USA TODAY Bestselling Indie Author living in Sweet Home Alabama 2023 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award WINNER:

• Best Book of the Year (TARGET ACQUIRED)
• Best Suspense Novel of the Year (TARGET ACQUIRED) 2022 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalist:
• Best Suspense Novel of the Year (DANGEROUS GAMES)
• Readers' Choice (DANGEROUS GAMES) * Host/Organizer of TropiCon[TM] Book Expo & Writing Convention - St. Augustine, Florida 23-25 FEB 2024, and 20-23 FEB 2025. https://www.TropiConBookExpo.com * Head of Formatting/Graphic Design at Paper Raven Books. —————————————————————————————— REMAINING 2023 BOOK SIGNING TOUR DATES:

25-26 AUG 2023 - HOUSTON, TX (Sultry in the City) - Hilton Houston NASA Clearlake - Over 50 Authors 16-17 SEPT 2023 - BOSTON/SALEM/PEABODY, MA (Getting Witchy With It) - Boston Marriott Peabody Hotel & Conference Center - OVER 330 AUTHORS!!! 30 SEPT 2023 - ST. LOUIS, MO (Books by the Arch) - Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch 14 OCT - SUMITON, AL (Sumiton Book Fest) 28-29 OCT - PRATTVILLE, AL (42nd Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival) - Spinners Park [downtown] - over 20,000 attendees annually! 11 NOV 2023 - ESTES PARK, CO (Committed at The Stanley Hotel) - [Stephen King's inspiration for 'The Shining'] - OVER 120 AUTHORS!! 2 DEC 2023 - WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Pages In Palms) - The Original c.1923 Misener-Romaine Mansion - A Fast Layne Events Invitational Event! (Limited to 30 Authors) 2024 BOOK SIGNINGS: 3 FEB 2024 - KANSAS CITY, MO (Flirty In Kansas City) - Embassy Suites KC-Plaza 23-25 FEB 2024 - SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL (TropiCon'24 Book Expo & Writing Convention) - Renaissance Saint Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel - A Fast Layne Events production! OVER 80 AUTHORS & VENDORS! 2 MAR 2024 - LITTLE ROCK, AR (Authors Rocking Little Rock) - Embassy Suites Little Rock 8-9 MAR 2024 - RALEIGH, NC (TNT-NC) 18-21 APR 2024 - DENVER, CO (Readers Take Denver) - Gaylord Rockies Resort 18 MAY 2024 - MONTGOMERY, AL (Capital City Author Event) - Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Convention Center 15 JUN 2024 - DEADWOOD, SD (Wild Deadwood Reads) 22 JUN 2024 - CARSON CITY, NV (Locked Up in Nevada) - Nevada State Prison Historic Site 30-31 AUG 224 - HOUSTON, TX (Sultry in the City) - Hilton Houston NASA Clearlake 11-12 OCT 2024 - WACO, TX (The Great Gathering) ***************************************************** LYNESSA LAYNE is a thriller-romance novelist and Writer's Digest certified copy editor.

• Author of the DCYE thriller suspense romance series.
• Featured in Writer's Digest: https://www.writersdigest.com/aug-17/...
• Featured in Mystery & Suspense Magazine: https://www.mysteryandsuspense.com/vi... * Kirkus Review of DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES (DCYE series #1): https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re... * Killer Nashville 2x Silver Falchion Award Winner, 4x Finalist MEMBER OF:
• Royal Society of Literature (London, UK)
• Mystery Writers of America (SEMWA Chapter)
• Georgia Romance Writers
• Tuscaloosa Writers & Illustrators Guild Lynessa lives on the outskirts of Montgomery, Alabama with her husband, five children, and a plethora of furry and feathered friends.