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Has SINNERS Got You Thirsting for More...

[cover art for the DVD case for the BBC Dracula series, three-quarter profile of the lower half of a man's face; open mouth displaying fangs with blood dripping over his lower lip and chin] 


Bloodsucking and Other Supernatural Fare? 
Past and present TWWBF authors can help satisfy your cravings: 
Shai August 
Golden Angel 
H.L. Brooks 
S Courtney 
Kait Disney-Leugers 
Jeaniene Frost 
Rhiannon Futch 
Claire E. Jones 
Mary E. Jung
Hannah Levin 
J.S. Living 
Glori Medina 
C.L. Merklinger 
Liv Macy 
Leslye Penelope 
Ivy Quinn 
Sheri Queen 
Rebecca Rivard 
L.C. Son 
Olivia Springer 
Rose Staine 
Michelle Summers 
Maria Vale 
Plus more fiction and non-fiction from all of these other talented TWWBF2025 authors and vendors: in-person https://www.thewritewomenbookfest.org/2025-authors--vendors.html#/ and virtual https://www.thewritewomenbookfest.org/2025-virtual-authors--vendors.html#/

Come join us for all sorts of bookish fun on our ticketed day one Saturday, July 19 at the Bowie Comfort Inn & Conference Center and/or our free day two on Sunday, July 20 at the South Bowie Branch Library (just 5 miles from the hotel down Rte 301 south to Central Ave west toward Washington; right turn at the 2nd traffic light - street address is "Hall Road" but library actually faces Central Ave)  


This week's library haul a.k.a. my BAC (Book Acquisition Compulsion) issues;-) 

[4 books arranged vertically, from left to right: No One Is Self-Made, Any Trope But You, Swept Away, Fan Service] 

Yes, TWWBF2025 is just about two months away in addition to the sometimes overwhelming demands of my personal and other professional responsibilities, but reading for pleasure and enlightenment is as essential to me as oxygen. 

Always rooting for you! 

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