Myra Johnson

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Native Texan Myra Johnson writes emotionally gripping stories about love, life, and faith. Myra is a three-time Maggie Awards finalist, two-time finalist for the prestigious ACFW Carol Awards, winner of Christian Retailing’s Best for historical fiction, and winner in the Inspirational category of the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards.

After living five years in Oklahoma, then eight years in the beautiful Carolinas, Myra and her husband are thrilled to be back in the Lone Star State enjoying wildflowers, Tex-Mex, and real Texas barbecue! The Johnsons share their home with a very pampered rescue dog and a cat with attitude.

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Glowing review of my first self-narrated audiobook!

Thanks so much to KavsBestReads for such kind words after listening to A Horseman’s Heart: Horsemen of Cross Roads Farm Book 1, which I just released as a new audiobook in October. It was a scary thing putting my first effort as narrator out there for the audiobook-listening public, but I’ve had so much fun bringing these stories to life in audio form. Book 2, A Horseman’s Gift, is also available,

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“Sometimes it takes losing our way before we can discover who we really are, and to learn that God is always waiting for us to come home. ~page 94”
Myra Johnson, The Rebel's Return

“I realized nobody but God knows what tomorrow will hold. Each day is a gift, and I'm pretty sure God doesn't want our worries about what may or may not happen in the unforeseen future to keep us from savoring every moment of the life He's given us today. ~Samuel (page 186)”
Myra Johnson, The Rebel's Return

“Nothing about life is easy, Rosy-girl, but the good Lord never promised us it would be. All we can do is keep trying and trusting and hoping.”
Myra Johnson, One Imperfect Christmas

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut.”
Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
Narcotics Anonymous

“Nothing about life is easy, Rosy-girl, but the good Lord never promised us it would be. All we can do is keep trying and trusting and hoping.”
Myra Johnson, One Imperfect Christmas

“I realized nobody but God knows what tomorrow will hold. Each day is a gift, and I'm pretty sure God doesn't want our worries about what may or may not happen in the unforeseen future to keep us from savoring every moment of the life He's given us today. ~Samuel (page 186)”
Myra Johnson, The Rebel's Return

“Sometimes it takes losing our way before we can discover who we really are, and to learn that God is always waiting for us to come home. ~page 94”
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