Meet the Authors Behind the Books

Adiva Geffen is one of Israel’s most distinguished authors and cultural figures. For decades, she has played a central role in the country’s literary and artistic life, both as a writer and as a passionate advocate for literature, culture, and the performing arts.

Geffen is the author of numerous acclaimed books for adults, young adults, and children, earning the admiration of readers and critics alike. Her work is distinguished by its emotional depth, compassion, wit, and profound understanding of the human experience. Through her stories, she explores themes of family, memory, identity, resilience, and the enduring power of hope.

Alongside her literary career, Geffen serves as Director of the Gnazim Archive of the Hebrew Writers Association, one of Israel’s most important literary archives. Under her leadership, invaluable manuscripts, letters, photographs, and historical documents have been preserved and brought to the attention of scholars and the wider public, safeguarding the legacy of Hebrew literature for future generations.

Over the years, she has become a respected and beloved presence in Israeli cultural life, known not only for her writing but also for her unwavering commitment to authors, artists, and the preservation of cultural heritage.

The recipient of numerous literary awards, Geffen has been widely recognized for her contribution to Israeli culture and letters. She was awarded the honorary title of Distinguished Citizen of Tel Aviv–Jaffa, one of the city’s highest civic honors.

Her writing is marked by a distinctive voice—warm, insightful, and deeply humane—that resonates with readers across generations. Her books, published in Israel and abroad, continue to affirm a timeless truth: that every life holds a story worth telling.

About the Author

Anjali Paul is of Indian origin. She was born in India and went to the U.K. at the age of nine, after having lived in several other countries. She grew up in England, U.K.

Anjali has a B.A. Honours Degree in English Literature, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Film-Making. She is fully qualified to teach any subject within her realm of expertise to adults in further education.

She always wanted to be a writer, so she spent many years developing her talent and learning the craft of writing. She learned how to write in the old-fashioned way — by spending large amounts of time living on the poverty line while spending all her time writing. She learned about life, she learned about people, she learned about herself, and she learned how to write. She hopes you enjoy reading her work, which comes straight from her heart.

At the age of 24 Anjali was in a fire and suffered third degree burns. Extensive skin grafts left most of her body badly scarred, and she bears those scars to this day. It is said that "accidents are no accident" and she found this out for herself when she embarked on her eventful spiritual journey.

She experienced her first Kundalini Awakening at the age of 35. It was life-shattering. She did not know what had happened to her — and neither did anyone else in her world — so she spent the next twenty-five years on a spiritual quest to find out. She was guided, and her spiritual journey led to her unearthing the secrets of Kundalini, the Chakras, and Tantra. In that time, she fought many of her own demons — and won. She became a classically trained, twice-certified Teacher of the Theory, Practice and Philosophy of Yoga and Meditation; and became a Reiki Master Healer and Teacher. She is also a Pranic Healer, and a Vibrational Healer.

Anna Lee Huber is the USA Today bestselling & Daphne award-winning author of the Lady Darby Mysteries, the Verity Kent Mysteries, the Gothic Myths series, and the anthology The Deadly Hours. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she majored in music and minored in psychology. She currently resides in Indiana with her family and is hard at work on her next novel. Visit her online at www.annaleehuber.com.

Belkacem Bouasria Ouldabderrahmane is an Algerian author and poet, known for his writings that blend spirituality, popular wisdom, and Sufi philosophy. His work often explores themes of inner quest, mysticism, and the relationship between man and the universe. In his writings, he draws heavily on the Sufi tradition of the Maghreb, inspired by the wisdom of ancient spiritual masters while offering a modern and universal reflection.

### Literary Style

Belkacem Bouasria Ouldabderrahmane stands out for his poetic and metaphysical writing, marked by deep spiritual insight. His poetic prose is filled with metaphors and symbolic imagery, drawn from nature, spirituality, and philosophy. He often employs a contemplative style, inviting the reader to introspection and meditation on the meaning of life, transcendence, and the connection with the universe.

### Themes Addressed

- **Sufi Spirituality**: His works are inspired by the great Sufi masters and address concepts such as the purification of the soul, the search for God, and the dissolution of the self into infinity.

- **Mysticism**: Ouldabderrahmane enjoys exploring the mysteries of existence and consciousness, offering reflections on the impermanence of life and the pursuit of eternity.

- **Philosophy of the Soul**: Through his writings, he guides the reader on a philosophical journey where the soul is at the center, in search of awakening and inner truth.

### Influence and Recognition

Belkacem Bouasria Ouldabderrahmane is a respected author in the Algerian and Francophone literary world for his contributions to spiritual and philosophical literature. His work, both introspective and universal, resonates with readers seeking meaning and depth. He is positioned within a literary tradition that bridges Maghreb culture, Sufi thought, and contemporary existential concerns.

