Our FCRW Authors

Our FCRW Authors

Welcome to our Author and Members Page

We celebrate our member’s who have published and those who are still working on it. Of course, having just romance readers in the group is always nice too. Please like, share, comment on all the authors social media accounts, joins some newsletters and purchase some books. As always please write and post reviews on Amazon and/or Goodreads.

 

Author Charlee Allden
Charlee Allden - Sexy Sci-Fi Romance.

Website: https://www.charleeallden.com/
Email: Charleeallden@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharleeAlldenAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharleeAllden
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/charleeallden/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Charlee-Allden/e/B00UR52Z4W/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13709679.Charlee_Allden

Charlee is a long time fan of love, adventure, and happily-ever-after. She grew up in Florida where a huge fallen oak tree in the swampy woods near her home served as her very own Star Ship Enterprise. Luckily the alligators were almost never a problem on her spaceship as the flight-deck was several feet above the muddy ground. She did lose a few tennis shoes on away missions, though.
Karen AndoverKaren Andover - romantic suspense, contemporary romance, and science fiction.

Website: https://karenandover.com/
Email: karen@karenandover.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenandover
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Karen-Andover/author/B0BS698W5L

Karen lives an idyllic island life and her goal is to share her happy place with readers one book at a time. She lives in Florida with her husband and rescue pup.
Author CS BennettCS Bennett - - Political, Human Interest, Romance, Mystery and Military Suspense.

csbennett55@ilj.com
https://www.facebook.com/CSBennettFromPhilly/
https://www.amazon.com/Curtis-Bennett/e/B001KIJV5G
I began my interest in reading as a child, thanks to my mother who read to me, and in 7th grade was honored by my school as the recipient of the Dolfinger-McMahon Book Award. My first novel was published in 2012. Between 2011 and 2013, while attending college full time two of those years, I penned 16 novels of various genres, while graduating with honors from the University of North Florida. To date, I have penned 30 thirty full length books, 24 which are currently published.
Author PK Brent
P. K. Brent - twisted tales of love and lore.

Website: http://pkbrent.com

2023 - News
Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future 2nd Quarter 2023 contest!
CarenBurmeisterCaren Burmeister - Historical Fiction, Historical Romance and non-fiction.

Email: carentellsyourstory@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caren-burmeister-8bb6b227/
Amazon Profile: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Caren-Burmeister/author/B0BBCXRZ3Y

Caren Burmeister is a former journalist. After more than two decades, she left the newsroom in 2010. Now a freelance writer and editor at Caren Tells Your Story, she helps others write inspiring stories that give meaning and purpose to life.

She lives in Jacksonville with her cats Brody and Gracie and enjoys yoga, photography, hanging out with friends, and hiking and whitewater river rafting in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
V. L. CZERNYValerie Czerny - Academic Non-Fiction - Historical Romance Fiction

Email: vlczernyauthor@gmail.com
Website:  https://vlczernyauthor.com

V. L. CZERNY is a writer of fiction and poetry, scholar, storyteller, professor of English, and an avid reader and interpreter of classical children’s stories and fairy tales. She has recently written novellas and short stories for both adults and children with fictional plots placed in colonial America and in biblical settings. She is working on a romantic short story for an upcoming First Coast Romance Writers’ anthology, as well as on a novel for children and young adults that relates ten-year-old Penny’s adventure as she is recruited to maneuver into the dark dominion of the trees with the assistance of a fox, burrowing owl, dragonfly, alligator, bear, her own cat, and other animals on a heroine’s journey to upset the applecart in a restrictive world.

Val was recognized by John Hamant, the Director of the “Legends” storytelling program at Colonial Williamsburg, as the best female creative writer/embellisher and storyteller, has performed at local venues, libraries and schools, has traveled to Paris to present her interpretations about Mary Poppins at the conference of “Children’s Literature in the Interwar Period” at the Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, and has presented papers at conferences throughout America. She also produced and edited a college journal, Essais: The Journey of the Mind.

Val’s published dissertation is entitled, Let Them Run Wild: Childhood, the Nineteenth-Century Storyteller, and the Ascent of the Moon. Chapters she has published in books include “Doorway Composition” in the anthology, Gateways to Completion, and “Baffling the Beards” in Women Moving Forward: Justice, Toward a System of Right Relationships. A few of her articles are: “Mary Poppins: L’Entre Guerres, Sojourneuse Consciente” in Strenæ; “A Return to the Wild in Anne of Green Gables” in The Lion and the Unicorn; and, about Beatrix Potter, “Constrained by Performance: Women Write the Wild” in Women and Language.


Author Elise Darby
Elise Darby - - Contemporary Romance.

https://www.facebook.com/EliseDarbyAuthor/
https://www.amazon.com/Elise-Darby/e/B098RM1ZMF

Ms. Darby has one short story published in the Romancing the Holidays Anthology - Volume 2 edited and published by the First Coast Romance Writers.
Author Lia Davis
Lia Davis  - - Paranormal Romance.

https://www.authorliadavis.com
https://twitter.com/novelsbylia
https://www.pinterest.com/liadavis35/
https://novelsbylia.tumblr.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Lia-Davis/137761469629592
https://www.amazon.com/Lia-Davis/e/B007Z0BH7S/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5829989.Lia_Davis

Lia Davis is the USA Today bestselling author of more than forty books, including her fan favorite Ashwood Falls Series. A lifelong fan of magic, mystery, romance and adventure, Lia’s novels feature compassionate alpha heroes and strong leading ladies, plenty of heat, and happily-ever-afters.  
Lia makes her home in Northeast Florida where she battles hurricanes and humidity like one of her heroines. When she’s not writing, she loves to spend time with her family, travel, read, enjoy nature, and spoil her kitties. 
Author Alyssa Day
Alyssa Day - - RITA® Winner Paranormal Romance.

https://alyssaday.com/
https://www.facebook.com/authoralyssaday/
https://www.instagram.com/authoralyssaday/
https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Day
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/35023.Alyssa_Day
https://www.amazon.com/Alyssa-Day/e/B001I9TV6G/
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/alyssa-day

Alyssa Day is the pen name (and dark and tortured alter ego) of author Alesia Holliday. As Alyssa, she is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author with more than a million books sold, and she writes the Vampire Motorcycle Club, Warriors of Poseidon and Cardinal Witches paranormal romance series and the Tiger’s Eye Mysteries, a paranormal mystery series. As Alesia, she writes comedies that make readers snort things out of their noses, and is the author of the award-winning memoir about military families during war-time deployments: Email to the Front. She has won many awards for her writing, including Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award for outstanding romance fiction and the RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance novel of 2012.
Author Gloria Ferguson
Gloria Ferguson - - Romantic Suspense/Mystery.


Email: gloriafergusonauthor@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorgloriaferguson
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Gloria-Ferguson/e/B08FFCBLQD%3F
WEBSITE - https://gloriaferguson.com/

I hail from the snow-belt of northeast Ohio and after my Kent State graduation, I headed to the Caribbean island of Aruba to live and work for a subsidiary of Exxon, teaching children of ex-pats. What could be better than sand, surf, and stunning sunsets? After my tropical makeover, I jetted to central Florida to teach music in the public schools and raise my son. I now live in northeast Florida. I love Nature and wildlife, like the turkeys and deer that roam my backyard. And I love traveling to locales to observe how other writers lived, worked, and played. Writing is not only my passion, but a vocation worth the time and effort to pursue.
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Author Maggie Fitzroy
Maggie Fitzroy - - Historical Romance Suspense Mystery.

https://maggiefitzroy.com
maggiefitzroy@bellsouth.net
https://www.facebook.com/maggiefitzroyauthor
https://www.instagram.com/maggiefitzroy/
https://www.amazon.com/Maggie-FitzRoy/e/B00DW6H8TA
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5857197.Maggie_FitzRoy
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/maggie-fitzroy

