Get my books FREE. Tell me where to send them at http://bertauski.com He grew up in the Midwest where the land is flat and the corn is tall. The winters are bleak and cold. He hated winters. He always wanted to write. But writing was hard. And he wasn’t very disciplined. The cold had nothing to do with that, but it didn’t help. That changed in grad school. After several attempts at a proposal, his major advisor was losing money on red ink and advised him to figure it out. Somehow, he did. After grad school, he and his wife and two very little children moved to the South in Charleston, South Carolina where the winters are spring and the summers are a sauna (cliche but dead on accurate). That’s when he started teaching and writing articles for trade magazines. He eventually published two textbooks on landscape design. He then transitioned to writing a column for the Post and Courier. They were all great gigs, but they weren’t fiction. That was a few years later. His daughter started reading before she could read, pretending she knew the words in books she propped on her lap. His son was a different story. In an attempt to change that, he began writing a story with him. They made up a character, gave him a name, and something to do. As with much of parenting, it did not go as planned. But the character got stuck in his head. He wanted out. A few years later, Socket Greeny was born. It was a science fiction trilogy that was gritty and thoughtful. That was 2005. He has been practicing Zen since he was 23 years old. A daily meditator, he wants to instill something meaningful in his stories that appeals to a young adult crowd as well as adult. Think Hunger Games. He hadn’t planned to write fiction, didn’t even know if he had anymore stories in him after Socket Greeny. Turns out he did.

Get a FREE short story from David Estes' #1 Amazon bestselling epic fantasy series, Fatemarked, when you sign up for his mailing list: https://www.subscribepage.com/b2v6v3 David Estes has written more than 40 science fiction and fantasy books. He loves chatting with his readers, all of whom he considers to be his friends. David lives in Hawaii with his beautiful Aussie wife, Adele, his moody cats, Bailey and Luna, and his rambunctious sons, Beau and Brody. Join 3,000+ David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite in David Estes' official fan group at: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/7... Books by David Estes: -The Fatemarked Epic- For fans of A Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and The Way of Kings! Four kingdoms. A century-old war. One ancient prophecy that could change everything. -The Kingfall Histories- a follow up series to the #1 Amazon bestselling series, The Fatemarked Epic -Strings- “A wonderful retelling of the Pinocchio story…I simply couldn’t put this book down.”—Rysa Walker, bestselling author of TIMEBOUND -The Dwellers Saga and the Country Saga. Voted books to read if you enjoyed the Hunger Games on Buzzfeed and Listopia. -Salem's Revenge trilogy- the witch apocalypse begins! -Slip Trilogy- "Someone must die before another can be born..." -The Adventures of Nikki Powergloves- Kid superheroes? 'Nuff said.

An avid reader long before becoming an author herself, Samantha Durante has always felt a debt of gratitude to all of the writers who came before her; the Stitch Trilogy, her debut series, is her humble attempt to return the favor. Samantha’s dream is to bring the same delight to readers that other authors have brought to her life, so if you find yourself staying up just a little too late to finish another chapter, she will know she’s done her job! Samantha lives in Westchester County, New York with four of the five loves of her life – her husband, son, younger daughter, and cat – and carries her fifth love, her stillborn eldest daughter, in her heart. In addition to penning novels and writing candidly about grief, she also volunteers her time as an advocate for empowered pregnancy - though more often than not these days she's on full-time mom duty! A former Microsoft software engineer and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology, Samantha said goodbye to the corporate world in 2010 to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams and lifelong love of writing. Learn more at www.samanthadurante.com.

Cary is the author of the best selling Girls from Alcyone trilogy. When not staring at blank pages and blinking cursors, Cary can always be found devouring all things pop culture. Current obsessions include Jessica Jones, Lara Croft and, of course, Star Wars. For more information, visit Cary at carycaffrey.com. Follow Cary on Twitter @CaryCaffrey.

CLICK HERE for a FREE STORY Susan Kaye Quinn is a rocket scientist turned speculative fiction author who now uses her PhD to invent cool stuff in books. Her works range from young adult science fiction to adult future-noir, with side trips into royal fantasy romance and middle grade. Her bestselling novels and short stories have been optioned for Virtual Reality, translated into German and French, and featured in several anthologies. She writes full-time from Chicago, inventing mind powers and dreaming of the Singularity. All of Sue's books: YOUNG ADULT SCIENCE FICTION Singularity Novel Series The Legacy Human (Singularity #1) The Duality Bridge (Singularity #2) The Illusory Prophet (Singularity 3) Stories of Singularity Restore (Stories of Singularity #1) Containment (Stories of Singularity #2) Augment (Stories of Singularity #3) Awakening (Stories of Singularity #4) Harvest (Stories of Singularity #5) Defiancé (Stories of Singularity #6) Resistance (Stories of Singularity #7) Mindjack Series Open Minds Book #1) Closed Hearts (Book #2) Free Souls (Book #3) Locked Tight (Book #4) Cracked Open (Book #5) Broken Wide (Book #6) Mindjack Short Story Collection (Book #7) WATCH the award-winning live-action Mindjack Book Trailer! SWEET, ROYAL ROMANCE Third Daughter (The Royals of Dharia #1) Second Daughter (The Royals of Dharia #2) First Daughter (The Royals of Dharia #3) ADULT FUTURE NOIR The Debt Collector: LIRIUM (Season One) The Debt Collector: WRAITH (Season Two) WATCH the Debt Collector Book Trailer ANTHOLOGIES Synchronic Telepath Chronicles AI Chronicles Dark Beyond The Stars Future Chronicles Cyborg Chronicles CLONES: The Anthology MIDDLE GRADE Faery Swap WATCH the Faery Swap Book Trailer CONTACT SUSAN Susan's Website | Susan's twitter | Susan's Facebook Page Susan's Email: susankayequinn@comcast.net

Deborah Rix has had a successful career in entertainment publicity, live music promotion, corporate communications and event management. She lives with her family in Toronto, Canada, where she is the proprietor of The Lucky Penny, a corner store and take-out joint in the Trinity-Bellwoods neighbourhood. External Forces is her first novel.