Wichita, KS – The Barnes & Noble at Bradley Fair located at 1920 N. Rock Road will host a book signing with 5 authors at their Summer Saturday Book Signing event on Saturday, June 12th, from 2:00-5:00 pm.  Come find the perfect summer read and meet authors Wendy Elmquist, Candice Gilmer, Marion Moore Hill, Michelle Pillow, and B.D. Tharp. The authors will be available to chat with customers and sign copies of their books.   The books are available at the Barnes & Noble in Bradley Fair in Wichita and at www.bn.com.

Wendy Elmquist is the author of Family Prescription: A History of a Family (Softcover, $15.99, Tate Publishing, ISBN#9781615664634).  The book is part family history and part first-hand account of the author’s descent and recovery from an obsessive addiction with prescription drugs that nearly ruined her life, as well as her family.  Wendy lives in Newton, Kansas, with her husband of 34 years and a close circle of family and friends.

Candice Gilmer leads a dangerous double life: she is a mom and a writer during the day, and a hairdresser at night.  She is the author of the ‘Moonlight and Shadows’ romance series and Fantasy Girl.  Her newest book, the sequel to Mooonlight and Shadows, is called Broken Shine (Softcover, $12.00, Lyrical Press, ISBN#9781616501532).  Candice lives in South Central Kansas, and her website is www.candicegilmer.com .

Mystery author, Marion Moore Hill, is the author of both the ‘Deadly Past’ and the ‘Scrappy Librarian’ mystery series.  Her newest book is the historical mystery Deadly Design (Softcover, $17.95, Pemberley Press, ISBN#9781935421009), and is the second book in the ‘Deadly Past’ mystery series, which started with Deadly Will.  History lover Millie Kirchner is thrilled to spend the summer working on an archaeological dig at Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson’s secret retreat.  She soon learns that an intern has been murdered.  And when an old grave is discovered that dates back to Lewis and Clark, she launches a research quest that will link two contemporary murders to a deadly event in the past.  Marion Moore Hill was born in Oklahoma and grew up primarily in Illinois and Kansas.  She lives in Durant, Oklahoma.

Michelle Pillow was the winner of the 2006 Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award and was a nominee in 2007.  She writes in many romance fiction genres including paranormal, fantasy, futuristic, historical, and contemporary.  She is the author of numerous books including the ‘Realm Immortal’ series, Lilith Enraptured, Call of the Lycan, The Maiden and the Monster, Degrees of Passion, and Recipe for Disaster.  Her website is www.michellepillow.com .

B.D. Tharp is a lifetime resident of Kansas and is the former president of the Kansas Writers Association.  She has written over a hundred articles for various magazines and newspapers, and has received awards on a local, state and national level for short stories, children’s picture books and playwriting.  She is the author of Feisty Family Values (Hardcover, $25.95, Gale Group, ISBN#9781594148491) a novel that takes place in Wichita, Kansas. The novel tells the story of how the life of artist and widow, Regina Morgan-Smith, abruptly changes with the arrival of her homeless cousin.  Complications arise when she starts hearing her dead mother’s voice, her best friend and housemate is diagnosed with breast cancer, a handsome and charming neighbor arrives, and her cousin’s three grandchildren are dumped on their doorstep. Her website is <http://bdtharp.com> .