Ida Smith
Ida Smith writes character driven stories about people with jagged journeys, usually-but not always-from a historical setting. Ida enjoys reading stories with unexpected twists and turns that also teach her about other cultures, time periods, and personalities.
Because of her love of these types of stories, Ida also tries to write stories that show the jagged journeys our lives can sometimes take.
Ida lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family and a crazy dog named Taz where she enjoys hiking, photography, and scrapbooking.
Learn more about Ida and her stories at: idasmithbooks.com.
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Contemporary Romance (Non-Amish)
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On the Way to Christmas (Anthology) (2022)
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Starstruck (2023)
Finding You (2024)
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Stand Alone Amish Fiction
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An Amish Legacy
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Diane Wahn Shotton
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Becki has been around books her whole life. But, it didn't occur to her to write one until the idea for Finding Dolly popped into her head in January of 2022.
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Laura Kemp
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Laura is a teacher who loves to write about her home state of Michigan. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University where she studied under Stuart Dybek, and has had her short fiction and poetry published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Word Riot, Tonopalah Review, SaLit and SLAB: Sound and Literary Art Book. “The Pursuit of Happiness,” – a short story she wrote while at WMU, was chosen as a finalist in the Trial Balloon Fiction Contest.
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Scott Geisel
Scott Geisel writes the critically acclaimed Jackson Flint mystery series. He is also the author of the Appalachian noir and suspense novel Miller Knew, and other works.
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