Ronie Kendig

Ronie Kendig has a BS in Psychology and is a wife, mother of four, and avid writer. Her novels include espionage thriller Dead Reckoning, a military series The Discarded Heroes series (Nightshade, Digitalis, Wolfsbane, and Firethorn), and a new upcoming series, A Breed Apart, that launches Summer 2012.

In addition to speaking engagements, Ronie is a monthly columnist at the award-winning blog, Novel Rocket, and is active with the American Christian Fiction Writers.

Since launching onto the publishing scene in 2010, Ronie and her books have been gained critical acclaim and national attention, including: 2012 Christy Award Nominee - Wolfsbane (Contemporary Romance); 2012 FamilyFiction Readers Choice Awards (Discarded Heroes series named #5 Favorite Series, and Ronie named #3 Suspense author); Finalist in Christian Retailing's 2011 Readers' Choice Awards (Nightshade); RWA's Faith, Hope, & Love's 2011 Inspirational Readers' Choice Awards - 3rd Place - Romantic Suspense (Nightshade); 2012 INSPY Award Shortlist in Mystery/Thriller (Digitalis); The Christian Manifesto's 2011 Lime Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction (Wolfsbane).