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Author Barbara Woster
Barbara Woster is a writer, but had it not been for a tragedy, her dad, and Clive Cussler, her life may have take a different path. When she was 14, a friend of hers decided to make her life a bit more interesting than it already was, to that point anyway. He accomplished this by shattering her knee. Quite accidentally and with no malice intended, but damaging, nonetheless. Until that day, she’d been a competitive runner and that incident put an end to ever doing it again. Her knee was shattered, and so-she thought-were her dreams.
Other Pen Names: B Woster & B J Woster
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon:
Adult Books
36 Hours, Desires of a Deceiver, Edge of Insanity, Whispers of the Heart, Fates Intervention, Only One, Love Through Time, Victim of Love, Killing Faith
Children’s Books
Ehtaria: A Land of their Own, I am Proud of Who I am Series Books 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, The Purple Christmas Tree
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Author Janet Gilson
I live in Malta with my husband, and I am both a mother and grandmother. Originally from the UK, I moved to Malta when I met and married my Maltese husband over thirty years ago. I studied psychology and obtained a certificate in counselling, intrigued by how the human mind works and how people recover from trauma. After taking early retirement, I now use my time doing something I love writing. I hope that by sharing my life experiences, that I might help others who have passed through similar experiences. When I’m not writing, you will find me spending time with my family, the most important thing in my life. I also love to travel, believing that this is an education in itself. I support several charities and want to make a difference, wherever I can. I am the author of two books to date – Behind the Smile and Letters to Ian, both of which can be found at The Book Dragon.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Letters to Ian and Behind The Smile.
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Website: https://janetgilson.com/
Author Kirsty F. McKay
Kirsty is a mother of three wonderful children, and a grandmother to two amazing grandchildren. She is happily married to her soulmate Niall, who is her biggest fan and supporter. Kirsty has led a very interesting life, adapted to various careers as she raised her children. She has been writing for many years but it was only when fate stepped in and introduced her to another fantasy writer, and their writing group, that she had the support and focus she needed to finish a novel. In 2019 she self published her novel, ‘The Veils of Valoria,’ the inspiration for the story coming from a repetitive dream, and her own experience working with Spirit. Kirsty is a Reiki Practitioner and a Crystal Therapist. She is also qualified in many other therapies from Aromatherapy Massage to Reflexology. However following her diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis, Kirsty no longer practices physical therapies and each day is a challenge for her as she manages her ‘spoons’. Thankfully her daughter Bronwyn, and her husband Niall, support Kirsty on a daily basis with the many challenges that Fibromyalgia brings. With the support of her immediate family, and especially her father and hero, Keith, Kirsty took a leap of faith and followed her intuition, after becoming frustrated with the lack of support for self published and indie authors. In July 2022 the Book Dragon was born. Kirsty is so passionate about The Book Dragon and working diligently to support her fellow authors that she does tend to forget she is a writer herself! Kirsty is currently editing her 2nd book, The Guardians of Valoria, which she aims to publish in 2023 with the support of her beloved Dragons.
Self Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Veils of Valoria.
Author Lee Eason
Lee M Eason is a fantasy book writer from County Durham. After gaining a Bed (hons) degree he taught in primary education for almost thirty years. Having always been interested in writing he finally decided to sit down in 2010 and have a go at writing a full novel. The Panids’ Children was the first of what is now a series of books called the Panids of Koa. The series is also accompanied by a set of prequels. Lee will continue to develop the Panids series and its prequels but also intends to write in other genres having tried his hand at women’s fiction with a book called Jam by the Stairs.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Panids’ Children,
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Author Phoebe Wilby
I was born in Australia and, although Australia still has a huge piece of my heart, I regard myself as a citizen of the world. I’m currently living in Ireland with my husband. My youngest daughter is also here on an extended holiday. My four older children have now flown the nest and it’s a new stage in my life. Aside from writing and working full-time, we are also renovating a quaint farmhouse in Ireland which is now almost habitable. When I say ‘we’, I really mean my husband is renovating! I have been writing since childhood, including horror stories, humour, and poetry, usually about life as I saw it then. My life is still the inspiration for my writing. I have a background in journalism, but only studied for the degree to ‘legitimise’ my writing, and while studying for my Bachelor of Journalism, I was blessed to win the Literary Achievement Award for Excellence in Fiction from the Golden Key International Honour Society, of which I’m a lifetime member for my fictionalised treatment of the September 11, 2001 tragedy in New York. A bit of very creative journalism, there. You can read this here. I’m beginning to make time for my writing now, and it is refreshing to be able to do this. My life gets a bit chaotic at times. yet I wouldn’t have it any other way. Still, this semi-chaotic lifestyle is perfect for short-story writing – not so good for novels, though. I am trying to persevere with a few longer works I have in the pipeline, as well as a couple of anthologies. Sometimes I really don’t think I have the attention span to write a novel. However, I have so many projects on the go that the characters are beginning to take over my life completely.
Self Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Time is of the Essence, A Point of View: It’s All Relative Really
New Release: Always One Step Ahead of the Storm
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https://www.phoebewilbyauthor.com/
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Author Shakalin Silver
Shakalin Silver is a writer -born at an early age: the product of a Christian marriage between two human parents and is only just a ‘child of the sixties.’
Shakalin (or Sha) is a compulsive writer who is currently working on a series of fantasy fiction books. There’s one older sister who’s marginally nicer to talk to than Sha is, though like the rest of her extremely dysfunctional family, they don’t talk to each other. Perhaps one day, with a bit of luck, they’ll communicate without arguing again – with the help of a Oujja board!
During her formative years, Miss Silver soon developed the social skills of Attila the Hun and the compassionate and caring qualities of Vlad the Impaler. These were coupled with an unhealthy disrespect for the rest of her species, along with an almost laughable disregard for that great classical Greek joke “Democratic Civilisation”! By her twenties Shakalin had been diagnosed as an acute sufferer of the extremely painful condition, “Venomous Cynicism”!
Though only painful to others “Venomous Cynicism” is a difficult condition to live with and it has exacerbated Shakalin’s complicated lifestyle to the point where she has had to channel this condition into a career as a writer.
Miss Silver has since created a wonderful little world discovered in her debut novel ‘The Unusual Suspects,’ populated with animal characters that others can identify with and laugh at as they set out on epic, and ridiculous quests!
Shakalin loves nothing more than making people smile. She finds her greatest inspiration when exploring the wilds of Devon, or entertaining others around her campfire, accompanied by her feline pal, Hengist.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Unusual Suspects.
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Author Amy Flanagan
Amy Flanagan is an Instructional Designer and children’s author living with her family in the Chicago suburbs. She began writing, Mrs R Snugglesworth, Attorney at Law, in early 2021, to stay busy during the long pandemic winter. She wanted to write something that would make kids and adults laugh. Readers have called the story, ‘a hoot and a half’ and ‘overwelmingly adorable and hilarious.’ BookLife writes, ‘Flanagan infuses elements of a legal thriller with sly humour and a delightfully dog-centric perspective, crafting a distinctive protagonist in Mrs R. Mrs R, possesses and Elle Woods blend of legal prowess and waggish charm, and her newfound need to be an advocate for others will inspire young readers to look beyond their comfort zone.’ Amy is already working on the second book in the Mrs R series. Like you, she wonders what the ‘R’ stands for.
Self-Published Works stocked at The Book Dragon: Mrs R Snugglesworth, Attorney at Law
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Author Barb Jones
Barb Jones is a best-selling author of supernatural thrillers, paranormal romance, and horror fiction. During the day, she has a successful career in Information Technology; by night, she’s creating supernatural worlds that leave you wanting more! Being born and raised in Hawaii opened her world to the supernatural at a young age, along with her family heritage. Barb grew up where legends of demons, ghosts, and gods were part of the culture. Today, she lives in Florida with her family, writing and staying true to her roots. Her latest novel, Son of Asmodeus, introduces the Heaven and Hell Series, and she is the author of the ground- breaking, best-selling series The Blood Prophecy. Demon Destroyer: Son of Asmodeus, a new film coming soon, is based on the first book in her Heaven and Hell series.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Son Of Asmodeus, Blood Prophecy Series Queen’s Destiny, Queen’s Enemy & Queen’s Ascension
New Release: Rise of the Hunter
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Author Carol Kerry-Green
I grew up in Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. All my life I have enjoyed reading science fiction and fantasy books. I began writing when I was a teenager and sent many a short story to magazines in the 70s and 80s, not surprisingly they were rejected. After a hiatus of nearly 20 years I returned to writing and the changing publishing scene. Now I write urban fantasy and paranormal romance. I am the author of three novels at the moment and working on number four. My current WIP is book 2 of my The Coterie series. It’s set in a fictional stately home in Leconfield, East Yorkshire,
I have one more book in my urban fantasy series, The Donati to write at the beginning of 2024, then I aim to turn my attention to a six book Paranormal Romance series set in the city of York where I lived for a few years.
I have worked for the Inland Revenue and the local authority in the Housing department. After taking redundancy twelve years ago, I set up my own business as a Professional Genealogist. Lately I have been moving over to more writing and less genealogy, thought that will always be a part of my life.
I live with my husband, a fellow author and our four cats who are really in charge – so they say!
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Lady Emma’s Diaries, Of Blood & Shadows,
Author Ennes Higgins
I love creating stories that get kids excited and encourage them to spend time with creative play and make-believe worlds – because there, anything is possible! I also love readings books! Especially books about dragons! Did you know that Dragons love Chocolate Chip Muffins? No? Well, neither did I….
I live just outside Berlin with my four kids and two dogs. We spend lots of time playing outdoors. We love to eat ice cream, tell stories and giggle together.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Lola’s Adventures Dragons in the Barn Hardback or Paperback & Fairies in the Garden Hardback or Paperback.
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Author Helen Kelly
Helen is a mother of two grown up daughters living in the North Yorkshire. History and research has always been something she has loved and has three master’s degress in History which she did in later life. She has always wanted to write but due to being diagnosed as being dyslexic later in life she always thought it was something she couldnt do, but she is proving herself wrong. Along with reading, Helen loves visiting many different places in the United Kingdom, especially if they have canals or waterfalls.
The inspiration for Greengrove is her love of canals, as she finds them very tranquil places that have the ability to calm her so where better to set a book. When she was growing up, her and her family lived in Guildford, where during her work break on a Saturday, she would walk along the River Wey to a stone bench. It was a wonderful, magical place, and her favourite place, as it is Lacy’s, the character in her book.
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: A Special Place
New Release: New Beginnings
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Author Jill Rosenblatt
I have been writing for over 30 years and have a Master’s Degree in Literature and Creative Writing from Burlington College, in Vermont, US. Back in 2008/2009, I published two books, Project Jennifer, and For Better or Worse, with a traditional publisher, Kensington Press. I learned a lot from the experience about the process of preparing a manuscript for publishing. When I began The Fixer series, I decided I would try the self-publishing route. I am currently working on books 4,5, and 6 in the series, The Good Criminal, Shell Game, and Requiem.
Self- Published Works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Naked Man (The Fixer Series) The Killing Kind (The Fixer Series) The Last Romanov (The Fixer Series).
