Our Authors
Book lovers and Storytellers
Lake Country Press & Reviews thrives off a team environment and we're dedicated to finding talented authors with kind hearts.
Each book is an opportunity for adventure, romance, danger, and thrill.
Let our authors take you on a few...
Meet the Authors behind our Books
Jayme Phelps
Author of Adult Urban Fantasy
Devils's Intern
Jayme Phelps is a wife and mother of three awesome boys who are her biggest fans and greatest support system in following her dreams. Jayme is accomplished in more than just storytelling; she's the proud holder of a Bachelor of Science degree in Signed Language Interpreting from the University of New Mexico. She grew up with her nose stuck in a book because there are no better adventures than the ones she's found between pages. She now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she writes every chance she gets. Jayme loves bringing her own adventures to life and sharing them with others.
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Her debut book--Devil's Intern was previously published with a different small press, however, since LCP has taken over the rights, the book has been completely revamped with a new cover!
Clare Carter
Author of YA Fantasy
Ace of Swords
Clare started writing when she was around eleven. Of course, the first time she put pen to paper she wrote such eloquence as Warriors and LotR fanfiction—a wonderful excuse to write epic fantasies. Clare graduated from Virginia Tech in the Cursed Year of 2020. She majored in Creative Writing and Professional/Technical Writing and minored in Classical Studies (which is basically a fancy name for Greek Mythology). She lives in Richmond, Virginia. Some of her favorite things to do are watch movies with Hugh Jackman in them, play Dragon Age, and–of course–plan thousands of stories without ever actually completing any of them.
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Clare's debut book, YA fantasy, Ace of Swords was briefly previously published with a different small press. It's currently under construction!
Kirsten Bohling
Wife. Mom. Wrangler of corgis. Self-declared real-life Poison Ivy and more than a little plant-obsessed. As a kid, she spent unforgettable Michigan summers foot-to-foot with her grandmother, reading the day away. A long-time student of heartbreaking romance, Kirsten joyously cut her teeth writing lots and lots of fan fiction.
When she isn’t spinning stories and jumping genres, Kirsten can be found playfully heckling batters at Mariners games, making mediocre crochet, and knocking things over with her lightsaber. She lives in Seattle with her husband and three smallish-humans.
Author of Adult Fantasy Romance
We'd Know By Then
S. Reed
S. Reed has written for the stage--writing numerous comedy plays then watching them be performed in local theatres. He has also written for film too, mainly in the horror genre, including writing a feature film from one of Stephen King’s short stories.
Most recently, he has been scaring his readers all over the world with his debut novel, Kerwall Town, which was number two in British Horror Fiction.
Reed likes to write in different genres and is crafting an interlinking universe with all his novels, so make sure to keep an eye out and pay special attention to the subtle detail he puts into his novels.
When Reed isn’t writing, he’s reading… anything he can get his hands on. And to unwind, he loves watching movies and tv shows with his fiancé, family, and their lovable cat and dog.
Reed and his fiancé also love traveling, especially to castles and places brimming with history. Reed particularly loves places that have a spooky edge.
S. Reed Author of Science Fiction Comedy and Horror--
There Goes The Neighborhood
and
Kerwall Town
Brittany Weisrock
Brittany Weisrock is not only the founder and part-owner of Lake Country Press & Reviews, she's an accomplished writer, published in SHE magazine and a kooky blog.
Her debut spicy, paranormal romance, Triad is OUT NOW, along with darker sequel--Equinox
that is available for preorder. We look forward to bringing both these romantic fantasy titles to readers in the near future!
An OG bookworm, Brittany loves nothing more than getting lost in fantasy worlds!
Author of New Adult Paranormal Romance
Triad and Equinox
Allie Doherty
Allie writes romance for the fans of the enemies to lovers trope. A resident of the UK, Allie has an undeniable British lilt that is beyond charming and brings that same charisma and more to all her writing. You can expect to read Allie's debut Adult RomCom--
Love, Liana... Sincerely Kade in Sept 2022
In addition to her knack for writing amusing main characters, Allie lives for her fur babes and rewatching her favorites.
Author of Adult Romance Comedy
Love, Liana... Sincerely Kade
Ashley Merdalo
Author of Adult Fantasy
Reign of Clans and Gods
Ashley is obsessed with storytelling: written, on the screen, or word of mouth. Daydreaming in the middle of the pandemic about her time abroad in Cork, Ireland led to her first attempt at a manuscript. This passion project resulted in her debut novel Reign of Clans and Gods publishing November 22, 2022.
A student of history and political science, telling the dramatics of government and power calls her name. When not with her laptop, you can find Ashley wrangling her dog or re-watching her favorite TV series. Ashley resides in Arlington, Virginia with her boyfriend, but also calls Boston and Southern California home.
