Our Authors
Irene Bennett Brown
was born in the Kansas heartland, the setting for many of her books.
She and her husband now live in Oregon’s beautiful Willamette Valley. She has received a Western
Writers of America Spur Award, the Oregon Library Association's Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award for
"significant contribution to literature," and a nomination for the Mark Twain Award.
Publishing credits include contemporary and historical YA novels from Atheneum, E.P. Dutton, Scholastic,
and Viking Penguin; plus women’s historical novels of the West from Ballantine, Five Star/Gale, and
her own imprint, Riveredge Books. The Bargain is Irene’s most recent release.
Her first mystery novel in a planned series is presently under consideration with a New York
publishing house. Visit her at
www.irenebennettbrown.com.. |
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T. L Cooper
T. L. Cooper grew up in Tollesboro, Kentucky. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University
with a B.S. in Corrections and Juvenile Services and a minor in Psychology. Her short story, Fortress, won second
prize in the Professional Division of Idaho Magazine’s 2005 Fiction Writing contest. She has
published several poems in anthologies including in Standing, Poetry By Idaho Women
(2004 & 2005 editions). Her articles, essays, short stories, and poetry have appeared online. Her essay,
Common Values, won first prize in the 5th Annual Be the Star You Are! Essay Contest. She contributed an essay,
The Gift of You, to Be the Star You Are! for Teens. She also contributed to Book Marketing from A to Z.
She is the author of the novel, All She Ever Wanted. Currently, she and her husband live in Albany, Oregon.
For more information, please visit
www.tlcooper.com. |
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Donna Fletcher Crow
lives in Idaho with her husband of 46 years. She is the author of thirty-some books,
mostly novels dealing with British history. Her best known book is the epic historical
novel Glastonbury: The Novel of Christian England, which won First Place,
Historical Fiction, from the National Federation of Press Women. She says, "I write
historical novels and contemporaries that draw heavily on historical background, because
I believe it is vitally important that we not lose touch with our rich historical heritage.
… Reading of the triumphs of the faithful in ages past can inspire and strengthen us for
our own challenging times." Her newest project, The Monastery Murders, is a series of
ecclesiastical mysteries featuring Felicity Howard, an American woman studying for the
Anglican priesthood in a remote Yorkshire monastery. A Very Private Grave, the first in
the series will be released soon. Visit her at
www.donnafletchercrow.com. |
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 Ken McConnell
lives with his wife and kids in Boise, Idaho where he works as a software
tester. He writes novels and short stories in his spare time and has maintained a blog about technology
and writing since 1998. Ken is the author of the SF novel Starstrikers and the mystery novel
Null_Pointer. He has published several SF short stories and appears in the anthology, Barren Worlds.
You can reach him at his web site,
www.ken-mcconnell.com. |
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 Catherine Mulvany,
award-winning author of five novels, earned an M.A. in
creative writing from Seton Hill University. In addition to teaching full-time, she writes
romantic suspense (a.k.a. fairy tales for grownups). Her most recent novel, Shadows All
Around Her, came out in September of 2005. Her novella, tentatively titled Once Upon a
Christmas is scheduled for release in 2006. Catherine and her husband live near the Snake
River in eastern Oregon. For more information, visit
www.catherinemulvany.com. |
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 Joanne Pence is author of the Angie Amalfi mystery series which combines
mystery with humor, romance, and food, Joanne has published thirteen books in the series
for Avon, plus romantic suspense, short stories, and a novella. Her books have been USA
Today and Independent Mystery Bookseller Association bestsellers, and have won or been
nominated for numerous awards. Joanne "discovered" Idaho while attending a
Murder In The Grove conference, and now lives in the beautiful foothills just north of
Boise with her family. Visit her at
www.joannepence.com. |
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