The Life & Work of Darlene Franklin
Writing at the Crossroads of Love and Grace
The Life & Work of Darlene Franklin
Writing at the Crossroads of Love and Grace
One Of America's Favorite Authors Is Trending In The News!
Bestselling author Darlene Franklin’s greatest claim to fame may be that she writes full-time from a nursing home. She lives in Oklahoma, near her son and his family, and continues her interests in playing the piano and singing, books, good fellowship, and reality TV in addition to writing. Following a multi-national news campaign, Darlene Franklin recently found herself as a hot topic in the press. This is Darlene Franklin's official website and the #1 resource for all information on this endlessly interesting, immensely gifted bestselling author!
Looking Way Ahead
The Librarian’s Journey is an intriguing, historical romance about the itinerant librarians who brought books to remote Kentucky towns as part of the WPA. While the release is still a year away, Darlene Franklin is very excited to announce this significant development and soon-to-be classic book.
The Librarian’s Journey is expected to be published by Barbour in Fall 2021.
Love's Rebirth
Bound by a common bond of wanting to help the Missouri hill people they’ve grown to love, Phoebe Hudson, socialite-turned-midwife, and Luke Morris, the schoolteacher, find themselves mediators in a family feud. This sets the stage for Love's Rebirth, Darlene Franklin's contribution to this exciting, new anthology collection. Also available as an audiobook!
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Darlene Franklin's Exclusive Blog Debuts This Week
Join Darlene Franklin on an unprecedented literary journey. Go inside the minutes of her day, the makings of her mind, and explore a more immediate and personal Darlene than you've ever known before. The official Darlene Franklin Blog debuts this week, only here at DarleneFranklin.com.
Click here to begin the journey.
Romancing the Decades with Darlene!
Forget Me Not Romances, an imprint of Winged Publications, has released a wonderful, new range of novellas called Romancing the Decades. Darlene Franklin is featured in four of the five collections: Romancing the Twenties, ...Thirties, ...Forties, and ...Sixties. Follow the previous links to learn more about these magnificent historical romances!
The books are also now available on Amazon.com.
New Article: "A Chat with Author Darlene Franklin"
Greetings from Colorado. Davalynn Spencer here, enjoying summer’s green carpet and evening rains in the high country. It’s my pleasure today to welcome author Darlene Franklin. Darlene has just reached an amazing milestone of 1 million books sold! That’s an incredible achievement. Darlene is visiting with us today, sharing about her featured book, New England Courtship...
New Book Alert! Holiday Prep Starts Early This Year
The Christmas season is a time of confusion for the courting couples in Romance Under the Mistletoe. In another cherished Darlene Franklin primer, the author points to the Christ of Christmas as these four couples must see past their circumstances to find Romance Under the Mistletoe.
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New Book Alert! Learning the ABCs of Romance
Darlene Franklin Primers spell out the love and family values that America was built upon. Each novella celebrates romance among the peoples, places and events of our past... and this is one of her best yet!
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Mid-Summer Update!
It's been a busy summer for Darlene Franklin. With two new books, four new articles, and some freshly written poems for your enjoyment, she is showing no signs of slowing down. Add to that a new Vocal Media page and a doctorate on the horizon, and there is literally no stopping (soon to be) Dr. Darlene Franklin!
The Tea Shoppe Mysteries, an upcoming compilation, has been officially announced and is already up for preorder on Amazon. Darlene's contribution is called Buns to Die For -- already a serious contender for "best title ever" honors!
Verified Bestseller!
As of July 2020, Darlene Franklin has officially sold one million copies of her books. This is a landmark achievement for the prolific Ms. Franklin, and testament to the quality and fervent adoration of her work. "I still feel like I'm just getting started!" says Darlene of her current career.
Get Ready to Smile!
Do you sometimes like a little twist of humor with your romance? Darlene Franklin does too, and that's good news for everyone! A good-for-your-heart story in the tradition of Touched by an Angel, Loves Makes You Smile will leave the reader smiling with a story of love lost and found.
Be sure to grab your copy today!
New Article: Planning to Live, Ready to Die
"The weekend before the nursing home where I live went into lockdown, my son came for a visit. He patiently explained the virus to me. Only after his departure did I recognize he was secretly panicking about me...