A distinct voice in gay fiction, multi-award-winning author JOSH LANYON has been writing gay mystery, adventure and romance for over a decade. In addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and novels, Josh is the author of the critically acclaimed Adrien English series, including The Hell You Say, winner of the 2006 USABookNews awards for GLBT Fiction. Josh is an Eppie Award winner and a three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist Ginn Hale has traveled through every state in Mexico but currently lives, with her lovely wife, in the in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. She spends the many rainy days tinkering with devices and words. Her first novel, Wicked Gentlemen, was a Lambda Literary Award Finalist and won the Spectrum Award for best novel. Astrid Amara is the author of numerous gay romance titles, including Lambda Literary Award finalist, The Archer's Heart. Prior to settling in the Pacific Northwest she traveled the world, spending unnecessary amounts of time in Central Asia, the Middle East, and India before realizing she preferred cloudy mild climates. Now she spends her days as a civil servant, trying to save the world one bureaucratic form at a time. When not working she can usually be found riding her horse, walking her old dog, or feeding her goats. She looks just like everyone else in Bellingham, Washington.