Author Julie Day
Julie Day has Asperger’s Syndrome. She is an indie author of children’s books about mermaids, teen angels and autistic children. She is currently writing her second series for 7-9 year-olds featuring autistic children finding confidence through their pets and hobbies. Her ‘Rainbow School’ series is her first one with the tagline ‘Autism meets magical realism’. She also writes for adults about helpful ghosts and cozy mysteries, short magical realism stories and has one in the ‘Modern Magic’ anthology by Knight Writing Press and one in the ‘Magick & Mistletoe’ anthology by Dragon Soul Press. She is a member of the Alliance for Independent Authors (ALLi) UK.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Rainbow School Series Billy & the Sparkling Socks, Charlie & the Captivating Cap, Susie & the Jiggling Jumper, Quessa & The Bouncing Blazer, Alistair & the Sizzling Shoes, Erin & the Shimmering Show, A – Z of Autism Colouring Book. The Pet Rescuers: Lynn and the Parrot Pursuit. Endocarditis My Journey.
New Release: The Unlucky Adventures of Sammi the Squirrel: The Pond
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Julie’s blog: http://www.julieaday.blogspot.com
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Author Kerry Fowers
From an early age, Kerry Fowers was an avid reader. Now with decades of devouring books this love affair with the written word has inspired Kerry to write his first novel. The unique character personalities are fashioned from the many years of working as a security officer. Kerry was determined to create stories of his own that would captivate and entertain. Divine Verdict is his second book with more adventures in this series in the works. Book three, “Divine Witness” will be released sometime this year. Kerry is married to his sweetheart, Liz, and enjoys spending any free time with family and friends.
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Divine Help
Author Robyn Gram-Barclay
Hi there! My name is Robyn Gram-Barclay, and I am an art teacher of nearly two decades, as well as a practicing artist. Having been previously published twice as an illustrator, I ventured into the world of becoming an author AND illustrator in 2019, when starting to pen both a picture book and a young adult novel of my own. The picture book, “My Good Friend, Ted!” took precedence and was ultimately self-published in 2021, with a follow-up book: My Good Friend, Ted! The Sea-quel in The Ocean of Colour, published in 2022. The books, written in rhyme and illustrated in vibrant watercolour, are currently sold in four indie bookstores, including The Book Dragon. My Good Friend, Ted! is also sold through Goodreads, Magic Beans Bookstore, and Booktopia in Australia. Ted, the beautiful Blue Whale who is RED, is traveling!
I have graciously received wonderful feedback by families and children of all ages, as well as receiving the Silver Purple Dragonfly Book Award for Picture Books 5 and Younger for My Good Friend, Ted! and the entire series was a Silver Recipient for the Mom’s Choice Awards in the category of Picture Books Ages 5 to 8. These are most honourable achievements for my premier series in children’s literature and an exciting recognition and acknowledgement! The next venture in this amazing creative journey is being an official Sponsor of SAVE the WHALES (TM), the world-renowned organization helping to preserve and protect our oceans and marine life. A portion of each sale will be donated back to Save the Whales to help further educational programming as well. Come join Ted and his friends in fun and frolic while they navigate true friendships through kindness, respect, diversity, and acceptance.
I reside in Ontario, Canada with my husband, twin daughters and son, as well as a cat, snake, hamster and a plethora of fish!
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: My Good Friend Ted, My Good Friend Ted: The Sea-quel in The Ocean of Colour.
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Website: alittletouchofcolour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/rgrambarclay
Author R. K. Nixon
R. K. Nixon is a children’s author and started writing her first book when her oldest was born nine years ago. Five years later she self-published her first book ‘The Prince Alexander Adventures- The Aquarius Stone.’
R. K. Nixon has published two more books, part of the
Nani & Friends series, and is currently working on more stories. From a young age R. K. Nixon has always loved reading and making up stories, as a Speech and Language Therapist she knows the importance of stories for developing children’s language skills and loves combining her two passions together.
When R. K. Nixon isn’t writing or looking after her family, she can be found performing and singing with her choirs.
Self-published works at The Book Dragon: The Prince Alexander Adventures: The Aquarius Stone, Nani and Friends: Nani Gets Lost, Nani & Friends: Nani Won’t Sleep
New Release: You Can’t Keep a Dinosaur in the Basement
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www.facebook.com/R.K.NixonBooks
www.instagram.com/rknixonbooks
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Author Stephanie K. Clemens
Stephanie K Clemens is known for many things: an author, photographer, dog mom, instagrammer, adventurer, teacher, lawyer, and more. When she’s no
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon:A Study in Steam, A Practicum in Perjury, For The Love of Hot Cocoa, The Daring Adventures of Honoria Porter
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Website: www.Stephaniekclemens.com
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/
Author Trevor Cowan
Following university and several years travelling, Trevor’s twenty-five-year career in engineering and project management took him across the globe, working for a number of years in Hong Kong, Mexico and Brazil, before returning to the UK. However, like most on a spiritual path, Trevor knew there was something more he needed to be doing, especially as his health began to suffer. Digestive problems, coupled with acute tinnitus, eventually forced Trevor to leave work and seek his own healing path, as the mainstream healthcare offered was ineffective for him. For twenty years Trevor has been working consciously on himself, beginning with yoga and meditation, followed by forays into various other esoteric areas and practices, before coming to shamanism and nature-based spirituality. This, Trevor knew, was his calling, and led to him completing a two-year training course on the medicine wheel and qualifying as a contemporary shamanic practitioner. Throughout this journey, Trevor filled many journals and knew he should share some of the profound insights he was privileged to have been given. From these writings, his book, Change Your Life! was born. Trevor is now based in the lovely town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, in North East England, where he works with individuals and groups offering ceremonies and workshops, alongside private sessions for spiritual connection, personal development, healing and growth.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Change Your Life
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Author Armanis Ar-Feinial
Armanis Ar-feinial, in the gritty pits of despair, he comes from: Bridgeton, Maine, a terribly dreadful place. Currently residing in the Greater Boston Area with his family, he studied Criminal Justice, English, and currently dabbles in a little bit of Finance. His unfaltering passion for writing came from his first exposure from the Lord of the Rings, which he drew inspiration from in his first stories, but alas, as all good things come downward into the grimdark pits, adopting tones from Joe Abercrombie. He loves reading, playing games of all kinds, and he is what you call a practicing writaholic. He is personally known for his witty sarcastic unasked for remarks.
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Holy Grail War: The Hedgehog
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Sarcastic_elf FB: https://www.facebook.com/ArmanisArfeinial
Author Brandi Schonberg
Brandi is a self-proclaimed escapist who is passionate about writing characters that people can identify with on a personal level. Applying her own experiences to her writing, she uses her stories to navigate what it means to be human – flaws and all.
Her bedside table is typically piled hight with epic fantasies and science fiction (and papers to grade, too.) She binge-watches far too much Netflix and has developed a new addiction to collecting swords. She is a mother of three and a middle school science teacher who finds every possible excuse to slip away from the demands of daily life and write.
Self-Published Works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Gate
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Author Christina Vitagliano
Christina Vitagliano is an author, entrepreneur, and the founder of the successful Family entertainment concept, Monster Mini Golf. Having spent decades working on her memoir, Christina hopes to share her story and touch the hearts of readers with her account of childhood abuse, empowering survivors to reclaim their lives and learn to thrive despite their trauma. Her passion is to provide affordable fun, entertainment that the whole family can enjoy. Monster Mini Golf is a multi-million dollar company with 30 locations across the USA and Canada.
“I wrote my memoir over the course of approximately 6 months. When I was finished my original draft was 680 pages! Whoa too long! Then I sat on my manuscript for almost 20 years. During that period, I had the manuscript professionally edited through 4 separate editors (various reasons mostly fear.) When the pandemic hit, I finally had the time (and courage!) to focus on my memoir. I found a wonderful editor that I now consider priceless to me. My favourite line of advice was, ‘If a portion of the book, or even a sentence, isn’t moving the story forward, then that probably can be edited out.’ I published my memoir at 375 pages and it has had 400+ reviews with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating on Amazon / Goodreads. A good editor is priceless!”
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Every 9 Minutes Hardback or Paperback
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Author Chris T.
Chris T. was born in 1978, 33 years after the great invocation that was given to humanity and at the age of 33 in 2012, he become an enlightened master.
These teaching are a testament to what he discovered on the path of solar initiation, but this time his teachings are not shrouded in allegory or fables, but rather in black and white for everyone to see.
The Way of Emotion is a manual of emotion and a guide to spiritual enlightenment. If you are a truth seeker and scientifically minded, you will not be disappointed. This book offers insight into the causes of suffering and how to overcome it. Spiritual Psychology fuses spirituality and psychology together as one unified whole revealing to us the mysteries of the soul.
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Way of Emotion: A Path to Liberation
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Author Christine Asbrey
Chris Asbrey was born in the Far East, one of four children to working class parents. As she’s Scottish it was a portent for a life lived like a gypsy. She has lived and worked all over the world in the Police Service, Civil Service, and private industry, working for the safety and security of the public. Always a voracious reader, she easily finished three books a week for years. Mysteries were a real love and she consumed the works of writers old and new. The one thing she always wanted to do was to write but never had the confidence or time to do more than dream about it. She first became interested in the female pioneers in law enforcement when she joined the police herself. History has always held a draw for her and the colourful stories of the older officers piqued her interest, making her look even further back. A life-changing injury meant a change of course into contract law and consumer protection for a department attached to the Home Office. Her newly-gained disability was a struggle through numerous surgeries, and was an eye-opener in how the world sees disabled people. This led to her volunteering to help other disabled people navigate the complex paperwork and systems required to help them get the support they deserve. That same injury also grounded her long enough to start writing down some of the ideas that had floated in her head for years, but that same delay had enabled her to thoroughly research her subject matter, period, and methodologies used by law enforcement in the nineteenth century. Early forensics, and scientific breakthroughs in crime detection, have always been of particular interest, along with the spying techniques and gadgets of the time. Historic weaknesses and blind spots in the society and court systems make for an authentic backdrop to her work. Chris has produced magazine and newspaper articles based on consumer law and wrote guides for the Consumer Direct Website. She was Media Trained, by The Rank
Organization, and acted as a consultant to the BBC’s One Show and Watchdog. She has also been interviewed on BBC radio answering questions on consumer law to the public. When she’s not writing, she loves to spend time in her garden, and lives in York with her husband, Malcolm the dog, and two daft cats.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Innocents, Innocent as Sin, Innocent Bystander, In All Innocence, Innocent Minds, Innocent to the Last.
Blog – C.A Asbrey – all things obscure and strange in the Victorian period http://caasbrey.com/
The Innocents Mystery Series Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/937572179738970/
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Link to latest book – In All Innocence – mybook.to/InnocenttotheLast
Author Christine Skippins
Christine (Chris) Skippins helda long career in finance before focusing on her writing and illustration, and it didn’t take long for her to recognize her niche once that happened. After signing up at a local animal rescue centre in an effort to get involved in a local charity, Chris discovered the inspiration for her series, The Magic of Misty Nook. As a teenager, Chris worked in a pet shop, where she frequently tried to adopt, often against her father’s wishes, the rabbits, guinea pigs, and even puppies that needed homes. Her father eventually gave in and allowed Whiskey the Collie to arrive in her home. Over the years, Whiskey and numerous other pets shared their lives with Chris, but her transformative experience came while helping at an animal sanctuary. Chris found renewed admiration for the animals and the team that rehabilitated him. In that moment, The Magic of Misty Nook was born. Today, she brings wonderful animal characters to life by telling how scared and lonely souls find love and kindness at Misty Nook. A native of Chichester, England, Chris is Mum to a grown son and daughter. She is Nanny to her four-year-old grandson, Harry, Ivy the Labrador, and Rolo the cocker spaniel. A naturally active and creative person, Chris loves her morning walks with her own dog Rizzo and often finds that her stories form in her head whilst she is walking. Losing herself in a good book in her garden on the beautiful Sussex coast with a glass of wine is one of her favourite ways to unwind.
