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Deborah (Arlene) Rather (James)
Bio: As a charter member of RWA, I've published 70 novels in the past three decades. After growing up on a ranch in Oklahoma, I moved to Texas with my family. When I married, we moved all over the south, from Florida to Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and finally, Oklahoma. After the death of my husband, I stayed in Oklahoma with our young son, until I remarried. The thirty-two years since have been spent primarily in Texas, but we have been privileged to travel over much of the world. My second son was born in 1978, and I sold my first book the following year and have published steadily since.
Deborah (Arlene) Rather (James)'s Books:
Their Small-Town Love (released 2/1/2009)
Subgenre: Contemporary Series Romance
Book 3 of the Eden, Oklahoma series from Love Inspired and Steeple Hill Books. As a Christian teacher, coach and assistant principal at Eden Memorial High School, Ryan Jefford has a position to protect within the community, but an old friend with a shady past and a newfound faith desperately needs his support. Once Ivy Villard has his heart, Ryan will go to any lengths to secure her happiness, but they'll both have to depend on their faith to see them through to better days.
Her Small-Town Hero (released 12/1/2008)
Subgenre: Contemporary Series Romance
Book 2 of the Eden, Oklahoma series from Love Inspired and Steeple Hill Books. Holt Jefford knows something isn't right about Cara Jane Wynne, but his grandfather desperately needs her help at the Heavenly Arms Motel since Holt's sister Charlotte has married and temporarily relocated to Dallas. Still, Holt feels it is his duty to get to bottom of the mystery that is Cara Jane. He just doesn't expect to fall in love with her and her young son Ace along the way.
His Small-Town Girl (released 6/1/2008)
Subgenre: Contemporary Series Romance
Book 1 of the Eden, Oklahoma series from Love Inspired and Steeple Hill Books. When wealthy CEO Tyler Aldrich gets stuck in tiny Eden, he never expects to fall for wholesome Charlotte Jefford, granddaughter of the proprietor of the Heavenly Arms Motel, or to find the faith to unite his warring family and bring peace to his chaotic life.
