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Weaving history and faith into stories of intrigue and redemption grew out of Donna’s love of travel, history, and literature as a young adult while attending the United World College of the Atlantic—an international college in Wales, U.K. She enjoys developing plots that show how God’s love abounds even in the profoundly difficult circumstances of our lives. Her stories reflect the hunger in all of us for love, forgiveness, and belonging in a world that often withholds second chances.
Donna received her master’s degree in mass communication/journalism from San Jose State University and became a communications professional before writing full-time. Her short stories and articles have appeared in inspirational publications. She currently has four published books in two series.
Her Gilded Age Historical Romance, A Song of Deliverance, is an Angel Book Award-winning novel for Historical Fiction. Book Two, Rhythms of the Heart, was released in November 2025. She has planned third book in the series. She also has two Christian romantic suspense novels in her Waldensian Series—Light Out of Darkness and Undaunted Valor. Donna's current work-in-progress is a WWII slip-time novel.
Donna and her husband of forty-one years participate in ministry at their local church in Colorado. They love spending time with their grandchildren and bike, kayak, and travel whenever possible.
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From her days in grammar school, writing for the school newspaper, Donna was destined to write. Her true passion for writing fiction came to light at the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, Great Britain—an international high school—where she focused on English Literature and discovered her love of classics by authors such as Jane Austin and Charles Dickens. Their works awakened a desire to delve into the issues that touch the heart.
One of Donna’s greatest adventures occurred while researching Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and visiting the Brontë parsonage in Haworth, England. While walking the moors on a drizzly day, she happened upon an old man with a cap and a cane whose ancestors knew the Brontës. He delighted her with his stories and captivated her imagination with his words. Tales like these from people Donna has met all over the world have sparked the stories that come to life on the page.
Her personal essays, articles, and short stories have appeared in various inspirational publications, including Focus on the Family Magazine, Standard Publishing for Adult Sunday School papers, and LIVE Magazine. Two of her devotionals also appeared in A Cup of Comfort Devotional for Mothers and Daughters.
Her Gilded Age Historical Romance, A Song of Deliverance, is an Angel Book Award-winning novel for Historical Fiction. Book Two, Rhythms of the Heart, was released in November 2025. She has planned third book in the series. She also has two Christian romantic suspense novels in her Waldensian Series—Light Out of Darkness and Undaunted Valor. Donna's current work-in-progress is a WWII slip-time novel.
Donna and her husband of forty-one years participate in ministry at their local church in Colorado. They love spending time with their grandchildren and bike, kayak, and travel whenever possible