Self Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Magic of Misty Nook Bruno and His Friends, The Magic of Misty Nook The Family from Castle Farm, The Magic of Misty Nook Santa in a Camper, The Magic of Misty Nook Kitty Kat Rescue Little Frank’s Story.
New Release: The Magic of Misty Nook: A Magical Misty Nook Festival
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www.christineskippinsauthor.com
Newsletter www.christineskippinsauthor.com/FreeBook
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Author Colin Eston
Born in 1944 in Redcar, I was educated at Sir William Turner’s Grammar School and then trained as a teacher at Bede College, Durham. For the next 40 years I taught English and Drama, completed an Open University degree, and was active in several amateur drama groups – not to mention getting married and helping raise three sons!
When I retired in 2003 I thought it time to indulge my passion for writing. Having been a lifelong addict of crime and mystery novels, I was confident that I could do as well or better than many I’d read!
Twenty years and fourteen novels later, I now consider myself a writer and hope to continue being so for many years yet. My body may be showing signs of age, but my imagination, thirst for discovering new things and attitude to life are still as fresh as ever.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Archer Bows In Book 1, Archer’s Irish Jig Book 2, Archer’s Home Run Book 3, Archer at Court Book 4, Archer at War Book 5, Archer and the Stolen Boy Book 6, Archer and the Two Pretenders Book 7, Archer and the Prince’s Seal Book 8, Archer and the Shade of Grey Book 9, Archer and the Poor Fred Book 10.
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Author Deb Hockenberry
Deb has dedicated her life to the world of children’s literature. As an author, editor, and reviewer, she knows the challenges of the industry and wants to help other aspiring writers down the bumpy road to publishing.
Her love for books inspired her to become a writer of children’s books. Her keen eye for detail and her deep understanding of the genre have made her a respected and valued member of the publishing community.
She has taken several courses from the Institute of Children’s Literature. To keep up with the ever-changing world of kid lit, she also belongs to the Children’s Book Insider, an online and ongoing workshop. She takes this ongoing course to keep up with the ever-changing world of kidlit.
Deb volunteers for her church by sending out events, reminders, and announcements from her home via computer. Along with her own writing, editing, and reviewing this keeps her busy!
She started life in Eastern Pennsylvania, and now lives in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains of Central Pennsylvania where she’s surrounded by mountains. She loves to watch the trees in the forests on those mountains change colours in the fall!
In her quiet moments, Deb can be found in her cozy home with her beloved cat, Harry, curled up on her lap as she either reads, crochets, watches TV, or movies. Her dream is to help other writers navigate the bumpy road to publishing and to continue to share her love of children’s literature with the world.
Self Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Where Can We Have The Party?
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Email: kidztales8@gmail.com
Author Deidre Dorsett
Deidre Dorsett is a graduate from the Art Institute in Atlanta, Georgia with an advertising design degree. She was born in Norwalk Conn in 1961, is an artist by nature and was drawing from the time she could remember. She is the proud owner of “Aringa Creations” ©2021, Home, Décor & More for your Body, Mind & Soul, and a self-published author of “The Purple Moon,” a book of pure enlightenment, launched on June 2nd 2021. Deirdre is the mother of two daughters and four grandchildren. “I believe in living life to the fullest and constantly evolving to your higher self and remaining humble and thankful for all that life has to offer and thereafter. My mission is to spread the light!”
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Purple Moon.
Website: https://www.thepurplemoonddorsett.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepurplemoonbook
Author Jackie Watson
Jackie Watson, daughter, mother and wife. b. South Shields, 1956. Partially educated 1961 – 1972. Jackie has always written, experimenting with short forays into rhymes and poetry in her childhood, through to short stories as a teenager. As a form of therapy, to help combat depression within a toxic relationship, she used poetry and writing to record and acknowledge her thoughts about life in the 80’s. Often autobiographical short stories helped her figure out what she wanted in life. Writing as a therapy and support from a tutor helped raise her aspirations, resulting in a Bed. Hons in 1991.
Juggling, education, work, children and a new relationship provided a richness of experience that empowered her to challenge old expectations. Her passion for equal opportunities resulted in running youth groups to encourage girls identify and challenge accepted behaviours of boys and men, supporting women struggling with domestic violence, and
working across the community, promoting positive experiences to empower other women.
Jackie has always wanted more from life and work. So, you might think that her first book would be a self-help book or a serious look at inequality for women or other ‘minority’n groups. That was her life’s work, and she has the T-shirt to prove it. But no, she has followed her first love for fiction. She believes that this approach, allows the reader to take from the story what they will.
The outcome of three years of writing ‘Herstory’ about a generation of young women from the North East of England. But could be any working-class community in the 1960’s/70’s.
She recognised that the growing aspirations of that generation did not impact on the reality of women and girls in the North East of England. Whatever young women’s perception of equality and freedom was in the 70’s life opportunities were limited by the societal norms around them. The role of northern men, their deep-rooted attitudes towards traditional
gender roles meant girls aspirations, if any, were crushed. An expectation to conform to old long-established roles meant young women were sandwiched between the men holding, manually demanding, jobs, within heavy industry and a long-established expectation of the ‘good housewife’ supporting role. This meant breaking the mould was difficult, if not impossible for some.
The love story of Georgie, a fifteen-year old girl, illustrates some of these restrictions. Implicit within the lives of the characters she talks about. The naivety of the young, and inhibitions of the time, are torn apart by an incident that leaves everyone questioning their actions and providing the catalyst for change.
Maybe Jackie’s next book will be an academic look at Feminism for working class women in the 70’s or the prequel to Georgie’s. Her mother’s story, beginning in 1936 or Catherine’s story set in 1981. Both are being written.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Road to Find Out
Social Media & Website
Website: www.Herstorynortheast.com
Facebook : Jackie Watson Memories
Blog: (in Website) The Real Housewife of the North
Instagram: jackie.watson.author
E-mail: Jacqueline.watson2@icloud.com
Author Jennifer Gilmour
Jennifer Gilmour is an author and advocate for women in abusive relationships, using her own experiences of domestic abuse as a catalyst to bring awareness and help others. Jennifer has published two publications, Isolation Junction and Clipped Wings which have both been Amazon Best Sellers and received awards. Jennifer speaks at events across the UK and continues to raise awareness through her blog posts, public speaking, radio interviews and social media.
Jennifer has listened to her readers and has grown a digital community to support discussions around domestic abuse online. Starting with her Twitter Chat which opened late 2017 #AbuseTalk, this developed into an online forum in 2018. In 2019, Jennifer launched a podcast that includes interviews with those in the sector and gives followers the opportunity to ask burning questions.
Youth Work NatDipHE & JNC Level 2 (University of Chester)
Most Informative Blogger Award 2018 (Bloggers Bash Annual Awards)
UK & European Award for using Social Media for Good 2019 (Social Day: Social Media Marketing Awards)
#SBS Winner 2020 (Theo Paphitis)
Jennifer says: “Together we are Louder”.
Self-published words stocked at The Book Dragon: Clipped Wings, Isolation Junction, The Funky Frecks, Book Review Log.
Social Media & Website
The Funky Frecks: https://mybook.to/TheFunkyFrecks
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jenlgilmour
Website: www.jennifergilmour.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jenlgilmour
Twitter: www.twitter.com/JenLGilmour
Goodreads author profile: https://www.goodreads.com/JenniferGilmour
Huffington post blogger profile: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/jennifer-gilmour
Author’s email address for Newsletter sign-up
contact@jennifergilmour.com
Author Karen Telling
Self Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Another Day in Paradise (Book One) Our Little Piece of Paradise (Book Two).
Social Media & Website
Author Leia Barko
Leia Barko was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and spent her early years traveling throughout the United States before settling in Clearwater, Florida, where she currently resides with her family and dog. She began writing at a young age and was an avid reader. Barko started writing the YA dystopian crime thriller, Ruffian, at 13 and published it at age 15. She will attend 11th grade at St Petersburg Collegiate High School in the fall of 2023.
Self Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Ruffian.
Social Media & Website
https://www.leiasblog.com/
https://www.instagram.com/leiacseh/
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Author Mackenzie Bishop
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Hickory Cove
Social Media & Website
www.facebook.com/HickoryCoveBook
www.tiktok.com/kenzieloubishop
Author Mandy Woolf
Mandy Woolf is an award winning author, who has a passion for writing children’s books and is inspired by her own children and the children that she teaches. Her stories promote self-belief, confidence, friendship, kindness, and above all, hope. With enchanting characters and amazing illustrations, Mandy hopes that her stories will encourage children to communicate with each other, solve problems, believe in themselves, imagine, and dream.
Her books include – The Janey Series, including, Janey Just in Case, winner of the Clara. J Johns Literary Awards, and Just Janey’s Way, winner of the Literary Titan Gold book award, which also received a Readers Views Five-Star Award and a Readers Favourite Five Star Award. She also writes the Toy Library Series, which includes Bertie the Bouncy Beachball and coming soon Bertie’s Christmas Adventure. All her titles have remarkable characters, such as Janey, Mai, Sam, Ben, Sophie, Bertie, Rosie, Esther, and Grandpa Nathan, that children will grow to love and remember forever! Mandy was born and raised in London where she lives with her family and two dogs that she adores. She is a Montessori teacher with over 25 years of experience. Her favourite things to do (when she’s not writing) are family time, cooking, looking after her dogs, and reading amazing books.
Self-published titles stocked at The Book Dragon: Just Janey’s Way, Janey Just In Case, Bertie’s Christmas Adventure, Bertie The Bouncy Beachball, Harmony Dances On,
Author’s Social Media Links & Website
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MandyWoolfAuthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandywoolfauthor/
Website: www.mandy-woolf.com
Author’s email address for Newsletter sign-up
storiesbymandy@outlook.com
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Author Michael McCarthy
Michael McCarthy was born 1976 in Liverpool, is registered blind, hemiplegic and has learning difficulties.
Aged 8 he had a near fatal accident which left him physically and mentally challenged. After spending many months in a coma/semi-coma state, he endured hours of painful physiotherapy
which eventually led to him being able to walk again. Michael is a very purposeful character and has overcome great adversity. His sheer determination has led him to achieve completing the London Marathon, climbing mountains, competing in a London to Paris bike ride challenge, a swimming gold medal in the Special Olympics, Great North Run twice, visiting Kenya to help the Street Kids plus raising funds for charity.
Michael asked, “How can I become famous like Roald Dahl?”
“You need to write a book first,” was the reply.
The ambition has now been realised, with great success, in this series of books describing the adventures of two mischievous dogs. Woodstock and Churchill’s personalities are based on two real dogs which have been in his life.
Michael tells his stories to a friend Catherine Brown who transcribes for him. The team is complete with Rob Bennett creating magical and colourful illustrations that make the stories jump off the page.
Author Nick Schonfeld
Nick Schönfeld is a writer of fiction, non-fiction, and advertising. His education in international schools all over the world fuelled both his proficiency and fascination with language and voice. He has garnered numerous prizes including a Cannes Lion Award and his career and love of writing grew from his early education and from his film school education in New York and London. Nick was born in The Netherlands. He lives in Amsterdam with his partner.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Marvin The Moth in A Bite to Remember.
