Each Sunday “Inspired by Life…and Fiction” shares a Christian novelist’s newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration.
Bestselling author Vickie McDonough grew up wanting to marry a rancher, but instead married a computer geek who is scared of horses. She now lives out her dreams in her fictional stories about ranchers, cowboys, lawmen, and others in the Old West. Vickie is the award-winning author of thirty-five books. Her novels include the feisty Texas Boardinghouse Brides series, and End of the Trail, which was the OWFI 2013 Best Novel winner. She recently tried something different with Rancher Under Fire, a contemporary suspense.
Vickie has been married thirty-nine years to Robert. They live in Oklahoma and have four grown sons, one of whom is married, and a precocious eight-year-old granddaughter. When she’s not writing, Vickie enjoys reading, antiquing, watching movies, and traveling. To learn more, visit Vickie’s website: www.vickiemcdonough.com
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DEBORAH RANEY's first novel, A Vow to Cherish, inspired the World Wide Pictures film of the same title and launched Deb’s writing career. Forty books later, she's still creating stories that touch hearts and lives. Her novels have won RWA's RITA Award, the ACFW Carol Award, the National Readers Choice Award, and the HOLT Medallion. She is also a three-time Christy Award finalist. Deb is on faculty for several national writers’ conferences and served on the executive board of the 2,500-member American Christian Fiction Writers organization for 18 years before retiring in 2022. She is a recent transplant to Missouri, having moved with her husband, Ken Raney, from their native Kansas to be closer to kids and grandkids. They love road trips, e-biking, Friday garage sale dates, and breakfast on the screened porch overlooking their wooded backyard.
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What gorgeous daffodils!
Thanks, Shirley! I had some darling little yellow/white ones pop up this week. They are so tiny and cute.
Love the cover for Song of the Prairie!
Thanks, Davalynn! I really liked the covers for that series.
Hi Vicky. Love the picture of the pansy in the snow. Proves how hardy they are.
Thanks, Shirley. That was after an ice storm. The ice covered the flowers and shielded them from the cold. I couldn’t believe they lived through so much bad weather. My mom and I joke that they should be called toughies instead of pansies.
Great interview! love the pictures!
Thanks, Shelia! My tulips opened this week. They are soft pastel colors and so pretty.
Oh what a WONDERFUL book cover. Precious!
Thank you, Sandy. I really liked the cover too.