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Myra Hargrave McIlvain

Myra Hargrave McIlvain

Myra Hargrave McIlvain has free-lanced as a writer of Texas historical markers, written articles for newspapers all over the country and for magazines such as Texas Highways. Her love of a good tale prompted her to write six nonfiction books about famous and infamous Texas sites and characters. Her most recent, Texas Tales, Stories that Shaped a Landscape and a People, is a collection of 113 of her favorite Texas history blog posts. 

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Ernie Lee

Ernie Lee

Ernie Lee is an award-winning author and poet from Canyon Lake, Texas. He writes on a variety of subjects through Aim-Hi Publishing. He is a retired career US Air Force veteran, a consultant for state and local governments, and an educator. His books are infused with adventure, excitement, suspense, and the pure joy of life.

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Victoria Quinn

Victoria Quinn

Pastor, motivational speaker, prayer warrior, worshipper, mentor, devoted wife, mother, author, and writer are some of many God-given characteristics that best describe Victoria Quinn. Her days begin and end in the Holy Word of God. She is the mouthpiece of God, and his words manifest itself in her writing and prophetic gift. Quinn is a freelance writer, born into a lineage of ministers and writers. 

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Allison F. Speer

Allison F. Speer

Allison F. Speer  is a writer-turned-mom-turned-teacher. A newspaper reporter for 15 years, Speer has won a number of awards for investigative reporting and feature writing both in Connecticut and in Texas newspapers and magazines. In between writing and teaching, she spent a little time in the marketing department of the nationally ranked Fort Worth Zoo, where she found the inspiration for her first book. She is the mother of twin daughters and currently teaches gifted/talented for White Settlement ISD Fort Worth, Texas. Her second book, Faith Flies, is also available in local bookstores across the state, on Amazon, and her website