Dr. William Lynes
William Lynes (born 1953) is a retired Stanford-trained physician, author, and speaker. He was born in San Diego and attended the University of California San Diego, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in biology. Here, he met and married his wife, Patrice. Dr. Lynes attended the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, obtained his medical degree, and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical society. A urologic internship and residency were completed at Stanford University Medical Center. He practiced general urology for 16 years at Kaiser Permanente in Riverside, California, and is board-certified by the American Board of Urology.
Since retiring in 2003, Dr. Lynes has written primarily fiction, including short stories and full-length novels. He is also an active speaker and advocates for physician burnout and suicide prevention.
He and his wife live in Temecula, California.
John Sanders
Once upon a time, there lived a boy who dreamed of riding dragons in the cold between on a faraway planet. He dreamed of living in spaceships and traveling to distant stars and battling terrible aliens and injustice with heroines and heroes of the common man. His reading was wide and varied with one common thread, most of the stories involve a strong heroine figure. To this end, he was inspired to write his own stories in time. I am John J. Sanders, and I write safety logic to tame and control fire dragons by day and write science and speculative fiction at night to entertain.
These are my stories, inspired by the work I do and the stories I grew up on. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I did writing them.
Rosita Bird
I love children and have worked with children for over 20 years as a registered childminder and also at a nursery school. I am married with 2 children and 4 grandchildren. My childhood experience as well as my work experience has given me an insight into the minds of children. I love to write educational, fun, healthy eating books as well as other topics such as autism and mental health. Emma Tate now has been awarded 5 stars from readersfavorite.com Also The Elf's Secret, Jake is Different, and Sophie the Seagull Who was Afraid to Fly.
All my books are also available from myself through Rosita's Children's Books on Facebook.
My other hobbies are genealogy and history, during my research I discovered my family link to William Marwood the Lincolnshire Executioner. Together with newspaper clippings I decided to put it all together into a book called Memories of Rural Lincolnshire Families and the Gentleman Executioner and Cleethorpes, Grimsby Central Hall and Fishing Memories.
We're thrilled to welcome back bestselling author Richard Powell as our Monthly Guest, with a new selection of titles that showcase his incredible range and talent.
Richard Powell
Yes, I am a pirate 200 years too late. The cannon don't thunder there's nothin' to plunder I'm an over 60 victim of fate. Arrivin' too late. Been my fate.
My apologies, to Jimmy Buffet.
Moving away from the legend, officially I arrived in this world an Iowan. Notice, unlike many from this fine state I didn't say Hawkeye. Instead of attending that fine institution of higher learning, I chose the Harvard of the Midwest, Drake University. (Though some might say Harvard is the Drake of the East.) Where I completed a Masters Degree. After convincing myself I needed further education I completed my Doctoral Studies at Ohio University, in Athens Ohio. At this point, I also need to mention that contrary to popular opinion. Ohio is the Bobcat State. (Who would want to be thought of as some kind of poison nut? Even squirrels don't eat buckeyes)
Excuse me had to pause at this point to recover. Patted myself so hard on the back, I got a cramp.
Yes now, where was I?. Oh yes, I just finished sharing my intellectual credits.
While employed as a Psychologist, I dabbled in the forensic area of the field. Not just child custody, but identifying and working with real evildoers. Most are ordinary people like you and I. (At least I hope I'm ordinary in that regard) But there are true monsters out there. How they got to that point is often heart-rending, but once they reach that point, they need to be put away to keep the rest of us safe. Not abused mind you. As that road usually led to where they are, but comfortable and confined.
Moving on. I met and married a wonderful woman, why she picked me or didn't at least avoid me successfully I am uncertain. I would put her picture here, but she refused to allow it. Doesn't want to be hassled by the paparazzi while shopping. That can be quite annoying I'm sure. The fact that we've remained together for thirty years is a testament to her strength.
Together we produced three children, two boys, and a girl. All awesome despite my influence.
I have always been a scribbler of sorts but took a hiatus from fiction while I practiced my profession. Retired now I have time to devote to this craft. Since taking up the pen I have been compared to such prolific writers as James Patterson, John Grisham, Mike Connely and even Kelly Rimmer. I also admit to being influenced by James Lee Burke and Kurt Vonnegut. I hope what I produce provides you as much pleasure as I get from producing it.