ABOUT THE SUSPENSE ZONE

ANDREA SCHULTZ Andrea is an avid reader whose brain (not to mention available time) often can't keep up with her book interests - there are quite often piles that need to be read! Most are in the Christian genre, with an interest in all different types - suspense, non-fiction, historical fiction, romantic fiction, theological, humorous, and on it goes. She lives in Novi MI with her loving, wonderful and supportive husband Fred and her two adorable English Cocker Spaniels, Toby and Shelby. She and Fred caught the marathon bug in 2008, and have completed six marathons and six half marathons (at last count!). She also loves directing the video portion of the weekend services at her church (they'll only give her one weekend a month; she loves doing it so much that she'd like all of them!). She is a life group leader in the Women's Ministry at church, and an occasional- but enthusiastic - member of the choir. Learn more about Andrea at: www.andrealschultz.blogspot.com

CAROLE BROWN Carole Brown, wife of Dan and mother of two grown sons, lives in Ohio and writes suspense, romantic suspense, and mystery, all a passion with her. Carole's served as editor and co-editor of many newsletters, helped to develop advertising brochures, received several awards for her poems, and written various magazine articles. She's published four children's books (learning character traits) that are used in Christian schools and VBS. She has a Bachelors Degree in Religious Education, an Associate in Computer Software and has completed several courses in fiction writing. Carole is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, Romance Writers of America, Central Ohio Fiction Writers, Circle of Pens (a writing group she founded for mentoring beginning writers) and The Wannabe Writer's of West Virginia and Ohio. Learn more about Carole at: www. sunnebnkwrtr.blogspot.com

CINDY LOVEN Cindy is a stay at home mom, pastor's wife, and home educator. Mom to two sons, Jarrod who is 17 and John who passed away in 2009, she has chosen to stay at home with her children and teach them at home. Married to her husband David, for twenty five years, they have traveled through out the United States visiting many states, but always settle in at home in Arkansas. An avid reader since her childhood, Cindy reads and reviews books at her website Learn more about Cindy at: www.CindyLovenreviews.blogspot.com

JANET THOMPSON Hello, my name is Janet Thompson and I am a wife, momma to 4 (one of which is in heaven), mimi to Evan, and a born again child of the King. I do have a fur-baby named Libby Lu who is my little shadow. My favorite hobbies include crocheting, quilting, sewing, and reading. I have been an avid reader all of my life. There are so many places you can go without ever leaving home! I began reviewing books several months ago at the request of an online author friend. I am having a blast doing this! I'm reading genre's that I never thought I would enjoy, but have surprised myself! My reading is now limited to Christian and inspirational authors. With these authors I know I won't be "surprised" with language or sexually explicit material. Learn more about Janet at: www.janetstreasures.com

JULIA REFFNER Ironically, one of Julia's favorite childhood memories is when she had a mild case of the chicken pox. She spent the week off from school perched in the big oak tree in her front yard writing forty short stories for her binder. Julia is married to her soul companion and is a homeschooling mom to her two children. As a former assistant librarian, she naturally has a passion for sharing her favorite books. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and is currently writing her first novel. The reason she writes is best expressed by missionary and Olympic runner Eric Liddell, "when I write I feel His pleasure." Learn more about Julia at: www.darkglassponderings.blogspot.com

LINDA WAGNER I am married, 40 years this Fall, and have one son. I've been an avid reader since I learned to read. I love to read and blog about good Christian books, particularly those with a redemptive or reconciliation theme, as that is what the goal is for me in Christian books. In the past I enjoyed hiking, biking, camping, cross-country skiing and shoveling snow. Now I'm into reading, blogging, crocheting, and cooking.

NORA ST. LAURENT Nora St. Laurent is ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Book Club Coordinator. She also runs two book clubs near the Atlanta area. She also writes a Book Club Column for Christian Fiction Online Magazine. You can read her reviews and author interviews on her Finding Hope Through Fiction blog. Nora and her husband Fred have started The Book Club Network www.bookfun.org . Learn more about Nora at: www.psalm516.blogspot.com/

VICTOR GENTILE Victor M Gentile, an ex-New Yorker now living in California "where the ocean is on the wrong side" as he says. Vic, as friends and family call him, is an English major, Author of "Hallway", Vic is Co-Founder of His Kingdom Ministries, Bible teacher and loving husband. He has been hosting the Kingdom Highlights show since the summer of 2008. He has a blog Vicsmediaroom.wordpress.com where he writes reviews of books, movies, TV shows, music and whatever else strikes his fancy, proving once again he is more than a pretty face. Learn more about Victor at: www.Vicsmediaroom.wordpress.com

