Meet the Authors of Online Book Publicity
Peter S. Rush
Peter S. Rush worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, Peace Corps volunteer, and police officer. Wild World, his award-winning historical fiction novel, is a crime, mystery, love story set in the turbulent times of the early 1970s. His second novel, Young Americans, is a crime, mystery story and will be released in 2020.
- Peter S. Rush
Books: Wild World
Arthur P. Ciaramicoli Ed.D., Ph.D.
Arthur P Ciaramicoli Ed.D., Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist treating clients for more than 35 years. He is currently in private practice while also developing courses and podcasts based on his books. He dedicated his career to helping people reduce their prejudices while increasing their understanding of the benefits of diversity and the transformative power of empathic interpersonal relationships.
- Arthur P. Ciaramicoli Ed.D., Ph.D.
Books: The Triumph of Diversity -
Rejoice in and Benefit from the Interconnectedness of Humankind
Quinn Avery
After crafting stories for over thirty-five years, Quinn Avery just recently found her favorite genre when creating the Bexley Squires cozy mystery series. The five contemporary suspense-thrillers are sexy and smart, allowing Quinn to showcase her quirky sense of humor. Quinn and her husband divide their time between their acreage and lake home in Southern Minnesota.
- Quinn Avery
Books: The Dead Girl's Stilettos: A Bexley Squires Mystery, Book 1
Cindy Burkart Maynard
Maynard has lived in the Southwest for over forty years. She is the author of two previous nonfiction works
about the Colorado Plateau and the desert Southwest. Her most recent historical fiction is based on the archeological
record of the ancestral Puebloans of the Four Corners area.
- Cindy Burkart Maynard
Books: Soyala - Daughter of the Desert
Sheryl Steines
Sheryl Steines is the author of Wizard War, the third book in The Wizard Hall Chronicles,
an Urban Fantasy, Murder Mystery series. As a TV junkie and avid reader, Sheryl writes what she
loves with a twist; detective meets monsters. When she's not writing, she's reading, traveling or
creating art of any kind.
- Sheryl Steines
Books: Wizard War
Jenny Cailing Pugh
Jenny Cailing Pugh's spiritual book, Spice Up Your Soul, models the
material manifestation of her belief and values system that are the
results of long years of research and studies in Humanities, the
Philosophy of Man and the Universal Laws. She worked as a government
high school teacher as well as college professor. She is a happily
married, living in Indiana. She has eight grandchildren. She is proud of
her Philippine heritage.
- Jenny Cailing Pugh
Books: Spice Up Your Soul
Tim Malven
Growing up in rural Iowa, Christmas was a special time. Malven brings the true meaning of Christmas to life in this soon to be children’s illustrated holiday classic. Focusing on family values, he blends financial difficulties with the element of anticipating something better. Belief, magic and celebration surrounds this family as it will for the families who read it together.
- Tim Malven
Books: The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
Robert Lee
Robert is a writer of fiction that intimately unfolds the depths of personal lives, their psychological secrets, mysteries and unexpected twists. His characters remain indelible in the memory of the reader as part of their own lives. He has been a publisher of women's journals and is a 30-year member of The Screen Actors Guild.. A sequel to "The Fall of Jack Edgerton" is currently in process.
- Robert Lee
Books: The Fall of Jack Edgerton
Liam Cadoc
Cadoc, historical fiction & action-adventure author, creates a balance of historical fact and fiction by spending a large part of his conceptual writing on researching the medieval world in which the characters will inhabit.
"I am fascinated by England's medieval history and hope that my readers will come away with a better understanding and appreciation for how people survived and endured."
- Liam Cadoc
Books: The Archer's Diary
Jeff Bacon
Jeff Bacon, the author of The Darkside of Good, a supernatural dark urban fantasy thriller series that pits good against evil as the battle of Armageddon approaches. Bacon integrates historical mythology to weave a story that makes you ponder modern issues. Stories of the occult, angels, demons, magic and his love of Norse and Greek mythology combined into a supernatural occult action thriller.
- Jeff Bacon
Books: The Darkside of Good
Gail Rose Thompson
Gail Rose Thompson grew up in Ontario, Canada on a horse farm with lithe horses as her companions. The novel equine world was her main interest though she was an educated woman who taught school for years before writing her romance novel. She travelled to the Middle East for an interesting time in romantic Persia, taking an influential position in Tehran, training the shah's horses.
