Delia Latham

Inspirational Romance Author

Psalm 98:1 - He has done marvelous things!

Oh, there you are - I've been waiting for you! Now that you're here, make yourself comfortable, and let's get acquainted. A born-and-bred California gal, I grew up in a little community called (hold onto your hat, now) Weedpatch! Nope, that's not a typo. It's a few miles southeast of Bakersfield, and in the ... well, I won't say how many years since I left there ... Weedpatch has even found its way onto a map or two.

Writing has been my passion since third grade, when I won an essay writing contest and took home the coveted prize: a beautiful bed doll with a pink quilted satin skirt. Remember them? Huge, padded skirts, some (like mine) with flat cardboard bottoms to accommodate display. The doll's feet were hidden away somewhere in the overstuffed skirt, never again to see the light of day.  These fancy ladies were most often used as centerpieces for beds, and that's where mine went - smack in the middle of my unimposing bed in my unmatched, Salvation Army-furnished bedroom. It was the most elegant item I had ever owned, and I was one proud little lassie.  (Ahem ... surely someone  else remembers those dollies?)

Winning that contest made a profound impact on my young psyche - enough so that I never stopped writing. I write songs, poems and greeting card verse as well as short stories and articles. Last but certainly not least (drumroll please!), my historical romance, Goldeneyes, was released in March 2008 through Vintage Romance Publishing. Also, Yesterday's Promise (formerly Almost Like a Song) was released through White Rose Publishing in March 2010. I recently signed contracts with White Rose Publishing for a 3-book series called Solomon's Gate, based around a Christian dating agency. I don't yet have release dates for the first book in that series (Destiny's Dream), but I'll sure 'nuff be shoutin' it out when I do.

Be sure to bookmark my site (go on - do it now, while it's on your mind!), and visit often.

If you enjoy good, clean, homespun Christian romance, you're in the right place.  Kick off your shoes and sit a spell ... .

Photo courtesy of my daughter-in-love, Melissa Latham.

In Brief

 

Former Staff Writer for Kern County's largest daily newspaper, The Bakersfield Californian

     Frequent contributor to regional publication, Bakersfield Magazine

    Contributor in Grit for the Oyster: 250 Pearls of Wisdom for Aspiring Writers  

 

  •           Published in Canada’s "Our Family Magazine"
  •           Newspaper Institute of America
  •           Longridge Writer's Group
  •           Institute of Children's Literature
  •           Greeting card verses sold to Gallant Greetings
  •           Editing and proofing skills utilized by numerous authors, including
              Dr. Chuck Wall, president of Kindness, Inc. and founder of     the 
              Random Acts of Kindness movement
  •           Former editor of statewide departmental intranet newsletter for major
              insurance company
  •           Former Sunday School bulletin editor/producer
  •           Member, American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW)

 

 Goal: To be used of God to touch the hearts of others through my writing.

 

"Hearing that a fellow Christian pilgrim has been encouraged and uplifted through words I have written are among life's sweetest moments. To know that someone has been stirred to renew a relationship with Christ through those words would be a source of immeasurable joy!"

 

My Articles Online

My work is scattered here and there on the web. I'll point you to a few places you can find my articles and devotionals. If you find some I don't have listed here, let me know - maybe I don't know about them! :)

 

Christian Connection E-zine

EV Living

Helium

Christian Women Online

The Family Homestead

Ava Writes

Smashwords

Fiction Writers' Mentor

 

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