Ardain Isma
Ardain Isma is a career educator, university professor and a scholar. He is an essayist and former editorial board member of several universities’ publications, including the NSU (Nova Southeastern University) TESOL journal. He is the Chief-Editor of CSMS Magazine, a magazine which represents the principal medium for the Center for Strategic and Multicultural Studies (CSMS), a professional organization made up of academics whose aim is to promote Cross-Cultural Awareness. Ardain Isma has written extensively on three main issues: writers’ tools for success, social justice, and multiculturalism. He is also the author of Midnight at Noon, a contemporary novel that describes not only the current state of modern day Haiti, but also provides in-depth elements for readers to understand Haiti and its glorious past. Ardain Isma currently lives and works in suburban Jacksonville. The Cry of a Lone Bird is Ardain’s latest work.
Anne Merino was raised between the UK and Arizona, surrounded by horses, hounds, and a deep love of books. Her childhood, steeped in British country life and spine-tingling tales of ghosts and haunted byways, naturally led her to a lifelong passion for storytelling and theatre. A former professional ballerina, Anne eventually turned to writing, drawing on her rich imagination and love of history. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novel titled Hawkesmoor: A Novel of Vampire and Faerie. Now retired from the stage, Anne lives with her filmmaker husband and their two remarkable sons. Her new novel, Palliser Park Mystery, is now the #1 Hot New Release in World War I Historical Fiction on Amazon!