- Gail Rose Thompson
Books: Two Worlds Apart
Karen Shughart
Karen’s mystery thrillers are suspenseful Cozies with historical subplots set in a maritime coastal village where Ed DeCleryk is hired to investigate several murders. Karen writes clean fiction, but her mysteries do have plenty of action, adventure and surprises. Karen loves cooking and adds a personal touch in her books with recipes prepared by her characters to spice up the investigation.
- Karen Shughart
Books: Edmund DeCleryk Mystery Series Murder in the Museum and Murder in the Cemetery
Robert W. Walker
Born in MS in 1948, Robert W. Walker, author of over 80 books has been shaped by a Chicago upbringing to pen gritty noir mysteries & forensic novels. "I write reality-based frightful thrillers & suspense. As an English Lit. teacher, I have, of course, studied the classics both in book & film to shape & crank out action adventure along with a breathtaking array of serial killers."
- Robert W. Walker
Books: DEAD ON INSTINCT
a Dr. Jessica Coran, FBI, Medical Thriller (The Instinct Series title Book 15)
Charles Harris
Charles Harris’ novels have a noir twist, from political satire to urban crime, and he has been nominated for Wishing Shelf and Eyelands awards. A prize-winning writer-director for film and TV as well as a martial artist, he has worked with police and criminals and written a popular handbook of unofficial cop slang. Currently, he’s finishing a conspiracy thriller set in the defence industry.
- Charles Harris
Books: The Breaking of Liam Glass:
A gripping satirical tale of tabloid scoops and betrayal
Sarah Zama
Sarah Zama fell in love with history in her school years and has transferred that love into her historical paranormal stories.
A lover of Art Deco and old black and white mystery movies, as well as great fantasy, she was probably fated to end up writing dieselpunk adventures full of ghosts, gangsters, social upheaval and intercultural clash. Her stories revolve around self-discovery and freedom.
- Sarah Zama
Books: Ghosts Through the Cracks
Patrick McClafferty
Patrick McClafferty has had a long and varied career, beginning in Vietnam and continuing as a martial arts instructor. After a thirty-year career in the Air Force, he is finally fulfilling a lifelong goal of writing science fiction and dark urban fantasy. Daughter of the Mind is a shadowy dystopian novel of demons, devils and life after death.
- Patrick McClafferty
Books: Daughter of the Mind
Carlos Garcia
Carlos Garcia is a Hispanic truck driver from Los Angeles. His memoir is touching, inspirational but raw. Very much like the life and circumstances he had to endure. Drugs and homelessness are overshadowing his path. Meet Carlos Garcia and read the journey of a Latino runaway to a hard-working father. "Life does not come without the struggle, but it is the struggle that builds you stronger."
- Carlos Garcia
Books: The Struggle
Linda S Rice
A steamy time-travel romance author Linda Rice. The Necklace - The Dusky Club, June 1962, with a taste of suspense and humor. Writing has become an addiction to Linda. Ideas for numerous scenarios and characters keep flooding her brain, with the characters screaming, "Write about me! Write about me!" And, that's exactly what she does.
Download her book. It's FREE!
- Linda S Rice
Books: The Necklace I
Ian Worrall
Ian Worrall is the author of No Remorse No Regret a fast paced vigilante justice crime thriller novel that has
everything an action-adventure thriller reader would love to read - a serial killer, kidnapping, a female vigilante and a war
between two organized crime groups.
- Ian Worrall
Books: No Remorse No Regret - The Counterstriker's Revenge Series Book 1
David Allen Edmonds
David Allen Edmonds uses his experience as a teacher to write suspenseful mysteries filled with murder,
political conspiracy and vigilante justice: crime thrillers set in a suburban high school.
Edmonds’ fictional teachers help children by battling ignorance and crime. His amateur sleuths seek justice and confront revenge. Like most schools this mystery adventure is populated with strong female characters.
- David Allen Edmonds
Books: Personal Pronouns
James Howard
James Howard, business professional turned de facto salesman critic, shares humorous sales call fails from 30
years as a sales customer. This non-fiction collection of funny business anecdotes gives crucial insight on what not to do,
as well as provides priceless tips for success from some of the best sales people in the business.
He enjoys fiction writing from his seaside home in Florida.
- James Howard
Books: 10 Sales Tips from the Quintessential Salesperson:
Or How to Avoid Sales Call Foibles That Can Wreck Your Bottom Line
Karen Ann Bulluck
Karen Ann Bulluck has always been fascinated by people, spirituality, and stories of success and failure in fiction and life.
She was a successful corporate leader and holds an MS in Organization Leadership, with a focus on ethical decision-making.
Karen now focuses on writing inspirational fiction and coaching others to embrace integrity, freedom and joy in their leadership
and their lives.
- Karen Ann Bulluck
Books: Ascending Ladders - An Inspirational Novel
Stuart Masters
Stuart Masters' interest in the American Old West began as a young child when his
dad bought him a book about Wyatt Earp. This morphed into a desire
to learn about the Old West and its characters. Being a natural born teller of tall
tales he chose to write his own classic frontier action-adventure stories.
His latest Western, “Devil Be Damned,” is such a story.
- Stuart Masters
Books: Devil Be Damned
Kevin C Popp
My name is Kevin Popp and I write romantic horror stories.
Romantic horror is a mixture of evil mutants, extreme violence with an immortal character or two who emits a sexual dominating attitude. All my life I have been obsessed with genetic mutations, human experiments, and evil monsters. I had an interest in the Nazi movement during World War II. So I created, The Garrison Series.
- Kevin C Popp
Books: Eva - The Garrison Series Book 4
Jacqueline McLeod
Jacqueline McLeod's lifelong passion for self-development led her to the studies of Tarot, Astrology, spirituality and alternative health. Her life experience, observation of society and desire to eliminate patriarchy's violence and domination led her to write her inspirational guide Feminine Masculine Balance: A Paradigm Shift For A Peaceful And Abundant Society.
- Jacqueline McLeod
Books: Masculine Balance: A Paradigm Shift For A Peaceful And Abundant Society
Elena Graf
Elena Graf has published three historical novels set in Germany during the Weimar Republic and the Nazi era.
Lies of Omission, the second book in the Passing Rites Series, won a GCLS award for best Historical Fiction.
She was inspired to write about this period after listening to her father, a German officer during World War II,
describe his life under the Nazis. She lives in coastal Maine.
- Elena Graf
Books: Lies of Omission, Passing Rites Book 3
DM Coffman
DM Coffman specializes in clean flinch-free suspense thrillers, some with a Chinese-American twist and set in exotic China based on strange experiences while living there. Author of "The Net Conspiracy," Book One in The Net thriller series, her writing combines international intrigue, espionage, a little romance, and a lot of fast-paced action adventure within China's juridical system.
- DM Coffman
Books: The Net Conspiracy - Book One of The Net thriller series
Lily Rose
Lily Rose has a big imagination, it is natural for her to write in the paranormal fantasy and science fiction genres. She had a lot of fun creating the fantastical misfit monster world for The Jumble Sale, for middle-grade readers. Her values in recycling and upcycling, and developing a community where all help each other and work together were important values to incorporate into the story.
- Lily Rose
Books: The Jumble Sale - Adventures of the Misfit Monsters Book 1
JT Hobbs
I'm a dad of three (now older) kids, and I loved reading books to them at bedtime during their formative years - several were a "must read" EVERY SINGLE NIGHT and it was this experience that has given me the impetus to write (hopefully!) engaging children's books. My intention is to write for kids and parents alike, so it's a great experience for all involved.
Amazon Bestselling Author - JT Hobbs
Books: Mike Saves the Day - Pufferfish Adventures Book 1
Patricia Hamilton Shook
Patricia Hamilton Shook was born in Massachusetts and, while she has lived there most of her life.
As a psychologist, she combines her professional expertise with an interest in women's literary fiction, mystery and
spirituality--along with a love of Cape Cod that dates back to childhood--to inform her debut novel Seeking Glory.
