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Meet The Ladies Of:
Jewels Of The Quill |
Jewels of the Quill is a group of award-winning women authors. We write in over 40 categories of fiction, nonfiction, and everything in between. Among the 12 authors in the group, we've had almost 200 books published with more than 65 contracted for with 63 publishers. We've won or been finalists for nearly 150 awards. Our books are available in mass market paperback, trade paperback, hardcover, electronic, Large Print, and audio formats. In short, we offer something for every reader. You can also stop by our site and enter the monthly book giveaway. Just click on the Jewel Chest on the left to visit us! Karen Wiesner Hi, I am Dame Amethyst. I have been called an accomplished author with 24 books published in the past 7 years. I have had books nominated and won 42 awards, and 12 more titles contracted for spanning many categories and formats. My newest novel is a romantic psychological thriller, Mirror Mirror, the 3rd in my Wounded Warriors Series published by Hard Shell Word Factory. Book 4, Wayward Angels comes out at the end of September at Hardshell.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Karen's Site Nancy Pirri Hi, I am Dame Sapphire. Born and raised in Minnesota I have been a member of Romance Writers of America and the local chapter, Midwest Fiction Writers, for nine years. I am also one of the founders of a new RWA chapter in Minnesota, the second in the state, Northern Lights Writers. My debut historical romance, The MacAulay Bride, is set in late 19th century Scotland. The second novel, Bait Shop Blues, is a contemporary romance.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Nancy's Site Jane Toombs Hi, I am Dame Turquoise. I have eighty published books to my credit in both electronic and print versions. In addition, sixteen stories or novellas in various anthologies. Though I write in most genres, my favorite genre to read and write is paranormal romance such as my North Of Nonesuch stories in the Jewels Of The Quill anthologies for Whiskey Creek Press.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Jane's Site C. J. Winters Hi, I am Dame Tanzanite. I have always been more interested in tomorrow than yesterday. Then I discovered the American past offers a wealth of backgrounds for some of my most offbeat story ideas. Combined with a fascination for the extra-normal, I have written ten books, published or soon-to-be published, in electronic formats and paperback by Hard Shell Word Factory.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: C. J.'s Site Diana Kirk Hi, I am Dame Pearl. An electronic pioneer, I am no stranger to more traditional forms of writing. I am a playwright, novelist, and medical writer. I have mysteries featured on the Hard Shell Word Factory website, where I'm also an editor. I was the 1992 President of the Nebraska Writers Guild, and am currently a member of the Mid-America Romance Authors and Romance Authors of the Heartland. My historical play, Prairie and Parlor: The Creighton Story, was produced at a local theater to rave reviews. I was also on the Board of Directors of the historic First Nebraska Literature Festival in 1991 focusing the spotlight on Nebraska writers everywhere.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Diana's Site Carrie S. Masek Hi, I am Dame Topaz, and I have been telling stories since I was three. That is when I discovered I got into less trouble when creative explanations for the chaos that swirled around me were provided. Now I live in a comfortably messy house on Chicago's North Shore. Contributing to the chaos are my husband, four children, and a ditzy dog. I have won awards for both short and novel-length fiction. My horror short, "Cybergeist", is in the Mundania Press anthology Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, the 2005 EPPIE winner for best anthology. My current novel-length release, Twice Damned, is also available now through Mundania Press.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Carrie's Site Michele Bardsley Hi, I am Dame Obsidan. I have been creating stories since I was very young. I put pen to paper in junior high in the form of angst-filled poetry, angst-filled journals, and angst-filled short stories. I worked on her high school and college newspapers because I thought I wanted to be a journalist. After I got my associates degree in liberal arts - otherwise known as the degree of the perpetual student - I ended up majoring in marriage and motherhood whereupon I failed housework, plant care, and staying calm in the face of big owies. *sigh*
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Michele's Site Margaret L. Carter Hi, I am Dame Onyx. Marked for life by reading DRACULA at the age of twelve, I have specialized throughout my career in fantasy and the supernatural, especially vampires. Earning degrees in English from the College of William and Mary, the University of Hawaii, and the University of California (Irvine), I wrote my dissertation on the Gothic novel. My first novel was Shadow Of The Beast, available now from Amber Quill Press.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Margaret's Site Liz Hunter Hi, I am Dame Garnet, and I saw my first book, a romantic suspense titled Beyond The Shadow published in 2000 by Hard Shell Word Factory in electronic and print format. Liz currently has two new releases: Plain Jane's Tight End, a romantic suspense novel available now from Hard Shell Word Factory, and a mainstream women's fiction, A Precious Gift, available now from Champagne Books.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Liz's Site Christine DeSmet Hi, I am Dame Moonstone, and I am a novelist, screenwriter, and writing teacher at University of Wisconsin-Madison. My romantic suspense, Spirit Lake, is an award-winning, best-selling novel available now from Hard Shell Word Factory. My new romantic suspense novels, Nesting Instincts, Treasure at Jump Creek, and a new Jump Creek mystery series are represented by 3 Seas Literary Agency. My manuscripts have earned national awards in contests sponsored by Romance Writers of America. In the film world, I co-authored with Peggy Williams and Bob Shill a true-story film script "Chinaware-Fragile," which is a past winner of the Slamdance Film Festival writing contest and is currently under option to New Line Cinema.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Christine's Site Barbara Raffin Hi, I am Dame Jade. I am also an obsessive writer who'd rather write than breathe. I wrote my first novel at age twelve in retaliation to the lack of female leads in the adventure stories I loved reading. But it was the love of playing with words, exploring the human psyche, and telling stories that kept me writing. I am the author of paranormal, contemporary, and historical romances which all have one thing in common: suspense. I live on the Wisconsin-Michigan border with my Keeshond dog Copy, as in copyright, and my avid outdoorsman husband who has always supported my love affair with reading and writing.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Barbara's Site Cassie Walder Hi, I am Dame Bloodstone, and your basic "Mom-next-door" type, considering myself the last person anyone would imagine as an author of romantica. Yet my vampire/shapeshifter romantica tales from Ellora's Cave have been a lot of fun to write, critically well received, and have sold quite well. My first release from Changeling Press, Once Again Love, is now available.
A Favourite Book and/or Author: Author's Website: Cassie's Site
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