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Karen Lynch is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Relentless and Fae Games series.

When she is not writing, Karen Lynch can be found baking, gardening, or hanging out by the ocean. A native of Newfoundland, Canada, she currently lives in Portland, Maine with her cat and her three dogs: Dax, Des, and Kenya.

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Quinn Loftis is the USA Today bestselling author of forty-three (and counting) novels, mostly in the Young Adult Paranormal Romance genre, including the award-winning Grey Wolves Series. The first book in that series, Prince of Wolves, has been downloaded over one million times.

When Quinn isn't writing, she's either decorating, crafting, or chasing around her three sons.

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A.L. Knorr is a USA Today bestselling author and award-winning fantasy writer. A Canadian living on the Mediterranean coast, she married her soul-mate.

Writing is not just a way of life for her, it's a compulsion.  She especially loves YA characters with sass, class, and a dash of magic. Her goal is to write mesmerizing stories of elemental transformation, adventure, friendship, and love. 

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Stacey Rourke is the award winning author of works that span genres, but possess the same flair for action and snarky humor. She lives in Florida with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two sweet pups. Stacey loves to travel, has more sunglasses than any one person could ever need, and considers herself blessed to make a career out of talking to the imaginary people that live in her head.

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Brenda Hiatt is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen novels of sparkling romantic adventure. While she started out writing Regency romps and other historical romance, she’s now having a blast with her Starstruck series. She loves the idea of secret fantasy and science fiction worlds coexisting with our own, where teens have to balance the mundane traumas and challenges of high school with fantastical, larger-than-life stakes. (Think Harry Potter, Twilight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

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Anthea Sharp is the USA Today bestselling author of YA fantasy & urban fantasy packed with magic, adventure, and more than a touch of romance. She's currently working on her 18th novel and excited to bring to life the worlds of Feyland, the Darkwood, and Victoria Eternal!

USA Today bestselling author Cameo Renae was born in San Francisco, raised in Maui, Hawaii, and now resides with her husband in Las Vegas. She is a dreamer and caffeine addict who loves to laugh and loves to read to escape reality.

One of her greatest satisfactions is creating fantasy worlds filled with adventure and romance. It is the love and incredible support of her family and fans that keeps her going. One day she hopes to uncover a magic wardrobe and ride away on a unicorn. Until then . . . she'll keep writing!

Rose Garcia is a USA Today bestselling author, screenwriter, and podcaster. She believes that no matter how dark the world may seem, there is always a sliver of light if you look hard enough. This theme permeates every aspect of her being and threads itself through the fabric of her stories.

A lawyer turned writer, Rose writes Young Adult fantasy with Hispanic characters, complicated romance, powerful families, and dynamic friendships. She is known for bringing richly diverse characters to life as she draws on her own cultural experiences.

Nicole Zoltack is a USA Today bestselling author who loves to write romances. Naturally. She did marry her first kiss, after all! When she’s not writing about werewolves, orphans with secret powers, or other supernatural beings, she enjoys spending time with her loving husband, three energetic boys, and three precious little girls. She enjoys riding horses (pretending they’re unicorns, of course!) and going to the PA Renaissance Faire dressed in garb. She’ll also read anything she can get her hands on. Her current favorite TV shows are The Witcher and Stranger Things.

Ashley lives in the lush and green Pacific Northwest with her husband, Kurt, their dog, Flicka, and the house ghost that sometimes makes appearances in her charming, old home.

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When she’s not writing urban fantasy and portal fantasy novels she enjoys traveling the world, reading, kicking butt at board games (she recommends Splendor and Dominion), and frequenting taquerias.

Bridget loves her husband and all five of her kids (most days). She has two yappy dogs and a bouncy dog, five goofy horses, lions head rabbits, more chickens than she will admit to having, and two demanding cats. Every day is a battle between playing with kids, riding her horse Leo, and writing. If her publication speed has slowed down, you can blame the kids and the horse.

Her books are known for pushing genre and conventional boundaries with quirky, exciting, and breathtaking characters.

Nikki Jefford is an award-winning, bestselling author of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and quirky combinations in-between and a third-generation Alaskan nomad married to a Frenchman. She loves fictional bad boys and heroines who kick butt! Books, travel, TV series, hiking, writing, and motorcycle riding are her favorite escapes. The dark side of human nature fascinates her, so long as it's balanced by humor and romance.

C. Gockel has been writing stories for her friends and family since the dark ages (i.e., before word processors existed). A few years ago, she started posting those stories to the intertubes. She received emails, messages, and reviews from her fans telling her she should "do this professionally." She didn't; she is a coward and life as a digital designer, copywriter and coder is more dependable. But in the end, her husband's nagging wore her down.

Melissa A. Craven writes young adult fantasy with crossover appeal to all fantasy genres and audiences of all ages. She believes in stories that make you think and she loves playing with foreshadowing, leaving clues and hints for the careful reader.

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She draws inspiration from her background in architecture and interior design to help with the small details in world building and scene settings. (Her degree in fine art also comes in handy.)

Cidney Swanson writes YA Fantasy and Sci-Fi featuring stick-with-you characters thrown into perilous situations. Heartless? Maybe. But Cidney loves happy endings, so …. Her fierce heroines kick butt and take names, and usually do some kissing along the way.

Cidney’s complex plotting has garnered some nice awards, including a Kirkus Reviews Annual Best of Young Adult/Teen and an SCBWI Spark Honor Book award. When she’s not placing her characters in peril, Cidney can be found dashing back and forth between Oregon rain and Florida sunshine.

Allie Burton didn’t realize having so many jobs would become great research material for the stories she writes. She has been everything from a fitting room attendant to a bike police officer to a professional mascot escort. She has lived on three continents and in four states and has studied art, fashion design, marine biology, and advertising.

When her kids asked, “When are you going to write a story we can read?” she switched from adult novels to Young Adult and hasn’t looked back.
 

Holly Hook is the author of many young adult urban fantasy, fairytale, other world fantasy, and paranormal romance series, including the Cursed Academy series and the Twisted Fairytale series. She is currently working on new novels in the Supernaturals Underground universe, and also writes academy fiction. She lives with two roommates and a house full of cats, geckos, frogs, tarantulas, and a tank of fish who are all jerks.

Eva Pohler is a USA Today bestselling author of over thirty-five novels in multiple genres, including supernatural mysteries, thrillers, and young adult fantasy based on Greek mythology. Her books have been described as "addictive" and "sure to thrill"--Kirkus Reviews.

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Eva lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband, two of her three adult children, and three rescue dogs.