Carole Bellacera - Author -  Carole is the author of four award-winning novels of women's fiction, BORDER CROSSINGS, SPOTLIGHT, EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON and UNDERSTUDY.  But CHOCOLATE ON A STICK (and the characters of Velma and Louie) is the closest to her heart.  Visit her website at www.CaroleBellacera.com.

Susan Carr - Senior Editor - Doing work as an associate editor for Cool Hand Communications, Inc. and Seta Corp. her duties included: Line editing, copy editing, copy writing, proofreading, evaluation of manuscript submissions for possible publication, obtaining copyrights and listings in various publication journals such as Books in Print, The Literary Marketplace and Writer's Market. Susan lives in southeastern Florida.

Althea Hofmaier - Graphic Designer - Althea, British Graphic Designer, has over 10 years experience in the field. She now resides in Milwaukee WI with her husband and continues to create numerous design projects worldwide, including all the logos you see for Baycrest Books.

Michael Bret Hood - Author - A native of West Frankfort, Illinois, Michael Bret Hood is a graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. After a brief foray into the accounting profession, Michael received an appointment as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Thirteen years of investigative work as a Special Agent has done little to dampen his enthusiasm for his job. Confronting criminals by day and writing by night, Michael has been lucky enough to combine his two passions in life. His homepage for Outrage: We the People is located at http://www.americanoutrage.net/.

Linda Lewis - Author - The Road Back to Heaven author published 11 Young Adult Novels with Simon & Schuster between 1985 and 1993 and hundreds of articles, mostly in business and travel in periodicals and newspapers such as The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, The Miami Herald, New York Newsday. Married to Leonard Lewis for 40 years, and she has two children, and one grandson. She currently lives in Clermont, Florida. Visit her home page at http://members.authorsguild.net/lindalewis/

Shannon Lynch - Graphic Designer - Having done prior work for such national accounts as TGI Friday's, Popper’s Snacks and Blue Bunny Ice Cream, Shannon brings her creative talents to Baycrest Books with the cover designs for 'Inferno', 'One Belief Away', 'Contractor For Hire', 'Outrage' and 'The Dark Plain'. She enjoys being a full time designer, wife and mother, living in North Carolina with her family. Her homepage can be found at http://www.swldesign.com.

Barbara Marshall – Artist – Gourd Artisan and painter, Barbara makes her home in Gainesville , VA  brings her creative talents to Baycrest Books with the cover design of ‘Chocolate on a Stick.’ 

Bridget Petrella - Publicist - Having done publicity for actresses Sonia Satra, Fiona Hutchison and Adrienne Wilkinson, Bridget brings her years of experience (and contacts) in the media world to Baycrest Books. She is currently the editor-in-chief of Upbeat On-Line and the CEO of Niteowl Productions living near Pittsburgh, PA.

Trish Shields - Author -  Trish has studied creative writing under Matt Hughes, Canadian author of 'Fools Errant', 'Downshift' and 'Fool Me Twice' and creative writing and Fine Arts at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario. After growing up in Europe she traveled the United States and Canada extensively. 'Soul Speak', a book of poetry from Renaissance Alliance Publishing, was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for 2001. Other poetry works include the anthology 'Time of Trial', regarding the events of September 11, 2001, and 'Oval Victory' from Hidden Brook Press. Dare2Dream, a Division of Limitless Corporation, has also recently published a book of her poetry called 'Spirit Harvest'. 'Inferno' is Trish's first fiction work published with Baycrest Books. Trish currently resides with her partner and three children - two daughters ages 9 and 17, and a son who is 15 - on Vancouver Island. For more information, visit http://trishshields.tripod.com

CN Winters - Author - CN is another of our previously published authors with the Renaissance Alliance Publishing title 'Irrefutable Evidence' which is available through amazon.com and other retailers. When not freelance writing CN enjoys reading, painting and music - everything from Mozart to Madonna. Her first novel with Baycrest Books titled 'One Belief Away' released March 4, 2003 and her second title 'Contractor for Hire' arrived February 10th 2004. She lives with her husband and daughter. For more information, visit http://www.wintersproductions.com.