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Ramona Richards

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Gadsden, AL, The United States

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I started making stuff up at 3, writing it down at 7, and selling it at 17. I've written 12 books. The latest two are Tracking Changes: One Editor's Advice to Inspirational Fiction Authors, a collection of essays for novelists, and Burying Daisy Doe, a suspense novel set in a small Southern town. In fact, most of my suspense novels are set in small Southern towns. Murder in the Family is the latest already in print. I have six Love Inspired Suspense novels still available in ebook.

My Mother's Quilts, a devotional based on the quilts I inherited from my mother, is the most recent devotional.

I'm also an editor, with more than 500 publications to my credit, and I'm now the associate publisher for Iron Stream Media. My specialty is fiction, al ...more

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	Murder in the Family 4.53 avg rating — 288 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burying Daisy Doe (Star Cavanaugh Cold Case #1) 4.30 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memory of Murder 4.14 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of Secrets 4.03 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Field of Danger 4.14 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Circle of Vengeance (Star Cavanaugh #2) 4.46 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Mother's Quilts: Devotions of Love, Legacy, Family and Faith 4.37 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Taking of Carly Bradford (Jackson's Retreat, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Face of Deceit (Jackson's Retreat, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Murder Among Friends (Jackson's Retreat #1) 3.85 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I’ve won a few awards. And here is what they’ve done for my book sales.

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Yes, winning awards is wonderful. I won two awards—back-to-back—at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in 2020, and I cried buckets, hugged lots, and posed for photos with make-up smeared all over my face. Those awards are now a prized part of my brag wall. So what did they do for my sales figure

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The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues

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“You deal in toxic secrets, my dear. You shouldn't be surprised if the air turns foul.”
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