Darlene Welsh
Darlene Welsh now lives in Grand Junction, Colorado. Following her retirement in Pennsylvania, she and her husband traveled by car, bus, train, ship, airplane, and RV throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. These various opportunities enabled her to see the differences as well as the similarities between all people groups they encountered. Her husband was a great source of encouragement to record their experiences and later share them with others.
Now the time has come for her to share different types of experiences about the joy of her life, the precious God-given grandchildren, as she is encouraged to do so by our LORD.
Robin Densmore-Fuson
Robin lives in Sugarmill Woods, Florida with her husband Jimmy and their Belgian Malinois, Kenzi. She and her husband celebrate with an overflowing cup of blessings with seventeen grandchildren. Robin loves company and challenging her young guests to discover the many giraffes in the obvious and hidden nooks and crannies of their home. An award winner for romance and flash fiction, Robin is multi-published in both fiction and non-fiction and has written well over a hundred stories on her blog for children. Two of her novellas are finalists in the 2020 Selah awards. You can find her at:
Debra Lueck
Growing up, Debra discovered books could take her on adventures she only dreamed of.
Intrigued by an author’s ability to put words on paper to create a scene, elicit an emotion, and
encourage imagination, she tried her hand at writing at a young age. A spark ignited and grew
into a full-fledged flame when she discovered she could express herself better with written
words.
A lifetime later, the adventures she’d only read about became a reality when God called
her to Africa. In the bush country of Zambia she went to work building and running an
orphanage that became home to an average of eighty-five children. Her experiences and the
people she came to know while there inspired her first two novels.
Her many travels have taken her to exotic locales she never dreams of seeing and given
her an abundance of experiences and ideas to store away for future writing endeavors. Whether
the setting is historical or contemporary, she strives to weave stories that incorporate the rich past
of historical events with suspense, love, social issues, and the ever-present human condition with
an eye toward writing fiction that educates, entertains, evokes emotion, and inspires action.
Today, she calls Montrose, Colorado home, where she enjoys living and playing in God’s
incredible backyard. Debra is a multi-published member of American Christian Fiction Writers
and Word Weavers International. You can contact her at sonlightpublishing@gmail.com
Templa Melnick
Templa lives in Grand Junction, Colorado with her husband, Chris, their Miniature Australian Shepherd, Maggie, and a flock of extremely pampered chickens. She and her husband are Mimi and Granddad to seven adorable and talented grandchildren. (Six of the seven grands are twins! Yep… three sets of twins). In addition to writing, Templa is an amateur artist who loves to paint while singing off-key to worship music. Her first novel, Season of Forgiveness, was published in 2014. The Orchard’s Secret is her first mystery novella. You can find her at:
Chris Melnick
As a teenager, Chris had a step-father who was Jewish. This led to his interest in the Jewish foundations of Christianity. He has spent four decades discovering those roots. Learning and studying Hebrew and Aramaic are a particular passion.
Chris married his high school sweetheart, author and publisher Templa Melnick, together they raised three boys who grew to be amazing men of God. They are blessed to have all three of their sons and their families living nearby. They have five “grand blessings” that include two sets of twins.
Jessica Bertrand
Jessica resides on the Western Slope of beautiful Colorado. She’s an award-winning state flash fiction author. Uranium Downs is her debut novella, and she is excited to see how far it will go.
When she isn’t writing, she can be found with her nose in a book, hanging out with her family and friends, or getting entangled in her various yarn projects. You can find her at