Maggie is a former journalist and magazine and newspaper editor with a bachelor’s degree in history from Ursinus College and a master’s degree in education from the University of Virginia. A lifelong, avid reader of fiction and nonfiction, she loves creating historical romances that sweep the reader into the past—where love is an adventure.
Author Selena Fulton
Selena Fulton - - Contemporary Romance.

https://selenafulton.wordpress.com/
bethszabo458@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/selenafultonauthor
https://twitter.com/SelenaFulton12
https://www.amazon.com/Selena-Fulton/e/B008EE7WPU

She lives in sunny Florida and considers herself a southerner because she has lived here for most of her life. Being born in a landlocked state, she loves being near the ocean. She can not remember a time when books weren’t a part of her life. From the beginning, her mother would take her and her brother to the library and let them check out as many books as their arms could hold. She remembers the smell of the library and the thrill of venturing into the stacks to discover the new worlds she had found in books.

Stories abound in her head, usually just before she drops off to sleep. She comes from a long line of story-tellers and hopes she can honor them with her stories. As she told someone once, life isn’t about the destination. We all get there, sooner or later. Life is about the journey…
Author M.j. GatesM. J. Gates (a.k.a Joseph Michael Kiel) -
Contemporary Romance.

Email: mjgates1922@gmail.com

M.J. Gates grew up alongside one of the Great Lakes where the water left its mark on him forever. Military service called and he spent twenty-four years in postings throughout the U.S. and abroad. Active duty was interspersed with education at Texas A&M University, first as an English major and then completing a degree in veterinary medicine. The water has always been his compass rose so living and traveling on boats from the Caribbean to Glacier Bay in Alaska has been a way of life. He currently divides his time between a home on an island in the Pacific Northwest and a boat based out of Florida. A contemporary romance novel, Sailing Into Christmas, will be published soon.
Author Debbie Grahl
Debby Grahl - - Mystery, Magic, and Romance.

https://www.debbygrahl.com
https://www.facebook.com/debbygrahlauthor
https://www.amazon.com/Debby-Grahl/e/B00B34HM26
https://twitter.com/DebbyGrahl
https://www.linkedin.com/in/debby-grahl-author/
https://www.pinterest.com/deborahgrahl/
https://www.instagram.com/debbygrahl/
https://www.youtube.com/@DebbyGrahlAuthor
https://www.goodreads.com/debbygrahl
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/debby-grahl
https://books2read.com/ap/xdwoXP/Debby-Grahl

Debby writes contemporary romance with elements of suspense and sometimes ghosts or witches. She lives on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with her husband, David. Besides writing, she enjoys biking, walking on the beach, and a glass of wine at sunset. Her favorite places to visit are New Orleans, New York City, Captiva Island in Florida, the Cotswolds of England, and her home state of Michigan. She is a history buff who also enjoys reading murder mysteries, time travel, and, of course, romance. Visually impaired since childhood by Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), she uses screen-reading software to research and write her books. Her latest book, Mountain Blaze, was released November 2022.

C. L. Hart and Lil DeVille of Naughty NetherWorld Press
C. L. Hart a.k.a. Lil DeVille - Fantasy, horror, sci-fi, occasional romance-mostly sweet/non-explicit.
Lil DeVille erotic romance, steamy romance, lots of m/m and menage.
Cara Hartley - Poetry .

C. L. Hart Amazon Author Page: https://bit.ly/CLHartAmazonAuthor
Naughty Netherworld Press Blog: http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com
Naughty Netherworld Press Books: https://bit.ly/NNPBooks
Naughty Netherworld Press Substack: https://naughtynetherworldpress.substack.com
Readers Roost Book Blog: https://bit.ly/ReadersRoost
Readers Roost Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReadersRoost
Amazon Author Page:
https://bit.ly/LilDevilleAmazonAuthor
Book Bub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/lil-deville
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrneryOwlsRoost
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/lil_deville

C.L. Hart is a disabled former home health nurse who lives in a remote rural town in the Colorado-Wyoming-Nebraska triad. She primarily pens dystopian and Lovecraftian fantasy but sometimes busts out a sweet romance to shake things up.