- Patricia Hamilton Shook
Books: Seeking Glory
Sean Poage
Historical fiction author, Sean Poage, has had an exciting and varied life, as a laborer, soldier, police officer, investigator, computer geek and author. Travelling the world to see history up close is his passion. Arthurian legend, the Dark Ages and ancient myths are his favorite subjects. He is also involved in fantasy and adventure writing.
- Sean Poage
Books: The Retreat to Avalon - The Arthurian Age Book 1
Robert Northam
Hey it's Robert. Author of the humorous new paranormal urban vampire mystery
My Girlfriend the Vampire. Hope you have as much fun reading about my characters as I had creating them. As far as my background, I was in corporate finance for over 30 years and now I'm a published vampire novelist. Go figure. Hope you enjoy the book as there may be a sequel in our future. Thanks for reading!
- Robert Northam
Books: My Girlfriend the Vampire
William Cain
I'm William Cain and I write fiction, murder mysteries tangled up with love stories.
I've written two books in the ten book series so far, the Adelaide Henson Mystery Series.
The publication date for Book 2 is December 1, 2019.
I enjoy writing and believe everyone has a good book in them. Everyone.
I'm married and have one son.
- William Cain
Books: Mrs. Jones & Mr. Jones The Adelaide Henson Mystery Series
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor, is a nationally known diversity consultant, author and documentary producer. A retired professor, he produced the award-winning documentary Decade of Discontent. Of his dozen authored books, his most recent, The Carmen Porco Story: Journey Toward Justice is an inspirational biography about a remarkable person who developed a transformational model to lift people out of poverty.
- Charles Taylor
Books: The Carmen Porco Story - Journey Toward Justice
Mimika Cooney
Mimika Cooney is a Best Selling Author, Podcast Host, Entrepreneur, Marketing Strategist, and Award-Winning Photographer. She is the author of Women’s Christian Living and Business books. A Spiritual Warfare manual "Worrier to Warrior: A Mother's Journey from Fear to Faith" has achieved Amazon best-selling status.
Amazon Bestselling Author - Mimika Cooney
Books: Worrier to Warrior - a mother's journey from fear to faith
Kaylin McFarren
Kaylin McFarren, a popular Northwest author, has received over 48 national literary awards for her
romantic suspense, murder mystery, and psychological thriller novels, which include: Severed Threads, Buried Threads, Banished Threads and Twisted Threads. Her latest novel titled High Flying is a time-travel adventure filled with unexpected twists and turns that readers of all ages will enjoy.
- Kaylin McFarren
Books: Threads Series 1, 2, 3 and 4 & High Flying
Paul DeBlassie III
Paul DeBlassie III, Ph.D. is a depth psychologist and award-winning writer living in his native New Mexico.
His novels, visionary thrillers, delve deep into archetypal realities as they play out dramatically in the
lives of everyday people. Memberships include the Author's Guild, the Depth Psychology Alliance,
the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.
- Paul DeBlassie III
Books: Goddess of the Wild Thing
& The Unholy
Vera Jane Cook
Vera Jane Cook's southern fiction has won the Eric Hoffer Award for publishing
excellence and the Indie excellence award for notable new fiction. Pleasant Day is
her fourth southern novel, a cozy mystery that is fun, compelling and an emotional
roller coaster. Vera Jane also writes fantasy and women's fiction. She lives and works in New York City.
- Vera Jane Cook
Books: Pleasant Day
Dietmar Arthur Wehr
Dietmar Arthur Wehr is a Canadian SF author who began his writing career at the age of 58 after working as a Financial Analyst/Manager for many years. He writes the kinds of military SF, space opera and hard science fiction that he enjoys reading. Recent novels include an alternate history technothriller, The Hunt for Seawolf 4. Many of his books have audiobook versions.
Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author - Dietmar Arthur Wehr
Books: The Hunt For Seawolf 4
A War Against The Black Sun novel & The Glory Game - Book 1 + 2
Daniel Bodenstein
Dan Bodenstein is a software engineer, product manager, nature lover and author of multiple
children's picture books. His longtime fascination with pirates has paid off with his latest creative
accomplishment, a young-adult pirate adventure novel, The Legend of Buc Buccaneer. He currently lives
in South Florida with his wife, two cats, and his dog Onyx.
- Daniel Bodenstein
Books: The Legend of Buc Buccaneer
Amazon Best Selling Author - Nora D’Ecclesis
Nora D’Ecclesis is an American bestselling non-fiction author.
