Review the Author - Debra Shiveley Welch

Born in Columbus, Ohio, I now live in Westerville with my husband of 24 years, Mark, my 18-year-old son, Christopher, our elderly dog, Kelly and attitudinal cat, Emma.

We live on a beautiful lake, in which we take great pleasure. My husband is retired and my son is a sushi chef in an upscale, Japanese restaurant.

I am the author of four books: Cedar Woman, a fictional account of the life of a daughter of the Lakota Sioux who opens the first high-end Native American Restaurant in the Greater Columbus Area. Filled with Native American beliefs, ceremonies and the language of The People, it reveals Lena Cedar Woman's loves and passions; A Very Special Child, a well-received children's book which was awarded the FaithWriters Gold Seal of Approval - Outstanding Read Award, Son of My Soul - The Adoption of Christopher, a memoir and winner of the AllBooks Review Editor's Choice 2010, FaithWriters Gold Seal of Approval, Books & Authors Excellence in Literature and Best Non-Fiction Book 2007 awards, and Jesus Gandhi Oma Mae Adams, my first novel, co-authored with Linda Lee Greene, a murder mystery. All are available through Saga Books www.sagabooks.net, Amazon and Barnes & Noble and have made the Best Sellers list on Amazon and Amazon Japan.

is the story of a woman's journey through loneliness, poverty and neglect, her triumph over a turbulent past, and the joy of mothering her adopted child.

Ms. Welch's autobiography begins with her uncle's prophecy of her birth, and soon turns to a story of sorrow and abuse. A vow made at fourteen-years-of-age to save a child through adoption gives her new purpose, as she strives to survive a life of neglect and abandonment.

Breaking free from her past, she thinks of her childhood as "boot camp," and applies the lessons she learned as an example of how not to mother her future child.

Her joy is finally manifested in the form of an infant boy born with cleft lip and palate. She realizes that her vow has indeed come to fruition, and that she has finally found "The Son of Her Soul." Read the reviews here: http://www.debrashiveleywelch.net/soms.htm

Son of My Soul
The Adoption of Christopher

Best Seller at Amazon

In their novel Jesus Gandhi Oma Mae Adams, co-authors and cousins Linda Lee Greene and Debra Shiveley Welch explore the dark depths of the human soul in a thrilling murder mystery mixing supernatural elements and intriguing suspense, spiced with history, romance, and unpredictable twists and turns.

Oma Mae Adams, an African American Televangelist whose philanthropic works endear her to the world, is beloved by many. Gunned down in front of the television station where she tapes her popular religious program, her shocking death leaves a bereft world with two questions: who killed Oma Mae Adams - and why?

Read the reviews here:
http://www.debrashiveleywelch.net/jesusgandhiomamaeadams.htm

Best Seller at Amazon

In this warm and tender story, Debra Shiveley Welch lovingly tells of the Lord giving attributes to a yet unborn child while in the womb of a frightened, young girl. God takes some sweetness from the Cherubs, sweet music from the birds, laughter from the dolphins, and wraps them in love from the birth mother, placing it all carefully into the spirit of the unborn babe. A beautiful gift of life waiting to be unwrapped and cherished and placed in the arms of a loving mother and father. In this special keepsake edition, a collection of essays and poems are also included.
Read the reviews here: http://www.debrashiveleywelch.net/averyspecialchild.htm

Best Seller at Amazon and Amazon Japan

Lena Cedar Woman Young Bear, a daughter of the Lakota Sioux, opens the first high-end Native American restaurant in Central Ohio.
This is her story.
Born in May Hill, Ohio, Lena Cedar Woman travels to Columbus at age 12 after tragedy befalls her family. Here, in the capital city, a chance encounter leads her to her destiny.
Walk with her as she changes the lives and fortunes of those she loves.
Follow her to powwow where she meets her half-side.
Rejoice with her at the grand opening of her restaurant.
Cedar Woman allows the reader to learn the ways, and some of the language of The People, while also offering romance and discovery.