Who are the 4 Horsemen? They are skilled professionals with a tenacious drive to not only reach for new heights, but reimagine the publishing industry.
Erika Lance, Chief Executive Officer
Erika Lance is the CEO and Founder of 4 Horsemen Publications and its imprints since January of 2020. She started both these presses under the belief that the publishing world needs to change in how it treats authors, artists and readers. Erika has over 25+ years of corporate and international public company experience in the HR, Legal, SASS and IT sectors.
She is the host of the Drinking with Authors podcast, which has over 300+ episodes that showcase authors that are just starting out to those who have been published for decades. As an author with both fiction and nonfiction works, she writes horror/suspense/thriller as Erika and humorous romance and erotica under the pen name Dalia Lance.
Valerie Willis, Chief Operating Officer
Author, Designer, Typesetter, and muse for many writers, Valerie Willis puts the “COO” in cool for 4 Horsemen Publications. Joining the team in 2020, she’s become quite the brick house bringing on 12 plus years’ experience in publishing, design, and writing. Winning book awards and teaching workshops are only some of her passions, but she enjoys helping writers become authors. Nothing is more rewarding than the first time an author gets a physical copy of their book, their work, their dream in tangible format. Blinded by the light of her desire to set new standards for the industry, she rides on her black steed, a heavy muscled Percheron of compassion worthy of a Viking warrior.
Dr. Jenifer Paquette, Lead Editor
As Lead Editor for 4 Horsemen Publications, Dr. Jenifer Paquette loves helping authors polish their prose to a lustrous sheen. She spent decades teaching English in higher education exploring the history of the English language as well as the intricacies of grammar rules (#OxfordComma). When she isn’t debating what part of the punctuation gets italics when foreign and English words mix inside dialogue, Dr. Paquette spends her time writing fantasy and paranormal romance novels as JM Paquette. When she isn’t writing, she can be found dissecting grammar, defending fantasy, discussing Tolkien, editing books, guest co-hosting the podcast Drinking with Authors, reading books with happy endings, and watching Russian dragon shifter movies.
Jon Sayago, Web Developer
Jon Sayago has worked in web development for over a decade. An avid reader and author himself, he loves being able to bring his expertise to the 4 Horsemen team. He spends much of his free time gaming and listening to silly podcasts. He is also tired of writing this bio in the third person.