When not writing sanity-scarring stories or appeasing eldritch horrors, Ms. Hart enjoys baking and being crafty. However, even when she's pretending to be a normal old lady, you'd best believe that her screwy synapses are cooking up new literary abominations.
Author Jan Jackson
Jan Jackson - - Romantic Suspense & Paranormal

https://janjackson.net/
janwriter2@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/jan.jackson.1042
https://twitter.com/janwriter2
https://www.instagram.com/jan9052/

She lives in Florida with her computer programming genius husband, three children, and four outrageously spoiled cats. She is a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Past President of First Coast Romance Writers), and fitness instructor.

When not writing, she can be found reading, teaching spinning, Body Pump, or collapsed in front of her giant HDTV, covered in cats.
Author Libby Jackson
Libby Ann Jackson - - Contemporary Romance/Non-Fiction Writer.

https://libby10025.wixsite.com/libbyjacksondiagne
libbyannjacksonauthor@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/libbyannjackson
https://twitter.com/LibbyAnnJackson
https://www.amazon.com/Libby-Ann-Jackson/e/B0BCJ4QWBC/

She has functioned as a Technology Trainer, Change Management, Development, Design and Delivery of Instructor-Led training curriculums, Agile Project Management processes and the product roll-out lifecycle. She has years of experience with teams developing people, processes and technology used for enhanced business tools and workflows. Recently, wrote and published a short romance story for the First Coast Romance Writers Annual Anthology - Volume 3
Author Melody JohnsonMelody Johnson - - Paranormal Romance.

Website: http://www.authormelodyjohnson.com
Newsletter Sign Up: http://authormelodyjohnson.com/newsletter
Blog: https://authormelodyjohnson.wordpress.com
Email: melody.johnson0510@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authormelodyjohnson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authormelodyjohnson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelodyMJohnson
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorMelodyJohnson
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melody-bradley-20ab7334/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authormelodyjohnson
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@authormelodyjohnson
Amazon Author Profile: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melody%20Johnson/author/B00QR7226A
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/authormelodyjohnson

Melody Johnson is the author of the gritty, paranormal romance Night Blood series set in New York City. The first installment, The City Beneath, was a finalist in several Romance Writers of America contests, including the “Cleveland Rocks” and “Fool For Love” contests. Melody graduated magna cum laude from Lycoming College with her B.A. in creative writing and psychology, and after moving from her northeast Pennsylvania hometown for some much needed Southern sunshine, she now works as a digital media coordinator for Southeast Georgia Health System’s marketing department. When she isn’t working or writing her next Night Blood novel, Melody can be found swimming at the beach, honing her newfound volleyball skills, and exploring her new home in southeast Georgia.
Author Vanessa KilmerVanessa Victoria Kilmer - Romance, Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Magical Realism

Website: https://www.vanessavictoriakilmer.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanessavictoriakilmer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessavkilmer/
Email: vanessavkilmer@gmail.com

BIO: - Pending

Joan Lange
Joan Lange a.k.a Merrie Angel- - Poet, Inspirational, Mystery, Sweet Romance.

Joan.lange@icloud.com
https://www.instagram.com/poeticgazette/

Pen Name: Merrie Angel
https://authormerrieangel.com/
AuthorMerrieAngel@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/@authormerrieangel/

Award winning poet and artist, Joan is a lifelong environmentalist, peace & human rights activist and advocate for all life on Earth. She wrote her first book entitled "Happiness" when she was 5, has been a spokesperson for UNICEF & worked with President Carter to promote solar energy and alternative fuels. She writes to empower every being, to open eyes & open lives. As a drummer, singer, gardener, artist, photographer, archaeology & astronomy aficionado, Joan's passions & life experience have defined her poetic journey. She has sung, slung words & given talks around the planet to crowds ~ from 10 to 10,000 ~ sharing the message of universal kindness & understanding to each other, to Mother Earth. Her hope is that, through poetry & song, to be a modern-day "Joan-ny Apple Seed" ~ planting seeds of change one person at a time - poetry has that power. Kindness IS Cool!
Author Kari Lemor
Kari Lemor - - 2023 Winner in the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards - Golden Rose Award Contemporary Romance Contemporary Romance/Suspense.