Her #1 bestseller “The Retro Budget Prescription” held the top kindle book downloads in business / self-help for over a year. Nora is a graduate of Kean University of New Jersey. Nora will soon
add novelist to her list with the publication of “Twin Flames” written with, William R. Forstchen
who is a NYT #1 bestselling novelist.
- Amazon Best Selling Author - Nora D'Ecclesis
Books: Tick-Borne
& Spiritual Portals
Amazon Best Selling Author - Barry Finlay
Barry Finlay honed his skills writing financial policy for the Canadian Federal Government.
He wrote his first non-fiction book, the inspirational and spiritual Kilimanjaro and Beyond, after
climbing Africa's highest mountain at age 60 with his son Chris. His books have won multiple awards
and he received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal for his fundraising efforts to help kids in Tanzania.
- Amazon Best Selling Author - Barry Finlay
Books: Kilimanjaro and Beyond
Amazon Best Selling Author - Owen Thomas
Owen Thomas is a life-long Alaskan. He has written two books: “The Lion Trees”
(winner of the Kindle Book award for fiction and many others); and “Signs of Passing”
(a book of interconnected short stories, and winner of 14 book awards, including the
Pacific Book Awards for Short Fiction, also named one of the 100 Most Notable Books of 2015 by Shelf Unbound Magazine).
- Amazon Best Selling Author - Owen Thomas
Books: The Lion Trees
Adam Boustead
I am a blind twin living in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire uk. We are both authors.
I try both poems and stories. More like black dragon to hatch.
- Adam Boustead
Books: Black Dragon
Amazon Best Selling Author - Elizabeth Revill
A professional actress for many years fuelled my passion to write. Brought up in B’ham but proud of my
Welsh heritage South Wales was a backdrop for 5 of my 6 Historical novels. My Suspense Thrillers, 5 in the
DCI Allison series, a standalone Political Action Thriller The Electra Conspiracy & a Fantasy Adventure
Sanjukta & the Box of Souls are all (13) represented by Substance Books.
- Amazon Best Selling Author - Elizabeth Revill
Books: Llewellyn Family Saga
& The Electra Conspiracy
& Sanjukta And The Box Of Souls
& The Forsaken And The Damned
& Against and Turn Of The Tide
Amazon Best Selling Author - Eris Field
After careers in teaching Psychiatric Nursing and assisting her husband in
Neuroresearch, Eris now spends her time in writing contemporary, international
romances. Her stories feature psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
Settings include the U.S., Istanbul, Turkey, and Amsterdam and Leiden in The
Netherlands. Themes include arranged marriages, child refugees, and destiny as choice.
- Amazon Best Selling Author - Eris Field
Books: Abbey's Search for Sanctuary & Jamie's Christmas Magi
Francine Paino
Ms. Paino currently resides in Austin Texas, but for over 20 years she was involved in the
world of dance, working for several ballet schools and companies on Long Island.
Books currently promoted by Substance Books are To Live and both thriller / suspense with paranormal elements dealing with aspects of the ballet world, mystery and history.
- Francine Paino
Book: To Live and Die for Dance
Andrew Valentine
Andrew is an award winning novelist and screenwriter, and freelance journalist,
who lives and writes in New York. He is a founding member of the Paranormal Romance Guild.
Andrew holds a masters degree in psychology from the New School for Social Research and is a marketing
director at a direct marketing firm where his writing is more effective in generating revenue than pulse-pounding thrills.
- Andrew Valentine
Books: Troublemaker
D. Scott Johnson
D. Scott Johnson has been an IT professional since 1988, and currently works as a software developer.
Aside from writing, he also mucks around with the ridiculous world of hi-fi audio, and just barely keeps
his two classic Alfa Romeos on the road. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, daughter, and however
many pets they have managed to sneak in to the house at any one time.
- D. Scott Johnson
Books: Gemini Gambit Book 1, 2 and 3
Ayn Cates Sullivan, Ph.D.
Ayn Cates Sullivan, MA, MFA, Ph.D. obtained her Masters and Doctorate in Literature from Columbia University
and King’s College London. Sullivan focuses on folktales for the modern age and has been awarded thirty
literary awards. Her series, “Legends of the Grail” includes two books of myth, Heroines of Avalon & Other
Tales and Legends of the Grail: Stories of Celtic Goddesses.