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Eden Ember has found her passion is writing sci-fi romance and fantasy. She's working on several books right now, with more to come. Please sign up for newsletter alerts when she'll release new books. http://edenember.com

Elora Maxwell is an independent historical fiction author. She writes historical things, romantic things, fantastical things, and sometimes devastatingly sad things. When she’s not traveling through time, she likes visiting amusement parks, watching movies, and forcing everyone around her to listen to Taylor Swift.

You can find her on Instagram and TikTok @author_eloramaxwell

Emily Carter is a writer of intelligent hard science fiction exploring humanity’s place in a vast, indifferent cosmos. Her novels combine rigorous scientific plausibility with high-stakes survival, placing engineers, physicists, and commanders at the center of history-shaping decisions.

In Deep Space Expedition, a generational starship faces catastrophic propulsion failure beyond mapped space, uncovering evidence that humanity is not alone in its pursuit of the stars. In The Quantum Drift, a classified anomaly near Jupiter opens the possibility of first contact through quantum transit, forcing Earth to confront the risks of technological acceleration.

Carter’s fiction is grounded in realistic astrophysics, propulsion mechanics, and systems engineering. Rather than relying on spectacle, her stories examine the fragile mathematics of hope, the ethics of exploration, and the consequences of discovery in a universe that offers no guarantees.

Her work appeals to readers who crave scientifically authentic space exploration, existential tension, and the quiet heroism of people who choose to venture into the unknown.

Jeff Rasley lives on the White River in Indianapolis with Alicia and Poppy Cat. His first published writing was poetry in the Hanover College Fine Arts Journal. Over 80 feature articles on law, travel, spirituality, politics, and human interest followed in Newsweek, Chicago Magazine, ABA Journal, and other periodicals. Jeff is the author of 17 books. He has won awards for a travel photograph, a travel feature article, and a book cover.

 Jeff dropped out of college, saved money from factory work, then hitch-hiked across the USA. Money earned on a road crew financed travels in Europe and motorcycling from Indiana to Mexico City. Marriage and 2 children reduced his travels for a time, but since 1995 he has led treks and mountaineering expeditions in the India-Nepal Himalayas, and he has scuba dived throughout the Caribbean and sea-kayaked in Palau, Tonga, and the Greek Isles.

 Jeff's commitment to social activism and philanthropy began in high school when he co-founded the Goshen Walk for Hunger. In law school he fought for renters' rights and organized the first rent strike in Indiana as president of the Indianapolis Tenants Association. As a young lawyer Jeff founded free legal clinics at two inner-city churches in Indianapolis. He was co-counsel on class action suits for prisoners which resulted in the construction of two new jails in Central Indiana. Jeff was the lead plaintiff in a class action requiring clean-up of the White River after it was polluted by an industrial chemical spill. He spent 5 days working for NOLA Habitat for Humanity after Hurricane Katrina. Jeff and Alicia Rasley funded an international studies scholarship for University of Chicago students for 6 years, and they endowed the Jeff & Alicia Rasley Internship Program for the ACLU of Indiana and the Janice Stutz Rasley Journalism Scholarship for Goshen College students.

 Jeff is the founder and president of the Basa Village Foundation, which funds culturally sensitive development in Nepal. He has served as president and director of Indianapolis Scientech Club and is the president of the Scientech Foundation of Indiana, which financially supports STEAM education in Indiana. Jeff has served as an officer or director of many other nonprofit organizations, including the Indianapolis Peace & Justice Center, University of Chicago Alumni Club, Phi Beta Kappa of Indiana, and as a trustee of Earlham College. He is U.S. liaison for the Himalayan expedition company Adventure GeoTreks Ltd. He has taught courses on "culturally sensitive development" and philanthropy at Butler and Marian Universities and memoir writing at the Indiana Writing Center. 

 Jeff's BA is from U of Chicago magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, All-Academic All-State Football, letter winner in swimming and football; JD Indiana University Law School cum laude, Moot Court, Indiana Law Review; MDiv Christian Theological Seminary magna cum laude, co-valedictorian and Faculty Award Scholar. He was admitted to the Indiana, US District, and US Supreme Court Bars.

 Contact Jeff through: http://www.jeffreyrasley.com

A history graduate, turned teacher and now a published author, Joan's writing encompasses both historical fiction, contemporary women’s fiction, non-fiction and more recently crime fiction. Born in Dumfries, Scotland, she has been living in Spain for the last twenty-eight years. Many of her novels are set there, particularly the historical ones which focus on two distinct periods in the country’s history, the Spanish Civil War and Moorish Spain. To date she has written and published twenty books. She is a member of the Society of Authors, the Crime Writers Association and the Colectivo Malagueño de Escritores.