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From the moment Deborah Raney opened the cover of "Tip and
Mitten" in first grade, she has loved to read. Growing up on a farm
in Kansas, she was inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder’s "Little House
on the Prairie" series, and first tried her hand at novel writing at the
age of twelve. But after accidentally putting airplanes in a story set
in the 1700s, she tore up her manuscript in frustration and vowed
never to write historical fiction again. More than a quarter of a
century passed before she dared to attempt another book.
After spending two happy decades as an at-home mom to two
sons and two daughters, Deborah finally began work on her first
novel–a contemporary story, A VOW TO CHERISH, a fictional
account of one family's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. The
book proved to be highly successful, garnering an Angel Award
and was the basis for subsequent movie.
Deborah has continued to churn out highly acclaimed novels
since the release of her first novel. She has won the RITA Award,
the National Readers Choice Award, The HOLT Medallion, the
Inspirational Readers Choice Contest, among other numerous
awards.
Deborah writes from her home in a small central Kansas town,
where her husband works as an artist and advertising manager.
The Raneys have a teenager at home, three grown children and
two little grandsons who live much too far away.
| Deborah Raney Award Winning Author |
Daughter of the town drunk, Vienne
Kenney has escaped Clayburn for
law school in California. But after
failing the bar exam—twice—she’s
back home with her tail between
her legs, managing Latte-dah, the
Clayburn café turned upscale
coffee shop. Jackson Linder runs
the art gallery across the street and
Vienne has had her eye on him
since she was a skinny seventh
grader and he was the hunky high
school lifeguard who didn’t know
she existed. Now it’s his turn to fall
for her and suddenly Clayburn
seems like a pretty nice place to
be...until Vienne discovers that
Jack is fresh out of rehab and still
struggling with the same addiction
that ultimately killed her father.
Kenney has escaped Clayburn for
law school in California. But after
failing the bar exam—twice—she’s
back home with her tail between
her legs, managing Latte-dah, the
Clayburn café turned upscale
coffee shop. Jackson Linder runs
the art gallery across the street and
Vienne has had her eye on him
since she was a skinny seventh
grader and he was the hunky high
school lifeguard who didn’t know
she existed. Now it’s his turn to fall
for her and suddenly Clayburn
seems like a pretty nice place to
be...until Vienne discovers that
Jack is fresh out of rehab and still
struggling with the same addiction
that ultimately killed her father.