

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Rebecca F. Kenney writes spicy fantasy romance about sassy, strong women and hot guys with tragic backstories... pirates, warlords, demons, Fae, and royals. Her main series are the "Wicked Darlings" series (spicy Fae retellings of the Nutcracker, Wonderland, and Oz), the "Dark Rulers" series (standalones in a shared world), and the "For the Love of the Villain" series of genderbent fairytales. Other books include a post-apocalyptic vampire romance trilogy ("The Vampires Will Save You"), a demon romance "Interior Design for Demons," a dark mermaid fantasy duet, and other spicy retellings.

Rebecca is represented by Eva Scalzo of Speilburg Literary. She lives in upstate South Carolina with her handsome blue-eyed husband and two smart, energetic kids.

For updates and information about upcoming novels, follow on Instagram @rebeccafkenneybooks, on Twitter @RebeccaFKenney1, and on TikTok @rebeccafkenney

Helen Whistberry (she/they) is the pen name for an indie author and artist who began writing after retiring from a long career working in libraries. She has published three novels in her Jim Malhaven Mysteries series, a collection of forest-themed short stories (The Melody of Trees), an animal fantasy tale (The Tail of Nightshade) as well as contributing horror and fantasy stories to numerous anthologies. Her most recent novel is Once Upon a Wave of Witches, a unique and uplifting fantasy adventure with co-author Eli Belt. Helen's whimsical digital artwork focuses on the natural world and she also loves to read and review books by fellow indie and small press authors.

Born in Redditch, England, to a solicitor and an ex-military man, one of Katherine "Kate" Macdonald's earliest memories was of watching her parents disappear behind the pages of a book and wanting to follow them. For her, books were little pocket dimensions that could be carried about, and the safest way to have a very real adventure.

Rather than rebel during her teenage years, she spent most of them locked up in her room, furiously writing down the hundreds of stories filling her head. Her little sister Kirsty served as her primary audience, and first fan. Without her, Macdonald would never have continued to write.

After completing a BA in English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University, she moved to Exeter to train as an English teacher, and then to Kent to start her career. It was only after surviving a year of parenthood and a full-time job on less than six hours a night that she finally gained the courage to publish her most recent work, "The Rose and the Thorn" a retelling of Beauty and the Beast inspired by a dream of a girl surrounded by snow in a field of flowers.

At her heart, Macdonald is storyteller, and it is her dream to inspire others in the way that she has been inspired.

She currently lives in Devon with her manic 2-year-old, in a cabin in the woods.

Jacob Klop was born in Montreal, but now lives just outside Toronto, Canada with his wife, two kids and a spoiled persian cat. Jacob has been writing in some form or other throughout most of his life, but has only recently devoted a significant amount of time to completing the novels he dream about. Sadly, Jacob can't write in his sleep or he would be able to spend his waking hours watching hockey, reading books, and playing video games. When the writing bug bites all the other interests in his life tend to get neglected. As for work, well, Jacob's an accountant, so I guess he's got a thing for both numbers and letters.

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L.T. writes mostly speculative fiction shorts and novels while spending her days raising her children and satisfying her never-ending thirst for knowledge through reading, meeting people, and first-hand life experiences. She writes for various age groups and has several published short stories in the literary, historical, fantasy, and speculative fiction genres.