Award-winning author and speaker Darlene Franklin lives in cowboy country--Oklahoma and loves writing about the American West. Oklahoma also has the benefit of being the home to her son, his wife, and their four beautiful children. Darlene loves music, needlework, reading and reality tv. Talia, a Lynx point Siamese cat, proudly claims Darlene as her person. Darlene is the author of seventeen contracted books and novellas, as well as several hundred short pieces. Two of her books have finaled in ACFW's Book of the Year (now the Carol award) contest: her novella, Dressed in Scarlet, and her cozy mystery, A String of Murders.
Genres: Inspirational
Series
Dressed for Death Mystery
1. Gunfight At Grace Gulch (2008)
2. A String of Murders (2009)
3. Paint Me a Murder (2015)
1. Gunfight At Grace Gulch (2008)
2. A String of Murders (2009)
3. Paint Me a Murder (2015)
Maple Notch Romance
1. The Prodigal Patriot (2010)
2. Bridge to Love (2010)
3. Love's Raid (2011)
4. Hidden Dreams (2013)
5. Golden Dreams (2013)
6. Homefront Dreams (2014)
7. Saving Felicity (2014)
8. Small-Town Bachelor (2015)
1. The Prodigal Patriot (2010)
2. Bridge to Love (2010)
3. Love's Raid (2011)
4. Hidden Dreams (2013)
5. Golden Dreams (2013)
6. Homefront Dreams (2014)
7. Saving Felicity (2014)
8. Small-Town Bachelor (2015)
Novels
Romanian Rhapsody (2005)
Plainsong (2011)
Knight Music (2011)
A Bride's Rogue in Roma, Texas (2012)
Colorado Melodies (2014)
A Bride's Rogue (2016)
Merry Christmas, With Love (2017)
Plainsong (2011)
Knight Music (2011)
A Bride's Rogue in Roma, Texas (2012)
Colorado Melodies (2014)
A Bride's Rogue (2016)
Merry Christmas, With Love (2017)
Collections
When Pines Whisper (poems) (2014)
Lawmen and the Lawless (2016)
The Laws of Love in Texas (2016)
The Legacy Letters (2016) (with others)
Love's Compass / Pride's Fall (2017) (with Carla Olson Gade)
Cracked Ice (2017) (with others)
Courting Cortlands (2018)
Romancing the Christmas Angel (2019) (with others)
By This Sign (2019) (with others)
In God's Hands (poems) (2020)
Little Bits (2020) (with others)
Celebrating Women (poems) (2020)
The Heart of the Midwife (2020) (with others)
The Librarian's Journey (2021) (with others)
Lawmen and the Lawless (2016)
The Laws of Love in Texas (2016)
The Legacy Letters (2016) (with others)
Love's Compass / Pride's Fall (2017) (with Carla Olson Gade)
Cracked Ice (2017) (with others)
Courting Cortlands (2018)
Romancing the Christmas Angel (2019) (with others)
By This Sign (2019) (with others)
In God's Hands (poems) (2020)
Little Bits (2020) (with others)
Celebrating Women (poems) (2020)
The Heart of the Midwife (2020) (with others)
The Librarian's Journey (2021) (with others)
Novellas and Short Stories
Pride's Fall (2013)
The Face of Mary (2016)
First Christmas (2017)
Acadian Hearts (2017)
Her Rocky Mountain Highness (2017)
Of Cash and Cats (2018)
The Christmas Candle Caper (2018)
Home Lights Burning (2018)
Phantom Love No More (2019)
The Drummer's Angel (2019)
The Face of Mary (2016)
First Christmas (2017)
Acadian Hearts (2017)
Her Rocky Mountain Highness (2017)
Of Cash and Cats (2018)
The Christmas Candle Caper (2018)
Home Lights Burning (2018)
Phantom Love No More (2019)
The Drummer's Angel (2019)
Series contributed to
Love & Romance Collections
The New England Romance Collection (2014) (with others)
The Love Is Patient Romance Collection (2016) (with others)
Small-Town Brides Romance Collection (2016) (with others)
The Valiant Hearts Romance Collection (2016) (with others)
The Pony Express Romance Collection (2017) (with others)
The New England Romance Collection (2014) (with others)
The Love Is Patient Romance Collection (2016) (with others)
Small-Town Brides Romance Collection (2016) (with others)
The Valiant Hearts Romance Collection (2016) (with others)
The Pony Express Romance Collection (2017) (with others)
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
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