GINA CONROY Gina Conroy is founder of Writer...Interrupted, a site that encourages interrupted writers in their daily lives and faith and an interactive networking community. When she's not writing or reading, she can be found homeschooling two of her four children or driving them to theatre, dance, music, and sports practices. She writes about her experiences trying to balance it all at Portrait of a Writer...Interrupted. Learn more about Gina at: www.ginaconroy.com

CYNTHIA HICKEY Cynthia Hickey lives in Arizona with her husband and two of their seven children. She's been hearing voices in her head since childhood and finally decided to put fingers to the keyboard. Her first novel, Fudge-Laced Felonies, is a cozy mystery published through Barbour. Books two and three are scheduled for release in 2009. When she isn't writing, she is the Detention Monitor at her local school. Learn more about Cynthia at: www.cynthiahickey.com

NANCY MEHL Nancy Mehl loves the mystery genre. "I grew up on Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys," she says. Although she started writing at a young age, she didn't get serious about it until she was in her forties. "For many years, I'd toyed with the idea of writing a novel," Nancy says. "Then when I watched Murder, She Wrote, I said, 'That's what I want to do!'" She has published seven novels and one compilation book, COZY IN KANSAS, which chronicles the adventures of Ivy Towers in three different cozy mysteries. Her newest series, the CURL UP AND DYE MYSTERIES, introduces Hilde Higgins, a young woman with an unusual job. "I actually came up with this idea one day while I was brainstorming with my agent. We were talking about all of the odd "hooks" used by mystery writers. My agent mentioned hairdressers and I brought up funeral homes. As a joke, I told her I should create a hairdresser who works in funeral homes. We laughed about it, but the idea wouldn't go away. After a little research, CURL UP AND DYE was born. It's a hoot to write!" CURL UP AND DYE will come out in 2009. Nancy lives in Wichita, Kansas with her husband Norman. She has a grown son, Danny, who is a talented graphic designer. She runs a HUD program for the city of Wichita and works with a wonderful volunteer organization, Wichita Homebound Outreach. She has a Web site: www.nancymehl.com and a blog www.nancymehl.blogspot.com. She loves to hear from readers. You can e-mail her at nancymehlbooks@hotmail.com. Learn more about Nancy at: www.nancymehl.com

KARRI COMPTON Karri Compton, wife and mother of three, devours Christian fiction whenever possible. Her favorite genre is suspense/thriller, especially Ted Dekker novels. Since promoting biblical worldview fiction is dear to her heart, she reviews on her blog, Fiction Fanatics Only! and is a staff reviewer and interviewer for such sites as Title Trakk and Dancing Word Writers Network. Her latest published works appear in Cross & Quill and Peculiar People's novel collaboration, Struggle Creek. She is a member of such writers' groups as The Lost Genre Guild, ACFW, FCW, and FaithWriters. In her spare time, she enjoys performing in musicals presented by her local community theater association and mulling over ideas for her own novel. Learn more about Karri at: www.kcreviews.blogspot.com

DONN TAYLOR Donn Taylor led an Infantry rifle platoon in the Korean War, served with Army aviation in Vietnam, and worked with air reconnaissance in Europe and Asia. Afterwards, he completed a PhD degree at The University of Texas and taught English literature at two liberal arts colleges. Before his latest novel, Rhapsody in Red, he published a suspense novel, The Lazarus File (spies and airplanes in the Caribbean), and the poems he published in various journals over the years are collected in his book Dust and Diamond: Poems of Earth and Beyond. He is a frequent speaker for writers' groups and has taught poetry writing at the Glorieta and Blue Ridge conferences. He and his wife live near Houston, where he writes fiction, poetry, and articles on current topics. Learn more about Donn at: www.donntaylor.com

KEVIN LUCIA Kevin Lucia writes for the Binghamton, NY based newspapers The Baptist Voice and The Country Courier, and his reviews are featured on Title Trakk.com, The Suspense Zone, and Infuze. He holds a BA in Literature from BU, and is seeking his Masters in Creative Writing. Kevin teaches middle school English at St. John the Evangelist School in Binghamton, NY. He lives with his wife Abby and daughter Madison in Castle Creek.

