Author Appearance

April Grunspan became enamored of writing while studying under author Carole Klein at Goddard College during the 1970s. She worked as a journalist and an editor until she took a long break to raise a family. She has now returned to her love of crafting fiction. Her inspiration for The Coat is a Nazi officer's coat her son did, indeed, inherit from his Holocaust-survivor grandfather.

Amy Aldridge Sanford is a professor of communication and associate provost for academic affairs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in communication studies from the University of Iowa, and a M.Ed. in school administration and B.A. in communication education from Northeastern State University.

Who is Martyna Nowacka? You'd think I knew that after writing a whole autobiography. I am a former Polish au pair, traveler, marathon runner, volunteer tour guide, Pizza Girl and many more. I'm also an immigrant. I'm full of pride and shame, happiness and depressive thoughts. I'm a girl who fell in love and not just with a boy. I'm a dreamer.

Saving a Sioux Legacy: The Story of Blaze is the first fantasy romance novel by author Deanna King. Other published titles by Deanna King include a fictional detective novel, Twist of Fate - A Jack West Novel, and a children's' book, Gracie's Stories. Deanna lives in Bedford, Texas, with her husband Travis, and Sugar Baby, their spoiled rotten Yorkie.

About Ben Castillo and Boxcar Bennie:

A LIFE JOURNEY CAN BE FASCINATING. BOXCAR BENNIE'S JOURNEY BEGAN IN A HOT, BARREN LAREDO, TEXAS BARRIO NAMED EL RINCÓN DEL DIABLO.

When Jessica discovered mystery novels with recipes, she knew she had found her niche.

As an avid home chef and food science geek, Jessica has won cooking competitions and been featured in the online Taste of Home recipe collection. She also tends to be the go-to source for recipes, taste-testing, and food advice among her peers.

Gary Scharrer first experienced the full benefits of roads at a younger age than most. Both of his parents grew up on dairy farms, and Scharrer was eleven years old when he first started driving farm machinery on rural Michigan roads. He enjoyed running tractors cutting and baling alfalfa hay and cultivating navy beans and corn.

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