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Lynessa Layne

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USA TODAY Bestselling Indie Author
2x Silver Falchion Award Winner
Host/Organizer of TropiCon® Book Expo & Writing Conventions:

* TropiCon'25 Pensacola Beach, FL (16-18 OCT. 2025) - Hilton Pensacola Beach Convention Center
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* TropiCon'26 Hot Springs, AR (10-11 April 2026) - The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa

* TropiCon'26 Houston, TX (13-14 November 2026) - Courtyard by Marriott Katy Mills, Texas

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LYNESSA LAYNE is a mystery-thriller-suspense-romance novelist and Writer's Digest certified copy editor.
- Author of the DCYE romantic suspense series.
- Featured in Writer's Digest: https://www.writersdigest.com/aug-17
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Lynessa Layne Laura, first, let me apologize for the delay in response. The holidays, homeschooling my brood and writing have kept me hopping. Thank you for your qu…moreLaura, first, let me apologize for the delay in response. The holidays, homeschooling my brood and writing have kept me hopping. Thank you for your question...

I'm fervently working toward a March 2021 release of book 4 in the DCYE series (' Dangerous Games '). I'm also working on getting book 2 'Complicated Moonlight' to the publisher for a March release in paperback. I'm dedicated to releasing a new ebook every three months, with several more volumes in the pipeline. The saga is complete at 1.2 million word count in rough draft, but I don't want to rush to release a book I'm not absolutely satisfied with as a reader and editor. (I want to give you the best book hangovers I can craft.) Expect at least 10 volumes and as many as 14 when the dust settles.

Thank you for joining me on this rollercoaster ride, Laura! ;)(less)
Lynessa Layne Murder mystery, Romance Suspense, Psychological thrillers. I have a short story coming out in Writer's Digest this month that is actually a feel-good …moreMurder mystery, Romance Suspense, Psychological thrillers. I have a short story coming out in Writer's Digest this month that is actually a feel-good mommy story from my pov. Kind of breaks my mold a bit. There are also a couple of YA romance novels that have infancies I will be at liberty to expand once more of my projects are completed. I'm pretty excited for those.(less)
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