Sharon E. Cathcart (she/her) is an award-winning author of historical romance, fiction, and short stories, known for blending meticulous research with captivating storytelling. Her work often explores themes of resilience, redemption, and love across various time periods and settings, including 17th-century Scotland and 19th-century New Orleans.

A proud member of the Historical Novel Society and Sisters in Crime, Sharon draws inspiration from real historical events, such as the Glencoe Massacre, which influences her latest work-in-progress, Highland Fire. This dual timeline novel explores past-life trauma and healing, bringing emotional depth to her richly crafted characters.

📚 Notable titles include Rose In Bloom, Bayou Fire, the Seen Through the Phantom's Eyes series, and the Pocketful of Stories collection. Sharon’s works span novels, short fiction, essays, and audio books, showcasing her versatility as a multigenre author.

Beyond her writing, Sharon is a passionate advocate for literary freedom, challenging censorship and encouraging dialogue about diverse and challenging topics. She also finds inspiration and solace in caring for her community of feral cats.

USA Today bestselling author Dan Alatorre has published more than 50 titles and is read in over a dozen languages around the world.

His fast-paced thrillers have gripped readers all over the globe, notably his USA Today bestseller Gamma Sequence medical thriller series, his successful murder mystery Double Blind series, the new Jett Thacker mystery series, and more. Readers can't put his books down.

Dan resides in the Tampa area with his wife and daughter.

Check out his Readers Club at DanAlatorre.com and find out about new releases before anyone else!

NEW! Jett Thacker Mysteries, a murder mystery series

- Tiffany Lynn Is Missing

- Killer In The Dark

The Gamma Sequence, a medical thriller series

- The Gamma Sequence

- Rogue Elements

- Terminal Sequence

- The Keepers

- Dark Hour

Double Blind, a murder mystery thriller series

- Double Blind

- Primary Target

- Third Degree

Horror Anthology series:

- Dark Passages

- Dark Voodoo

- Dark Intent

- Dark Thoughts

- Shadowland

- Wings & Fire

- Spellbound

- Nightmareland

- Dark Visions

- The Box Under The Bed

Paranormal Thriller/Horror:

- A Place Of Shadows

Sci Fi Time Travel Adventure:

- The Navigators

Comedy Romance:

- The Italian Assistant

And many more!

USA Today bestselling author Jenifer Ruff has crafted over fifteen gripping mystery-thriller and suspense novels that have captivated readers worldwide. Known for her intricate, twisty plots and compelling character development, Jenifer's work includes the award-winning Agent Victoria Heslin Series.

Visit Jenruff .com for more information and a world of page-turning intrigue and suspense.

Allison is a YA and mystery/suspense author, blogger, teacher, mom, wife, coffee and wine consumer, and owl enthusiast. Her blog includes humor posts, short stories, and posts on writing strategy, parenting, and teaching.

www.allisonmaruska.com

I have been writing creatively since 2006 when at a summer school with my family I wrote a short radio play. That led to a novel, some more courses, more novels, each better than the last until I took an MA at Sheffield Hallam. I published my first novel in 2014 - Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle. In 2015 a second followed - My Father and Other Liars. In 2016 I have an anthology of short stories out, Life, in a Grain of Sand. I have now added ‘memoir’ to my list of genres with the launch of Apprenticed To My Mother. Other novels can be found here. I write in a range of genres so there is something for everyone..

Before writing, I was a lawyer, ending up at the London Olympics. Now I mix writing with a range of activities, often walking to find inspiration or taking in a variety of sports events. I blog at Tangental - https://geofflepard.com/ and you can find more of my writing and poetry there.

Chuck Jackson is a retired accountant living in South East Florida. He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a BBA in Accounting. He spent the last 25 years working as the Budget Manager for a Special District in Palm Beach County. He was a member of the Government Finance Officer’s Association (GFOA) and Florida’s GFOA.

Since his retirement, Chuck has spent his years studying and enhancing his love for writing. In June 2016, he released his first book: One Month, 20 Days, and a Wake-Up. In July 2020, he released the 2nd Edition of One Month, 20 Days, and a Wake-UP. In July 2017, he released: What Did I Do? All books are available as an e-book or paperback. In 2019 his short story was included in Dan Alatorre’s Dark Vision, an anthology of horror stories. In 2020 his short story was included in Living Springs Publishers' Stories Through the Ages Baby Boomer's Plus 2020.

You can contact Chuck at his blog Website: www.chuckjacksonknowme.com

I love writing, it`s my passion. My genres include fantasy, horror, urban fantasy, and a mixture of all those. I love telling stories;period. I am married to my wonderful wife, who is my rock. Our daughter and our dog, german shepherd collie cross, are also my passions. To experience a moment of pure love is to experience the world.

Creativity is something I couldn`t live without.

I am also a Supernatural geek, and love my music. Punk, Goth, Rockabilly and visual Kei music from Japan.

The paranormal is my normal.

oh, and I also totally believe in faeries.

Southern-born Victoria Clapton is no stranger to writing. She completed her first book of poetry at age eight and her first novel at age thirteen. Multilingual, friend to all creatures, (and in particular, especially a friend to cats in need of rescue), Victoria is a forever curious world traveler with a mysterious knowledge of things and places that encompass many lives ago, an avid collector of saga books, a practicing vegetarian and yogini with her feet well balanced in earth’s splendor. She and her cat companions enjoy all things Viking, faery, vampire, new writing instruments, herbology and anime.

South African author, photographer, and artist, Robbie Cheadle, has written and illustrated seventeen children’s books, illustrated a further three children's books, and written and illustrated four poetry books. Her work has also appeared in poetry and short story anthologies.

Robbie also has two novels and a collection of short stories published under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.

