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 Before
beginning to write mysteries full time,
Betty Webb worked
as a journalist, interviewing everyone from U.S. presidents, astronauts
who walked on the moon, and Nobel Prize-winners, as well as the
homeless, the dying, and polygamy runaways.
 The
dark Lena Jones mysteries, which are based on stories she covered as a
reporter, include (in order) “Desert Noir,” “Desert Wives,” “Desert
Shadows,” “Desert Run,” “Desert Cut,” and coming in December 2009,
"Desert Lost."
 Her
much softer Gunn Zoo series debuted in late 2008 with the humorous “The
Anteater of Death.” Betty also volunteers at the Phoenix Zoo. She is a
member of National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of
America, and the Society of Southwestern Authors.
 "Eye-popping," The New York Times.
"Socially conscious mysteries," Publishers Weekly.
Coming Nov. '08, a traditional mystery series, beginning with THE
ANTEATER OF DEATH.
www.bettywebb-mystery.com
and
www.bettywebb-zoomystery.com
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Kim
Baccellia is a YA fantasy writer.
Available now:
EARRINGS OF IXTUMEA- Fourteen-year-old Lupe Hernandez has to face the
very thing she hates in the parallel world of Ixtumea. Virtual Tales
publisher
Upcoming from Lachesis Publishing 2009:
CROSSED OUT- Sixteen-year-old Stephanie Stewart just wishes the dead
would leave her alone. But then one of her 'rescues' comes back and
turns her world around.
Currently finishing:
STEP STONE AWAY- Thirteen-year-old Jordan Lake finds out sometimes
there's consequences to wanting it all.
SHATTERED ILLUSIONS, is based very loosely on her life as a teen dealing
with her bipolar father.
WIP:
DYLAN'S TALE-The sequel to CROSSED OUT told in Dylan's POV.
Other works:
Her article, "Finally, Our Turn" was published in the April 2003 issue
of ADOPTION FAMILIES. She's had poetry published in numerous magazines.
She's also a YA reviewer at Enchanting Reviews.
www.enchantingreviews.com
Check out the trailer for Earrings!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw9itX3KG3E
www.kim-baccellia.com
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 Sephera Giron
is an erotic horror author responsible for unleashing many published
books into the world!
Sephera is now donning a new hat as the author of 12 erotic romance
novels based on the signs of the zodiac and set to be released once a
month from
http://www.Ravenousromance.com
 These
are e-books and very reasonably priced. They are also available as mp3s
that you can download onto an ipod to listen to in the car or at the
gym.
Sephera also edited the SEXSTROLOGY ANTHOLOGY which are erotic romance
stories written by a variety of authors including Yvonne Navarro, Lisa
Mannetti, Monica J. O'Rourke, Sandra Kasturi, Michael Colangelo and
others.
 HUNGARIAN
RHAPSODY from Neon Books is the story of a young wench, Hester, who
dreams of running away with the gypsies
The Kama Sutra Seductions Deck is out at a book store near you.
MISTRESS OF THE DARK from Leisure Books is the diary of a bisexual
serial killer who works as a waitress in New York City and is obsessed
with Johnny Depp.
BORROWED FLESH from Leisure Books is about an aging witch who slaughters
virgins to keep her youthful looks.
 Other
books include HOUSE OF PAIN, HOUSE MAGIC: THE GOOD WITCH'S GUIDE TO
BRINGING GRACE TO YOUR SPACE and ETERNAL SUNSET.
Sephera lives by the lake near Toronto.
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 Winner
of the New York Book Festival Award and top finalist for the Compton
Crook, IPPY, and Benjamin Franklin awards, Gina Farago
is the author of Ivy Cole and the Moon
and Luna, the first
books in the Ivy Cole series. Her studies have included research on
werewolf legends and lore, and personal interaction with a gray wolf
pack, observing first-hand the animals' social behavior and hunting
techniques.
 Farago's
other works include coauthoring Making Do: How to Cook Like a
Mountain MeMa with Lois Sutphin. She lives in North Carolina with
her husband, Karl, and their numerous four-legged friends. When not busy
writing, Farago visits nursing homes and children's camps with her
therapy dog, Skittles.
http://www.ginafarago.com/
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| After spending three years as contracts director of
the Donald Maass Literary Agency,
Stephen Barbara joined
Foundry as full agent in January of 2009.
He represents all categories of books for young
readers (from YA to middle-grade to chapter and picture books) in
addition to servicing writers for the adult market. His clients include
Texas Blue Bonnet finalist Lisa Graff, acclaimed middle-grade novelist
Lynne Jonell (Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat),
Newbery Medal winner Laura Amy Schlitz, popular YA author Todd Strasser,
and on the adult side Bram Stoker Award finalist Paul Tremblay (The
Little Sleep) and leading fat loss expert Tom Venuto (The
Body Fat Solution).
A graduate of the University of Chicago, where he
studied literary criticism, Stephen has worked previous stints at
HarperCollins publishers and The Fifi Oscard Agency.
More information at
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