This page will provide you with an opportunity to get to know our new authors who are bringing their talents, thoughts, ideas, and stories out into the world for the first time through Boutique of Quality Books Publishing Company. Some of our authors have several books listed with us, and some have just one. Our authors come from all over the country and are varied in the genres in which they write. Take a moment to get to know these fascinating people who have a gift of bringing words to life and helping us learn, feel, experience, laugh, and be entertained.

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Lori Beard-Daily
CEO of Beard/Daily, an Atlanta-based advertising, public relations, and communications agency, which she founded in 1998, Lori Beard-Daily is also an accomplished playwright and author. Read More

Kathleen Bettilyon 
Kathleen Bettilyon loves to read, but never dreamed that she would write a children's story. One day her daughter, who has three small boys, said to her in jest, "Mom, we should write a children's book." Read More

Arthur Mark Boerke

If there is one thing that you could say about Arthur Mark Boerke, it is that he has lived an exciting life. He spent twenty plus years in the music business, where he was, at one time or another, a radio announcer, program director, concert promoter, talent buyer, band manager, and nightclub owner. Read More

Cheryl Campbell

Early in her career as an Elementary School Teacher, Cheryl recognized the power of books and reading. She realized with her own two children that children who are read to at an early age are encouraged to read on their own, and that books and reading spark creativity, imagination, and verbal skills. Read More

Amberle Cianne
At the age of fourteen, Amberle discovered that she wanted to be a writer because writing allows her to express herself and create something real and tangible from her imagination and her experiences. Now at the age of seventeen, she is ... Read More

Keith Donaldson
Keith is a graduate in drama, has acted and directed for over fifty years, began playwriting in 1988, and began writing mystery novels in 2003. He recently worked on the film Life Fine Tuned in the featured role of DOC. The film is scheduled for release in the fall of 2011. Read More

Anna Lee Everhart
Anna has enjoyed the gift of stories her whole life and was inspired to write about Bearful Bear, a character her father, Gordon Perkins, created in bedtime stories growing up. Her love of storytelling developed into a love of writing poetry, songs, and essays. As a result, she enhanced the story and wrote Bearful Bear and His New Moves. Read More

Kristi and Dr. Daniel Falk
Kristi Jacques Falk is the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Council for South Carolina. Kristi is passionate about the positive effects “true wellness” has on the lives of children and adults in South Carolina. Her husband, Dr. Daniel A. Falk, serves as the President of the Board of Directors for The Wellness Council for South Carolina. Dr. Falk’s enthusiasm for helping people can be seen each day in his chiropractic practice. Daniel's first children’s book, Eartha Gets Well, was co-written with Kristi and puts the message of healthy choices and the impact we can each have on the earth into words and pictures that children can understand. Read More  



Jackie Gaskins
Her first children's book, The Four Princesses came to Jackie one night in August of 2007. As she slept, she literally heard the Lord telling her the story over and over again. After hearing it a couple of times, she went upstairs to save it on the computer. She did not have to think for one word on her own as the story flowed from her heart.  Read More





J.R. Hardin
J.R. (Randy) Hardin was born in Rome, Georgia, attended Berry College, and has lived in either Georgia or North Carolina all his life.  When God called his wife Bobbie home, J.R. searched for something to fill his life. He began by taking a writing course from the Institute of Children’s Literature in 2007 and, with their guidance, found a love and passion for writing.   Read More

Alva Harris
Bred, born, and raised in the wetlands of coastal North Carolina, Alva learned the skills of commercial fishing, trapping furbearers, taxidermy, collecting biological specimens, and the necessity of sustenance food production from the wild environment as well as the domestic, all before finishing high school.  Read More





Cody Jackson
Cody Jackson is a pint-sized patriot. As the One Boy USO, Cody has thanked 10,000+ of our country's heroes, all by the age of 9. After noticing the lack of patriotism in his peers, Cody wanted to let other kids know "It's okayto be patriotic! If I can do it, you can too!" Read More

Rick and Stella January 
Rick and Stella January met while they were in college and have enjoyed over 40 years of marriage, raising children, making a home, and pursuing professional and personal careers.  Read More

 
Lisa Kelley
The three main loves of Lisa Kelley's life are family, animals and writing. As a native Georgian, Lisa grew up on ten acres of land outside of Atlanta in what was essentially a small farm. Her beloved father, Richard, built barns and pastures and filled them with... Read More

Lori K. Lee
Lori would readily admit that she is a child at heart and that's part of what makes writing children's stories so enjoyable for her. The other part has to do with her three children and the delight she has experienced seeing the world through their eyes as they have grown from wee babies to teenagers and young adults. Read More

Terri Ann Leidich
At the age of 16, Terri Ann sat in her bedroom in a small farmhouse in Northern Minnesota and knew that she would someday be a writer. That dream stayed with her as she became a wife, a mother, and a business woman. Through the years, Terri collected her stories, ideas, and thoughts into file drawers, knowing that “someday”...  Read More

R.E. Munzing
Bob spent his childhood in Michigan, roaming the woods and building tree houses. His teen years were spent reading hundreds of science fiction books, frequently in those tree houses. He had the same aspirations to be a writer that many teens and young adults have, but ... Read More

Barbara Peters
Author Barbara Peters has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from C.W. Post College of Long Island University, a Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing from Stonybrook University, and a Master of Science in Counseling from Georgia State. As a nurse and counselor, Read More

Sharon Phennah
Born in 1943, Sharon Phennah loved dogs and writing from the moment she discovered them. Before she could walk, she crawled to the backyard fence, much to her mother’s horror, and began playing “kissy face” with the neighbor’s miniature pinscher. Read More

Jeffrey Plucker
Jeffrey Plucker has always had a love for sports and writing. Born in Germany where his dad was serving with the United States Army, he moved to the United States as an infant. Growing up, Jeff loved to play sports. A natural leader on the field, he learned many lessons through sports that helped him in his adult life and the business world.  Read More

Damon Plumides

In 2010, North Carolina native Damon Plumides approached his friend “Art” Boerke with the idea of creating a world where magic was real and animals and people coexisted and interacted as equals. The result of this collaboration, The Adventures of Caterwaul the Cat: Feline Pie is a tour de force that's chock full of action and humor. Read More

C.W. Saari

A former Marine Corps officer, C.W. spent twenty-seven years as an FBI Special Agent who supervised undercover operations and espionage cases. At the top of C.W.’s “bucket list” was the challenge of writing a crime novel. Read More

Laurie Stephens

Laurie Stephens is the mother of two incredible daughters, Lily and Avery, who were both adopted from China. Laurie has made a career in nonprofit fundraising and marketing and also writes about adoption, spiritual issues, and life as a singe mom in her 40s. Read More

Crystal Thomas

Crystal Thomas is a renowned speaker, coach, and educator in the private club industry. In 2005, Crystal established Crystal Clear Concepts, Inc. Her trademark is helping clubs operate from a mindset of love and abundance and translating that into a healthy bottom line.  Read More

 

Sarah Voskamp

Sarah Voskamp is ten years old and a published writer! According to Sarah, she was inspired to write her first book, Filly Girls, when she was nine and would love to write more because writing is her passion. In fact, she hopes to grow up to be the next J.K. Rowling! Read More

 

Millie West
A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Millie West has a background in aviation, as well as in real estate, and has owned and been the broker of her own company. Read More

 

 
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