Delia Latham

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?) Note:  I found a couple photos of similar dolls. If your curiosity's gettin' the best of ya, click on over to the photo album and have a peek.

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!), I've just received a contract offer on my historical romance, Goldeneyes, through Vintage Romance Publishing. Also, since an author can never be working on just one project, well ... my elusive muse dropped by a while back and actually stayed long enough to breathe something magical into my ear. As a result, I started what could turn out to be a sequel.  Y'all gotta have something to look forward to!

While you're here, click on over to my photo album and let me show off my family.  Be sure to bookmark my site (go on - do it now, while it's on your mind!), and visit often. I want to know you've been here!   

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