Central Valley
Fiction Writers
Central Valley
Fiction Writers
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Sunny Marie Baker
I’ve been writing stories since I could hold a pencil in my hand and form letters into words. My Texas Strong historical romance series was released during 2017-2019. September 2020 launched my contemporary romantic suspense ‘When Spirits Stir’ Series. A good book can whisk you away and take you on an adventure. I hope my novels do that for readers of fiction. Visit my website to learn more. You can find my books on Amazon.
John Bowers
John Bowers discovered his love of writing in the seventh grade. He began his first novel at age 13 and before he graduated high school, he wrote four more. Today he is the author of three popular science fiction series: the Starport series; the Nick Walker, U.F. Marshal series; and the Fighter Queen saga. Now retired, he is a computer programmer by profession, but a Born Novelist by birth. John's Website, Amazon, and Facebook.
Janell Coberly
Janell Coberly writes novels, short stories and children's books in multi genres, participates in critique groups and the CVFW marketing group. She began writing plays for her siblings at age ten, and later collaborated with WJR Parks on several supernatural fiction/fantasy novels. Her next project centers on children’s chapter books, and a new fantasy/mystery character. A retired Career College instructor, Aesthetician and business owner, she resides in Fresno.
James Garcia Jr.
James Garcia Jr was born in Hanford, CA, but raised in Kingsburg. He and his wife still make their home in Kingsburg which is typically the setting of his fiction. He was the 1994 winner of the Fresno based Writers International Network/Writers Inter-Age Network writing contest in the horror category. He is the author of edgy paranormal and horror novels. James' books are on his Website, Amazon, and Facebook.
Veronica Giolli
Veronica Giolli’s mystery stories have previously appeared in The Poison Pen. She was a founding member of Writers of the Purple Sage Publishing Consortium in Reno, Nevada. While living on a reservation, Giolli acquired firsthand knowledge of tribal customs and spiritual practices. This in part provided the inspiration to write Whispers in the Wind. Giolli lives in California’s Central Valley.
Lorie Lewis Ham
Lorie Lewis Ham lives in Reedley and has been writing most of her life. She has published articles, short stories, and poems, written for a local newspaper, and published 7 mystery novels. For the past 14 years, Lorie has been editor-in-chief and publisher of Kings River Life Magazine, and she produces Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast, where you can hear an excerpt of her new book, One of You, book 2 in The Tower District Mystery series. You can find Lorie and her books on Amazon, Facebook, and her website.
Kris Lynn (aka Krista Lynn)
Krista Lynn is a former Geography professor who now writes earthy Paranormal Romantic Suspense. Book #1 of the Canyon Series, Blood Stones, The Haunting of Sunset Canyon was published in May 2016. Cast in Stone, Book #2, was released in October 2019. Krista also writes cozy mysteries, The Nora Pigeon Mysteries, available on Amazon. Visit her website, www.kristallynn.com, to learn more. Krista also has a graphic arts business for Writers and Others www.kristallynn/designs.
Sandra Masters
From a humble beginning in Newark, NJ, Sandra Masters traded in boardrooms for the ballrooms of the Regency period and never looked back. Romance is, at best, a gift, and her passion is the Regency period. Although, admittedly, she would prefer to be the sister of a duke or an earl - perhaps even a princess. As a lonely only child, she read fairy tales and now writes them. She admits freely she's an unapologetic storyteller. Sandra's stories are found on Amazon, Facebook, or Twitter.
Roh Morgon
Roh Morgon writes dark fantasy with a bit of horror and is a past winner of the International Vampire Film & Arts Silver Stake Award. She's best known for her supernatural suspense series The Chosen, which includes Monster, Watcher, Runner, and the upcoming Seeker, along with the related novellas The Last Trace and The Games Monsters Play. You can find Roh and her books on Amazon, Facebook, or her website, www.rohmorgon.com.
Carrie Padgett
Carrie Padgett believes in faith, families, fun, and happily ever afters. She writes contemporary fiction with romance. Her next book is a co-written romance novel with a New York Times bestselling author. Carrie and her husband live in the country with their high-maintenance cat and laid-back dog, within driving distance of their six grandchildren. Learn more about Carrie on her website, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.
Steve Ramirez
Steve Ramirez was born and raised in Escondido, California. He later relocated to the Fresno area to further his education, eventually completing a BS in Criminology along with a Master of Business Administration. For the last decade he has worked as a plasma specialist, with a focus on primary immune deficiency and genetic emphysema. He lives with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three dogs. The S’orne Saga is his first science fiction series.
Cora Ramos
Cora J. Ramos, Fresno author, writes award-winning short stories, some published in the anthology, Valley Fever, Where Murder is Contagious. Dance the Dream Awake, a romantic suspense (with supernatural elements), is set in present day and dips into a past Mayan life lived in the Yucatan, around 900 A.D. Her second novel, Haiku Dance, a romantic suspense is set in Heian, Japan in 980 A.D. You can find Cora and her books on Amazon, Facebook, and her website.
Monique Taylor
Monique Taylor is a historian, genealogist, and daughter of a WWII glider pilot. Her book, Suicide Jockeys: The Making of the WWII Combat Glider Pilot, is the only work of its kind which dives deeply into the WWII glider pilot program. It dispels many myths surrounding the glider pilots and exposes the challenges they faced on their one-way missions deep into enemy territory. Website, Amazon, and Facebook.
Vicki Thomas
A decade ago, writing fantasy for young adults struck me like a cyclone. My passion for creating characters and creatures drove me to write about a boy searching for his older brother in a mystical Southern England forest. The first book in the Relics Adventure series, The Long Dark Cloak, was released March 2022. Book two, The Golden Lantern, was recently accepted by The Wild Rose Press for publication. I’m thrilled to see my dreams come true. Website, Amazon, and Instagram.
Melody Walcott
Melody Walcott has been writing since the age of seven. She currently writes romance and mystery/suspense and is venturing into women's fiction. Her published work, Mae's Promise, is a romance published in 1999.
In Addition . . .
Elsa Bayly
Cheryl Ford
Dave Kidder
Michele Mills
Kimberly Smith
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