Shadow Mountain Author Palooza
Come meet your favorite authors and get signed copies of their new releases and advance reader copies*
*Free advance reader copies are limited to the first 25 people in line. List of authors and titles are subject to change.
When & Where:
Wednesday, May 7
Orem Store | 230 E University Parkway
Traci Hunter abramson
Traci Hunter Abramson worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for several years and credits the agency with giving her a wealth of ideas for writing as well as the skills needed to survive her children’s teenage years. She has gone on to write a number of award-winning and best-selling suspense novels.
Be one of the first 25 people in line to get a free advance reader copy of Victim #8!
sian ann bessey
Sian Ann Bessey was born in Cambridge, England, and grew up on the island of Anglesey off the coast of North Wales. She left her homeland to attend university in the United States, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications, with a minor in English. She is a USA Today best-selling author.
Be one of the first 25 people in line to get a free advance reader copy of The Maid of Sherwood Forest!
sarah m. eden
Sarah M. Eden is a USA Today best-selling author of witty and charming historical romances, including 2019’s Foreword Reviews INDIE Awards Gold Winner for Romance, The Lady and the Highwayman, and 2020 Holt Medallion finalist, Healing Hearts. Combining her obsession with history and her affinity for tender love stories, Sarah loves crafting deep characters and heartfelt romances set against rich historical backdrops.
Be one of the first 25 people in line to get a free advance reader copy of Echoes of the Sea!
rebecca connolly
Rebecca Connolly is the author of more than two dozen novels. She calls herself a Midwest girl, having lived in Ohio and Indiana. She’s always been a bookworm, and her grandma would send her books almost every month so she would never run out. Book Fairs were her carnival, and libraries are her happy place. She received a master’s degree from West Virginia University.
Be one of the first 25 people in line to get a free advance reader copy of A Carol of Mrs. Dickens!
Heather B. Moore
Heather B. Moore is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of more than seventy publications. She loves to learn and is passionate about historical research.
Be one of the first 25 people in line to get a free advance reader copy of Julia!
Lisa Mangum
Lisa Mangum has loved and worked with books ever since elementary school, when she volunteered at the school library during recess. She worked for five years at Waldenbooks while she attended the University of Utah, graduating with honors with a degree in English. An avid reader of all genres, she has worked in the publishing department for Deseret Book since 1997.
Jolie taylor
Jolie Taylor is a booktoker and bookstagrammer @endlessfairytales where she connects with readers and writers through humorous bibliophile videos. She received a bachelor’s degree in secondary education with an emphasis in English and has been married for fifteen years. She is the mom to two girls and two boys.
karen tuft
Karen Tuft was born with a healthy dose of curiosity about pretty much everything. She has written three contemporary romances and several Regency romances, including the popular Jennings series, as well as short stories and articles.
Jerry Borrowman
Jerry Borrowman is a best-selling author of more than a dozen published books, most military fiction and co-authored biography. He and Rudi Wobbe, co-authors of Three Against Hitler, received the prestigious "National Medal of the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge" for their contribution to the cause of freedom.
anneka walker
Anneka Walker is a best-selling author of historical and contemporary romance. With humor and an abundance of heart, she crafts uplifting stories you won't soon forget. She is the winner of the Swoony Award, the LDSPMA Praiseworthy Award, and various chapter contests.
Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright discovered her love of baking in her grandmother's Idaho kitchen, where she learned to combine creativity, love, and service through sharing homemade treats. When she's not baking, she loves traveling the world in search of the best local cuisine and regional cookbooks.
Rebecca Anderson
By night, Rebecca Anderson writes historical romances. By day she sets aside her pseudonym and resumes her life as Becca Wilhite, who loves hiking, Broadway shows, rainstorms, food, books, and movies. She lives in the mountains and adores the ocean.
Julie Wright
Julie Wright began writing her first book when she was fifteen years old. Since then, she has written twenty-six novels, and her books have received several starred reviews and have been listed in the American Library Association’s top ten romances of the year. She is a mental health advocate and loves spending time with the youth of our world.
Josi S. Kilpack
Josi S. Kilpack is the author of several novels and one cookbook and a participant in several coauthored projects and anthologies. She is a four-time Whitney Award winner—including Lord Fenton’s Folly (2015) for Best Romance and Best Novel of the Year—and a Utah Best in State winner for fiction. She is the mother of four children and lives in northern Utah.
Be one of the first 25 people in line to get a free advance reader copy of Someone is after Lulu Dupree!
Joanna Barker
Joanna Barker firmly believes that romance makes everything better, which is why she has fallen in love with writing Regency romances. When she’s not typing away on her next book, you’ll find her listening to podcasts, eating her secret stash of chocolate, or adding things to her Amazon cart.
Arlem Hawks
Arlem Hawks began making up stories before she could write. Living all over the western United States and traveling around the world gave her a love of cultures and people and the stories they have to tell. She lives in Arizona with her husband and three children.
Veeda Bybee
Veeda Bybee is an Asian American author of fiction and nonfiction. She is a former journalist with a BA in communications (print journalism) from Brigham Young University and holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Veeda lives in Nevada with her family where she reads, writes, and bakes.
Be one of the first 25 people in line to get a free advance reader copy of The Invincible List of Lani Li!
Frank L. cole
Frank L. Cole was born into a family of southern storytellers and wrote his first book at age eight. It was, of course, a masterpiece, but it was lost, and Frank has spent the rest of his life trying to remember it. He has visited hundreds of schools nationwide, promoting the value of reading and using imagination to solve problems. The Legend of the Last Library is Frank's fifteenth published book.
