Brigitte M. Volltrauer Shipman is an author, life coach, speaker, and teacher. She specializes in coaching mothers with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Her current book is A Mother's Guide Through Autism, Through The Eyes of The Guided. She is also the author of Is It a God Thing? Joseph D. Shipman, despite grim predictions by some following his autism diagnosis, gained recognition working for numerous radio stations, and currently gives time to various political and social causes, including autism advocacy. He enjoys playing video games, spending time with friends and family, and studying and talking about various topics consisting of, but not limited to, art, history, and philosophy. A Mother’s Guide Through Autism, Part II: Through the Eyes of the Guided is Joseph’s debut as an author. Learn more at: mothersguidethroughautism.com.

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Liz Lazarus graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology with an engineering degree and from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management with an MBA. She went on to lead a successful career as an executive at General Electric’s Healthcare division. Later, she joined a leading consulting firm as Managing Director and is currently Head of Operations for a healthcare start-up. DAWN BEFORE DARKNESS is her fourth novel, following Free of Malice, Plea for Justice, and Shades of Silence. She was raised in Georgia and now splits her time between Atlanta, Georgia and Bozeman, Montana.

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E. DAVIS ENLOE has an MFA in Creative Writing from Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he studied under R.T. Smith. He has also worked extensively with Stewart O’Nan and Lee K. Abbott. His fiction has been featured in the Chariton Review, Broad River Review (Honorable Mention, Ron Rash Award in Fiction), Saint Ann’ s Review, Hunger Mountain Online (Honorable Mention Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize) and, most recently, Appalachian Review (Finalist, Denny C. Plattner Award). He lives with his wife, the actress and artist Mimi Wyche, in Greenville, South Carolina. This is his first novel.

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Randy Pressgrove is an automotive industry expert with more than 42 years of experience in sales and dealership development with Mazda, Toyota, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Kia. His new book This Car Sux!: Tales and Tips from a Life of Wheeling and Dealing (Amplify Publishing, February 17, 2026) has been described as "Kitchen Confidential for cars"—part hilarious memoir, part consumer protection guide, and part epic saga of the American automobile industry. Learn more at thiscarsux.com.

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Michael Cowan is a debut novelist whose life has unfolded across law, music, teaching, business and international travel. JOHN B PEOPLES is a literary legal thriller that releases with Koehler Books on April 21, 2026. A confirmed Francophile, Cowan taught writing at UCLA School of Law, sang professional (including a summer performing at Radio City Music Hall), argued and won a case before the California Supreme Court, had two songs published as a member of ASCAP, co-owned a dairy manufacturing business, and served as general counsel for two major corporations, including Robert Redford’s Sundance Group.

Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, he attended Amherst High School, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan Law School. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife of nearly 50 years and their eccentric rescue dog Percie. He is a proud father of three, and grandfather of four.

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Deborah Schwartz had a decades-long career as a healthcare attorney before becoming an author. She obtained her J.D. from Boston University School of Law, a master’s in history from Columbia University, and is a graduate of Tufts. A New Yorker to the core, she reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2011. Her new book is EmmaCare.

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Courtney Psak is a mystery thriller writer whose novel The Tutor will release August 7th, 2025, with Hodder and Stoughton, with whom she’s signed a three-book deal. The follow-up thrillers are expected for release in 2026. Courtney graduated with a degree in Communications and Journalism from Monmouth University, followed with a master’s degree in Publishing from Pace University. She started her career writing for magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Self and Modern Bride. In 2015 she wrote her first novel, Thirty Days to Thirty, and sold thousands of copies while working as a project manager for Viacom in New York. Courtney currently lives in Palm Beach, Florida with her husband and two sons. She is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, the National Writers Association and the Mystery Writers of America. Connect with Courtney

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The son of two librarians, Mark Stevens is the author of the Flynn Martin Thrillers Raised in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and has worked as a reporter, as a national television news producer and in public relations. The Fireballer (Lake Union, 2023) was named Best Baseball Novel by Twin Bill Literary Magazine and named one of Best Baseball Books of the Year by Spitball Magazine. His mystery novel Antler Dust was a Denver Post bestseller in 2007 and 2009. Buried by the Roan, Trapline, and Lake of Fire were all finalists for the Colorado Book Award (2012, 2015, and 2016, respectively). Trapline won the Colorado Book Award in 2016 and also received the best genre fiction award from Colorado Authors League. Stevens has had short stories published by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Mystery Tribune, and in Denver Noir (Akashic Books, 2022). In September 2016, Stevens was named Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers’ Writer of the Year, and again in 2023. Stevens hosts a regular podcast for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and has served as president of the Rocky Mountain chapter for Mystery Writers of America. Stevens is also an avid reader and regularly shares his reviews. Today, Stevens lives in Mancos, Colorado.

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