Deborah Raney's first novel, A Vow To Cherish, inspired World Wide Pictures' highly acclaimed film of the same title. Beneath a Southern Sky, won the Romance Writer's of America RITA award, the highest award given in the genre. She is a two-time Christy Award finalist, has won the Holt Medallion and the National Readers Choice Award, and was a triple ACFW Book of the Year winner in 2008.
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After more than twenty years as a stay-at-home mom, Deborah began writing as a way to put her children through college. Alway an avid reader, she was probably most influenced by the novels of the late Catherine Marshall and the late Eugenia Price.
Her newest books are the Clayburn Novels series from Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Deborah recently signed a new three-book contract with Howard/S&S. Now the author of more than twenty books, both fiction and non-fiction, Deborah continues to write from her home in Kansas.
Accomplishments
Deborah is the winner of the coveted RITA award from Romance Writers of America, two-time RITA nominee and winner of the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, a two-time Christy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of numerous other awards.
Deborah's novel, A Vow To Cherish, was a 1997 winner of Excellence in Media's Angel Award. Deborah writes contemporary fiction and is known for her sensitive portrayals of family relationships. She has also coauthored two non-fiction books, Children's Sermons To Go and More Children's Sermons To Go, with her sister, Vicky Miller.
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