April Stier

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April Stier is a freelance writer and editor. She has published more than 50 articles in national magazines and book anthologies such as Guideposts for Teens, Brio & Beyond, God’s Way for Teens, and Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul II. She also regularly copyedits and proofreads for Tyndale House Publishers, Thomas Nelson, Hachette Book Group, and Barbour Publishing. April writes the "Member News" column of the ACFW e-zine, Afictionado, and currently attends Dallas Theological Seminary to earn a Master of Theology in Christian Education and Bible Exposition.

Cara Putman

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Cara is an author living a dream. Between October 2007 and September 2008, her first four books will release. Three are a historical romance series set in Nebraska during World War Two, which Heartsong Presents will release. One is a suspense, also set in Nebraska, that will release from Love Inspired Suspense. She's working on a proposal for a legal thriller as she writes like a woman under deadline.

Cara is also an attorney, wife, mom, women's ministry leader, ACFW national board member, and going slightly crazy. But even in the craziness, she strives to stay right in the middle of God's will for her life. And she can't wait to see what He has next.

Colleen Coble

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On a recent plane trip, best-selling author Colleen Coble and a friend were discussing how best to murder someone. When she realized they had the rapt attention of several traveling companions, Colleen explained she writes romantic mysteries, much to the relief of the other passengers. Her thirty titles have won or finaled in contests from the Romance Writers of America’s RITA award, the Holt Medallion, the Booksellers Best, the ACFW Book of the Year, the Foreward Magazine Book of the Year, and the Readers’ Choice. Colleen is CEO of American Christian Fiction Writers and has won their Mentor of the Year award twice. Her favorite thing is playing with her “grandpup” Parker, a lovely golden retriever. Visit her website at www.colleencoble.com.

Crystal Laine Miller

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Crystal's freelance work as a book doctor and reader for agents and editors has resulted in many of her clients being published. She has also judged
contests such as ACFW's Genesis. A book reviewer with over 500 published reviews, as well as articles and columns, she is also working on a novel. You can see her interviews with authors and her latest musings and nostalgia at the Chat 'n' Chew Cafe' blog, "a taste of nostalgia with a hint of ginger peachy." And for a look into the childhood memories of authors, agents and editors check out When I Was Just a Kid for humor and poignant looks back.

Diann Hunt

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Diann Hunt writes women’s fiction with a hefty dose of romance and humor. She admits to seeing the world from a slightly different angle than most, and she will do just about anything (within reason) for chocolate. Since 2001, she has published three novellas and twelve novels.

Her first novel with WestBow Publishers, Hot Flashes & Cold Cream, finaled in the Holt Medallion and won second place in the ACFW Book of the Year Contest. In 2006, RV There Yet? was a Women of Faith pick.

Diann has lived in Indiana forever, been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and, well, chocolate.

Jamie Carie

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Jamie Carie is an inspirational fiction novelist who believes in the power of “story” to touch hearts and change lives. Her debut novel, Snow Angel, a USA News Book award winner and nominated for a RITA in the First Books catagory, is a can’t-put-down story of redemption, hope and healing. Her second novel, The Duchess and the Dragon is a passionate tale of love between a reckless Duke and a serene Quaker woman. Jamie lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband and three boys… and a giant of a dog named Leo.

Janet Dean

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Janet Dean writes inspirational historical romances. Her journey toward publication took nine exciting, sometimes painful years of learning her craft and dealing with rejection. Two of her manuscripts were 2005 and 2006 Golden Heart finalists. One of those manuscripts was a 2006 Genesis finalist. Her first novel, Courting Miss Adelaide, a Steeple Hill Love Inspired historical, will be released in September, 2008. Courting the Doctor's Daughter will release May 2009 from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical. She's currently working on the third book in the series.

When she isn’t writing, Janet stamps greeting cards, plays golf and bridge, and is never without a book to read. The Deans love to travel and to spend time with family. Visit her Web site at www.janetdean.net.

Jude Urbanski

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Jude Urbanski writes inspirational romance and non fiction. In 2006 Langmarc published Jude's non fiction story of her daughter's tragic automobile accident resulting in a traumatic brain injury. Jude has had magazine articles published and won the Writing for Excellence award from her Indiana State Nurse's Association. She's also edited newsletters and writes a column for her church paper.

People, reading, travel and nature are her passions. She and her husband enjoy their large family, antiquing or crewing for hot air balloonists.

She's a former nursing professor and nurse practitioner in women's health. Visit her at www.judeurbanski.com.

Lisa Tuttle

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From a very early age, Lisa possessed an insatiable appetite for reading. Her love for books soon became a love for writing. She excelled in her writing classes, receiving several achievement awards during her high school years. In her 30s, she returned to college and completed a degree in Professional Writing. She's since published more than 100 articles, a biography, and contributed to several anthologies and devotionals. She is presently working on her fiction and hoping to have a novel in print someday.

Lisa is wife to one, mother to three, and web designer to many. When she's not writing, programming, or parenting, she can usually be found at the gym working out or shopping...for books or writing implements of course.

Ramona Cecil

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Ramona K. Cecil is a wife, mother, grandmother, freelance poet, and award-winning inspirational romance writer. Now empty-nesters, she and Jim, her husband of thirty-four years, make their home in southern Indiana.

Her creative writing credits began first, with the publication of her poetry. Between the mid 1980s and 1990s over eighty of her inspirational verses were published by Dickson, Inc., a leading publisher of inspirational and Christian gift items. It was about that time that a visit to Conner Prairie, a living history museum near Indianapolis, IN, inspired the story that would one day become Larkspur, her first inspirational historical romance novel. In 2002, she became serious about writing Christian fiction and joined American Christian Fiction Writers. Since then, she has written five novels, four novellas, and several short stories. Her work has won first place in three writing contests and placed highly in two others.

Larkspur, her debut novel, was the 2005 winner of Vintage Romance Publishing’s Vintage Inspirations Contest. Part of first-place prize was a publishing contract with Vintage Romance Publishers, and the book was released November 2006. Since then, two more inspirational historical romance novels, also set in Indiana, have been accepted by Barbour Publishing’s Heartsong Presents line. Sweet Forever, is scheduled for release March 2008 and Everlasting Promise has not yet been given a release date. When not writing, her hobbies include reading, gardening, and visiting places of historical interest.

Sabrina Fox

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Sabrina Fox-Butcher loves writing and even enjoys the business of writing. She's a freelance journalist, reviews books on a regular basis for the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance, works as a freelance first reader for Steeple Hill, the Christian imprint of Harlequin, and she's working on her second book, Rock Bottom. Rock Bottom is a 2007 Chick Lit finalist in the ACFW Genesis contest. Her first book, Prescription for Murder is a Romantic Suspense that has of yet to find a publishing home.

She's also the wife of Tim and the proud mother of Tanner, her 8 year old son.