I figured out a way to list five categories so I could include any number of authors in each one. So in the spirit of Five, in no particular order, here are five favorite genres and some authors I love that fit into them. Fair enough? It's gonna have to be.
Thrillers:
Robert Liparulo, Steven James, Vince Flynn
Crime/Mystery/Suspense/Horror:
J. Mark Bertrand, Sibella Giorello, Mark Mynheir, Brandilyn Collins, Tim Downs, Mike Dellosso
Legal/Medical:
Randy Singer (some), Robert Whitlow (some), Harry Kraus (MD)
Military:
Don Brown, Oliver North
Contemporary:
Lisa Samson, Susan Meissner, Travis Thrasher, Randy Alcorn, Gina Holmes, Tosca Lee (had to throw Tosca in here somewhere!)
To name a few.
And since I can't leave out Romance, I must include it in my closing comments. CBA Romance is rarely done well so I have only two authors to mention out of the multitudes that write it, and I'm writing myself into this category as well. If I can do nothing else, I can write romance. Whether or not it's good is up to the reader, but I know romance. Here we are:
Kristen Heitzmann, Becky Wade, and moi.
Lord, you've given your people so much talent to use in so many ways to bring glory to you. May that be my sole and soul objective. I wish to honor you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.