https://www.karilemor.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Karilemorauthor/
https://twitter.com/karilemor
https://www.instagram.com/karilemorauthor/
https://www.pinterest.com/karilemor/
https://www.amazon.com/Kari-Lemor/e/B00ON2YDI6
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9756283.Kari_Lemor
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/kari-lemor

Kari Lemor has always been a voracious reader. One of those kids who had the book under the covers or under the desk at school. Even now she has been known to stay up until the wee hours finishing a good book. Romance has always been her favorite, stories of people fighting through conflict to reach their happily ever after. Writing wasn't something she enjoyed when young and only in the last few years began putting the stories that ran rampant in her head, down on paper.

Now that her kids are all grown and have moved out, she uses her spare time to create character driven stories of love and hope. She lives with her husband and they split their time between a small town in New England and beautiful St. Augustine. Being near the ocean is her dream location. 
Author Jolene MacFaddenJolene MacFadden a.k.a. L.J. Green - - Non-Fiction and Historical Mystery Steampunk Romance under pen name.

https://jolenesbooksandmore.com
jolene.macfadden@jolenesbooksandmore.com
https://www.facebook.com/JolenesBooksAndMore
https://www.twitter.com/JoleneMacFadden
http://www.pinterest.com/jolenemacinjax/
https://www.instagram.com/jolenesbooksandmore/
https://www.tiktok.com/@jolenesbooksandmore
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolene-macfadden-kowalchuk/
https://www.youtube.com/@Jolenesbooksandmore
https://www.amazon.com/author/jolenemacfadden
Threads (Instagram) - https://www.threads.net/@jolenesbooksandmore

Pen Name Accounts


https://authorlillianjgreen.blogspot.com
lillianJGreen1900s@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/Author.LJGreen/
https://www.facebook.com/MisadventuresJanieAndDiane
https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorLJGreen
https://ljgreens-emporium.myshopify.com
https://www.amazon.com/author/ljgreen
https://www.goodreads.com/ljgreen_author
https://www.tiktok.com/@authorljgreen
https://www.instagram.com/authorljgreen/
Linkpop page: https://linkpop.com/ljgreensemporium

Jolene has been an avid reader of all kinds of genre all her life. She published her first book in 2014 called ""Insiders Guide to Campground Hosting in Florida Parks"" while traveling full-time in an old RV with her mother to the many great Florida State Parks. After workamping for a few years she decided to share her love of our state's natural resources and encourage more people to volunteer. She has since published several other non-fiction books including two about digital marketing for writers.

L.J. Green's stories can be found on Kindle Vella and inside the new FCRW's Romancing the Tropics anthology.
Author Leah MilesLeah Miles - Contemporary Romance and Paranormal Romance.

Leahmilesauthor@gmail.com
https://leahmilesauthor.com/
https://www.facebook.com/leahmilesauthor
https://www.amazon.com/Leah-Miles/e/B08F77ZDS6/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahmilesauthor/
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@leahmilesauthor
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leahleahmiles

Leah Miles is the ultimate bookworm, devouring stories in any genre. Currently, she's creating a contemporary series, where each story stands alone, yet shares characters, all wrapped up in a thrilling blend of suspense and military romance. Her latest work-in-progress is a heart-pounding Romantic Suspense novel that's a finalist in the pre-published division of the 2023 Georgia Romance Writers' Maggie Awards.

