meet the staff
Susan Brooks
Susan Brooks has loved books since she first got her hands on Go, Dog. Go! By P.D. Eastman as a toddler. She has many years of editorial experience and has a master’s degree in publishing from The George Washington University. She was on the board of directors for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating fiction writers from 2009 to 2019.
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She is a lover of cats and cares for Ragnar and Ziggy, two rescues who rule the house and expect breakfast and dinner at exacting times.
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Susan is currently acquiring women's fiction, romance (all heat levels), erotica, westerns, character-driven mysteries, and thrillers, and urban fantasy.
Editor in Chief
Cindy
Bryan
Cindy lives in rural Alabama with her husband, little dogs, and lots of wildlife. She’s been and done many things, but these days she’s circled back to her first love—working with words. Cindy believes that stories are essential to life—for remembering, understanding, teaching, and dreaming. That’s why she’s passionate about helping authors. When she’s not editing or reading, she's most likely gardening or making music.
Cindy’s looking for fantasy, sci-fi, and YA fantasies and sci-fi.
Editor
Jennica Dotson
Jennica Dotson has over a decade of editorial experience and a lifetime of experience seeking literary thrills. When not wielding a pen, Jennica loves to sing in the Out Loud Chorus, an LGBTQ+ choir based in Washtenaw County, Michigan. She also loves to write, spend time with friends and family, go for walks in the forest, and enjoy quiet nights at home with her wife and many stuffed animals.
Jennica is currently looking for (YA & Adult): fantasy, sci-fi, LGBT+, romance, literary fiction, mystery, and historical fiction.
Editor
kylee
howells
Kylee graduated from Missouri State University with a BA in English Literature with a minor in Technical Writing in 2015, and shortly after moved to warm and sunny Houston, Texas. With a few years editing experience, and a hand full of years of social media marketing under her hat, Kylee loves nothing more than to help her authors thrive once their book is published. Kylee is currently looking for books in the romance genre, particularly romantic suspense, contemporary romance, rom-coms, historical romance, and paranormal romance. Basically anything with a happily ever after.
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When Kylee isn’t working, she enjoys spending time with her dog, exploring new places around Houston, and hanging out with her friends. Her hobbies include reading, collecting books, finding new ways to organize her books, and searching for mobile libraries to donate her already read books.
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Kylee is currently not accepting submissions.
Editor
sharon
salonen
Sharon Salonen developed a love of books as the youngest member of a reading family and was often accused (and guilty!) of always having her nose in a book.
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Sharon has over two decades’ experience as an editor, graduating with a master’s degree in publishing from The George Washington University and from the Editing program at the University of Chicago. Beyond editing fiction, Sharon also works at a law firm as a legal editor and is a member of EFA, NAIWE, and ACES.
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Accepted genres/subgenres: mystery (hard-boiled, cozy, police procedural, PI, amateur detective); suspense/thriller; gothic; western; magic realism; fantasy; urban fantasy; paranormal. Sharon’s dream manuscript: An atmospheric page-turner with tight prose and strong characters.
Senior Editor
CRAIG TERLSON
After graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design, Craig Terlson moved to Toronto and began a 26-year career of illustration, working for books and magazines across North America. His work has appeared in and won awards for The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Enquirer, Psychology Today, Toronto Globe and Mail, and Graphics World London. In the 90's, he shifted his career to graphic design, working for a diverse clientele. Currently, he teaches Principles of Design at the undergraduate level, and is the Design Manager at a Canadian university.
Cover Designer
CRAIG TERLSON
Cover Designer
After graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design, Craig Terlson moved to Toronto and began a 26-year career of illustration, working for books and magazines across North America. His work has appeared in and won awards for The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Enquirer, Psychology Today, Toronto Globe and Mail, and Graphics World London. In the 90's, he shifted his career to graphic design, working for a diverse clientele. Currently, he teaches Principles of Design at the undergraduate level, and is the Design Manager at a Canadian university.