Stephanie Verni

STEPHANIE VERNI is the author of THE POSTCARD AND OTHER SHORT STORIES & POETRY (2018), INN SIGNIFICANT (2017), BASEBALL GIRL (2015), and BENEATH THE MIMOSA TREE (2012). She and her colleagues, Leeanne Bell McManus and Chip Rouse, are the authors of EVENT PLANNING: COMMUNICATING THEORY AND PRACTICE (2016). She is Professor of Business Communication at Stevenson University where she instructs writing and communication courses. Prior to working in academia, she spent thirteen years with the Baltimore Orioles and was the editor of the Cal Ripken Commemorative book, which celebrated and marked his consecutive games record. She resides in Severna Park, Maryland, with her husband and two children. For more information about Stephanie and her work, visit her website and blog at Steph's Scribe -- www.stephsscribe.com.

BENEATH THE MIMOSA TREE earned a Bronze medal in the Annual Readers' Favorite Awards Contest for 2012, tops in its category for Contemporary Romance, and was a National Indie Excellence finalist for Romance in 2013. BASEBALL GIRL took home an Honorable Mention Award for Sports Fiction in Readers' Favorite's 2015 contest. INN SIGNIFICANT (2017) and THE POSTCARD AND OTHER SHORT STORIES (2018) were both finalists in the National Indie Excellence Awards.