With her keyboard gets a break, she is off exploring new destinations or enjoying quality time with her hubby and their rambunctious cocker spaniel pup. She was born and raised in Georgia and works full-time managing an insurance office. She has three adult children, who all live in Georgia but don't visit often enough.
Author Candese Nieves
Candese Nieves - - Paranormal Romance.

candesenieves@yahoo.com
https://twitter.com/candesenieves
https://www.facebook.com/candesenieves
https://twitter.com/candesenieves
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21637911.Candese_Nieves

She is a dragon slayer, wolf tamer, love maker, magic taker kind of girl who writes multicultural urb. Short story in the First Coast Romance Writers yearly anthology - volume 2
Author Tia Rebman a.k.a. Emery WildeTia Rebman a.k.a.Emery Wilde - Contemporary Romance.

tiareneewrites@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/authoremerywilde/
https://www.facebook.com/authoremerywilde
https://twitter.com/tiarebman
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21089471.Tia_Rebman

Tia Rebman is a contemporary romance author living in North East FL with her husband and two fur-children. She loves creating stories that are both heart-wrenching and relatable. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her curled up with her favorite book, drawing on her iPad, or bingeing on her favorite TV shows. Usually, she’ll have a cup of coffee in hand. Pre-pandemic, she loved visiting Disney World in Orlando, FL, or just traveling in general with her husband to all the dreamy small towns for inspiration for her writing."
Author Kelle Z RileyKelle Z Riley - Contemporary Romance, Cozy Mystery.

https://www.kellezriley.net/
https://www.facebook.com/KelleZRiley
https://twitter.com/kellezriley
https://www.instagram.com/kelle.riley/
https://www.amazon.com/author/kellezriley
https://www.goodreads.com/kellezriley
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/kelle-z-riley
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOS2wjhd3j2_DANos1Hlccw

A former Golden Heart Finalist. She is the past program chair and popular speaker for the Chattanooga Writer's Guild, a member of Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers’ of America and various local chapters. When not writing, she can be found pursuing passions such as being a self defense instructor, a Master Gardener, and a full time chemist with numerous professional publications and U.S. patents.

Author Latisha ReddingLatisha Redding a.k.a Tish Laroux - Children's Books / YA Romance.

https://www.latisharedding.com/books/
https://twitter.com/LaTishaRedding
latisha@latisharedding.com

Fun facts about me
I love reading, of course!
I don’t like oatmeal, but I like oatmeal raisin cookies.
I don’t like humid weather, but live in Florida, which is very humid.
I prefer dogs to cats (doesn’t everyone?)
I didn’t learn to ride a bike without training wheels until I was 9 years-old.
Author Karen ReneeKaren Renee - NERFA Finalist -
- Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Romance

https://AuthorKarenRenee.com
authorkarenrenee@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/authorkarenrenee
https://twitter.com/karenreneewrite
https://www.instagram.com/karenreneeauthor
https://www.amazon.com/Karen-Renee/e/B07BVKW339
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17912815.Karen_Renee

Karen Renee is the author of the Riot Motorcycle Club, Beta, and O-Town series of books. She once crunched Nielsen ratings data but these days she brings her imagination to life by writing books. She has wanted to be a writer since she was very young, but it’s taken the last twenty plus years for her to amass enough courage and overall life experience to bring that dream to life. Some of those life experiences came from the wonderful world of advertising, banking, and local television media research. She is a proud wife and mother, and a Jacksonville native. When she’s not at the soccer field or cooking, you can find her at her local library, the grocery store, in her car jamming out to some tunes, or hibernating while she writes and/or reads books.
Author Laura Salas SchadLaura Salas -
Christian Romance.

Website: https://laurasalaswrites.com/
Email: laura@lauraesalas.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurasalasschad
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurasalaswrites/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura_salas_writes/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Laura-Salas/e/B099BM592P/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21707339.Laura_Salas

She was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, but emigrated to sunny Florida in the late 90s, where she met her husband and made a permanent home with him and the two children that God gave to them. Well, three, if you count our American Blue rabbit.

