Rosalie More has always been a writer. Growing up, she read every book by Zane Grey she could get her hands on, and was thrilled when she later had a chance to meet his son, Romer Grey. Upon discovering that she wrote western historicals, he asked to read them. He was so impressed that he offered to help her market them as her agent. Unfortunately, his health failed and he died before fulfilling the dream. The memory of his support and encouragement stayed with her however, and she never quit writing.

Rosalie More's novel ALLEGIANCE became a finalist in seven different RWA chapter contests before it was nominated for the Golden Heart Award for best historical romance in 1998. After it was published, it became a finalist for the EPIC 2000 Award in the historical category. More, who designs her own cover art, won The Spectrum 2000 award for best ebook cover art in the historical category sponsored by EPIC (The Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition). In the same year, the novel received the Reviewers Choice Award at Sime-Gen.