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Lena Nelson Dooley



Award-winning author Lena Nelson Dooley has had more than 800,000 copies of her books sold. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers http://www.acfw.com/ and the local chapter, ACFW - DFW. She's a member of Christian Authors' Network, CROWN Fiction Marketing, and Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas.

Lena loves James, her children, grandchildren, and great grandsons. She loves chocolate, cherries, chocolate-covered cherries, and spending time with friends. Travel is always on her horizon. Cruising, Galveston, the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, Mexico. One day it will be Hawaii and Australia, but probably not the same year. Helping other authors become published really floats her boat, with over thirty having their first book release after her mentoring. Three of her books have been awarded the Carol Award silver pins from American Christian Fiction Writers, and she has received the ACFW Mentor of the Year award at their national conference. The high point of her day is receiving feedback from her readers, especially people whose lives have been changed by her books.

Her 2010 release Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico, from Summerside Press, won the 2011 Will Rogers Medallion Award for excellence in publishing Western Fiction. Her next series, McKenna's Daughters: Maggie's Journey appeared on a reviewers Top Ten Books of 2011 list. It also won the 2012 Selah award for Historical Novel. The second, Mary's Blessing, was a Selah Award finalist for Romance novel. Catherine's Pursuit released in 2013. It was the winner of the NTRWA Carolyn Reader's Choice contest, took second place in the CAN Golden Scroll Novel of the Year award, and won the Will Rogers Medallion bronze medallion. Her blog, A Christian Writer's World, received the Readers Choice Blog of the Year Award from the Book Club Network.

In addition to her writing, Lena is a frequent speaker at women's groups, writers groups, and at both regional and national conferences. She has spoken in six states and internationally. She is also one of the co-hosts of the Along Came a Writer blog radio show.

Lena has an active web presence on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Linkedin and with her internationally connected blog where she interviews other authors and promotes their books.
 

Genres: Inspirational, Historical Romance
 
Series
Minnesota Brothers
   1. The Other Brother (2002)
   2. His Brother's Castoff (2004)
   3. Double Deception (2005)
   4. Gerda's Lawman (2004)
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McKenna's Daughter's
   1. Maggie's Journey (2011)
   2. Mary's Blessing (2012)
   3. Catherine's Pursuit (2013)
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Love's Road Home
   1. A Heart's Gift (2016)
   2. A Heart's Forgiveness (2021)
   3. A Heart's Forever Home (2021)
   4. A Heart's Rescue (2022)
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Novels
   Home to Her Heart (1993)
   Pirate's Prize (2005)
   Never Say Never (2006)
   The Gold Digger (2016)
   The 12 Gifts of Christmas (2018)
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Collections
   24 Christmases (2013)
   8 Weddings and a Miracle Romance Collection (2015) (with others)
   Four Seasons of Love (2020)
   Christmas Love Through the Ages (2021) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Charlsey's Accountant (2013)
   No Thank You! (2013)
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Omnibus editions show
 
Lena Nelson Dooley recommends
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Gatehaven (2013)
Molly Noble Bull
"A dark gothic novel with interesting characters and a strong Christian thread woven through it. Gatehaven is a wonderful read for lovers of gothic novels."

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