Social Media & Website
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr.patchesthecat/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrpatchesthecat
Website: www.mrpatches.cat
Author Ophelia Gold
Romany Adams writes under the pen name Ophelia Gold, she lives in Teesside and is currently working on her fourth novel. Ophelia’s favourite authors are Danielle Steel and Sophie Kinsella. Her favourite pastime (when not writing) is to curl up with a cup of tea and a good book.
Self Published Works stocked at The Book Dragon: How to Keep a Woman, Sullen Heights, The Pre-Nup Problem & Cupid Romance Lovejoy.
Social Media & Website
Email Address: opheliagold@outlook.com
Website Address: http://www.opheliagold.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/opheliagoldnovels
Author Phill Featherstone
Phill Featherstone alternates between writing, drinking coffee, and playing the saxophone (badly) – not always in that order. He lives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England with Sally, his wife and partner of more years than they can count. Phill is the award-winning author of several novels and short stories. Most are about young people and therefore get the YA tag, but they’re enjoyed by readers of all ages, including retirees. Subscribe to his email newsletter (www.phillfeatherstone.net/contact) and get writing updates, more offers, and book recommendations.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Poisoned Garden, The Rhymers Daughter, A Hanging Moon, The God Jar, Reboot, Paradise Girl, After Shocks, Jericho Rose, I Know What You’re Thinking, What Dreams We Had!
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Author Richard Ceasor
Richard has taught children and young adults for almost two decades in inner-city and Title I schools.He has worked as a District Wide Behaviour Specialist and has spent many hours with both troubled and untroubled children. Richard has a bachelors of Arts from Oberlin College and masters degrees from George Washington University and Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. A native Clevelander, Richard spent a great deal of his childhood in a rented duplex with his mother, sister and dogs on one side, and his grandmother, aunt and uncles on the other. As the youngest, he was doted on constantly as both sides of the house recounted stories of his family both past and present. They also recounted the many tales passed on from adult to child for generations.
As the offspring of two notable Cleveland gospel singers, Richard is currently a featured singer in the a cappella group The Soul Stick Q and the Lead Vocalist and leader of the Motown, Soul and Funk Group Bad Funky Bones. Richard loves to entertain and brings those talents to bear in his literature. Richard is also a master of martial arts and has practiced his art for more than four decades.
From a family of storytellers, Richard strives to convey to his readers, wide range of emotions that he experienced as a child when his older relatives shared their tales with him. To captivate and delight others with the wonders of a tale is his greatest desire. Richard hopes that his grandparents, and mother, along with his aunts and uncles are looking down at his efforts and smiling.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Grandma I Don’t Want To Go To Sleep Hardback, Paperback
Website: www.richardceasorauthorceasorpresspublishing.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/aforeverlovetale?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM=
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075615177062&mibextid=ZbWKwL
Author Sally Featherstone
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Flora, Flora The Field Guide, Country Flowers: A Pocket Guide to Common British Wildflowers, The Lockdown Diaries of Two Harmless Criminals Vol 1, The Lockdown Diaries of Two Harmless Criminals Vol 2, Grass
Author T. Z. Krasner
Born in the Land of Lincoln and raised in Boston, TZ has lived the majority of his life in the suburbs of Michigan. Diagnosed with Autism in 2018 he was faced with countless hardships. When most would quit he used the challenges as a driving force.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Sword of Lions Hardback, Paperback
Social Media & Website
https://tzkrasnerwriter.com/home-2/
Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/canopymediaproductions?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Author Wayne Kramer
Wayne Kramer lives in the Southern Indiana countryside. He loves the open spaces and fresh air. His family keeps a small greenhouse, usually a little garden, chickens, and an overweight cat. Wayne has been married to his wife and best friend, Kaly, since 2004. They have five daughters with the nature-themed names of Dawn, Brooke, Holly, Ivy, and Jade. Wayne wanted to be a published author for nearly 25 years before finally doing it. Life finally afforded enough flexibility that Wayne is able to focus a lot more time developing the “Heroes of Time” series that he is very passionate about. Another major novel of the series has already been written. From early on writing was one of Wayne’s favourite pastimes. He wrote short stories throughout middle school and high school for Young Authors contests and group projects. Before “Heroes of Time” dominated his mind, he worked extensively on creating an epic-fantasy novelisation of the popular role-playing game, Chrono Trigger. Over the years, Wayne received frequent feedback on many revisions of this novelisation, making it one of the primary vessels through which he fine-tuned his writing. Throughout high school Wayne was active in the Business Professionals of America, where he placed second in the nation at the National Leadership Conference for Database Applications in 2000. He was part of the school’s Renaissance program for high-achievement students, Fellowship of Christian Students, and the Boy Scouts of America, achieving the highest rank of Eagle Scout. He played trumpet and then euphonium/baritone in high-school band, through which he met Kaly, the love of his life. Wayne graduated from Eastern High School in Pekin, Indiana in 2001 and went on to the University of Louisville to pursue a Bachelor of Business Science. He graduated from U of L in December 2005. He worked for his parents’ company in the field of medical imaging equipment and parts for a total of fifteen years. Wayne also business opportunities in licensed products, which included helping to run a traveling retail presence, e-commerce, and product design. Wayne currently owns and runs his own business, W7 Global, which sells parts for medical imaging equipment all around the world. Throughout his professional and personal endeavours, Wayne has visited nearly 40 countries and about 25 of the United States. He especially loved visiting Hobbiton in New Zealand. Wayne feels truly blessed by God to pursue his dream of writing and publishing stories. The world of Eliorin was inspired by Wayne’s love of stories of classic fantasy and time travel, and he is incredibly excited to share this rich world with you.
Self Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Heroes of Time Legends: Murdoch’s Choice Hardback, Paperback, Heroes of Time Legends: Murdoch’s Shadow Hardback, Paperback
Social Media & Website
Website: https://heroesoftime.com
Newsletter Signup: https://heroesoftime.com/mailing-list/
Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/heroesoftimeseries
Facebook Group: https://facebook.com/groups/heroesoftimeseries
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heroeoftimeseries
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heroesoftime
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HeroesOfTime
Goodreads Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/waynekramer
Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/DJEq9QK7VH
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Author A. J. White
I’ve done a range of things over the years from teaching to publishing and most recently charity work and chaplaincy. For the last six years I’ve been fortunate enough to work part-time which has helped me find time to write. Not that I had any intention of that at first, being an author was never part of my life plan. That all changed one sunny spring morning when I finished reading a fairly mediocre book and couldn’t find another I wanted. Well, why not try and write something, said the small voice in my head. I sat down with a notepad and pencil and just like that, words started hitting the page. Three notebooks later they were still coming, who knows from where, and I realised I had enough material for a book. At that point, by happy coincidence or maybe by fate, into my life walked award winning writer, author and editor, Tracey Iceton. We became friends and it’s my great good fortune that she agreed to edit my rambling prose into a coherent narrative. Two years and two books later and I’m now at the stage where I’m happy to call myself an author. Book three of my trilogy is underway and with a fair wind will hit the book shelves of the Book Dragon in 2023.
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Key of Ornoss (Book 1) The Rod of Xerus (Book 2)
New Release: Shard De Voor (Book 3)
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Author C. J. Laurence
I’d love to say that writing has always been in my blood and I owe my strange imagination to a relative I barely knew, but as far as I know, I’m a one of a kind from my family (in more ways than one!!)
So what do I love to write about? Well, whatever takes my fancy to be quite honest. I’m not one to write for the market – I write for myself, what comes from the voices, sorry – muses, in my head, and what I think are unique twists in this repetitive world.
As a result, you can find me scattered across genres from steamy romance to dark fantasy and horror. My only hesitance at the moment is sci-fi but I’m sure I’ll tackle it some day!
Conspiracy theories, the supernatural, and the darker side of human nature fascinate me. I adore mythology and ancient history too, and also (only when I’m feeling intellectual) tend to dip my toes into quantum physics to better understand theories of the supposed impossible.
I am a thirty-something mother to a 15 year old boy and 3 cats.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Angel of the Crypt, Love Lies & Immortal Ties, Love Lies & Blood Ties, Love Lies & Eternal Ties, Retribution, Game Changer, Cowboys & Horses, The Red Riding Hoods, The Twisted Tale of Saffron Schmidt, Want and Need
Website: www.cjlauthor.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/
TikTok: @cjlauthor
Author Carly Lakes
Carly was born in Andalusia, Alabama, on the 12th of March, 1994. She loves fiction, fantasy, history, and mythology. Diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome and dyspraxia at a young age, she has dedicated her life to sharing her love of storytelling through the written word, hoping society will accept neurodiversity. Miss Lakes is a 2019 graduate of Western Kentucky University with a BA degree in history. She currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with her family.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Rose Princess.
Social Media & Website
https://www.facebook.com/CarlyFLakes94/ https://www.instagram.com/carlylakes94/
Author Carolyn Parker
Carolyn, aka The Overcoming Queen, has always felt she had some kind of a message to speak, yet wasn’t sure what this was. In an attempt to follow her gut instinct around this she was licensed as a lay reader in the Church of England, sadly needing to retire within the first year due the increasing needs of her autistic daughter.
Reading had always been a favourite pastime from a young age for her, when escape into a fictional world for a few hours helped this lonely, adopted girl feel less alone.
Carolyn has been a “people person” throughout her life, having worked in the NHS as a physiotherapist from 1980, before starting a family and later setting up a Leicestershire care and companionship business in 2011 where she currently supports families affected by dementia.
Covid 19 saw being accepted onto an Arts Council England funded collaborative writing project. Her chapter explored an abusive relationship which brought healing to herself and awareness and hope to her readers.
This experience ignited an intense inner passion, she now saw writing as the way to share her message of awareness, understanding and compassion.
Carolyn believes that her life’s mission is to write about the trials and taboos she has faced, with raw honesty and vulnerability to reach women
worldwide with the message
“Whoever and wherever you are, you are not alone in your pain, it really is possible to overcome whatever is thrown at you.”
As well as talking about her struggles, she shares the self improvement tools and strategies that have transformed her life, taking her from being a victim, lacking self esteem and needing constant validation to the strong independent woman who knows, loves and believes in herself that she is today.
From A Place Called Shame, Carolyn’s first memoir, published in November 2023, explores the emotional rollercoaster that describes her teens and twenties. It has attracted global 5 star reviews for the empathetic portrayal of one naïve girl’s struggle to navigate unmentionable situations within a society steeped in stigma, in the late seventies and early eighties.
Carolyn has contributed to several heart inspired story collections including Beautifully Broken (Welford Publishing) and The Secrets of 99 Successful Women (The Book Chief) and is looking to publish further autobiographical materials in the form of memoirs and contemporary poetry. She is keen to support others to tell their story through an author support mentoring programme Write It Out and is creating a Paint It Out trauma recovery
workshop to facilitate healing by literally throwing emotions onto canvas.
Carolyn’s underpinning desire in all she does is to empower women to face and overcome their inner struggles, thereby stepping into a hopeful future
with confidence.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: From a Place Called Shame,
Social Media links & Website
Website
https://restoringselfbelief.co.uk
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/restoringselfbelief
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/carolyn.parker.161
Author Cathy J. Hopkins
Cathy Hopkins was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island in 1967. When she was a child, her family moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she was raised. She still resides in Halifax with her supportive husband, Robert. They have a beautiful daughter, Jessica and three wonderful grandchildren: Amelia, Logan and Oliver that keeps Cathy entertained.