- Amazon Best Selling Author - Ayn Cates Sullivan, Ph.D.
Book: Legends of the Grail
& Heroines of Avalon & Other Tales
& A Story of Becoming
Frank Linik
Frank Linik, an Army Airborne Ranger and author of the military novel of the Vietnam War,
A Matter of Semantics, A Young Officers Decision: Duty or Loyalty in the Vietnam War, served as
a rifle platoon leader in the Central Highlands in 1968-1969. His combat decorations include the Bronze
Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge.
- Frank Linik
Book: A Matter of Semantics
S.B. Alexander
S.B. Alexander is a bestselling romance author of the Maxwell Series and the Vampire SEAL series.
Her books are filled with stories that tug at your heart. Aside from writing, she is a huge baseball fan.
She is also a navy veteran and former math teacher, and loves white powdered donuts. When she is not writing,
she enjoys playing golf and hanging out with friends and family.
- Amazon Best Selling Author - S.B. Alexander
Books: Maxwell Series 1,2,3,4,5,7 and 7
& Vampire SEAL Series 1,2,3,4 and 5
H. Allenger
I grew up in Montana and then Washington state. I earned a BA in Public Administration and
an MBA in International Relations. After seven years in the military and thirty-one years with the
Seattle School District, I am now retired and pursuing my true interests, which include archaeology,
history, mythology, and writing. I currently reside in Seattle, Washington, and enjoy travelling the world.
- H. Allenger
Books: Polyxena
& Ahuitzotl
Dr. Shawn Phillips
Shawn Phillips is the site director of AFRL Rocket Lab, located within the Mojave Desert
of California. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Hope College and his PhD from UC Irvine.
Darkened Demigod: Weapon of War is his latest fantasy novel, capturing the essence of a dark soul seeking
redemption by saving humankind from alien oppression.
- Dr. Shawn Phillips
Books: Darkened Demigod
Mollie Blake
Published by Black Opal Books in the USA, Mollie Blake lives in the UK and writes sexy, adult
fiction, romantic suspense. Her latest book Keeping You is a sexy erotic suspense. Former finance director
Mollie switched from analysing figures in her spreadsheets to creating steamy scenes for her characters
between the bed sheets. She loves life with her husband and son and their dog.
- Mollie Blake
Books: Keeping You
g. c. Ramirez
g. c. Ramirez grew up on a ranch in Montana where she played in the streams of rushing water
and hide and seek in the trees on the back of her favorite horse. In the winter she discovered the
magic of fantasy books as she escaped regularly into her favorite stories. She has published her
first fantasy epic and post-apocalyptic book, "The Power of the Crystalline Trees".
- g. c. Ramirez
Books: The Power of the Crystalline Trees
TC Winters
T.C. resides in the Midwest and enjoys outdoor activities. A member of both Indiana Romance Writers
and Speed City Sister's In Crime, T.C. weaves fictional tales of mystery and suspense. Blue Falcon is a
political thriller involving a female Marine suffering from PTSD, and an ATF agent who prefers a loner lifestyle.
Forced together, they must learn to cooperate in order to survive.
- TC Winters
Books: Sweet And Savage
Matthew O. Duncan
Matt is a Sci-fi / Fantasy novelist with five titles to his credit. His latest work, Lt. Reilly and the Blackbird Offensive is a Military Sci-fi adventure. Matt started his career in the Theater as an actor, director, and playwright. Then spend a number of years in business management and corporate recruiting. Today he lives in Phoenix AZ with his wife Carleesa and two sons Conner and Liam.
- Matthew O. Duncan
Books: Lt. Reilly and the Black Bird Offensive
Edmond Gagnon
Edmond Gagnon is a retired police detective turned novelist who writes about his personal experiences in
crime investigation and travels the world. After his first book, A Casual Traveler, Ed created his Norm Strom crime fiction series.
Titles include Rat, Bloody Friday, Torch, Finding Hope and Border City Chronicles - all stories about cops, guns,
drugs, arson, murder and serial killers.
- Edmond Gagnon
Books: Finding Hope