Beka Westrup
Author of Adult Romance Fantasies:
Beneath the Bloody Aurora
Vengeance in the Moonlight
Song of Dark Tides
Beka Westrup lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband and two sons. Her love of storytelling can be traced back to a half-baked mermaid book written on a neon green, 90’s iMac (you know the ones) in middle school. Nowadays, when not writing or reading magical romances like a ravenous black hole, she can be found at home rewatching The Office for the millionth time or sitting in her favorite coffee shop drive-through, performing as a backup dancer to Taylor Swift’s Reputation album.
Beka's debut fantasy romance--Beneath the Bloody Aurora arrives in December 2022.
Ann H. Fox
Author of Dark Adult Fantasy
The Blood Hours
An east coast girl at heart, Ann ventured west a few years ago with her husband, settling at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. When not reading fantasy novels (especially those with dragons!), she spends her days discussing books with her best friend, playing video games with a cat curled in her lap, and arguing with fictional characters about what's happening in her latest work in progress. For her, the true magic of writing is crafting an entire world by putting words on a page. Her favorite stories are the brutal ones that make your heartache for the characters, which is reflected in her debut novel,
The Blood Hours--scheduled for release in March of 2023.
Camri Kohler
Camri Kohler
Author of New Adult
Urban Fantasy
Peachy and Pared (Peachy #2)
Raised by a welder and a Jack Mormon in the small town of Wallsburg, Camri Kohler worked her way up to the grid city, Salt Lake. Camri earned her Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Utah before completing her Masters of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Camri is an archivist at PBS Utah and spends her free time with her partner, her dogs, or her tomatoes. She is a thirty-year-old mess of unresolved issues, which are the primary inspiration for her writing. Her debut book--Peachy arrives April in 2023 along with its sequel--Pared in the Fall of 2023
Camri Kohler
Author of New Adult
Romance Fantasy
The Blood That Binds Us
Erin Mainord
Erin is a lover of all things fantasy and more than a little obsessed with morally gray characters. She holds a degree in Film and Media Studies but has shifted her focus to her one true love—writing novels she and others can get lost in. Erin is a military wife and has lived all over the country, but currently resides in Alaska with her husband, son, and four-legged children. An iced coffee enthusiast, she can be found writing in local cafes, sipping cold brew on a chilly Alaskan beach, or curled up with an americano while rewatching The Vampire Diaries.
Her debut book--
The Blood That Binds Us arrives in summer 2023!
Tristen Crone
Tristen Crone
Author of Adult Contemporary Romance
Playing for Keeps
&
I Think Olive You
South African Expat. Wife. Fangirl at heart.
Surrounded by bookshelves brimming with historical romance novels growing up, Tristen was inspired to write her own stories until she decided to focus on songwriting. She returned to writing fiction when she found the Reylo fandom, where she worked on perfecting her craft. Now when she's not writing, Tristen can be found singing, watching movies, and devouring books into the wee hours of the morning. She lives in Maryland with her husband. Her debut novel about board games and two idiots too scared to fall in love will be coming in 2023!
Yes, we know. Tristen has two Twitter accounts you can peek at. One bookish, one dedicated to her reylo family.
Hazel Marie
Author of Adult Urban Fantasy Romance
Like Salt and Ash
Hazel Marie grew up in rural Arkansas, where she played pretend in the woods and made up fantastical worlds every day.
She's since grown up and moved to the big city, where she continues to create new worlds---but on paper this time. She's dreamt of being an author since a very young age and is over the moon to see that aspiration coming true.
She now lives in Austin, TX.
Katrina Kwan
Author of Adult Contemporary Romance and Fantasy
Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love
Katrina Kwan is a Canadian actress by day and a ghostwriter by later day. After several years of writing romance novels for clients under various pseudonyms, she finally decided to take a crack at it and write her own story! She lives in Vancouver with her husband and two cats. When she's not manifesting her big breakout role, she's busy writing to her heart's content. You can occasionally spot her in bit parts on TV. Her debut contemporary romance releases December 2023!
Look for Katrina's future project as well, The Last Dragon of the East.
Juliet Bridges
Author of Adult Contemporary Romance
Sliding into Love
&
Puck to the Heart
Nerdy girl Juliet is a wife, mom, and an avid reader, and she can usually be found with her nose in a book or with her ears in an audiobook. Or possibly dancing (badly) to Fall Out Boy or the Hamilton soundtrack. The nightmare that was 2020 brought her back to writing after a Bachelor’s in English left her with no desire to write. Her Masters in Library and Information Sciences left her with an unquenchable thirst for reading and the perfect occupation to Read All The Things. Juliet writes romantic comedies because the world needs so many more happy endings. When not reading, writing, or mom-ing, Juliet is probably daydreaming about a galaxy far, far away or enjoying second breakfast.
