Lena Dooley

Multi-published, award-winning author Lena Nelson Dooley has had more than 875,000 copies of her forty-plus books sold. Her books have appeared on the CBA and ECPA and Publisher Weekly bestseller lists, as well as some Amazon bestseller lists. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and the local chapter, ACFW-DFW. She�s a member of Christian Authors� Network, and Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas. She also writes a popular blog that features other authors� books. Lena is a three-time finalist in the Carol Awards ACFW contest. Her 2010 release, Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico, 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, 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 book, A Heart�s Gift, won RWA�s Faith, Hope, and Love Readers� Choice Award in July 2017. Her blog, A Christian Writer�s World, received the Readers� Choice Blog of the Year Award from the Book Club Network. Lena has experience in screenwriting, acting, directing, and voice-overs, and currently serves on the board of directors of Higher Ground Films. She has been featured in articles in Christian Fiction Online Magazine, ACFW Journal, Book Fun Magazine, Charisma Magazine, and Christian Retailing. In addition to her writing, Lena is a frequent speaker at women�s groups, writers� groups, and regional and national conferences. She has spoken in six states and internationally. She is also the host of The Lena Nelson Dooley Show on the Along Came a Writer blogtalk radio network. Lena has an active web presence on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and Linkedin, as well as her internationally connected blog, where she interviews other authors and promotes their books.