

Two of her books have finaled in ACFW’s Book of the Year (now the Carol award) contest: her novella, Dressed in Scarlet, and her cozy mystery, A String of Murders. Darlene is the author of seventeen contracted books and novellas, as well as several hundred short pieces. Although a series, each book can be read on its own.In 1875 Buck Morg. Talia, a Lynx point Siamese cat, proudly claims Darlene as her person. This is the fourth book in a six-book series about four generations of the Morgan family living, fighting, and thriving amidst a turbulent Texas history spanning from 1845 to 1896.

Her historical fiction ranges from the Revolutionary War to World War II, from Texas. Darlene loves music, needlework, reading and reality tv. She has written over forty books and has written more than 250 devotionals.

Oklahoma also has the benefit of being the home to her son, his wife, and their four beautiful children. Award-winning author and speaker Darlene Franklin lives in cowboy country—Oklahoma and loves writing about the American West.