Cathy works in the finance industry by day and author by night. She enjoys writing, traveling and meeting new people. Cathy has been drawn to the twists, surprises, and action of mystery and suspense stories. The love of these stories is the foundation to her dreams of publishing a novel in the same genre.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Letters of a Stranger, Retribution of a Stranger
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Cathyjhopkins
Tik Tok: @cjhopkinswriter
Authors Ceri Williams and Drew Neary
Neary-Williams is the co writing team of Andrew Neary and Ceri Williams, based in the Midlands of the UK. This is the first time we are co-writing and we are really excited about how dynamic our partnership is .It was evident from our initial meetings and the snowballing of ideas that evolved, that we absolutely had to write this novel.
The Clockmaker originated as a character in the much larger prequel novel – Optics. When we put some extracts on our Facebook page we received acclaim and requests to develop the minor characters further. That was when The Clockmaker was born.
Drew became interested in history, science fiction/fantasy and conspiracy theories in his teenage years. This prompted him to write short stories over the years. He is also a fan of tabletop gaming.
Ceri has always loved language, and after a 5 year stint in advertising and journalism, now writes supernatural horror and fantasy.
As the first in an upcoming series of supernatural books, the Clockmaker is the story of Annette and her young son Duncan. Widowed in World War 2, they face a completely different life as they exchange the devastation of post-blitz London for the slow pace of a small village in Scotland. The house they have inherited is old, its bones still settling, creaking noises in the dead of night and the murmur of scritch-scritch in the walls. Located outside the village of Lochnagar, it’s been empty for many years. It is here in this village that a series of strange events begins to unfold.
How the Clockmaker makes his plans, his meticulous preparations and macabre creations, builds up to a series of gruesome, horrific murders. These have just one end in view: his release from that which has held him captive for centuries. When planning the writing of this novel, we wanted the setting to be somewhere special. We visit Scotland a lot and chose the Balmoral area for it’s beautiful geography that would lend itself to the dramatic scenes we had planned. We see Scotland as a land steeped with myth and mystery that dates back to the time of the Romans and beyond. We loved the feel of ancient power resting in the Dolmans, waiting to be released.
The third member of our team is a visual artist based in the Netherlands. Priscila Rodriguez Aranda worked closely with us to create a cover that reflected both the content and the genres of the book.
Author Chandon Siman
My writing journey started a little over two years ago during the height of the pandemic. I started writing as a hobby during quarantine. After starting several works that I was not pleased with, I finally settled on the idea for Atlas and the Multiverse. I decided that I wanted to write a book that I would have wanted to read as a kid. Therefore, I looked to my children, and the books and movies I grew up on for inspiration. After completing the first draft of my manuscript I needed to make the important decision about whether I wanted to do traditional publishing or self-publishing. For me, it wasn’t a hard decision. I did not want to go through the process of querying literary agents. I had also heard of a lot of authors finding success in self-publishing. My first challenge as a self-published author was finding the right resources and services needed to publish my book. I finally settled on using a company called 1106 design to help with all my publishing needs. Ultimately, I was very happy with all their services – but it was quite expensive. More expensive than I would like to share. Therefore, for my second book, I am seeking more cost efficient services. I have already found a cover designer, who created my cover for free, in exchange for promoting his services. I have also purchased programs and learned how to do my own interior design. Which means, the only thing I need to pay for now is an editor and proof-reader for book two of the Atlas and the Multiverse series. My first draft is nearly complete, and I am beginning to shop for editors. As I mention before, I would really like to find an editor who is willing to read book one of the series first, as I think it will be critical to understanding the characters and the story. I expect my book to be complete by the end of July. I will then spend about two months revising and editing it on my own and with the help of my alpha readers. After that, I would like to get my book professionally edited beginning in October to be completed no later than the end of November. From there, I would spend the next few months in the proof- reading process with the expected release date of February 21, 2023, which is one year from the publication of my first book.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Atlas and the Multiverse Seeking Courage, Atlas and the Multiverse Courage Found,
Social Media & Website
https://twitter.com/csimanauthor
https://www.facebook.com/csimanauthor
Author Chris Hart
Chris left School and ran away to the Royal Navy where, typically, he chose to work on aircraft instead of ships. He left after 12 years and got himself a degree in a brand-new subject called Software Engineering. He spent ten years automating businesses and arguing with AI systems before moving to teaching so he could spend more time with his family. He has been writing all his life, but only recently had the time to put together some words that made a book. Recently he took early retirement and now lives by the seaside.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Molly & Corry Boot Up, Molly & Corry Satellite Sleuths, Molly & Corry Smash & Grab, Molly & Corry Digital D-Day, Dragons & Heroes, Sci-Fi Supernatural & Science Sparks.
Social Media & Website
Twitter: www.twitter.com/CHart_author
Author Chris Lau
Chris is a Scottish-Chinese writer and a busy working mum. She is a Financial Services honours graduate and has worked in the financial planning industry for over 18 years.
Chris has always had a passion for writing and started writing scripts in the horror comedy genre to amuse herself and others. She won a place in 2019 doing a writing workshop on Write Lines with In Motion Theatre Company in Association with Glasgow Libraries.
Sally’s Sensational Sense of Smell is her debut children’s book and it developed from an idea at a mum’s coffee morning with Jo. Both of their children started primary school in the same class.
She has some more children’s book stories lined up and is planning a collection of horror short stories for Halloween which will be aimed at teens.
She is currently working in the financial services industry in Scotland and lives with her husband and two children. In her spare time, she loves to bake. Strawberry and Lemon Meringue cheesecakes are a and French macarons of a variety of flavours are a speciality.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Sally’s Sensational Sense of Smell
Author Christopher Joyce
Christopher is a Middlesbrough-born Horror and Fantasy author, freelance content creator, and ghostwriter-for-hire. When not busy crafting tales of weirdness and wonder, Christopher’s main passions are retro video gaming, superhero comics, and tabletop strategy games.
Wife Sarah, and labradors Link and Bilbo round out the Joyce household.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Deathless Gods, A Chorus of Chaos: A Horror Collection, Rise of the Lesser Prince, Insanity & Squirrels: A Horror Comedy Collection,
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Author Don Harrison
“I’ve been writing stories all my life but never had time to finish them until I retired. I worked in the chemical industry in Northeast England and elsewhere until I eventually retired from full time work in 2018. I still do a little consultancy but I far prefer being a man of leisure. I’m an amateur musician, playing drums in a pub-rock band and keyboards and Saxophone with other bands. I got my professional qualifications as an adult with the Open University and Loughborough University and I’m a chartered member of the UK Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.” In 2021 I eventually decided to cobble together all the ideas from jotting down stories into a novel. This was self-published on Amazon in June 2021 as “Harry’s Lattice.” That was fun so I wrote a second novel in the series with the same characters which was published in October 2021 as “Symmetry Violations”. The concluding part is “Entanglements” as is currently in preparation. By self-published I mean without no outside assistance at all. I edited them (with help from my wife), found the cover illustrations (Harry’s Lattice has an original drawing by my grand daughter). I’ve dabbled with Amazon advertising and sold just under 150 copies in the UK and USA. I’ve also acquired a respectable number of rejection letters from traditional publishers and a similar number of enthusiastic acceptances by vanity publishers seeking large investments from me with only vague guesses as to returns. My reason for writing is my own amusement. I do not need to sell books as a profit-stream. My motivation is to have them read, not to make a fortune from them. I have a small number of very positive reviews and ratings averaging 4.6 out of 5 overall. So I was delighted to see the Book Dragon business model, which seems to be exactly what I’m looking for –getting my stories in front of people without committing thousands of pounds with little hope of ever breaking even.
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Harry’s Lattice, Symmetry Violations, Entanglements
Author Edna Hunneysett
My father died 2 weeks before our last (and 8th) child was born. I wanted to tell her about him. I began writing my story from when I was born and from the age of 2, brought up with 6 siblings in poverty on an isolated farm on the North Yorks moors with no mod cons i.e. we finally got a tractor when I was aged 10 and that was our transport, even to church in the village, parked on the village green. I tried many publishers but it wasn’t published. Our youngest daughter became seriously ill at 13 and was suicidal. She had 2 relapses. I was doing my BA distance learning. I continued and did a Masters as I wanted to do my research on support for families where there is mental illness including church support. I was given a distinction and the hope, they said, that it would be published in some form. I wrote my true story of 6 years of our life and the devastating effect on our family during the period of our daughter’s teenage years and included my research. This book, was published, the first of 3 books re mental health. I continued studying under an Anglican Bishop for a PhD but I didn’t get it but I had my research published. Then my publisher ceased. I found Chipmunka and changed the titles of those 2 books to the current titles. I ran support groups and my 3rd book constitutes over 25 contributors of their stories/prayers/poems etc. NB Our daughter recovered and gained a 2.1 at Durham University and is now an Assistant Head at a large primary school and is happily married and has 5 children. Whilst my daughter was recovering, we revamped the farming book, adding fiction. I tried more publishers but again, it wasn’t published. After many more years, I went back to my very first book and changed parts and finally it was published, my first ‘Greener’ book:
semi-autobiographical. It takes me to 11 years old when I passed my 11+ exams. My 2nd ‘Greener’ book is 6 years of boarding school at a Convent Grammar boarding school plus home life and the contrast and struggles. My 3rd ‘Greener’ book takes me out into the big wide world with boyfriends, motor bikes and dances and eventually meeting Mr Right and getting married at 20 and the birth of our first 3 children… We have been married for 61 years.
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Our Suicidal Teenagers Where Are You God?, Greener Beyond The Hill, Greener Pastures and Brown Blazers, Greener Horizons.
Author Eleanor Dixon
Eleanor Dixon’s school life was spent in a girl’s boarding-school specialising in classical ballet and on leaving she danced professionally touring Europe, or four years. After that she ran her own ballet school in Athens, Greece and simultaneously volunteered as a veterinary nurse, as her love of animals is the driving force in her life. Eleanor returned to England with her horse and cat, and now lives on a smallholding in Shropshire with her husband, various farm animals and a constant stream of pets.
Eleanor started writing while in Greece, and completed a Creative Writing Course with the Writer’s Bureau. The same year, she won an annual competition in the Writing Magazine for an adult fairy story. On her return to England, she wrote two children’s books, but her new life, caring for Highland cattle, sheep, hens and pets, coupled with extensive global travel, meant that writing for publication took a back seat. She continued her love of writing with a daily journal and amusing travel blogs of each trip.
Eleanor is now writing full time and Tally and the Angel, Book One India, is the first of a planned series of six. Book Two takes place in Canada, North Yukin, and the third in Japan. Eleanor intends them to have adventures in Greece, Egypt, Peru, Africa – anywhere she has been really.
Eleanor’s first published novel, The Graceful Ghost, draws on her own experiences in ballet-boarding-school and her early teenage life, and is a story that has lived with her for many years. It was shortlisted for the UK Selfies Awards 2021, and a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Awards 2021. Ballet School Boys is the second in the series and Ballet School Rumours the third.
A little known fact about Eleanor is that her favourite food is Birthday Cake.
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Tally and the Angel India (Book 1) Tally and the Angel Canada (Book 2), Tally and the Angel Japan (Book 3), The Graceful Ghost (Book 1), Ballet School Boys (Book 2), Ballet School Rumours (Book 3), Triple Trouble at Amberwood (Book 4), The Ghosts of Amberwood (E-Book).
