Behind the Scenes

Karin Beery grew up along the Lake Michigan shoreline, the product of a rural community. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Hillsdale College before getting a “real” job in the hospitality industry.

Though she’d been writing stories since high school, it wasn’t until her husband’s cancer diagnosis that she turned her hobby into something more. Eleven years, more than 550 articles, and four manuscripts later, she received her first book publishing contract.

Today, Karin is a fulltime writer and editor. She is active with the Christian Editor Network, serving as the Christian Editor Connection Coordinator and teaching several classes through the PEN Institute. She also teaches writing and editing classes at local and national conferences. She works from Northern Michigan where she lives with her two cats, two dogs, and amazing husband – who is cancer free! 

Karin's debut novel, Summer Plans and Other Disasters, releases September 15! Sign up for her monthly newsletter, and get the FREE, unpublished prologue to this lighthearted, romantic read! 

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Rondi Bauer Olson is a reader and writer from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She and her husband, Kurt, live on a hobby farm with their four mostly-grown children, along with a menagerie of animals. Rondi is an active member of the American Christian Fiction Writers Association and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. When she isn't reading or writing, Rondi also works as a registered nurse and owns a gift shop located within view of the beautiful Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

 Rondi's debut novel for young adults, ALL THINGS NOW LIVING, was a finalist in the 2012 ACFW Genesis Contest, and is due for release summer 2016 by Written World Communications.

Web site: www.rondiolson.com

Twitter: @rondiolson

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