Reading has always been one of her favorite activities. Inspirational fiction has encouraged her and strengthen her faith on numerous occasions. Books like Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers showed her how a well-crafted story can be instrumental in spreading hope from His Word. Over the years, she has enjoyed many romantic, romantic suspense and women’s fiction stories that eventually inspired her to “try her hand” at storytelling. She likes to incorporate in her stories aspects of the rich Hispanic culture of which she is proudly a part.
Author Abigail SharpeAbigail Sharpe  - Playful and Passionate Contemporary Romance.
Golden Heart® Finalist, Beacon Winner, Molly Finalist, The Carla - Crown Jewel of Books Finalist

http://www.abigailsharpe.com/
Abigail.writes@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/AbigailSharpeBooks
https://twitter.com/AbigailSharpe
https://www.amazon.com/Abigail-Sharpe/e/B00BXSXBG8/
https://www.goodreads.com/AbigailSharpe

Abigail is a Boston-bred Yankee now eating grits and saying “y’all” in North Central Florida. She dreamed more of being a stage actress or joining the CIA than being an author. While she still enjoys participating in community theater productions and singing karaoke, the secret-agent career was replaced by hours at her computer, writing stories of love and laughter and happily ever after. Abigail lives with her husband, two kids, and one crazy princess puppy.
Author Loretta Torossian
Loretta Torossian - YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy.

ltorossian@gmail.com
https://ltorossian.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/loretta.torossian
https://twitter.com/LTorossian
https://www.amazon.com/Loretta-Torossian/e/B00JTBOJ1W

Lusine Torossian fell in love with storytelling in first grade when she wrote her first story. It was a five-page saga written entirely in Armenian about a pelican saving her babies from a burning tree. She and her family moved to the United States when she was nine, but the love she felt for words as a child stayed with her even as English became her primary language. Her enjoyment of writing stems from her early years in Armenia where her teachers and grandmother read her fairy tales and encouraged her to create her own fanciful stories and paintings. She is currently working on several epic fantasy novels inspired by Armenian mythology and folklore. She is influenced by the writings of Anne McCaffrey, C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, Terry Goodkind, Juliet Marillier, David Farland, and the countless Armenian and Russian fairy tales she grew up on.
Author Sara J WalkerSara J. Walker - Contemporary Romance and Christian Historical Romance.

Email: sarajwalkerauthor@gmail.com
Website: https://sarajwalker.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sara-J-Walker-Author-117217430073094
Amazon Profile: https://www.amazon.com/Sara-Walker/e/B08FCWKJPD/

A seasoned puppeteer and dramatic storyteller, Sara appreciates both spoken and written narratives. She prefers reading Christian Historical Romance, but she enjoys a variety of genres. Especially the stories written by her fellow First Coast Romance Writers.

Sara and her husband of sixty years live in a town many consider the Blueberry capital of Georgia. Their house was built by her grandfather and is filled with sweet memories of family.

Her creative flair shines through her contributions to the First Coast Writers anthologies. She has been published in all three Romancing the Holidays and Romancing the Tropics. On December 6th, her fifth story will be released in the newest anthology collection, For the Love of Winter.

Her current works in progress are a three-book series set in the early 1900s in rural Georgia. Those books are about a family of characters inspired by her own family tree

Amanda Ward, Amanda Warden, AC WardAmanda Ward (Amber Warden, A.C. Ward) - Steamy contemporary romance; young adult fantasy and soft Sci-Fi

Author Website: https://amberwardenauthor.mailerpage.com
Email: amberwardenauthor@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberwardenwrites/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amberwardenauthor
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Amber-Warden/author/B09R682NNK
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22300556.Amber_Warden
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/amber-warden

Author Bio
Amber Warden started reading romance before she probably should have. Before long, she was anticipating the steamy scenes and soon skipping past the description of sweeping hills to the good parts. Still dreaming about Mr. Right-Forever, she lives out her fantasies in her stories. Her main hope is for those reading to take away the feeling that they are more than enough for anyone. She'd love to hear from her readers:
Author Barbara WhitakerBarbara Whitaker - Historical Romance.

https://www.barbarawhitaker.com
bkwhitaker13@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraWhitakerAuthor
https://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Whitaker/e/B01N7I8CT8
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16658578.Barbara_Whitaker

Growing up in a small Tennessee town, where everyone knew everyone and most people could claim some kinship if you went back far enough, Barbara developed a strong connection to place and to those who came before her. Her mother told them family stories and local tales she had heard over the years. A simple Sunday drive became a running dialog with a story for every point along the way.  This oral history combined with a small-town, Southern upbringing molded her sense of history and fed her imagination.
Reading novels and watching old movies provided an escape from her busy life. After compiling the genealogical information gathered by her mother and writing down many of those family stories to share with the next generation, She decided to try putting the stories in her head down on paper. Her own fictional stories and characters emerged. And, although she loved all historical time periods, the Second World War held her attention longer than any other and connected her to her family’s stories and her small hometown’s stories. Barbara's historical fiction novels focus on love stories in the World War II era.

