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Ashley Winstead
Ashley Winstead holds a Ph.D. in contemporary American literature from Southern Methodist University and a B.A. in English and Art History from Vanderbilt University. She lives in Houston, TX, where she drinks red wine and dreams up novels. She is the author of the thrillers In My Dreams I Hold A Knife and The Last Housewife, as well as the romance novels Fool Me Once and The Boyfriend Candidate. You can find her at ashleywinstead.com. |
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Chuck Parsons
Chuck Parsons, a Texan by choice, was raised in Iowa and Minnesota. Texas history has always held a fascination for him, and he has authored several books about the state's best-known characters from history. He is the author of Captain John R. Hughes: Lone Star Ranger (winner of the WWHA Best Book Award); The Sutton-Taylor Feud; Captain Jack Helm; John B. Armstrong: Texas Ranger, Pioneer Rancher; and Captain L. H. McNelly. He is also co-author of A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West and Texas Ranger N. O. Reynolds. He lives in Luling, Texas. Latest book: Bad Blood about John Wesley Hardin (November, 2022). |
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Don Bentley
Don Bentley is the New York Times bestselling author of the Matt Drake thriller series including Hostile Intent, The Outside Man, Without Sanction, and Forgotten War. Don also writes in the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. universe with Zero Hour, Target Acquired, Flash Point, and Weapons Grade. Don spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot during which time he was stationed in South Korea, Germany, and Texas. While deployed to Afghanistan as a Troop Commander in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VI, Don was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with “V” device for valor. Following his time in the military Don worked as an FBI Special Agent and was a member of the Dallas Office Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. After leaving the FBI, Don worked for companies that developed technology for the U.S. Special Operations Community. He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University, and an M.F.A in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. |
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Tracy Wolff
Tracy Wolff is the #1 New York Times, #1 International, and USA Today bestselling author of over sixty novels. A long-time lover of vampires, dragons and all things that go bump in the night, Tracy loves nothing more than combining her affection for paranormal creatures with her love of writing tortured heroes and kick-butt heroines. When she’s not writing (which is a rare occurrence), she can be found trying out new recipes, offering make-up tips online, wandering comic book/gaming stores with her sons, and watching movies or plotting stories with her besties. A one time English professor, she now writes full-time from her home in Austin, Texas, which she shares with her family. Her most recent work, the young adult vampire novel, CRAVE, “is about to become fandom’s new favorite vampire romance obsession” (Hypable) |
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Nicholas Solis
Nick is an award winning elementary teacher with a Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Administration from Concordia University. He writes picture books, travel blogs, teaching blogs, middle grade novels, and poetry about farts (decidedly less deep). His books: THE STARING CONTEST, MY TOWN, MI PUEBLO, and THE COLOR COLLECTOR. In 2018, he was the recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Grant from We Need Diverse Books, and in 2020 he was nominated for the 2020 Austin SCBWI Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Award and was the winner of the Austin SCBWI’s 2020 Creators of Diverse Worlds Scholarship. He has traveled the world and taught students in Tanzania, India, and Morocco. From all of his travels he has learned one important lesson: No matter the circumstances, kids are kids. When he’s not traveling, he enjoys spending time with his wife, their dog, and his brand new baby boy in Austin, Texas. |