Becca Syme holds a master’s degree in transformational leadership and has been a success coach (primarily utilizing the Gallup Strengthsfinder®) for over fifteen years. She’s coached over 5,000 individual authors and creatives through her Write Better-Faster and Strengths for Writers classes & coaching cohorts: six- and seven-figure authors, major award winners, mid-listers, and new authors alike. Becca is a firm believer that an individualized approach is the most effective, so she’s brought on other certified coaches who are also writers, to help coach even more writers to maximize their strengths.

Valerie J. Clarizio is a USA Today bestselling author of romantic suspense and time travel romance novels. Her books are filled with action, suspense, love, and a bit of snark. She lives in romantic Door County, Wisconsin.

She’s lived her life surrounded by men, three brothers, a husband, and a male Siamese cat who required his own instruction manual. Keeping up with all the men in her life has turned her into an outdoors enthusiast, of which her favorite activity is hiking in national parks. While out on the trails, she has plenty of time to conjure up irresistible characters and unique storylines for her next romantic suspense or time travel romance novel.

USA Today best-selling author PJ Fiala has published many romance novels over the years. Focusing primarily on romantic suspense, she weaves a little bit of reality with make-believe to create stories with heat, heart and all the feels. PJ lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin, but travels to destinations unknown via motorcycle. But it was romance novels that took her to places she’d only dreamed of, and solidified her love of all things romance. Her family keeps her feet on the ground when her mind travels too far from home, delivering both a reality check and a nudge to keep it real.

Davey Jay, Esq. is the managing shareholder at Davey Jay Law P.A. in Orlando, FL and is licensed to practice law in Florida and Tennessee. Davey is a member of the Recording Academy/GRAMMYs and dedicates her practice to the areas of Entertainment, Business, and Intellectual Property law. She has worked on deals with major enterprises such as HBO, Warner/Chappell, Discovery, Telemundo, Sony/Columbia, and Little, Brown and Company, and has represented Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy winners along with artists and creatives who are just beginning to embark on their careers.

Eliza (E.) Knight is an award-winning, USA Today and internationally bestselling hybrid (traditionally and self-published) author of over eighty titles. In 2013 she was named Romance Writers of America’s PRO Mentor of the Year, and in 2017 was accepted into RWA’s Honor Roll for selling over 100,000 copies of her self-published title The Highlander’s Reward. In addition to her own indie publishing, Eliza is contracted with Lake Union Publishing, Sourcebooks and William Morrow (HarperCollins), as well as has audio contracts with Tantor and Blackstone Audio. Her books have been translated into several languages. She is a member of the Historical Novel Society, Novelists Inc., Women’s Fiction Writers Association and Tall Poppy Writers. With her expertise in the industry, she is in high demand to present workshops on writing and publishing, both online and in-person at international, national and local conferences and literary festivals. She is an International Tutor for Jericho Writers’ Ultimate Novel Writing Course and continues to mentor and coach writers one-on-one throughout the year.

Chris Kridler is a writer, photographer and storm chaser, and as the owner of Sky Diary Productions, she works with other authors as an editor and book cover designer (at SharpEditor.com). She is the author of the Storm Seekers Series of storm-chasing adventures. Writing as Lucy Lakestone, she won a Golden Quill with her romances and has twice been a Silver Falchion finalist with her Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries. As a journalist, she’s covered a variety of topics, from space to lifestyles, and her photographs have appeared in several magazines and books.

Madeline Martin is a New York Times, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly, and internationally bestselling author of WWII historical fiction and historical romance that spans from medieval castles to Regency ballrooms. She is a self-professed – and completely shameless – history and research nerd. She lives in sunny Florida with her teen daughters known collectively as “the minions,” a man so wonderful he’s been dubbed Mr. Awesome, and two very spoiled cats. When not traveling, researching, writing or mom-ing, she’s usually heading to Orlando for a trip to Disney or giggling over cat videos. Madeline is known for her meticulous research and will happily lose herself down research rabbit holes any day, attributing her love of history to having spent most of her Army brat childhood in Germany.

Ginny Myers Sain is the author of twisty, magical YA thrillers DARK AND SHALLOW LIES (2021) and SECRETS SO DEEP (2022), as well as the forthcoming ONE LAST BREATH (early 2024) and a fourth untitled book (2025), all from Razorbill Books/Penguin Teen. Her debut novel, DARK AND SHALLOW LIES, hit both the New York Times Bestseller List and the Independent Bookstore Bestseller List as well as winning the 2022 CRYSTAL KITE award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (Texas and Oklahoma Region) and the WHIPPOORWILL BOOK AWARD, which is given to recognize books honestly reflecting the complexity and diversity of rural life. It was a Barnes & Noble YA Pick of the Month for all of their stores nationwide as well as being an Amazon Editor’s Pick. Both DARK AND SHALLOW LIES and SECRETS SO DEEP have been published in 12 countries and counting!

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USA Today bestselling author Teri Wilson writes heartwarming contemporary romance with a touch of whimsy. Three of Teri’s books have been adapted into Hallmark Channel Original Movies, including UNLEASHING MR. DARCY (plus its sequel MARRYING MR. DARCY), THE ART OF US and NORTHERN LIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS, based on her book SLEIGH BELL SWEETHEARTS. She is also a recipient of the prestigious RITA Award for excellence in romantic fiction and a 2022 inductee into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame. Teri loves pretty dresses, Audrey Hepburn films and following the British royal family. Visit her at www.teriwilson.net or on Instagram @teriwilsonauthor where she posts way too many photos of her Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.