Jodi Anderson is the author of romantic comedies, contemporary romances, and dark paranormal fantasy romance. She lives in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains with her family and one fur kid, Bandit, while dreaming of a place called Dogwood. To learn more, visit Jodi’s website.
Karen Fox is the award-winning author of paranormal romance and YA urban fantasy; the Dogwood Series is her first foray into books without a “woo-woo” factor. She is retired from working as a Technical Project Specialist for The MITRE Corporation where she designed web-based applications. She lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, granddaughter, and several cats (the exact number is subject to change). To learn more, visit Karen’s website.
Torie Fox is a Business Intelligence Analyst–more commonly referred to as “The Reporting Nerd”–at a bank headquarters in Denver. An aggressive multi-tasker by day and a social moth by night, she has been a Pikes Peak Writers Conference volunteer since she was eight years old, where she placed in the top three for her Flash Fiction for five years. “Small-Town Treasure” is her first published story, and she’s over-the-mood excited to be a part of Dogwood.
Laura Hayden was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. The wife of a career military officer, Laura has moved with surprising frequency and practiced efficiency from Alabama to Texas to Virginia to Colorado to Kansas back to Virginia to North Dakota to Montana, Colorado, Alabama, and finally back to Colorado. Laura now lives in Colorado Springs, where, besides writing, she owns Author, Author! Bookstore. She shares her home with her husband and three rescue dogs: Cooper, Stanley, and Mollie. To learn more, visit Laura’s website.
Pam McCutcheon is the author of romantic comedies, fantasy short stories, and nonfiction books for writers under her own name, and the Demon Underground Series as Parker Blue. She lives in Colorado Springs with her rescue dog, Honey, but wishes she could live in Dogwood. To learn more, visit Pam’s website.
Sharon Silva is the author of heart-warming romance, romantic suspense, and historical nonfiction. She spent her childhood in the Colorado mountains and fell in love with the magical world of story at an early age. Her works reflect her passion for romantic adventures, the mysteries of ancient spiritual places, and the intriguing possibilities of mystical realms. Sharon enjoys the outdoors and a simpler way of life. Both echo in her writings and make Dogwood her fantasy place to live. She currently resides in Colorado Springs with her husband and their cat, Taz. To learn more, visit Sharon’s website.
Angel Smits shares a big yellow house, complete with gingerbread and a porch swing, in Colorado with her husband, daughter, and Maggie, a Border collie mix. Winning the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart Award was the highlight of her writing career—until her first book hit the shelves. Her social work background inspires her characters, while improv writing allows her to torture them. It’s a rough job, but someone’s got to do it. To learn more, visit Angel’s website.
Jude Willhoff is a bestselling author of award-winning books filled with love, laughter, and always a happily ever after. She lives in the mountains of Colorado at the base of Pikes Peak with her beloved husband; their dog Maddie, a mischievous black and white Chihuahua; and Sheldon, their persnickety orange tabby cat who thinks he’s a guard cat. To learn more, visit Jude’s website.
