Memoir: It Started with a Cookie Claire has been a public-school teacher for decades, teaching students from middle school through college-level courses. She currently teaches both honors and regular-level secondary mathematics, where she loves finding creative ways to make math engaging, memorable, and, yes, sometimes even fun! One of her favorite ways to bring mathematics […]

Historical fiction: Sovereigns of the Steppe: The Rise of Borte and Genghis Khan Victoria Bley is the author name of a historical fiction novelist. She lives in a remote hamlet in the wild and wooly rural West; a place that cattle rustlers and horse thieves used as a hideout one hundred fifty years ago. The […]

Non-fiction: School Psychologists: From Surviving to Thriving Louise Privette is a retired school psychologist who worked with students of all ages. In 2001, Louise received the Arizona School Psychologist of the Year Award from the Arizona Association of School Psychologists. Louise co-authored Dancing Through Life: A Memoir, winner of the 2024 Uta Behrens Award for nonfiction. […]

Non-fiction: Conquering Chaos: How to lead in a time of extraordinary change Tim Kotnour’s CV includes the Lockheed Martin St. Laurent Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida and Director of the UCF Engineering Leadership and Innovation Institute (eli2) and the Professional Engineering Management Program. He […]

Wanted - Western adventure romance Caren Gallimore, despite being born 133 years too late, lives in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains. Her love for the Wild West began during a Girl Scout camp at an old Pony Express station in Utah. Her characters tend to write their own stories, and Caren is grateful to be […]

Historical Fiction - The Rain Crow Julie Weathers, like most writers, has always loved creating stories. When she couldn’t get to the library, she started writing her own. However, it wasn’t until she was grown with children that she considered writing again — and that happened purely by accident after she won a $10,000 horse that turned […]

Joseph R. Lallo was born in Bayonne, NJ. For most of his life, writing was an interest that he used to fill those spare moments when he should have been studying or doing other more productive activities. This continued all the way through college, through graduate school where he earned a masters of computer engineering, […]

Science Fiction — Transitus Briauna Mariah enjoys her time between her home in coastal Maine and New York City. She is the founder and director of We Speak, the leading model management in championing diversity, equity, and fairness in fashion. Since resuming her passion of crafting stories in April of 2020, she also writes socially […]

Children's History — I See Lincoln's Underpants Mick Sullivan is the creator and producer of The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families, a show which has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, School Library Journal, and more. He works at the Frazier History Museum in Louisville, KY. […]

Discipleship — Eat This Book! Rabbi Stuart Dauermann holds an MA and PhD in Intercultural Studies. He is a Messianic Jewish futurist who focuses on increasing understanding and enriching community life at the intersection of the Jewish and Christian worlds. Read Heart Ally's interview with Rabbi Stuart Dauermann here.

Study Guide: Christianity at Work: A scriptural study guide for Small Business, Big Heart: How one family redefined the bottom line Paul Wesslund grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he went to Macalester College. He worked four years as a reporter and copyeditor at daily newspapers in North Dakota, then moved to Washington, DC, […]

Autobiography - An Improbable Astronaut Nonfiction, Business and Leadership - Conquering Chaos: How to lead in a time of extraordinary change Major General (Ret.) Roy D. Bridges, Jr. Roy retired from Northrop Grumman on January 31, 2019.  Prior to his retirement he was Northrop Grumman Technology Services’ Director responsible for DOE business.  Previously Roy was […]

Destiny at Dolphin Bay - Inspirational YA Fiction Return to Chiloé - Inspirational Memoir Pursuit of the Pudú - Inspirational YA Fiction Diana Delacruz is the pen name of a current global worker in Coquimbo, Chile. Her debut novel, Destiny at Dolphin Bay, draws on the love/hate experience of her first term of service in […]

Decide to Hope - Women's Fiction Journey to Hope - Women's Fiction June was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. June has been married a long time to her high school sweetheart (since 1992) and have two grown children and two not-grown grands. She has been a Medical Office Manager, a Medical Consultant to hospitals, […]

Without Warning: The Saga of Gettysburg, A Reluctant Union Hero, and the Men He Inspired - Historical Fiction Thundering Courage: George Armstrong Custer, The Union Cavalry Boy Generals, and Justified Defiance at Gettysburg - Historical Fiction Terry C. Pierce is a Captain, USN, retired. He commanded USS Whidbey Island LSD-41 and was Chief of Staff […]