UNSPOKEN WORDS -- Silver Medal Fiction award by Global Book Awards

HOLIDAY HEARTS - Bronze Medal Smalltown Romance award by Global Book Awards

Linda Joyce: Award-winning author Linda Joyce writes contemporary romance, women's fiction, and she's also working on a cozy mystery series. Her short stories appear in multiple anthologies, most of which are charity fundraisers.

Her most daring exploit was learning to fly a small plane. Now, her piloting is reserved for ziplines. Her weaknesses include Cajun food and sushi. She enjoys her organic garden but hates bugs.

Linda is passionate about words and books. In addition to being an author, she served as Vice President and Creative Director for Whispering Prairie Press, a nonprofit that produces Kansas City Voices literary magazine. She also volunteers at most every writing conference she attends.

Linda married her college sweetheart, and together they are dog parents for Jake, Max, and Sugar. She and her husband travel with the pups in their RV. She has served as the corporate secretary for a regional, nonprofit pointing dog club. She was also a contributing writer to a national, dog rescue's newsletter.

While New Orleans is her hometown, Linda has lived across the United States and in Japan. Europe is on her travel list.