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Author Elmon Dean Todd
Elmon Dean Todd is the creator of the Godshard Chronicles series of novels and comics along with the Magical Constabulary series. He attended the University of West Florida and University College Cork in Ireland, and graduated from the University of Florida with a BA in Literature. He has taught English in Switzerland and Japan, and has worked in law enforcement for a decade. He alternates between living in Florida and Isle of Man and is currently developing the Godshard Chronicles video game for PC and consoles.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Cursed Knight, Blood Knight, Dark Pariah, Magical Constabulary.
New Release: A Guide to Japanese Role Playing Games By BITMAP Books
Website: www.godshard.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GodshardRPG ; www.twitter.com/Saiyancop
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Author Eryn McConnell
I started out writing poetry when I was 16, and studied Playwriting and Poetry at University, alongside English Literature and History. I dropped the Playwriting, as I didn’t feel it was my talent, but have continued to write academically, mostly history articles ever since. I qualified as a Lecturer when I graduated from University and started working within Education.
I emigrated to Germany 6 years ago and since then have been teaching English freelance, primarily to Chinese schools, and translating German-English.
I published my debut collection, Of Swans and Stars, in July 2022 and Love Lost and Found followed in November 2022. I have 3 more collections planned for next year and am currently finishing my debut novel, The Sunset Sovereign, which is shaping up to be a sci-fi/fantasy, light dystopian Dragon novel.
I have a fair few poetry collections published, although only Of Swans and Stars and Love Lost and Found are with you. I also have, PTSD is a 4 Letter Word, Acrostic, Cinquains and Haiku.
In June I will be publishing a poetry collection called Masquerade Me, and in October it will be my first horror poetry collection called Death by Sugar.
The Sunset Sovereign is indeed finished and on pre-order. I also have a short dystopian prison scifi called The Guard of Woestynn.
I am currently working on a collection of folklore poetry for 2024, a Gothic Horror about a feral, sentient bookshop called The Black Cat Bookshop, Book 2 of the Woestynn Chronicles which is called The Dust Collector, and have started Book 2 in the Sovereign series, The Sunrise Sovereign.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Of Swans and Stars, Love Lost and Found.
Linktree: http://linktr.ee/eryn.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Eryn.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/erynmcconnellwriter
Twitter: www.twitter.com/McconnellEryn
Author Helen Garraway
Helen Garraway is the USA Today Bestselling author of the award winning epic fantasy Sentinal series which was first published in 2020, followed by the first book of the fantasy romance SoulMist series, SoulBreather, released in 2022 as part of the Realm of Darkness boxset. An avid reader of many different fiction genres, a love she inherited from her mother, Helen writes fantasy novels and also enjoys paper crafting and scrapbooking as an escape from the pressure of the day job. Having graduated from the University of Southampton with a Degree in Politics and International Relations, she remains an active member of their alumni.
Self Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Sentinals Stirring, Sentinals Awaken, Sentinals Rising, Sentinals Justice, Sentinals Recovery, Sentinals Across Time, Sentinals Banished, Sentinals Destiny, SoulBreather (SoulMist Series Book 1).
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Author Jane Clack
I’m a retired teacher living in Yorkshire and I love to spend my free time writing. I’ve experimented with all kinds of genres, but my true passion lies in creating children’s books. I’m a mum and a grandma and I have contributed towards the education of hundreds, perhaps thousands of children. Incredibly, I have managed to live to tell the tale… as have they!
My other hobbies include reading, yoga, pilates and travelling. I adore animals and wildlife. I also like to have a stab at cooking but have had some fairly spectacular catastrophes. This has usually happened when I’ve been overly ambitious – crème brûlées and blow torches, together with exploding liquidisers are just a few memories that I’d rather like to forget! The reality is that I’m a foodie but am probably better off sticking to simpler things and appreciating the culinary skills of others when it comes to anything more complicated.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: If At First, Oscar The Osprey, Hilda The Hippo, The Discombobulator, The Grumpy Giant, Lonesome Lawrie Book Set, Parp & Trump of Windy Bottom.
New Release: Smurgle the Windy Dragon
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Website: www.janeclack.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Janeclack1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
Author Jesse Rene Gibbs
My name is Jesse Rene Gibbs and I am the author of ‘Girl Hidden.’ I am an artist, designer, dancer and survivor. I am a stepmother to four, Amma to four more, and blessed beyond measure with the family I chose.
This book is based on the true story of my life, gleaned from years of my mother’s writings, my grandmother’s journals and my own experiences. I did my best to showcase the depth of damage that growing up with a narcissistic parent can have on a person, and how hard it is to come to terms with the amount of gaslighting that comes with that life. My siblings all have their own stories of being played against each other, bullied, and even emotionally tortured by our parents. We were trained to not trust our own intuition, raised in a life of poverty, a lack of privacy, and the endlessly traumatising purity culture.
I was hunted in my own home by the man my mother married, and escaped at nineteen to land in an intentional community in Chicago that did nearly as much damage. My best friend in the book is also real, and she did more to walk me through my trauma, and she is the main reason that these stories were finally published.
My new life in Seattle didn’t start until well into my thirties, and I’m still working on deconstructing my life up to that point. I wrote this book to organise my life in my own mind, and to undo years of lies. I also wrote it because others need to know that they are not alone.
Self-Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: A Girl Hidden
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Author Julia Stebbing
Julia is a wife, mother and grandmother and finally – author! She lives in London near her three children and seven grandchildren. As a child the local spinney provided opportunities for jumping a stream, picking blackberries, and climbing trees. Although over 70 she sees no reason not to pursue her dream of writing. She used to write song lyrics and now writes children’s books, mostly in rhyming verse. Julia loves tea, dislikes coffee, plays boggle most days and goes ceroc dancing when she can.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: When Moggie Met Froggie, When Moggie and Froggie Met Doggie, Remarkable Women in Verse, Rainbow Cat and The Big Tidy, Rainbow Cat and Mouse.
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Website: www.stickybunpublishing.com
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Author Kevin Fowers
Kevin has always been an avid reader. He has been mostly interested in reading police drama and has studied how the police solve cases so that his book is factual to the best of his abilities. Kevin has a twin brother that has published a couple of books, and he is the one who first got him interested in writing. His brother has also helped him a lot while the author was writing this book, and he continues to help the author with the book he is currently writing. Kevin lives in Utah and has been there for most of his life. The most important things in his life are his wife, as well as friends and family, and he is grateful for their support.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Rising Moon.
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/FowersKevin
Author Kevin Kenealy
Kevin Patrick Kenealy is in his eighth year teaching AP Literature, English, and journalism high school students. Before that, he wrote for Chicagoland newspapers, where he had the privilege to interview several famous people, including Barack Obama, former Illinois governors Jim Edgar, Rod Blagojevich, and Pat Quinn. He has also published two poetry books, 20 Something and Faith Journey, and the horror novel Life and Death.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Neighbourhood Watch
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Personal Website – kevinpatrickkenealy.com
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Author L Philipp Naughton
The ‘L’ in L. Philipp Naughton is for Laurence. Strangely, on the surface perhaps, the closest name to it is Victor. It was derived from the laurel wreaths given to champions in Roman times. I was born abroad to British parents back in 1957 but we returned to the UK when two years old. We moved around a lot and all over. Schools and friends were difficult and my reading and writing ability suffered. Fortunately this was set right by a wonderful teacher to whom I am eternally grateful. Looking back, ‘being the guy who didn’t fit it in’ helped develop my imagination. My first ‘work’ was at sixteen, a kind of War of the Worlds. That was it. Life got in the way, as it does and writing was reduced to occasional articles for company magazines. I was, however, fortunate to have a mother who had written as a young woman and later became a full-time author when I was about fourteen. The spark that ignited the writing furnace happened in 2011. Not so much the Road to Damascus, rather on a bus going to Edinburgh! I self published my first book in 2017 with several others since. I am married with two children and have lived in Central Scotland since 2005. I’m a constant people and places watcher, both amply providing ideas for characters and storylines. To relax, I have a fairly eclectic DVD collection in many languages, plus going to the theatre, gardening and miniature figure painting. I have been told that I am a cup-handled logic person, always going around the cup to reach the handle rather than direct to it! I don’t have a particularly favourite author but I’ll admit to a soft spot for Alice in Wonderland as far back as I can remember. Some readers ask why I write in different genres. It started as a suggested exercise to broaden the writer’s craft. I so enjoyed the experience, I just wanted to keep doing it. I am actively involved in the following:
- AmWritingFantasy
- Annual short story for the Scottish Book Trust
- November NaNoWriMo challenge (50000 words from 01 to 30 November)
- Author’s Corner for the Keithing (quarterly magazine for the town I live in – Inverkeithing). Currently the magazine is suspended due to lack of funds.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Bits & Bobs, Twist and Twisted, The Book of Waiting, Towards the Two Moons, Mist and Mirrors
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Website: www.lphilippnaughton.com
Author Linda Jones
Sadly, I had to leave behind a career as a mental health practitioner. Now I’ve been an independent author and publisher for over seven years. My first books were written for children. As a lover of everything magical and fantastical, they were a joy to write and I still indulge my passion.
In 2022, I decided to take the leap and venture into a new genre and age group. North Run is my first full-length adult crime novel. Moving away from my comfort zone of writing for children was a serious challenge, and a deep learning curve.
The second book in the Sarah Allerton crime series, Shattered Web will be published late in 2023. The third book in the series will be out in 2024.
Between the joys and worry of family life, and the pleasure of being deputy vice-chair of PYA (promoting Yorkshire authors), I’m also working on an illustrated rhyming story for five to seven year olds.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon:
Adult Books
Children’s Books
Deadwood Hall, Deep Waters, Caverns Fall, A Fistful of Feathers, Flight and Fight, Freedom Rising
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Author Maggie Joan
Maggie Joan is a pen name for a horse-mad thirty-something woman from the UK. Having loved horses ever since she was a little girl, Maggie has lived and breathed horses ever since she was old enough to walk. Maggie has owned several horses over the years of all different breeds, shapes, and sizes, rides both English and Western, and credits horses with being her therapy and keeping smiles on her face.
Horses are Maggie’s passion so it seemed only fitting to dedicate her love of writing to creating stories for horse-mad people everywhere. Maggie currently has no horse of her own but is planning on buying her dream horse very soon – a beautiful Andalusian. Keep an eye out for this big news and for lots of pictures!
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Blue, The Golden Winged Horse.
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Website: http://www.maggiejoanauthor.
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Author Peter Kay
Peter Kay was born in Heywood, 1950. and now lives in Bingley. He is the author of A Pennine Way Odyssey (self-published 2012), Show Me The Way to Santiago (Curious Cat Books 2020) and A Very Alternative Coast to Coast (Curious Cat Books 2022). He has written a soon to be published Children’s Book, The Owl & The Mole, illustrated by his daughter. He has written and performed poetry and had twelve poems published, in anthologies or on-line. He is currently writing a murder mystery, set in 1930’s Yorkshire and ghost writing the Autobiography of a Congolese refugee RAP star.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: A Very Alternative Coast to Coast, Show Me the Way to Santiago.
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Author Rachel Jones
Born in Ilford, Essex. Lifelong reader, writing poetry from the age of 7 and “stories” from about the same age.
Over the course of the years, I have had poems published in collaborative anthologies, short articles in local media, and once was a restaurant and spa reviewer in Thailand.
