CB WOODS
CB is a romance writer with two romantasy series, The Courts Between and The Living Courts, currently available through Emrae. She writes stories about good women who make bad decisions for the right reasons. Based in Phoenix, she's built her career in writing and marketing and lives with her husband and two kids.
CB is one of the founding members of Emrae Publishing, hellbent on making publishing accessible without having to hand a portion of her sales to billionaires.
ORIN STEELE
Under the near-constant cover of clouds and rain of the Pacific Northwest, you'll find Orin. She can often be found hiking in the mountains with her family or cozied up under a blanket reading an epic fantasy. Orin writes deeply human and flawed characters who have to discover the cost of becoming who—and what—they are meant to be.
Orin's highly anticipated debut novel, By Blood, Shadow, and Fire releases early 2026.
ANNIE FORREST
Annie Forrest writes short and steamy romance novellas designed to be read in one sitting, like an episode of your favorite TV show.
Her novellas are sweet and nostalgic, with her debut series, Boots in Berks, following second-chance small-town romances around Berks, Georgia.
E. WHITNEY CLINE
E. Whitney Cline is a writer, editor, and poet, capturing the highs and lows of the human condition in her forthcoming poetry collection, Scarred For Life, publishing with Emrae in 2026.
BAILEY K. GABBERT
Bailey is a lifelong reader turned historical fiction author.
Her debut YA fantasy, Brookhaven, is a green academia set in a world where men’s wars stopped tearing society apart in the 1840s as a mystical and magical matriarchal council took power.
100 years later, Brookhaven’s newest student, recently orphaned Madeline, is about to discover what powers lie within as she unravels secrets about her past and future.
Brookhaven will be published with Emrae Publishing.