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Mary Alice Moore Connealy (born 1956) is an American author of Christian fiction[2] who specializes in romantic comedy set in the cowboy era of the American west.[1]

Mary Alice Moore Connealy
Born1956 (age 65–66)
Oakland, Nebraska
OccupationWriter
SpouseYes
ChildrenFour daughters[1]
Websitemaryconnealy.com

Early life


Connealy was born in Oakland, Nebraska, and grew up on a farm in rural Lyons, Nebraska. She is the third of eight children of farmer and social worker Jackson Moore, and social worker and pianist Dorothy (Frew) Moore.

Connealy attended Jefferson School, a one-room country school house, for eight years during elementary school, and graduated from Lyons High School in 1974. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications, graduating magna cum laude from Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska,[1] in 1976.


Career


Connealy wrote for ten years before she got her first book published, and had 20 finished books when she made her first sale.[1][3] She published her first books with Barbour Publishing.[4] After writing nineteen books for Barbour Publishing, she signed with Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, in 2011. Out of Control appeared on the Christian Booksellers Association national best-sellers list in September 2011[5] and also on the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) national fiction best-seller list.[2] Connealy is also published by Thomas Nelson Publishing, a division of HarperCollins Publishers LLC. Connealy was a finalist for best first book in the American Christian Fiction Writer's (ACFW)[6] 2008 Carol Awards with Petticoat Ranch. Doctor in Petticoats was a finalist for a 2011 RITA Award finalist-Best Inspirational Romance. Calico Canyon was a nominee for a Christy Award. Calico Canyon was best known[by whom?] for its opening line: "The Five Horseman of the Apocalypse rode in. Late as usual."


Selected published works


Romantic Thriller

Three Christmas Novellas: Longhorn Christmas, The Sweetest Gift, The Christmas Candle (Amazon Digital Services LLC 2018) ASIN B07HQ46F3F


Awards


Romance Writer's of America Milestone Pin 50 books published American Christian Fiction Writers (acfw.com) Milestone Pin 50 books published


References


  1. "Mary Connealy." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2012. Biography in Context. Web. 30 Dec. 2013. GALE|H1000205482
  2. ECPA profile, accessed January 8, 2014
  3. Official website profile
  4. Barbour profile, accessed January 8, 2014
  5. "CBA online, accessed January 30, 2012". Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  6. Carol Award winner Best Short Historical winner
  7. Carol award Finalist 2008
  8. Christy Award Finalist Archived January 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  9. Carol award Finalist
  10. Carol Award Winner Best Long Historical Romance
  11. Carol Award Finalist Best Long Historical Romance




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