I self-published anthology of my own work in May 2022. I was supported and encouraged to write regularly by an emerging authors’ group called The Inkwell Collective. I have released my second anthology this month.
Currently, I am midway through writing a magical realism novel which I hope to release next year.
My husband and I emigrated to Australia in 2011. We have had some real adventures in this amazing Land Down Under! Imagine having to drive 300 miles to get to a post office (it’s a long, long way!)
We live in Katherine, Northern Territory where I’m a member of a local writers’ group. These lovely people are a source of support and inspiration. My style is quite different to the majority of the material that they generate but they took me under their wing, nonetheless.
When I have time, I also run a book-swap stall at our community markets during the Dry Season. The weather is a bit cooler and we have more visitors coming through town. It’s fun and usually involves me drinking coffee and reading books. (A perfect way to spend a morning.)
In the wonderful world of work, I am a Clinical Educator and Remote Area Nurse. The local landscape makes it one of the most terrifyingly beautiful places in the world. It is an unforgiving environment and not for the faint of heart. My work can be demanding; writing is my escape.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Dregs, Dregs 2
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Website – https://rachelkjones.me/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/JonesyWriteNow
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/jonesyagain
Author Sophie Jupillat Posey
I started writing when I was very young. I wrote all kinds of various works: poetry, mystery short stories, then I moved on to fantasy and sci-fi novels. I went to college in 2011 and graduated with a Major in English Lit, and minors in Creative Writing and Music. I had the opportunity to be an intern for Winter with the Writers, where I studied under writers like Karen Russell or N. Scott Momaday. My poetry, stories and music have been published in numerous literary magazines since 2014.
I started off as more of a literary writer, but as time goes on I am falling back into my old beloved genres: paranormal, fantasy and sci-fi. I love writing in various mediums and genres.
In 2019, after querying for years for various novels, I decided to self-publish The Four Suitors. I had some sales, but most importantly my work was out there! But I knew I had much to learn about marketing, networking, and improving my craft.
I have been working on a sci-fi YA novel and am currently editing it. Before its publication this year, I self-published an anthology of my short stories called “The Inside Out Worlds: Visions of Strange,” to whet my readers’ appetites. I have had more success than with my first publication, as my network has grown and so have my skills.
I have also self-published a poetry chapbook called “Offerings to Selene” in English and French. My bilingual children’s book will be available in a couple months. I am a member of Spofest prose and poetry open mic, and a new member with the Angora Poets World Café.
For all these publications, getting my work noticed by just the right readers has been an uphill battle. I hate talking about myself, and promoting my works; all the different ways to market are too numerous and I find myself overwhelmed by the possibilities with little ROI. I really would like help and support to get my books to the perfect audience. That’s what counts for me, is that readers connect with my work. Eventually, if I can become a full-time author, that would be my dream, but I recognize it will take time. (Currently a teacher/online tutor for my day-job)
I lived for a long time in the USA, and managed to figure out publishing and networking over there to some degree. But in 2021, I moved to France and feel I have to relearn everything all over again. How to keep in touch with anglophone readers? I am working on translating some of my existing works in French, to start getting a foot in the door here.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Four Suitors, Offerings to Selene, The Inside Out Worlds: Visions of Strange. I Really REALLY Don’t Want Braces.
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Website: www.sophiejposey.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Sophie-
Author Stella Baker
‘Amy Harrington and the Curse of Scarlet’ is my first children’s novel. Before this, I concentrated on short stories and I have had many published.
‘Maybe just this Once’ is a fun picture book for younger children.
I write in a cosy shed at the bottom of my garden. My husband, Nigel Baker, has illustrated my books, so we work as a good team. I love to read and I love to write.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Amy Harrington & The Curse of the Scarlet, Maybe Just This Once.
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Website: www.stellabakerbooks.co.uk
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Author Yvonne Marrs
Writing under my family name of Marrs brings a higher possibility of people remembering my name if they are casual browsers. I started out with The Sax Man Plays series and visited many bookshops in London and in the area surrounding my current address, securing book signings and getting physical stock on the shelves. After publishing the first two books with reputable self publishers back in 2007\2010, I still wasn’t happy with the limited creative process afforded by their services. Researching what it would take to become my own publisher, I founded WTSMP Publications to produce future books. Having problems with many eBook producers, I stuck with Amazon KDP, and from the second series – Football Crazy – I concentrated on eBooks only. I’m old fashioned and I love the feel and smell of a paperback, so when I discovered that Amazon had changed from CreateSpace to produce better paperbacks, I dived in. By then, it was 2021, and I had 37 books to turn into paperback format so it took me a while! I suggested that I send the more popular novels to The Book Dragon, in the hope of bringing more readers into The World of Yvonne Marrs. With my experiences, I have coached several other writers to finish writing their books, editing and offering advice, then helping them with the design and formatting process. Once introduced to Draft2Digital, my eBooks are also on Kobo, Apple Books, and other platforms. I have another 10 book ideas in the pipeline, agreeing that in order to live up to the name of a prolific author, 50 books is the target. I have health conditions that limit my activities, meaning that I had to give up my day job in Pharmacy a few years ago. I have limited funds because of this and I’m always looking for ways to promote my work to generate more revenue. I love to have my work educate, entertain and inspire my readers. I’m happy to do any online remote video promotion with my work, and hope to be able to attend public events again in the future.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Termination at the Halt: Ghost Train Mystery, When the Sax Man Plays Part 1, When the Sax Man Plays Part 2, When the Sax Man Plays Part 3: Managing It, When the Sax Man Plays Part 4: His Return, When the Sax Man Plays Part 5: Prequel, When the Sax Man Plays and all that Jazz, Football Crazy: A World Cup, Football Crazy 2: On the Edge of Glory, Football Crazy 3: The Hat-trick, Football Crazy 4: A Point to Prove, Football Crazy 5: The Master of Managerial Psychology, Harbour Town Murder, Can’t Buy Health Book 1, Undeserved Book 1, Memoirs Book 1: Aiden Lewis Octet,
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Author A. D. Craig
A.D. Craig is a romance writer with a love for whimsy and all things fantastical. She makes her home in the Appalachian Mountains (USA) and loves to hear from her readers. If you’d like to reach out, email her at adcraigbooks@gmail.com or visit her website at https://www.adcraigbooks.com
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Lovely Oblivion: Jade.
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Author Anna Anderson
Born in Scarborough in 1954, Anna Anderson was adopted at six weeks old. She grew up as a shopkeeper’s daughter in the sleepy market town of Yarm-on-Tees, on the border of North Yorkshire and County Durham. As an only child, her love of reading offered her the chance to escape into incredible childhood adventures and identify with thrilling young characters, as they took her to their imaginary worlds. From six years old, she was hooked on the written word. Her passion to care for, nurture and teach children came to fruition in 1975, when she qualified as a
primary school teacher. Having shaped countless young lives throughout her career, her aim has always been to help children shine brightly and believe in themselves, unlike the ‘Mum’ who adopted and raised her. As an adoptee, a birth mother forced to put up her baby for adoption and also an adoptive parent, the Survival Without Roots series shares these ‘three faces’ of adoption with the reader. Having experienced them all, Anna understands that growing up adopted and an ‘imperfect fit’ can dramatically affect a life and alter its course with devastating consequences. Writing Book One has finally ‘kick-started’ her healing process after sixty years. She hopes it will also help her readers who have experienced similar situations — whether adopted or not — to realise they are not alone. She is determined that her three books will bring all words to do with ‘adoption’ out of the closet and into everyday conversation. Anna is currently writing Survival Without Roots — Book Two which is due for release in June 2023.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Survival Without Roots
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Author Antony Wootten
I published my first book, A Tiger Too Many, in 2011. Like most of my books, it is a mid-grade novel with emotive and realistic themes. This one is set during World War 2 and is about a young girl who is desperate to save a tiger in London Zoo – not from German bombs (although they do feature) but from being KBO (killed by order – what we today would call being put down) by the zoo authorities. I wrote it in 2005, and submitted it to agents. It quickly got picked up by Tina Betts from the London-based Andrew Mann literary agency, an AAA member. She loved it, but did not manage to find a publisher for it. However, Tina’s endorsement of the book told me that it was of a publishable standard, which was encouraging. I knew that I would have to publish it myself if I ever wanted it to see the light of day, so, after a re-write or two, that’s what I did.
The book received some great reviews from various independent sources, including LoveReading4Kids, who advertised it as their debut of the month. The Travelling Book Fair, a school libraries service, bought 2000 copies, which I felt was a very exciting development. Since then, I have self-published 4 other books, all of which have been well received by readers young and old, as well as independent reviewers. I’ve done more book-signings than I can count, and in total, I’ve sold nearly 10,000 copies combined. I also visit schools as a visiting author, delivering a range of writing workshops. This is always incredibly good fun! It’s a great way to sell books too.
Since writing my self-published books, I’ve gone on to write for a number of educational publishers including OUP. I’ve written more than 20 books – mostly fiction – for the education market. As well as my fiction for children, I’ve self-published a book of short stories for adults. I entered 3 of the stories into the international Tethered by Letters short story competition. I didn’t win, but two of the stories were shortlisted and one was a runner up. I don’t do anything much to promote that book, but I would like to! I was a primary school teacher for about 18 years, but now I am a full-time freelancer, writing, illustrating, visiting schools and formatting books for other writers.
Self-Published Works stocked at The Book Dragon: There Was An Old Fellow From Skye, Season of the Mammoth, A Tiger Too Many, Grown-ups Can’t Be Friends with Dragons, The Grubby Feather Gang,
Website: www.antonywootten.co.uk
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Email: antony.wootten@gmail.com
Author Carl F. Northwood
If you are reading this in 2042, Carl F Northwood is a driving force in Epic Fantasy, and the name behind many Hollywood and Netflix blockbusters. If, however, you are reading this before then, Carl F Northwood was inspired by a misspent youth playing Dungeons and Dragons and reading illustrious tomes detailing the deeds of heroes such as Fafhrd, the Grey Mouser, Conan and many others. Now he creates his own heroes and heroines, all eager to wield swords or mutter mysterious incantations at sinister villains. He lives in a leafy, coastal village in East Yorkshire with his partner, two of his five children, and many dogs and horses.
Self published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Darkness Rising, The Demons Within.
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Author Fiona Lowry
Living in Scotland with her family, Fiona is a devoted parent to two beautiful young children, who inspire her daily with their infectious lust for life. When she is not driving them to their various hobbies, Fiona finds time to be a designer and a director of a successful Design & Installation company. Having recently discovered the power of positive thinking, she is emboldened to translate her findings into inspiring stories for children. Encouraging them to enjoy their imagination, believe in themselves, and follow their authentic inner voice.
Her two self-published books, Franco and The Green Light Fairy and Felix’s Favourite Day, have both won The Golden Wizard 2022 Award. Fiona is presently working on several other stories inspired by the world and events around her.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Franco and The Green Light Fairy, Felix’s Favourite Day.