CARA PUTMAN Since the time she could read Nancy Drew, Cara has wanted to write mysteries. For years she asked God if this dream was from Him. Her life was full. She graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Go Huskers!), moved to the Washington, DC area, married the man of her dreams, worked in the non-profit world, went to George Mason Law School at night while working, and then started having children. While her life was far from empty, the dream wouldn't die. Then she followed her husband to Indiana. Talk about starting over! In 2005 she attended a book signing at her local Christian bookstore. The rest, as they say, was history. There she met Colleen Coble. With prompting from her husband, Cara shared her dream with Colleen. Since those infamous words, Cara's been writing books. Heartsong Presents is publishing a three book series of World War Two romances: Canteen Dreams (October 2007), Sandhill Dreams (May 2008), and Captive Dreams (September 2008). Love Inspired Suspense published her first romantic suspense in May 2008. Now she's working on the Complete Idiot's Guide to Business Law (don't ask!) and the first book in an Ohio World War Two series. Cara is also an attorney, lecturer at a Big Ten university, women's ministry leader, and all around crazy woman. Crazy about God, her husband and her kids that is. Learn more about Cara at: carasmusings.blogspot.com

JILL HART Jill Hart is the founder of Christian Work at Home Moms, CWAHM.com. Jill is a contributing author in The Business Mom Guide Book and I'll Be Home For Christmas and co-author of the upcoming book, Home Based Blessings. Jill has articles published across the web on sites like DrLaura.com and ClubMom.com. Jill and her husband, Allen of CWAHD.com reside in Nebraska with their two children. Learn more about Jill at: bookreviews.cwahm.com To sign up for Jill's weekly email newsletter visit: newsletter.cwahm.com

LACY J. WILLIAMS Lacy J. Williams is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and working on her first novel. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband and two dogs. She works as a Staff Auditor for a CPA firm, where she gets to practice her writing skills daily. Learn more about Lacy at: www.lacyjwilliams.com or www.novelinspirations.com

SANDRA ROBBINS Sandra, a former teacher and principal in the Tennessee public schools, is a full time writer and adjunct college instructor. She and her husband are blessed with four children and five grandchildren. Her publishing credits include Pedigreed Blood Lines, a cozy mystery from Barbour.She has also written three historical romances and one contemporary women's fiction. The Enemy in the Delta, a historical romance, finished second in the 2006 Barclay Sterling Contest. She is active in a critique group through ACFW and serves as the West TN/KY area director for that organization. Her speaking ministry Monarch Wings seeks to help women struggling with problems related to life in the twenty-first century. Learn more about Cara at: www.sandrarobbins.net

GAIL WELBORN Gail Welborn is a Book Review Columnist for the Christian News Northwest and Montgomery's Journey. As a freelance nonfiction writer she specializes in audio and book reviews. Married to her best friend, Roger, they share their empty nest with Ms. Blue, their cat. Gail has assisted Roger in various consulting jobs ranging from grocery stores to a plasma production facility, from bank start-ups to new home construction, from llama breeding to printing. Gail's skills are strong in writing business letters and resumes. Learn more about Gail at: Gail Welborn at Seatle Examiner

DEENA PETERSON I've only been blogging about books for a little over 18 months. My mom was my book buddy, and when she died I had no one to really talk books with. When my husband started a blog for our church, I thought "I can do that." So "A Peek At My Bookshelf" was born. In the midst of my myriad piles of reading material, I'm a pastor's wife, a full time mom to two teens at home, a home schooler, and a women's ministry leader. We have a total of six children all together; our second oldest daughter just got married this month! My reading material covers all genres of Christian fiction and non-fiction, with a sprinkling of general market books in the mix. Because of my unusual success at blogging about books, both of my teens have created their own book review blogs--they just rarely post due to homework and chores:-) Lots of people ask me why I review books. I tell them three reasons: 1) I love Jesus and want to honor Him with my life, 2) I love books and authors immensely, and 3) I love readers and sharing with others. I'm always on the lookout for a debut author, a little known title, a book others won't seem to touch, and that title that's a little left of center. And I'm NEVER without something to read! Learn more about DEENA

LAURA HILTON Laura Hilton lives in Arkansas with her husband, Steve, and their five children. Laura has over a thousand book reviews published with Dancing Word, Faith Webbin, A Romance Review, Christian Review of Books, and Armchair Reviews and has two fiction books, Shadows of the Past and Hot Chocolate published with Treble Heart Books.

REL MOLLET Rel Mollet does not aspire to be a writer as it would eat in to her reading time! Reading everything she could get her hands on from a very young age, she enjoys all genres but has a special spot for suspense with a touch of romance. She reviews for TitleTrakk.com, The Suspense Zone and Koorong Books. Rel is passionate about supporting authors who write from a Biblical worldview, is coordinator for the Rowville Baptist Book Club and operates her own Christian Fiction "library". Rel lives in Melbourne, Australia with husband Steve and daughters, Erin, Hayley and Chloe. Learn more about Rel at: www.relzreviewz.blogspot.com

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