Mary Davis is an award-winning author of a dozen novels (both historical and contemporary), four novellas, two compilations, and three short stories. Mary has received several awards from Heartsong Presents, including: 2nd Place in Favorite Historical Romance (The Captain’s Wife), 10th Place in Favorite Historical Romance (Reckless Rogue), 7th Place in Overall Favorite Authors. Mary is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers,... learn more

Sara Davison holds a degree in English Literature from Queen’s University. She has written a monthly column for a major newspaper in her city, and has her own freelance editing company, Cutting Edge Editing Services. Her first romantic suspense novel, The Watcher, was the winner in the Word Alive Publishing contest in 2010. Davison has been a finalist for three national writing awards... learn more

Deb is an entrepreneur, and has owned her own leadership training and executive coaching practice for 18 years. She is an experienced speaker and more recently, an author. She is a featured writer for several print and online magazine with work appearing in Lifeway’s Mature Living Magazine, More to Life, WHOA Magazine and Dallas Family Magazine. She is a monthly columnist for Mature... learn more

If you don’t count the impromptu, on-the-fly rewrite of Little Red Riding Hood when he was about ten, Michael DeCamp began his creative writing adventure in his freshman English class at Muncie Southside High School. To fulfill his teacher’s language structure assignments, he would formulate grammatically accurate, yet weird and off-the-wall sentences. Inevitably, those sentences would end up scrolled across the chalkboard for... learn more

Shannon Deer, PhD, CPA, is the interim associate dean for undergraduate programs and a clinical assistant professor for Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. She is an award-winning professor who prepares experienced professionals in Texas A&M’s MBA programs for successful careers in business. She also conducts executive development training for leading companies. Dr. Deer’s research, included in this book, has been published... learn more

Laura Dennis is a blogger, speaker, and creator of the popular blog Almostemptynest.net. She started her blog on a whim, but in six years it has grown to over 7,000 subscribers who read her weekly newsletter News from the Nest. She adds hundreds of new subscribers each month. Through her blog and newsletter, she uplifts, inspires, and empowers women who are transitioning from... learn more

Dianne Derby is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has spent her career covering major news events in southern Colorado and across the country. She joined the team at KOAA-TV (NBC) in Colorado Springs, Colorado as the weekday evening co-anchor in 2021. Prior to that, Dianne spent more than eight years at KKTV-TV (CBS) until the passing of her long-time co-anchor, Don Ward. Dianne’s... learn more

Casey Diaz is a native of El Salvador and a former gang leader. Growing up in the mean streets of Los Angeles he was forced to fight for his life. He was eventually incarcerated as one of the most violent criminals in California and placed in solitary confinement. His life would be forever changed as God approached Casey in a miraculous way. Today... learn more

Brie Doyle is an author who writes across genres.  Her passion for writing is grounded in fiction, but her professional life has called her to crossover to non-fiction, as well.  Her first non-fiction book, YOU SHOULD LEAVE NOW: Going on Retreat to Bring You Back to Yourself, comes out in 2021.  It pertains to her work hosting transformational women’s retreats. For fiction, Brie... learn more

David Dusek’s mission is to encourage and equip men to live their lives for Christ. He utilizes his life experiences – including his upbringing in a non-Christian home, coming to Christ as an adult, and an extensive business background – to reach men in a way that they can understand.  David’s vision is to engage all men where they are the “other six days of... learn more