Anne Marie Andrus has been an equestrienne, chorale singer, EMT, and baseball fan.

Roaming the back roads of New Jersey with her family, she found great respect for antiques, historical locations and the stories they hold. Her current list of favorite pastimes include coffee, bourbon, and Les Miserables--which requires more bourbon. She has been known to attend sporting events just for the flyover.

The inspiration for Anne Marie's series, Monsters & Angels, is her fascination with the supernatural and her passion for everything New Orleans.

I've always maintained that life is what you make it.

My Internet articles, stories, and photography combined have won well over 100 Editor Awards.

As an advocate of self-publishing and through writing contests sponsored and edited by Amazon's bestselling author Dan Alatorre, I came to be part of "The Box Under the Bed" horror genre anthology. "Dark Visions" and "Nightmareland," two other Alatorre productions, also include my story contributions.

Other short stories I've written in several different genres appear on my WordPress blogs, as well as chapters from my handcrafted Novels In A Nutshell and excerpts from my self-published novels.

My photography awards may be found a WordPress - My County Fair Exhibit - and at Pixoto.

A list of all my article and photography blogs may be found at WordPress - My Writing Life Xposed.

I'm a graduate of the correspondent Famous Writers School of Westport, Connecticut, in Fiction Writing (1968); a certificate graduate of The University of Toledo Continuing Education's "How to Write Contemporary Fiction" (1995); the Writer's Digest School's "The Novel Writing Workshop" (1997); and WDS's "Writing and Selling Short Stories" (2002.)

For a number of years, in two different stints, I was employed as a reporter/photographer by the Northwest-Signal in Napoleon, Ohio and by other newspapers local to my native Ohio area.

From 1972 to 1980, I lived in Vermont and participated in the establishment of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church near the twin cities of Barre and Montpelier.

Back in Ohio, while employed at local factories, I edited and published stories submitted by young writers across the country to my self-published children's magazine, "Connections."

Born in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, I grew up in the nearby small farm communities of Malinta, Grelton, and Holgate, where I graduated in 1964. In 2008, I retired in Napoleon, where I continue my writing and photography endeavors.

Christine is an author, teacher, blogger, black cat aficionado and horror lover. She is a recipient of the Tennessee Williams Literature Award and the Writer's Digest Short Story Award. She holds degrees in English and Education. Check out Christine's horror stories in all volumes of 'The Box Under the Bed' series. If you dare!

My name is Ellen Best, I live in East Anglia Suffolk, in the UK. With my wonderful husband John and the lovely Lilly, our Romanian rescue dog. I have been writing since I could read. I began with poetry and had my first poem published at twelve in a magazine under a pen name. But in 2012 I took early retirement to improve my craft and concentrate on writing.

I took part in NaNoWriMo in 2014 and successfully completed the challenge. 2015 saw my flash printed in Canadian magazine a long story short.

Flash fiction, gave me my first competition success as I claimed first prize at the UK blog award story in 2017, 2018 my first horror story was printed in an Anthology Dark Visions 2019 The association of retired police Officers included a story by me in a pamphlet to celebrate their centenary. 2019 saw the inclusion of a psychological thriller of mine between the pages of another Anthology Nightmareland.

2020 has been a strange year and I have been working on my debut novel which fingers crossed will be picked up by an agent and publishing house very soon. It is a contemporary historic novel set in the 1970s. A story of Shame, as 10yr old Mary is ripped from her parents, A tale of pain and fear ensues as they fight to get her back. All because of an anonymous letter.

The Fourth Anthology is ready to pre-order on Amazon called Spellbound a Horror Anthology. By Dan Alatorre and nineteen other Authors. I am proud to have a place between the pages of this book.

Heather Kindt grew up in Derry, New Hampshire, but now resides in the mountains of Colorado with her husband and two children. She loves writing YA fantasy and humorous fiction. Her debut novel, Ruby Slips and Poker Chips, won the Dan Alatorre Word Weaver Writing Contest. To learn more about her and the great things that are coming in her writing world, visit her website at http://heatherkindt.com.

Nick Vossen was raised on blockbuster films from the 80s and 90s as well as fantasy and sci-fi novels, comics and games. No matter the medium, his love for storytelling grew ever larger. Having always had a fascination with the fantastical and weird, he quickly grew fond of authors such as Terry Pratchett, H.P. Lovecraft, Neil Gaiman and many more. During the winter of 2017 Nick released an anthology of short, weird fiction entitled The Fissures Between Worlds, which delves into the strange places on Earth where time does not flow as it should. It was received quite favourably, and so Nick’s desire to tell more stories grew. He has since been privileged to appear in several other anthologies, magazines and short story compilations and has quite a few projects still in the works. His biggest fascinations and inspirations are old forgotten woodlands, the deepest depths of the oceans and the unsettling, uncanniness of retro futurism.

Nick graduated in Media- and Culture studies at Utrecht University in The Netherlands. He is currently working as a freelance creative writer and author. He also frequently works on projects in the Dutch indie-film industry, putting his talents to use in art-direction, set-dressing and of course screenwriting. His first novel, The Swansong Conspiracy (book 1 of the Eldritch Twins series) was released at the end of 2020 by Parliament House Press and is well received. The book series offers a unique blend of coming-of-age comedy, supernatural horror and mystery.

Alana Turner is a psychology student and avid story teller living in sunny Florida. She writes mostly fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Her stories tend to be full of action, bloodshed and characters you can't help but love. Currently she has published only short stories but is working on her debut novel.

You can follow her on social media to get up to date information!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authoralanaturner/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Alana_Turner

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlanaTurner

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Betty Valentine

Poet and author-currently living in the UK Channel Islands

My new book Radcliffe Road is currently out for editing, I hope to get it published by the end of the year.

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