Website: fionalowryauthor.com
Email: fionalowryauthor@hotmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fionalowryauthor
Twitter: www.twitter.com/FionaLowry9
Instagram: www.instagram.com/fionalowryauthor
Author Fred Petford
Frederick Petford writes historical crime thrillers with a supernatural edge. Fred is a member of the Crime Writers’ Association and lives in Somerset. Now retired, the last twenty years of his working life were spent running a creative agency and writing for the theatre world. His first book The Ghosts of Passchendaele is a supernatural crime thriller set in 1919. It was inspired by little-known and astonishing true story discovered in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission archives. A sequel, The Death of Conscience, followed and the third in the series, A Question of Malice, was published in September 2023.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Ghosts of Passchendaele, The Death of Conscience
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Author Gabby Skeldon
Gabby is a YA Fantasy author based in Yorkshire. Gabby has grown up reading adventure stories and heading out into the woods, daydreaming about one day creating her own magical worlds and sharing this passion with others. When she’s not writing, Gabby works at the University of Huddersfield as a Global professional Award Trainer, delivering employability and skills training to young people. She spends most of her free time reading, cooking, going to the gym and hanging out with her loved ones.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Found: Merlin’s Heir Book 1
TikTok: @authorgabskeldon
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Author Hazel Goss
I was a primary school teacher and my husband,John, worked in electronics. We moved to Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire, with our two small children, when John was invited to work in the north of England, by his company. John had a gliding accident in 1989 and a few years later I retired. I was able to spend more time with John, but I missed the mental stimulation of my job. I found the solution when I attended a creative writing course. Several years, and many courses later, it was suggested by writing friends that we should form a self-help group which we called The Next Chapter. The group flourished and we engaged speakers. One speaker, Jackie Buxton, an author and lecturer, offered to run a course for us called ‘Write a book in a year’.
Out of this course came my first novel, Forced to Flee. It was inspired by a young refugee from Kosovo who joined my class for a few weeks. He described being in Pristina when bombs fell. I enjoyed doing the necessary research and placed my fictitious characters into the real events. When the book was finished, I felt a sense of loss and used a short story I had written to expand into a time travel book. I called it The Pathway Back. I followed that with The Pathway Forward, using some of the same characters. When that one was finished, I wrote one more to complete the trilogy and called it ‘The Rocky Pathway.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Forced to Flee, The Pathway Back, The Pathway Forward, The Rocky Pathway.
Author J. P. Rindfleisch
JP Rindfleisch IX is the writer of things Dark, Strange, and Queer. They are the author of the LGBT Cozy Suburban Fantasy serial Mandrake Manor, co-author of the Paranormal Humor novel NRDS: National Recently Deceased Services, and co author of the Dark Urban Fantasy series Leah Ackerman. They are also a podcast co-host on Writer’s Ink.
Based in Rockford, Illinois, JP loves to travel, cook, and read. As a fantasy genre junkie, they have been inspired by authors such as Neil Gaiman, Tamora Pierce, and Brandon Sanderson.
Recently, JP has started a writer’s group alongside one of their local indie bookstores to help and uplift local authors in their publishing journeys. Through this, JP hopes to inspire other authors to look locally and form their own communities.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Dark Pawn, Demon Knight.
Author Jennifer Cyr
Jennifer Cyr is an early educator with a background in Psychology and Human Services. Her work with young children has been ongoing since she was a teenager. Now in her 40’s, she has been unraveling the pieces of her life that no longer fit, and she is finally becoming the person she was meant to be all along. Writing has been a vital part of the journey, and it has prompted her to share her thoughts in a way that connects to the children in her community. Jennifer has always thought that children are our most important work, and strives to nurture their spirit and sense of self to create more resilient young people.
Self published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Honu Meets Kiyaya, Honu Helps Kiyaya, Honu and Kiyaya Play a Game, Honu & Kiyaya Grieve.
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Author Karen Langtree
I’ve been writing and publishing children’s books for about 12 years. Some are self published, a couple are conventionally published. My husband and I run our own publishing house called OneWay Press. And I have worked with three different illustrators. Some of my books have now been internationally published in Turkey, America, South Africa and Australia, and translated into Turkish and Spanish.
I love doing fun and inspiring workshops in schools and libraries where my teaching experience comes in very handy. I use song writing, drama, story telling and creative writing in my workshops. I have been commissioned to write for the Archbishop of York Youth trust on their Young Leaders resource pack for schools.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: My Wicked Stepmother, Fairy Rescuers: Who Believes in Fairies?, Fairy Rescuers: Return to Elysia, Angel Small, Angel Small Follows the Star, Knights of the Wobbly Table, Breaking Silence, Breaking Lies, Breaking Up, Heaven’s Big Secret, Santa’s Dreams.
Website: https://www.onewaypress.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/karenlangtree
Author Karen Martin
Karen is an independent award-winning playwright, theatre director and author living in regional Victoria, Australia. She ran away with the Women’s Circus, created plays in prisons and wrote theatre that strived for transformation. She won awards for her work, received funding to travel to write in-situ, and learned to listen as the muses whispered in her ear. The Bringer of Happiness is her second book in the thematic series Women Unveiled. Each novel can be read separately but is united by a distinctive feminine narrative challenging societal boundaries. The series blends Greek mythology, archaeological and historical research with imagination in the telling of (almost true) stories.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Bringer of Happiness
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WEB: https://kazjoypress.com
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YouTube: www.youtube.com/@kmartinauthor
Author Lois Wickstrom
Lois is a former high school chemistry teacher and former head science teacher at Science in the City Summer Camp in Philadelphia. She has also been an adjunct science teacher at University of South Florida. Since retiring, she continues to take science classes. Her class in Forensic Biology led to Little Red, The Detective, in which Red is studying fingerprint identification, so she can tell that “Grandma” isn’t who she says she is. Lois has taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales. She has invented what she calls Science Folktales. In each science-based tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending than the original because of learning scientific principles. She has turned some of these tales into plays. She has also created a series of Mermaid Science stories, which make use of water science. Lois is married to the love of her life. She has two children, four grandchildren and a dog.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Dream Shifter, Ladybugs for Loretta, Loretta’s Caterpillar, Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet, What Loretta’s Katydid Did, Little Red The Detective, The Dwarves Dilemma, Dinosaur Friends.
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Author Mandy Whyman
Mandy Whyman has been a journalist and a teacher. Now she writes, tutors and avoids housework. After growing up in South Africa and spending some years in Oman and Mozambique, she now lives in Shropshire with her husband and the youngest of her three daughters. The granddaughter of a farmer and daughter of a conservationist, Mandy loves the natural world and spends many happy hours in the garden or wandering the fields with her terrier, Skipper. Her poetry is inspired by nature and our human place within it.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Crow Dancing, Like Water.
Author Morgaina Meyers
I grew up writing stories and continued that passion into my collegiate career, earning a Bachelor’s of Arts in Professional Writing and English Studies. I am a huge nerd at heart, I love going to Renaissance Faires, and was raised on Lord of the Rings and Eragon. I always loved the idea of new worlds and magical stories. So I took those passions and sculpted them into a story. This story is written out in my first novella “Aria of a Cipher,” and will be continued throughout the series.
Self Published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Aria of a Cipher.
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Author Nicole Nunez
Nicole is a new mom whose main focus is to prepare her family and others for financial stability. She accomplishes this by promoting literacy through her new ‘Adventure Series’; of children’s books and providing financial tips and resources through various other outlets. As a licensed Finance Professional, Nicole teaches parents and grandparents how to successfully plan for their child/grandchild’s financial future and their own retirement. By providing resources and educating the client on their own specific situation, they are enabled to make the best financial decision for their family. As a first-time author, Nicole’s goal is to introduce parents and children around the world to different cultures and experiences through reading. In her down time, she loves to spend time with her family, traveling, cooking and finding new adventures!
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Travel Adventures with Kai: My First Plane Ride.
www.facebook.com/travellikekai
www.instagram.com/travellikekai
Tik Tok: @travellikekai
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Author Rachel Bonner
Rachel J Bonner is the author of the compelling and enthralling four book Choices and Consequences series, paranormal romantic fantasy with underlying Christian themes. The first book in the series, Strand of Faith, was published in November 2018. It was soon followed by Thread of Hope, and then Weave of Love. The story concludes with Cloth of Grace, although Rachel has spin off and associated short stories planned. Rachel has a degree in engineering, which she followed with a career in accountancy which is probably not a conventional path to becoming an author, particularly in fantasy or romance. Rachel says that, although accountancy isn’t anything like as boring as everyone thinks, writing is a lot more fun.
When not writing, she can be found walking in the beautiful countryside near where she lives, which has influenced much of the scenery in her books, or shooting things with her local archery club. Shooting targets only, honest. Nothing to worry about. (Okay, sometimes we shoot Polo mints. Or cabbages. Still nothing to worry about.) She also enjoys swimming, eating chocolate chip cookies and growing aromatic herbs, especially thyme and rosemary. It’s no coincidence that her heroine likes the same things.
You can sign up for Rachel’s newsletters at www.racheljbonner.co.uk, where subscribers also get Trader’s Child, the exclusive free prequel to the Choices and Consequences series.
Rachel J Bonner is the author of the compelling Choices and Consequences series – a beautifully written tale of love and consequences of our actions… one that will stay with you… – The Bookwormery
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: Strand of Faith (Book 1), Thread of Hope (Book 2), Weave of Love (Book 3), Cloth of Grace (Book 4).
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http://www.twitter.com/racheljbonner1
Author Sherif Elhotabiy
Born in 1978 in London – the UK, then moved to Cairo, Egypt, in the early 1980s. He started writing poetry in school, and during college, he won first prize in the English poetry contest for three consecutive years. Also, during college, he became co-head of the poetry club in Egypt’s best selling English magazine.
After graduating in computer & management sciences, he joined Nile TV international as an editor, then moved up to be an editor-in-chief, reporter and news anchor. He later used his creative and writing skills in public relations, advertisement, marketing, and copyrighting.
After spending six years writing his first novel, he sent the manuscript to Her Majesty the Queen to reward himself morally. After successfully publishing his novel in Egypt, he founded UKinkers.com to publish ‘The Merchant’ in the UK.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: The Merchant (Coming Soon)
Website: www.UKinkers.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/sherif_hotabiy
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Author Tracey Gerrard
I live in Leeds West Yorkshire, and work full-time as a Learning Support Assistant. At the age of forty- seven and being an avid reader of romance literature, I set myself a challenge to write a novel. ‘When We Dance’ book 1 in the Ain’t Nobody Series took me just over two years to write and by the time I built up the courage to have it published I was halfway through ‘When We Hurt.’
‘When We Dance’ was published in March 2019 and ‘When We Hurt’ in July 2019. The third book in the series, ‘When We Love’ was published in June 2020. Since then, I have written and published ‘The Deeper We Fall’ in October 2021 and ‘Let Me’ in April 2022.
Both books can be read as standalone or as part of the Ain’t Nobody Series, The Deeper We Fall being more of a prequel. Although all books come under the romance erotica genre, they also come under romantic suspense with LET ME having a thriller element about it. The intimate scenes are tastefully written and not in every chapter like most erotic books. I pay a company to edit, proofread, design the front covers, and because I’m not very technical minded they also format the manuscript and upload it onto my KDP account. I have recently finished my sixth book, ‘Trust In Us’ which is with them at the moment. I expect it to be on Amazon before the end of March. This is the last book that will include characters from the Ain’t Nobody Series for a while as I am now writing a whole new series. (I must stress that the company I use has no rights to my books and only receive one payment for their services on each book.)
When I started writing and had my first two books published, I didn’t know any other self- published authors and struggled to get my books out there. Over the last few years, I have joined various author sites and shared my books with them and I’ve got to know many authors through social media. Besides this, I have paid for promotional posters and book trailers as well as a few amazon sponsored ads.
Self-published works stocked at The Book Dragon: When We Dance, When We Hurt, When We Love.
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18993009.Tracey_Gerrard