This weekend we attended the Florida Heritage Book Festival in Saint Augustine Florida. Nothing is more encouraging than being with a large group of authors!

J.L. Bond and Valerie Richards with Michael Lister

Multi award-winning novelist, Michael Lister, is a native Floridian best known for his literary suspense thrillers DOUBLE EXPOSURE, BURNT OFFERINGS, and SEPARATION ANXITY, as well as his two ongoing mystery series, the prison chaplain John Jordan “Blood” series (BLOOD SACRIFICE) and the hard-boiled, 1940s noir Jimmy “Soldier” Riley Series (THE LONG DARK NIGHT).

J.L. with author, Steve Berry

Steve Berry is a New York Times bestselling author of The Lincoln Myth, The King’s Deception, The Columbus Affair, The Jefferson Key, The Emperor’s Tomb, The Paris Vendetta, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Venetian Betrayal, The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Romanov Prophecy, and The Amber Room.  His books have been translated into 40 languages with 17,000,000 copies in 51 countries. He was a trial lawyer for 30 years and held elective office for 14 of those years. He is a founding member of International Thriller Writers—a group of more than 2,500 thriller writers from around the world—and served three years as its co-president.

The Kings Deception is Steve Berry’s latest novel.
No Way Back by Andrew Gross has been picked up for a new ABC television series.

Since beginning in 2008 the Festival had been an annual event.