Authors

Tim Bryant lives in Nacogdoches, Texas. He has written four Dutch Curridge Mysteries (Dutch Curridge, Southern Select, Spirit Trap, and Old Mother Curridge), coming to Speaking Volumes Publishing in 2020, as well as the Wilkie John Westerns (A World Of Hurt, Dead And Buried) for Kensington. Tim was named one of the Top Five Texas Authors of 2014 by BookPeople in Austin, Texas for Spirit Trap, for which author Stephen Graham Jones said, “I’d put Tim Bryant up against anybody writing mysteries today.” In his spare time, Tim runs an independent bookstore called The Bosslight and writes and records music under the name Elephant Verses Train.

Tina Murray is the acclaimed author of a captivating series of glitzy, suspense-filled romance novels, the Heston Demming series. Murray’s steamy, yet spiritual saga chronicles the life and loves of handsome movie-superstar, Heston Demming. In Murray’s stories, the sexy actor struggles to tame his passions and torments. While he copes with fame and fortune, he searches for his lost soul, amid the hidden ruins of a secret past.

Trae Q.L Venerable, born to Myron and Tracy Venerable with a life long history in ranching and farming, is excited to bring you Grandpa I Just Wanna be a Cowboy, books of the “forgotten cowboys” history. Trae, an avid outdoorsman, horseman and cattle jock, comes from generations of Farm and Ranch owners, from which many of these stories have been passed on. For way too long, the “forgotten cowboy” has not been heard and the time is now.

Virginia G. McMorrow has worked as an editor/writer for more than 30 years, after a career in human resources. In her professional capacity, Ginny has worked for business publishers as an editor of books, journals, reports, and newsletters targeted for clients, and now works as a freelance editor/writer. She has also had numerous articles on both professional and writing topics published, along with several short stories. As a playwright, Ginny has had 28 short one acts and one full-length play produced off-off Broadway by Love Creek Productions in a black box theater, as well as two short plays performed on a west coast radio show. She now lives and works in Venice, Florida.

Warren Murphy books and stories have sold 50 MILLION COPIES worldwide and won a dozen national awards. He has created a number of book series, including the Trace series and the long-running satiric adventure, The Destroyer, the basis for the film Remo Williams—The Adventure Begins. His film credits include, Lethal Weapon 2, Murphy’s Law, and The Eiger Sanction.

One of America’s greatest Western storytellers, Wayne D. Overholser was born September 4, 1906 in Pomeroy, Washington and died August 27, 1996 in Boulder, Colorado. Overholser won the 1953 First Spur Award for best novel for Lawman using the pseudonym Lee Leighton. In 1955 he won the 1954 (second) Spur Award for The Violent Land. He also used the pseudonyms John S. Daniels, Dan J. Stevens and Joseph Wayne.

Robert (R.G.) Yoho is a West Virginia native with a passion for history and tales of the American West. Raised on a cattle farm, he is the prolific author of multiple Western novels, along with works of fiction and nonfiction. Yoho is a former president of the West Virginia Writers. Living with his wife near the banks of the Ohio River, Yoho is also a proud member of the Western Writers of America. To learn more about him and his work, go to: www.RGYoho.com.

Originally from Carrollton, Illinois, author/agent/publisher Barbara Casey attended the University of North Carolina, N.C. State University, and N.C. Wesleyan College where she received a BA degree, summa cum laude, with a double major in English and history. In 1978 she left her position as Director of Public Relations and Vice President of Development at North Carolina Wesleyan College to write full time and develop her own manuscript evaluation and editorial service. In 1995 she established the Barbara Casey Agency and since that time has represented authors from the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Japan. In 2014, she became a partner with Strategic Media Books, an independent nonfiction publisher of true crime, where she oversees acquisitions, day-to-day operations, and book production.

B.L. Morgan is happily married to his wonderful wife Judi. He lives in a suburb between Seattle and Tacoma Washington. He is an ex-amateur boxer who will continue to practice Yoga daily until he finally gets it right. He is college educated and has been a busboy, short order cook, a warehouse worker and delivery driver, served in the US Air Force, been an over-the-road truck driver and a property manager with over six hundred tenants among many other professions.

Axel Kilgore (Jerry Ahern) is a science fiction and action author best known for his post-apocalyptic survivalist series The Survivalist. These pulp novels have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. He also authored the gut-wrenching, action packed-series, They Call Me the Mercenary. Along with his wife, Sharon, he is co-author of over eighty internationally-published novels.