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Susan Wiggs

Susan Wiggs is the author of more than fifty novels, including the beloved Lakeshore Chronicles series and the recent New York Times bestsellers The Lost and Found Bookshop, The Oysterville Sewing Circle, and Family Tree. Her award-winning books have been translated into two dozen languages. She lives with her husband on an island in Washington State’s Puget Sound.

Sheila Roberts

USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly best-selling author and fan favorite, Sheila Roberts has almost fifty books to her credit. Under different names she’s written Regency romance novels as well as devotionals and personal development books. She did lots of things before settling in to her writing career, including owning a singing telegram company and playing in a band. Her band days are over, but she still enjoys writing songs. Her novel “On Strike for Christmas” was a Lifetime Network movie and her novel “The Nine Lives of Christmas” was made into a movie for the Hallmark channel. When she’s not speaking to women’s groups or hanging out with her husband or her girlfriends she can be found writing about those things near and dear to women’s hearts: family, friends, and chocolate. Sheila divides her time between Washington State and California.

Marie Bostwick

Marie Bostwick is a New York Times and USA Today Bestseller of more than twenty works of contemporary and historical fiction.
Published in 2005 by Kensington Books, Fields of Gold, her first novel, was a finalist for the prestigious Oklahoma Book Award. Her second novel, River’s Edge was an alternate selection of the Literary Guild.
Marie’s novellas, A High-Kicking Christmas and The Presents of Angels, were included, respectively, in the holiday anthologies Comfort and Joy and Snow Angels, and appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. Her novels The Second Sister, Between Heaven and Texas, and The Book Club for Troublesome Women were USA Today bestsellers. A film adaptation of her book The Second Sister, “Christmas Everlasting,” debuted on the Hallmark Channel as a Hallmark Hall of Fame feature in November 2018, starring Patti LaBelle.
Marie’s latest novel, The Book Club for Troublesome Women, published by Harper Muse on April 22, 2025, was a USA Today and Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) bestseller. It was a monthly pick for large national book clubs including the AARP Girlfriends Book Club, Gloss Book Club, and Brenda Novak’s Book Club, and has been includes on numerous “most anticipated” lists, including BookBub’s “Best Historical Fiction of 2025”.
In addition to books, Marie writes a popular lifestyle blog, Fiercely Marie, that encourages readers to “live every minute and love every moment”.
Marie lives in Washington state with her Brad, and their moderately spoiled Cavalier King Charles spaniel. When not writing, she enjoys reading, cooking, every fiber craft imaginable, and spending time with family and friends. Marie travels extensively, speaking at libraries, bookstores, clubs, and community events.

Rachel Linden

Rachel Linden is a novelist and international aid worker whose adventures in more than fifty countries around the world provide excellent grist for her writing. She is the author of Recipe for a Charmed Life, The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie, Ascension of Larks, Becoming the Talbot Sisters, and The Enlightenment of Bees. Currently, Rachel lives with her family on a sweet little island in the Pacific Northwest where she enjoys creating stories about hope, courage, and connection with a hint of romance and a touch of whimsy.

Jennifer Bardsley

Jennifer Bardsley believes in friendship, true love, and the everlasting power of books. A graduate of Stanford University, she lives in Edmonds, Washington, with her husband and two children. Bardsley’s column I Brake for Moms has appeared in the Everett Herald every week since 2012. She also writes young adult paranormal romance under the pen name Louise Cypress. When Bardsley is not writing books or camping with her Girl Scout troop, you can find her walking from her house to the beach every chance she gets.

Michele Bombardier

Author of two poetry collections, Michele’s poetry and reviews can be found in hundreds of literary journals such as JAMA, New Ohio Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Atlanta Review, Parabola, Bellevue Literary Review, and others. She holds an MFA in poetry from Pacific University and has received fellowships from Centrum, Hedgebrook, Mineral School, Edith Wharton Residency, Tyrone Guthrie Centre and a grant from Humanities Washington. Michele is the founder of Fishplate Poetry, which offers workshops, editing and retreats while raising funds for humanitarian relief.

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