Kit Karlsson
Author of Adult Fantasy
Wanderer of the Wastes
Kit enjoyed writing as a child and rediscovered her passion during the COVID-19 lockdown. She has a degree in finance from Southern Methodist University and is in her third year studying corporate law at Georgetown, where she is the administrative editor of an academic publication. When she’s not writing, you can find her running barefoot, taming stray cats, listening to paranormal podcasts, or (most likely) studying.
**Yes, Kit's photo is digital, per her request.
Jeremey Harrison
Author of Young Adult Fantasy
The Island of Forever
Jeremey Harrison is a husband and father to two (pugs). Living in Rhode Island, he enjoys spending time with his niece, hot yoga, espresso martinis, and is constantly applying to be in a competition television show. He began his writing career reviewing books for a website which led to him creating his own blog that garnered thousands of views and is now writing books. His debut entitled, The Island of Forever will be published by Lake Country Press.
Kait Waterhouse
Author of Adult Fantasy Romance
A Stirring from the Depths
Kait Waterhouse is a fantasy and speculative fiction author. You can usually find her reading or obsessively drafting another novel, unless she’s busy making a mess of herself painting or gardening.
Kait writes stories for people who are curious about the darkness inside all of us, and for those who know there is good to be found in every corner of the world. She lives in the desert with her writing assistant/cat, Germain, where she is pursuing her PhD.
Rae Valtera
Author of Adult Fantasy
Her Dark Grace
Rae Valtera grew up in the 90’s playing way too much ‘pretend’ with her friends or her stuffed animals. She wrote her first book in the 2nd grade about Santa Claus and the Easter bunny switching their sacks on vacation and the chaos that ensued. As a teenager, she wrote a lot of fanfiction, some of it decent, most of it embarrassing. During NaNoWriMo 2010, she completed her first full-length original novel which lives in the far reaches of the internet, never to see the light of day. Now, she is an avid NaNo participant always looking for buddies to write with.
Rae lives in colorful Colorado with her two partners, three cats, and an ever-growing TBR pile. If she’s not writing about brutal, beautiful fantasy worlds, she is reading about them. Rae will never pass up the offer to pet a cat, listen to a Taylor Swift album, or enjoy a glass of whiskey.
Hannah Loraine
Author of Romance/RomCom
The Best Mess
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Hannah Loraine aims to write stories that bring together the heart of her small(ish) hometown with the grand sense of adventure found between the mountains and the sea. She earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in English and considers herself a professional wildcard with a job history ranging from communications to animal medicine.
When she’s not bending to the whims of fictional people demanding their on-page debuts, she loves to take nature walks with her husband and son (and their spunky lab mix) or de-stress by baking a batch of her famous chocolate chip cookies.
Her debut book is The Best Mess.
Kayla Morton
Author of Young Adult Fantasy
and New Adult Fantasy
Those Who Burn The Brightest
&
Seven Silenced
Kayla Morton is originally from Sydney, Australia, but moved out of home-and interstate-at age 20, and is now residing in Melbourne with her partner and beloved dog, Jiji. She writes stories full of equal parts queer angst and joy and loves to craft worlds that champion inclusivity. Her indie debut,
THOSE WHO BURN THE BRIGHTEST, is slated for a 2025 release with Lake Country Press.
Kayla is represented by Leah Moss at Steven Literary.
Haley Warrington
Author of New Adult/Adult General Fiction and Contemporary Romance
Faces on Frenchmen Street
An avid writer and reader, Haley has been writing since she could pick up a pencil (or pen, because everyone knows pens are better). In 2022, she wrote
FACES ON FRENCHMEN STREET,
her debut novel. She is currently pursuing a BA in creative writing and continues to write more heartbreaking novels. Along with the second chance romance trope, she loves to write burning chemistry, how to overcome grief through fiction, stories about love after loss, and sassy characters. When she’s not writing, she’s at her house in Arizona with her two dogs, Henry and Rosie, giving them all the love she gives her characters.
LCP will also be publishing Haley's baseball romance drama, LIFE'S A PITCH.
True Sloan
Author of New Adult Horror/Romance
To Haunt and To Hold
True Sloan grew up in a suburb of Dallas, Texas where she discovered her love of reading and writing at a young age. She attended the University of North Texas where she obtained her Bachelors in English with a concentration in Creative Writing as well as a Minor in Technical Writing. She works as Technical Writer for a software company.
