The term genre-hopper could have been coined to describe me and my books, modern-day thrillers sitting side by side with sword and sorcery, wicked dragons, and short stories and verse.

In addition, I’m proud to be the co-author of the Dai and Julia Mysteries with my good friend E.M. Swift-Hook.

Dai and Julia: What If the Romans never left?

Dying to be Roman

Dying to be Friends

Dying for a Poppy

Dying as a Druid

Dying for a Vacation

Dying to be Fathers

Dying on the Mosaics

Dying on the Streets

Dying to be Innocent

Dying to Find Proof

Dying for a Present

The First Dai and Julia Omnibus

The Second Dai and Julia Omnibus

The Third Dai and Julia Omnibus

For more fun and frolics with me and my co-author visit our blog at tinyurl.com/t9pkll3

You can also follow me on Facebook, and please don’t forget to let me know what you enjoy about my books

In the words that Robert Heinlein put so evocatively into the mouth of Lazarus Long: 'Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.' Having tried a number of different careers, before settling in the North-East of England with family, three dogs, cats and a small flock of rescued chickens, I now spend a lot of time in private and have very clean hands.

If you enjoy my books, please let me know by leaving a review, it encourages me to keep writing!

I hope you will keep in touch to find out more about future titles in both Fortune's Fools and The Dai and Julia Mysteries through Facebook. Do take the time to enjoy a daily coffee break read with me and my co-author, Jane Jago, at workingtitleblogspot.com. You can also find me on twitter @emswifthook

BOOKS

The Dai and Julia Mysteries (all co-written with Jane Jago) currently available:

Dying to be Roman

Dying to be Friends

Dying for a Poppy

Dying as a Druid

The First Dai and Julia Omnibus

Dying for a Vacation

Dying to be Fathers

Dying on the Mosaics

The Second Dai and Julia Omnibus

Dying on the Streets

Dying to be Innocent

Dying to Find Proof

The Third Dai and Julia Omnibus

Dying for a Present

Dying as a Spy

Dai and Julia short stories:

'Dying to Alter History' in Tales from Alternate Earths III from Inkling's Press

'Dying to be Cured' in 'Gods of Clay' from The SciFi Roundtable

Fortune's Fools books currently available:

Transgressor Trilogy: The Fated Sky, Times of Change, Dues of Blood

Haruspex Trilogy: Trust A Few, Edge of Doom, A Walking Shadow

Iconoclast Trilogy: Mistrust and Treason, Not To Be, A Necessary End

There are also a number of short stories set in the Fortune's Fools universe:

Midwinter Miracle with typographic art by Zora Marie (also available as an audiobook)

'Changeling Child' in 'Tales of Wonder' from Inklings Press

'Tongueless Caverns' in 'Tales from the Underground' from Inklings Press

'Wondrous Strange' in 'The Quantum Soul' from The SciFi Roundtable

'The Invisible Event' in 'Challenge Accepted' a charity anthology.

Daniel M. Bensen writes science fiction, alternate history, and fantasy, including Junction, the Sidewise Award-winning "Treasure Fleet," and Groom of the Tyrannosaur Queen. He was born in Chicago and currently resides with his daughters, wife, and in-laws in the Balkan Tower of Matriarchy.

See his website: http://www.thekingdomsofevil.com/

Follow him on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielmbensen

Ricardo Victoria is a Mexican writer with a Ph.D. in Design –with emphasis in sustainability- from Loughborough University, and a love of fiction, board games, comic books, and action figures. He lives in Toluca, Mexico with his wife and pets, working works as a full-time lecturer and researcher at the local university. He writes mainly science fantasy.

His first novel, Tempest Blades: The Withered King, was released in August 2019 by Shadow Dragon Press, an imprint of Artemesia Publishing. The sequel, Tempest Blades: Cursed Titans is due for publication in August 2021. He has a number of stories published by Inklings Press, and other indie outlets.

His short story Twilight of the Mesozoic Moon, jointly written with Brent A. Harris, was nominated for a Sidewise Award for short form alternative history.

You can find out more at his website, http://ricardovictoriau.com, or follow him on Twitter, @Winged_Leo

J. L. Royce is an author of science fiction and macabre stories who strays (when left unattended) into noir, horror, and non-genre fiction. He resides in the United States upper Midwest, where he listens for inspiration from the coyotes and owls.

Jeff Provine is a Composition professor in Oklahoma. His works include steampunk, alternate history, web comics, and Oklahoma folklore, especially ghost stories.

Dave (D.J.) Butler writes adventure stories for all readers. He has been a lawyer, a consultant, and a corporate trainer. His interests include languages, guitar, hanging out with his wife and kids, astronomy, and history.

Sign up to get updates about Dave and his books here: http://davidjohnbutler.com/mailinglist/

Rob Edwards is a British born writer and podcaster, living in Finland. His podcast, StorycastRob, features readings from his short stories and excerpts from longer work. His work can also be found in anthologies from Inklings Press and Rivenstone Press.

His debut novel, the scifi superhero adventure The Ascension Machine launches September 2020.

His greatest geek pride is his entry on wookieepedia, the a result of writing several Star Wars RPG scenarios back in the day.

Aaron Emmel sold the single copy of his first hand-written book when he was eight years old, and he’s been writing and publishing ever since. His website is www.aaronemmel.com.

Matthew Kresal is a writer, critic, and podcaster with many and varying interests. He’s written about and discussed topics as wide-ranging as the BBC’s Doctor Who, Cold War fact and fiction, and the UFO phenomenon. He has appeared on podcasts including Spybrary, Dead Hand Radio, The 20mb Doctor Who Podcast, and The Saucer Life. His prose includes the non-fiction The Silver Archive: Dark Skies from Obverse Press and short fiction including The Aurora Affair in Belanger Books' A Tribute to H.G. Wells and The Light of a Thousand Suns in in D&T Publishing's After the Kool-Aid is Gone. He was born, raised, and lives in North Alabama where he never developed a southern accent.

Minoti Vaishnav is a television writer living in Los Angeles. She grew up in Mumbai India, and moved to Los Angeles on her own at the age of 19 to become a popstar (as one does). Three indie albums and a viral music video later, Minoti realized her true love was television, so she got a job as an investigative TV producer, where she read declassified CIA and MI-5 intelligence files and interviewed police detectives and former FBI agents. She also co-wrote 6 episodes of History Channel’s HUNTING HITLER, and helped produce and sell 17 other unscripted tv shows to Science Channel, Netflix, NatGeo, Travel Channel, and Discovery Channel among other networks. She has also written for the hit CBS show THE EQUALIZER starring Queen Latifah.

Minoti's work has been published in Verve Magazine, Projected Letters, The Windward Review, Nombono, Brickplight, Kitchen Sink Magazine, Hushed Heartache Literary Magazine, and in four short fiction anthologies, Once Upon a Time..., Ernest Lived and other Historical Fiction Stories, A Collection of Children's Stories, and Tales From Alternate Earths Vol. 3. She has a Masters degree in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford and is an alumna of the ViacomCBS Writers Mentoring Program. She can also read tarot cards, but if you ask her to read your fortune, she might just make up fake predictions to freak you out. You have been warned.

Brent A. Harris is a two-time Sidewise Award finalist of alternate history who writes about dinosaurs, fantasy, the fears of our future and the mistakes of our past.

When not writing speculative fiction, he focuses on his family, playing board games with friends, and talking nerdy. He holds a Masters degree in Creative Writing from National University as an NU Scholar. While he considers California his home, he currently resides abroad in Naples, Italy.