Author Danika Winters
Danika Winters (DJ Winters) Contemporary Romance / Suspense /Thrillers

Website: https://authordanicawinters.com/
Email: Mrsdanicawinters@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authordanicawinters/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanicaWinters
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MsDanicaWinters/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/danicawinters
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danica-winters-53a52845/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5764273.Danica_Winters

Author Bio

Danica Winters is a Publishers Weekly, Neilson Bookscan, Walmart, and Amazon bestselling author who has won multiple awards for writing books that grip readers with their ability to drive emotion through suspense and occasionally a touch of magic.

She is also the co-owner of Self-Publishing Services, a women-owned and run business. SPS is a company that she loves, as she feels that she gets to help other authors grow creatively and enhance their discoverability in the ever-changing publishing market. SPS has worked with many NYT and USA Bestselling authors and they are constantly growing.

When she’s not working, she can be found in the wilds of Montana testing her patience while she tries to understand the allure of various crafts (quilting, pottery, and painting are not her thing). She always believes the cup is neither half full nor half empty, but it better be filled with wine.
Author Vickie WollanVickey Wollan - Sweet Contemporary Romance.

https://vickeywollanauthor.com
vickeywollanauthor@yahoo.com
https://facebook.com/vickeywollanauthor
https://www.tiktok.com/@vickeywollanauthor
https://www.amazon.com/author/vickeywollan
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20574237.Vickey_Wollan
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@authorvickeywollan/

Vickey Wollan has written for business publications, but is excited to embark on her long-awaited romance writing journey. Having a good run in the corporate world prepared her to become an entrepreneur in creativity and relaxation. Her stories are designed to transport readers to a less stressful portion of their day and leave them with a feeling of awe. She has published eight stories so far and is working on more.
Originally from Ohio, she moved to Florida in the late Eighties. Central Florida is sometimes called Hollywood East where the waves and palm trees are amazing. But, there’s something about a white Christmas that fills her heart with joy. The use of imagination surrounds her and she will draw from it as her characters come to life in plots that will keep readers guessing, but leave them with a happily ever after.

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Jane Avary - Contemporary, Romantic Suspense

Email: Janeavaryauthor@gmail.com
Author Tessie BentonTessie Benton - Romance (Working on getting Published)

Email: tessiebentonwrites@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tessie_benton
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095099180058

Jeanne Cunningham - Romance Reader
Author G. Renee DentonG. Renee Denton a.k.a. Ren Denton, Wren G. Kennedy - Published non-fiction (academic) - essays, short stories, poetry, Southern Gothic, Memoir, Coming-of-Age, Teen Romance - Working on a Fiction Book

Email: rendenton@gmail.com
Work Website: https://sites.google.com/site/rendenton

BIO: - in progress
Cynthia Hill - Romance (Young Adult) - working on it
Author Tessa LyonsAuthor Tessa Lyons (a.k.a.Theresa Burian) - Contemporary Romance Reader

Under Contract to Publish in 2023
Email: Tcburian@gmail.com

Website will be done : TessaLyonsBooks.com
Tiffany Miller (a.k.a. Tiffany Sher) - Published Non-Fiction (1998) - Working on Contemporary Romantic Comedy Fiction
Sally Ann MurphySally Ann Murphy - Soon to be Published Romance Author

Website: https://sallyannmurphy.com
Email: sallymurphy66@yahoo.com
Marie Morton Williams AuthorMarie Morton-Williams (Contemporary Romance) - working on it.Kirsten KoronaKirsten Korona Wright - Romance/Fantasy - working on it
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