June

Name: Serena J. Bishop
Publisher: EOS Publishing
Reason you started writing: My wife encouraged me by making a bet of whoever wrote a novel that was optioned for a movie first won. It was an excellent way to motivate me, but I still haven’t won. 🎥🎞️
Next book to release & when: Leveled, Fall 2020
Why we should read it: The storyline is written from two perspectives, the protagonist’s and her sister’s. I haven’t encountered a romance novel that takes into account how exciting, entertaining, and frustrating it can be to watch someone you love go through the beginning stages of a relationship. Plus, the antagonist’s relationship system provides comic relief and breaks down relationships in a way I also haven’t read before. 
Genres that you've written: All of my novels thus far have a romance element, but the stories vary in sub-genre. Beards bordered on historical-fiction (if you’re under 25) and Dreams used a sci-fi/fantasy backdrop.
List of published books:

• Beards

• Dreams

Name something you're proud of in regards to your writing: A few people told me after reading Beards, they had never read a book about chosen family or the lengths the gay community had gone to (will go to) to be with the people they love. With Dreams, I’m proud that multiple readers have called out the unique storyline in reviews. There are thousands of romance novels out there so to write something that is still viewed as original I take as a huge compliment.

Click HERE to see all of Serena's books on Amazon.US.

Cats or Dogs: Cat-sized dogs 🐕 
Coffee/Tea/Water: Coffee (black, no sugar)
Weapon of choice during Zombie Apocalypse: Two machetes. I would like one for each hand to maximize efficiency. K. Aten notes: I approve and will tailor my plan similarly
Hobbies: Cooking, watching bad movies and making fun of them with my friends, cocktail hour on the deck with my wife and dog. K. Aten notes: Serena has a chihuahua, so...cat-sized as mentioned above
Do you fanfic? If so, favorite ship: I’ve never written fanfic, but reading Willow-Tara fanfic really helped me come to terms with my sexuality. Aside from that pairing, I like the AU ship of Detective Olivia Benson and Agent Dana Scully, and some of the newer Birds of Prey ships, mainly Huntress and Black Canary. Oh, and WayHaught. Love me some WayHaught.

Website: www.serenajbishop.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/serenaj.bishop.90
Twitter: @SerenaJBishop
Click Serena's most recent release below to see its listing on Amazon.US.

Dreams by Serena J. Bishop
      Aurora’s life is perfectly mundane. She has a job she hates, an ex that ran her out of her hometown, and the highlight of her week is Monday breakfast with her best friend. That changes when Aurora starts dreaming of a woman who can’t remember her own name. A woman who Aurora falls head over heels for. She knows the romance that develops between them isn’t real, but the dreams make life so much better that she hurries to bed every night…until she discovers that her dream woman isn’t imaginary. Her name is Leela and she is in a coma.
      Aurora must risk everything—her job, apartment, friends, and her sanity—to save Leela, a woman she’s only ever met in her mind. But in order to help, Aurora must convince Leela’s neurologist and parents that she and Leela have a bond that transcends the physical plane.
      Can Aurora fight through a progressively nightmarish landscape to wake Leela? And if Leela wakes, will she recognize Aurora as the one who saved her? As the one Leela said she loved? Their dream-relationship might not be real, but if there is any possibility of making her dreams come true, Aurora has to try.
      Dreams is a sweet lesfic romance about a love that defies the laws of physics.

May

Name: Kathleen Knowles
Publisher:  Bold Strokes Books​
Reason you started writing: I think I have something to say about humans and the process of falling in love. 💕
Next book to release & when: Trade Secrets, August 2020
Why we should read it: It’s a roman à clef about Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes, workplace romance, light thriller aspects and opposites- attract. K. Aten notes: I totally had to look up roman à clef. For those of you who don't know, it's a novel in which real people or events appear with invented names #FunFacts​
Genres that you've written: Contemporary f/f romance, historical f/f romance and general fiction
List of published books:

• Awake Unto Me

• Forsaking All Others

• A Spark of Heavenly Fire

• Warm November

• Two Souls

• Taking Sides

• The Last Time I Saw Her

• Somewhere Along the Way

Name something you're proud of in regards to your writing: I try as best I can to get historical details right. I research a lot.

Click HERE to see all of Kathleen's books on Amazon.

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Cats or Dogs:  Both 🐈 🐕
Coffee/Tea/Water: Coffee and water
Weapon of choice during Zombie Apocalypse: NA

Hobbies: Trivia, stamp collecting, computer solitaire, reading and collecting books about LGBTQ history and culture.​
Do you fanfic? If so, favorite ship: NA

Website: authorkathleenknowles.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathy.knowles.900
Twitter: @knowleskathy
Click Kathleen's upcoming August release below to see all her books on the Bold Strokes' web page.

Trade Secrets by Kathleen Knowles
      Clinical lab scientist, Tony Leung lands her dream job working for Global HemoSolutions, a Silicon Valley company headed Erica Sanders, the most famous female CEO in America. She crosses paths with one of the company’s investors, venture capitalist Sheila Graham who is helping Erica make her invention a reality.
      Their chance meeting turns into a love affair but it becomes apparent that all is not as it seems at GHS. Tony and Sheila face a test of their loyalty and an excruciating moral dilemma both of which could tear them apart.

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