Kiss & Tell Literary Salon Presents SciFi and Fantasy Reads hosted by Addie Woolridge and Rebecca Hunter - October 15, 2024, 6:30pm. Books Inc. Alameda, 1344 Park Street, Alameda, CA 94501
Piper J. Drake is the author of the Mythwoven series, beginning with Wings Once Cursed & Bound. She is also the author of the award-winning Triton Experiment series (science fiction romance) and the London Shifters series (paranormal romance) with additional cross-genre series in cozy paranormal mystery and science fiction romance.
Piper is well-known in romantic suspense for her bestselling True Heroes series, of which the fourth book is acknowledged as a RWA Trailblazer as the first own voices Thai American (Southeast Asian) romance in the USA. Piper is also the author of the Safeguard series (romantic suspense) as well as several standalone novels and short stories.
In addition to writing across multiple genres–including fantasy, romance, and science fiction–Piper has taught for Writing the Other since 2019 as well as taught or held workshops for various writing organizations for over 12 years.
Piper has contributed to multiple TTRPG works and is currently a creative consultant to a stealth startup, working on an unannounced multi-player title in the video game industry.
She is a podcast personality and currently the cohost of the 20 Minute Delay podcast with Gail Carriger.
Piper is a day job digital nomad, a gamer, foodie, and wanderer. Usually not lost.
USA Today Bestselling Author Lea Kirk loves to transport her readers to other worlds with her science fiction romance books. She began her writing adventure in 2016 with the release of Prophecy, a first-contact, alien invasion novel. Since then, the Prophecy series has expanded to seven stories with more to come.
In 2020, she released the first three books in her rollicking rom-com Silverstar Mates series, featuring seasoned SFR love. Why older characters? Because sexy has no expiration date! Five Silverstar Mates books are now available, and a sixth one is in the works.