Authors

J.L. Crafts was raised on the outskirts of a very large city in Southern California. Thankfully, back in those days, the very distant outskirts of that city still included open spaces and small ranches. As a young boy, he worked wrangling horses on one of those ranches learning to rope, ride, and train one of the most magnificent animals our planet has to offer. Those early years created a lifelong connection with not only horses but with the West of the 1800’s. College led to law school followed by over thirty years of trying cases to juries up and down the state of California. Speaking to juries in a simple directness, he did what he could to elicit facts and arguments wherever possible through stories of life in the saddle and open spaces. He now spends his days creating those stories on the page and enjoys every minute of it.

David has authored, co-authored and edited several novels, including The Boy Behind the Door (KTAV), Friends Like These (Speaking Volumes), The Marijuana Project (SDS Publishing), The Battle of Zig Zag Pass (Speaking Volumes), Slipping Reality (Author House), Drunk Log (Speaking Volumes) and So Much for Happy (WE Edutainment)

Dick Brown has always been fascinated by western history – mountain men, wagon trains, gold rushes, cattle drives, notorious outlaws, ghost towns, and transcontinental railroads; however, he has concentrated much of his recent writing on one region of the American West in particular – the Grand Canyon. He has spent decades researching the early pioneers and the Canyon’s bumpy road from unbridled backcountry to a national park. It is the venerable pioneers of the late nineteenth century, with their struggles to survive and thrive on the ragged edge of this tremendous abyss, that inspired Dick to write this historical novel. The story is based on his own exploration below the rims of the Canyon, on the Colorado River, on the twisted trails, on a mule named Hank, in the copper mines, and at the sites of primitive camps and lodges of a bygone era. During his writing career, Dick has authored and co-authored five award-winning books and has been published in numerous periodicals. He is a retired systems engineer and president of the Grand Canyon Historical Society. As a former Navy submariner, he is a regular contributor to the journal The Submarine Review. He is also past editor of the magazine Ballooning. Dick lives in the forested mountains of central New Mexico, enjoying retirement with his wife and two feral cats. 

Originally from Oklahoma, Mark C. Jackson is the author of the Americana Historical Fiction Series The Tales of Zebadiah Creed that includes An Eye for an Eye, (his first book and winner of the American Fiction Award for best Historical/Adventure, 2018), his second novel, The Great Texas Dance, and the third book of the trilogy, Blue Rivers of Heaven. He wrote the four-part series Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid for the acclaimed podcast Legends of the Old West. Mark is also an award-winning songwriter and composer who resides in Chula Vista, California with his wife Judy, their cat Mr. Kitty, and their dog Hazel Nut. 

Brian Felgoise, Esq., has enjoyed an extremely varied professional career. He is a graduate of Temple University Law School and has been practicing class-action law for more than 25 years. He has been appointed lead counsel, co-lead counsel, and class counsel in numerous cases throughout the country. Felgoise has been involved in cases where billions of dollars have been recovered for class members who lost a significant amount of money.

Felgoise has represented numerous individuals in “garden-variety” personal injury matters, where he recovered millions for his injured clients.

In addition to practicing law, Felgoise was the driving force behind the creation of TeachPrivacy, a consulting company he co-founded, which provides e-Learning to businesses, and training for companies such as Intel, Caterpillar, American Express, and McKesson.

With postgraduate degrees and faculty positions in several medical universities, Hawk MacKinney has taught graduate courses in both the United States and Jerusalem. His professional writing includes articles on chordate neuroembryology, and aerospace research on muscle metabolic behavior in multi-orbital environments.

In addition, Hawk has authored several works of fiction, including his Cairns of Sainctuarie Science Fiction Series and his Moccasin Hollow Mystery Series which have received national and international attention.

Ben Mikaelsen has won the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers Golden Spur Award. His novels have won critical acclaim, as well as several state reader’s choice awards. These novels include Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, and Touching Spirit Bear. His newest book is “Jungle of Bones”. Ben’s articles and photos appear in numerous magazines around the world. Ben and his wife, Connie, live in Anacortes, WA.

W.R. PARK’s fifteen published novels have been read and reviewed by a host of bestselling authors comparing his work to some of the most talented suspense-thriller writers.

Through my service in the Marine Corps, four years as a patrol officer with the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and 45 years as a trial lawyer in the Washington, D.C. area, I have “been around the barn.”

Jordan Keller is a Cincinnati-based writer whose love for stories started at a young age when she preferred to write in a spiral-bound notebook than play outside at recess.