Top Shelf Index

Abby Jimenez is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Her novels have sold over 1.5 million copies and been translated into 28 languages. She has been chosen as a Good Morning America Book Club pick, a BOTM's Book of the Year Award, and the Minnesota Book Award. 

Ali Hazelwood is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and neuroscience professor who writes contemporary romance novels. Her work is known for its “STEMinist” genre. 

Alice Feeney is a writer and journalist who was born in the United Kingdom. She spent 16 years at the BBC, where she worked as a Reporter, News Editor, Arts and Entertainment Producer and One O'clock News Producer. 

Amanda Quick, a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of contemporary and historical romances. Before she began writing full-time she worked as a librarian in both academic and corporate libraries.

Brad Taylor published his debut novel, One Rough Man, in 2011, which launched the Pike Logan series. The series has consistently hit the New York Times bestseller list. When not writing, he serves as a security consultant on asymmetric threats for various agencies. 

Brad Thor is the author of the bestselling Scot Harvath series of books. His titles Black List, Act of War, and Foreign Agent made The New York Times Best Seller List. His Emmy Award-winning company, Thor Entertainment, has recently won a Platinum "Best of Show" Aurora Award and a Communicator Broadcast Award of Distinction. 

C. J. Box writes short stories and novels. His first stand-alone novel won an Edgar Award for Best Novel of 2008. He has also received the Anthony Award, French Prix Calibre 38, Macavity Award, Gumshoe Award, and Barry Award. 
 

Carl Weber is an Essence bestselling novelist and the author of several New York Times Best Sellers. In addition to his writing, Weber is the founder and publisher of Urban Books, and in 2005, he was named Blackboard's Publisher of The Year. He is also a recipient of Blackboard's Bestseller of the Year award.

Catherine Coulter is an American author of romantic suspense thrillers and historical romances. She has written over 65 books.. She also writes the FBI Thriller series and numerous historical romance trilogies.

Christine Feehan has published more than 40 novels. She has won multiple Paranormal Excellence Awards in Romantic Literature, two Golden Leaf Awards, the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine for Contemporary New Reality, the RIO Award of Excellence, and the Borders Lifetime Achievement Award. Her titles often appear on The New York Times Bestseller List.

Clive Cussler was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. He has written over 50 books. His novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list many times. He is the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency.

Colleen Hoover is a New York Times bestselling author of over 20 titles.  She gained popularity through self-published works that became social media sensations, particularly on TikTok.  Her book, It Ends With Us, was made into a movie. 

Daniel Silva was working at CNN when his first novel, The Unlikely Spy, was published. In 1997. He then left CNN to become a full-time author. He won the Barry Award for Best Thriller for The Messenger in 2006. In 2014, he made The New York Times Best Seller List with The Heist, and The English Spy made the list in 2015. 

Danielle Steel has sold 650 million copies of her books. A number of her novels have made major bestseller lists and have also been adapted into TV movies or miniseries.  In 2002, she was decorated by the French government as an Officer of the Order des Arts et des Letters for her contributions to world culture. 

David Baldacci published his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996, which won Britain's prestigious W.H. Smith's Thumping Good Read award for fiction and was adapted as a movie. In total, he has published 35 novels for adults; all have been national and international bestsellers. His novels are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries.