Award-Winning Author
This is where the story begins

Living in the Pacific NW, I love to write anything with a western theme. After a fulfilling career in health care, I decided to turn my writing of technical nursing books to Western Romance fiction. Join me on this journey, “Where the Story Begins.”

Events

Book Lovers Unite: Come See Me at the Stanwood Bookfest

      I’ve had the good fortune of being selected as one of the many participating authors in this inaugural event held in my local community.  Save the Date  August 8, 2026  10 AM – 4 PM 🌟 STANWOOD BOOKFEST: The First Chapter 🌟 Get ...
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Awards Presented to Deborah Swenson

Till My Last Day, Book Two in the Desert Hills Trilogy was named an
Honorable Mentions in the Genre Fiction category of the 2024 32nd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards.

Till My Last Day, Book Two in the Desert Hills Trilogy Is Short-Listed for the Written in the Northwest’s Inagural 2024 SPRUCE Award

Till My Last Day, Book Two in the Desert Hills Trilogy 2024 CIBA First Place Award for the CHATELAINE for Romantic Fiction

Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy 2024 CIBA First Place Award for Best Book Cover

2021 CIBA Finalist for the LARAMIE Book Awards for Best Americana & Western Fiction.​

2021 CIBA First Place Award for the CHATELAINE for Romantic Fiction.

2022 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards First Place for Book Cover

2022 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Finalist for Romantic Fiction