Beth Marie Read is a writer and photographer born and raised in central Connecticut with experience in film and television. She is a wife and mother to two daughters and lives in Newington, Connecticut.

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Rashani Réa has been a social activist and prolific artist since childhood. She has written dozens of songs inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, as well as setting his poetry to music and conjoining his wisdom sayings with her colorful collage art.

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Gustavo Razzetti is the CEO and founder of Fearless Culture, a culture design consultancy that helps teams do the best work of their lives. A prolific writer and author of four books on culture change, Gustavo's insights have been featured in the New York Times, Psychology Today, Forbes, BBC, and Fortune, among others.

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Alexes Razevich was born in New York and grew up in Orange County, California. She attended California State University, San Francisco, where she earned a degree in creative writing. After a successful career on the fringe of the electronics industry, she returned to her first love—fiction.

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Author, actor, and professional snuggler, Leisa Rayven is the author of the Starcrossed series and the Masters of Love series. Leisa's books have gained passionate fans all over the world, and she has been featured on various international bestseller lists. Visit her at leisarayven.com.

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Natisha Raynor grew up in Goldsboro, North Carolina. She discovered her passion for reading in the third grade and began writing at twelve years old. To date, she's penned close to 100 novels. Natisha resides in Raleigh, North Carolina with her two children.

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Cynthia Rayner is a researcher, writer, and lecturer affiliated with the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business. Her research focuses on how organizations and communities work to shape social systems in collective ways.

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Karen Rayne, PhD, is the executive director of UN|HUSHED. She writes comprehensive sexuality education curricula, books for children, teenagers, and parents, and trains professionals internationally. Visit karenrayne.com and unhushed.org to learn more.

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An award-winning author, Lisa Rayne graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature and went on to obtain a law degree. She started her career writing contemporary romance and won four Emma Awards (two in 2016 and two in 2017). She lives in the Midwest and has two daughters.

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January Rayne is author of the Shallow Cove™ Dimensions series. Learn more at authorjanuaryrayne.com.

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Barbara Raymond has written extensively for Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, McCall's, Parents, Reader's Digest, Working Mother, Writer's Digest, and USA Today. She has been nominated for a National Magazine Award in Reporting and received two awards for feature writing from Women in Communications.

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Hillary Raymer is a fantasy romance author. She's a wanderer, a storyteller, and believes in happily ever afters. When not writing, Hillary can be found attempting to do yoga, buying more makeup she doesn't need, or discovering small businesses on Etsy.

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