Lin Stepp is a New York Times and USA Today Best-Selling international author. A native Tennessean, she also works as both a businesswoman and an educator. She is on adjunct faculty at Tusculum College where she has taught research and a variety of psychology and counseling courses for 18 years. Her business background includes over 25 years in marketing, sales, production art, and regional publishing. She has editorial and writing experience in regional magazines and in the academic field. Stepp writes engaging, heart-warming contemporary Southern fiction with a strong sense of place and has eleven published novels, each set in different locations around the Smoky Mountains. Her latest Smokies novels are Lost Inheritance (2018), and Daddy's Girl (2017). Previous novels included Welcome Back (2016), Saving Laurel Springs (2015), Makin' Miracles (2015) and Down by the River (2014) published by Kensington of New York. Other earlier titles include: Second Hand Rose (2013), Delia's Place (2012), For Six Good Reasons (2011), Tell Me About Orchard Hollow (2010), and The Foster Girls (2009). In addition, Stepp has co-authored a Smoky Mountains hiking guidebook, also, titled The Afternoon Hiker. For more about Stepp's fictional work see: www.linstepp.com
J.L. Stepp is the co-author of the best-selling Smoky Mountains hiking guidebook titled The Afternoon Hiker. The guidebook features 110 trails descriptions and over 300 color photos. A native East Tennessean, Stepp owns S & S Communications, established in 1990, which publishes a monthly outdoor magazine called Tennessee Fishing & Hunting Guide. The magazine covers fishing and hunting topics in Tennessee and is distributed in print form to advertisers at the first of every month. The magazine can also be downloaded from the web by going to www.tnfhg.com. J.L., a graduate of The University of Tennessee, also markets UT Vols sports related products such as football and basketball schedules, limited edition prints, and licensed sports collectibles. Stepp's background includes over 45 years in sales, marketing, management, and publications. He enjoys a wide variety of outdoor sports, including golf, fishing, and hiking. Stepp and his wife are currently making plans for a third regional guidebook.