Deborah HiningDeborah Hining is proud to be a bone fide hillbilly, having grown up in a very isolated village in the hills of East Tennessee. She earned her B.A. in Communication and M.A. in Theater from the University of Tennessee and her PhD in Theater from Louiiana State University. From an early age, Deborah wanted to be a poet, and her greatest ambition was to see one of her poems published in a book. Now, after a long and checkered life with many detours, she has realized her ambition, having published two award-winning novels. A Sinner in Paradise won the bronze medal from Foreword Reviews Book of the Year in Romance, and the sequel, A Saint in Graceland, also received the bronze medal for Foreword Reviews Book of the Year in Religion. Both allowed her to indulge her love of poetry. Deborah now is back to her roots, living on a farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her husband, children, and grandchildren. Read More Read Less