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J OAN NE LIGGAN: Joanne, founder of the Hanover Writers Club, became a published author in February 2003 when Heir of Deception was released by Llumina Press. The sequel, Air of Truth, was published by Tate Publishing in 2007 and is available in paperback, audiobook, and as an ebook. The final book of the trilogy, Err at Sea, was released in February 2012 and is available in paperback or ebook.

Harvey R. Tate: Harvey has four published novels. He writes to educate and entertain his readers, and prefers to write in various genres. As The Wind Walks, published in 2009 by Asylett Press, is the story of two men, a great grandfather and his great grandson and their lives during the Civil War and World War II. Death Takes a Number, a mystery/thriller published in January of 2010 by Champagne Books, is the story about Cain Machinovic, a young homicide detective. Harvey's other books are: A Voice from the River – Monongahela, a romance, and Little Sisters of War, a story of women's lacrosse in a small college in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.

JOANN MEAKER: JoAnn is the author of Images of America, Ontario, a book written to commemorate the bicentennial of the town of Ontario, NY where she lived for almost 30 years. A retired teacher, she volunteered for many years for the town's historical society. She loves to read, research family history, and do needlecraft. Spending time with the grandchildren is a joy, and teaching them to love history is a goal. Her new novel, My Dear Emma, was released November, 2012.

Born in Flushing Queens NYC, most of Victoria’s childhood was spent in New York, however she also lived in Michigan and for a time in New Jersey. That was before her family relocated to Virginia where she now resides and attends school for nursing. Victoria discovered her love of writing at a young age. She gives thanks to those tedious writing workshops required in Elementary school. She wrote her first short story when she was seven and has been writing ever since. Now she says her writing has progressed and “matured” with time. She enjoys writing short stories, poems and is working on a few new “potential novels.” Writing is a passion of hers and while doing so she always tries to let go of competition and expectation simply letting the pen hit the pad and the words flow… Feel Free to Fly, her first novella, was released February 18, 2008. www.booksbyvicki.com

SHEILA TALLEY: Sheila, a charter member of the Hanover Writers Club, was the second member to publish her first book. Eyes Like My Own was released by Publish America in 2004. Her second book, Beloved Place, was also published by Publish America and was released in 2007. Sheila is currently writing articles for Hanover Lifestyle magazine. The latest issue may be picked up at Coffee Lane Cafè and several other local establishments. Other freelance works include articles in the Mechanicsville Local and The Herald Progress.

KATHLEEN MIX: As an avid sailor and licensed charter boat captain, Kathleen and her husband have spent many years roaming the Southern U.S. coastline, exploring the Bahamas, and enjoying the tropical islands of the Caribbean and the offshore islands of South America. They have cruised as far north as Gloucester, Massachusetts and as far south as Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, east to Trinidad and Tobago, and west to Curacao. Kathy began her writing career with non-fiction articles. But one day, while anchored in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the boat rocking gently in the trade winds, she began writing about a charter yacht crewed by a salty captain and a land-lubber chef. That novel, A Trade Wind Season, was released by Avalon Books two years later. Since then, she has written four romantic suspense novels, the first two of which were published by The Wild Rose Press, Secret Stranger (2007) and Deadly Paradise (2008). Beyond Paradise was released in April 2010 from Samhain Publishing. Kathleen's latest book is River of Fear, released July 2011 from The Wild Rose Press. Read more about this book by visiting our "Books" page.

MIRIAM J. WALKER: Miriam, also a charter member of the club, was next to have her first book published when Kiss Millie hit the market in 2005, also published by Publish America. Since then, Miriam has gone on to publish book after book including Geneva Remembers (Publish America, 2005), and It Took An Earthquake (iUniverse, 2006). The Great Horse Ferry Race (Fer-Sher Publishing, 2006) was next, followed by 3 more in 2007 by Fer-Sher Publishing, Summer Sons, Peeled Onions, and A Boy Came Calling. Miriam has been a busy bee, also publishing a collection of short stories, Life After 50 (Fer-Sher Publishing, 2006), a book of poems, Who Dies With the Most Fabric Wins!, and 3 children's books, Sammy Won't Talk (2006), Pizza Power (2006), and P. J. Patty and the Slumber Stone (2007), all by Fer-Sher Publishing, as well as Cole Castle and Return to Cole Castle (a sequel). Her latest releases are Dopey, A Prince of a Dog and The Bilbao Bottle, The Spanish Prince and Other Stories from My Life.

CONNIE LAPALLO: Connie, a charter member of the Hanover Writers Club, was the fourth member to become a published author. Released by Llumina Press, Dark Enough to see the Stars in a Jamestown Sky, hit the shelves in 2006, in time for the 200th anniversary celebration of the Jamestown settlement. Connie is now working on the sequel.

SHERRY FERRELL: Sherry's passion for healthy living motivated her to write her story in the form of a book to help others. Her book, Primary Concerns (self-published 2006), includes recipes to assist the reader in finding healthy alternatives. Sherry began her own publishing company, Fer-Sher Publishing, and is helping other members publish their works.