By day, Gayla is a bank examiner, utilizing her intuition and curiosity to uncover facts and analyze complex figures. After hours, she enjoys cooking, hiking, looking at old photos, and researching LGBTQ+ history. She uses her communications talent as a public speaker and author. Born and raised in Southern California, she and her partner live in San Marino, California, and share their home with their adorable dog, Bailey. As a debut author, Gayla has honed her writing skills with private instructors, editors, and critique groups of established writers in the Los Angeles area. She is also a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Romance Writers of America, and the Historical Novel Society.

Milree Latimer is an author of Historical Fiction inspired by a life-long love of History. She launched into her writing career upon retirement as a teacher, a Principal and a Professor of Education. She lives in Oakville ON with her cat Justice

Mary Means is widely known as the visionary leader who founded the Main Street revitalization movement that has enabled 1,600+ towns and neighborhood corridors to bring life and character back to their historic cores. Her work has been honored with numerous awards. Yet most of her life she was filled with self-doubts, guilt, anger at betrayals, and underlying anxiety. Her candor and vulnerability permeate this remarkable story.

Bob Rogers is the author of the historical novels Two Rivers, First Dark and The Laced Chameleon, which earned critical acclaim from Kirkus Reviews, San Francisco Review, and Baltimore Examiner. Bob is a meticulous researcher, known to spend extra time, magnifying glass in hand, deciphering 18th and 19th century handwriting for “just the facts, ma’am.” Bob, a former U.S. Army captain and combat leader during the Vietnam War in Troop A, 1/10 Cavalry, finds his topographic experiences useful in field research. If not closeted in libraries or museums, you are likely to find him walking centuries old rice fields, battlefields, or in a canoe following the river trails of his characters. His favorite places to write include his studio, parks, beaches, airplanes, and libraries. He studied at South Carolina State University and the University of Maryland. Bob tends his flowers, okra, and tomato plants in Mérida, Yucatán, México. Visit him at https://bobrogers.biz.