Articles by Author Deborah Swenson

Book Review: Golddigger, The Legendary Nellie Cashman, A Novel by Kathleen Morris
"I was a woman. A woman that truly lived." Nellie Cashman Award-winning author Kathleen Morris has once again given readers a novel that brings true historic figures to life through her diligent research and talented storytelling. Through documents, photos, and...

The West is Alive and Well
The West is Alive and Well Within the Pages of a Book

Happy Book Birthday for Carmen Peone
Today is Book Launch Day! for Carmen Peone's "Captured Secrets" Book #1 in the Seven Tine Ranch Romance Series Carmen Peone is an accomplished horsewoman and award-winning author of Young Adult Adventure and Christian Contemporary Western Romance. She resides...

Deborah’s “Camano Voice Podcast” hosted by Brandon Ericson
This month I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Brandon Ericson, owner of Camano Commons and host of the Camano Voice Podcast. The podcast focuses on local artists, authors, businesses, events, and interesting people living on Camano Island and its surrounding...

Book Review: Blue Rivers of Heaven by Mark C. Jackson
An Enjoyable Fast-Paced Read

Finalist in the 2022 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards
What can I say but . . . Thrilled! Happy! Ecstatic! My book Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy is a FINALIST in the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards for Best in Romantic Fiction and Best Book Cover.

First Place Winner: Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy
Read all about the Exciting News! On June 25, 2022, in Bellingham, WA, Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy was named a FIRST PLACE WINNER at the 2022 Chanticleer International Book Awards Conference for the Chatelaine Romance Fiction...

2021-2022 CIBA Awards & Conference
"Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy is a CIBA Finalist for the Laramie Award and the Chatelaine Award. Winners to be announced at the CIBA Conference on June 23-26, 2022.

“Hardland, A Novel” by Ashley E. Sweeney
From the very first sentence in this gripping novel, "God created the heavens and earth, or so I've been told," Ms. Sweeney immediately pulls the reader into Ruby Fortune's tumultuous life, and one can't help being curious about what lies ahead in this powerful tale...