Charleigh Frederick’s writing career launched like the ringing of a graveyard bell while on medical leave from college. She’s now back in school, studying architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Born and raised in the Lake Superior port town of Duluth, Minnesota, Charleigh signed her first book contract with Scarsdale Publishing while still a teenager. In addition to writing, she loves theater, music, spending time with her family, and her sorority, Theta Phi Alpha. For more about Charleigh and her work, visitcharleighfrederick.wixsite.com/cswrite.

Bianca White is a new voice in historical romance and cannot wait to sweep you into her character-driven stories featuring witty banter and immersive historical details. Her degree in history means she enjoys undertaking research for her novels a bit too much and regularly gets lost down the research rabbit hole. Her “research” is often used as an excuse to drag members of her family around every stately home and castle wherever they go. Nothing can keep her away from an historical fashion exhibition. When not writing, Bianca feeds her own addiction for romance novels. She loves stories with droll dialogue, endearing rogues, and determined heroines. If you love those too, then you are in for a treat. You can find more of her work on her blog, Bianca White Writes, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Ben Speers has been writing fiction since he was fourteen, when he came across a badly written horror story on the internet. Vowing that even he could do better, he sat down and quickly discovered he could not, in fact, do better. He has studied history and creative writing at Liverpool Hope university and achieved a Merit for his masters in a miracle roughly on par with the resurrection of Lazarus. Expect a high kill count in anything he writes. If for some inexplicable reason you still want to talk to him,his twitter handle is the extremely creative @speers_benjamin.

Ami Maxine Irmen has spent her entire life moving back and forth across the Wisconsin/Illinois border, currently residing in Green Bay, WI. An Associate Professor of English, Ami holds both a BA and MFA in creative writing and considers learning a life-long pursuit. Rainy days are her favorite, especially when she can curl up with a book, a knit blanket, a mug of chai masala, and one or both of her cats. Find Ami Maxine on www.byamimaxine.com

Abigail Edwards was raised in the rolling hills of Northern California before moving to Buffalo where she went to University and met and married her husband. Two kids later they decided to move to a small town in Maine and raise their kids alongside goats, chickens and bees. No matter where she lived, books were her constant, and writing her creative outlet. She continues to live and write in the backwoods of Maine amidst her gardens and the chaos of family life.