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Interact with Deborah Raney
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Last On: Mar 20, 2010 - 10:36 PM
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2,577
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Member Since:
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November 12, 2008
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Location:
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Wichita, KS
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ShoutLife Address:
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shoutlife.com/debraney
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Website:
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http://www.deborahraney.com
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Genre:
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Women's Fiction
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Primary Publishers:
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Howard/Simon & Schuster
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Influences:
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Catherine Marshall, Eugenia Price, Elizabeth Berg
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Similar To:
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Robin Lee Hatcher, Denise Hunter
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Above All Things (2009)
After surviving a rocky patch in their marriage, Judd and Evette McGlin are thrilled to be expecting their first child. But the couple faces the ultimate test when Judd learns he already has a child. A six-year-old mixed-race girl born amid secrets and lies. Now, Evette must decide if she can accept the child into their lives. She thought she was open-minded?until hidden prejudices threaten the future of an innocent little girl. Above all things, this little girl needs acceptance and love. And Evette must discover what being a mother truly means, and what it means to be a family.
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Insight (2009)
She's having a baby. It's a blessing that brings comfort to newly widowed Olivia Cline. Yet with no insurance, no job and precious little money, how will Olivia care for herself and her child?
The answer is a handsome and brooding artist seeking an assistant. Reed Vincent has recently regained his eyesight thanks to a donor. And through his eyes, Olivia begins to see all the possibilities before her. Before them. Until, in a flash of insight, she knows why his signature is so hauntingly familiar.
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Yesterday's Embers (2009)
Tragedy has left Doug DeVore with five children to raise alone. When Mickey Valdez, the children's daycare teacher, lends a helping hand, sparks flicker between them and quickly ignite. But romance and real life are two very different things, and too late, Doug and Mickey realize they've said "I do" to something neither of them bargained for. Now they must find a way to untangle their knot of hasty choices without breaking the hearts of five precious children?or their own?in the process.
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Leaving November (2008)
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 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. Clayburn seems like a pretty nice place to be...until Vienne discovers that Jack is fresh out of rehab and struggling with the same addiction that ultimately killed her father.
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Remember to Forget (2007)
Who hasn't dreamed of getting a chance to reinvent yourself and begin a brand new life? That's exactly what graphic designer Maggie Anderson is offered when a terrifying carjacking leaves her stranded a hundred miles from her New York apartment and her abusive boyfriend. Maggie begins a cross-country journey that ultimately lands her in tiny Clayburn, Kansas. Reinventing herself as Meg Anders, she is welcomed with open arms at Wren's Nest, in exchange for helping Trevor Ashlock remodel the cozy inn. But can Maggie trust Trevor? Tragedy has given Trevor trust issues of his own. Once Maggie realizes he's for real, she falls for him...hard. But if she confesses her lies, she will destroy everything she's worked so hard to build.
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Within This Circle (2007)
The long-awaited sequel to A Vow to Cherish...After a tumultuous courtship, John and Julia Brighton have a second chance at happiness and, now that their children are grown, a new season of promise in their lives. Only such a promise is never guaranteed. And life can change in a moment. The Brightons life is turned upside down when John's daughter Jana abandons her husband Mark and three-year-old daughter. John and Julia reach out to young Ellie, to give the young couple time to heal, but how much sorrow and stress can both fledgling marriages endure?
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A Vow to Cherish (2006)
When his precious wife of 30 years received a devastating diagnosis, John Brighton's world fell apart. As his wife slipped from day to day, his love was tested as never before, and he found himself confronted by a weakness he had. A confidante desperately needed in this dark time, a young widow named Julia Sinclair, seemed to understand his pain as no one else could. Torn between doing what he knew was right and what his heart told him could not be wrong, John soon discovered that the heart can't be trusted where true love is concerned.
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Over the Waters (2005)
Known as "Dr. Botox" to the bored, rich women of Chicago, plastic surgeon Max Jordan has it made . . . or so he thinks. Is he really experiencing life to the fullest? When he visits his son, Joshua, who's using his medical gifts to work with Haitian orphans, Max begins to wonder.
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A Nest of Sparrows (2004)
Reserved contractor Wade Sullivan never expected to fall in love with Starr Parnell or to love her three small kids as if they were his own. But that's exactly what happened. As their wedding draws near, however, tragedy strike, and Wade must put aside his own grief in order to help Starr's children cope. As Wade focuses his efforts on caring for the children, he discovers that their tender, young lives give tremendous meaning to his own broken one. Then Starr's abusive ex-husband shows up to claim the offspring who barely remember him - and Wade prepares for the fight of his life.
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DEBORAH RANEY is at work on her eighteenth novel. Her books have won the RITA Award, the HOLT Medallion, National Readers' Choice Award, and the Silver Angel from Excellence in Media, as well as twice being Christy Award finalists. She was a triple ACFW Book of the Year winner in 2008 with Remember to Forget, Within This Circle, and "Finally Home," a novella from the Missouri Memories anthology. Deborah's first novel, A Vow to Cherish, inspired the World Wide Pictures film of the same title. Her Clayburn Novels series from Howard/Simon & Schuster, includes Yesterday's Embers, releasing early in 2009 from Howard/Simon & Schuster. Deb serves on the advisory board of American Christian Fiction Writers. She and her husband, Ken Raney, have four children and enjoy small-town life in Kansas.
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Recent Guestbook Comments (4)
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God bless you my sister and may God contine to get the glory out of your life!
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Happy New Year!
2010 is Here!!!
God bless you!
John
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