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Christian Fiction, General Fiction, Short Stories & Poetry

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Nancy LaRonda Johnson has written short stories, poetry and personal journals most of her life. She received her first writing award in elementary school for a psychological thriller short story. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a law degree.

A probation officer by day, she strives during her off-hours to write interesting characters who make it through trying times. What thrills her most is writing books and stories that give eye-opening takes on controversial topics.

Her first book, the literary Christian suspense novel, Anticipation of the Penitent, about a serial killer and his mother, reached the finals in the San Francisco Writer's Conference Indie Publishing Contest and was a Readers' Favorite Novel Contest winner. Sa ...more

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	Anticipation of the Penitent 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salted With Fire 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something Told: Spoken Stories 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carry the Light Volume 5 by Sumiko Saulson (Goodreads Author), Bardi Rosman Koodrin (editor), Ryan Warren it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Audio Books - A New Way of Storytelling?

When I was employed as a deputy probation officer and had to commute to work an average of 45 minutes each way, audio books were the way to go. I constantly had a book either on CD or linked from my phone. Though I dreaded the necessary hardship of commuting, I loved being immersed in the verbal telling of stories, either fiction or nonfiction. It didn't matter.

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message 2: by Lawrence

Nov 21, 2013 11:25AM

Hello Nancy...Thank you for accepting my friendship into your circle of friends. I look forward to sharing books and reviews with you. It's great to have a new friend on GR with two great things in common...loving our Lord Jesus Christ and the love for books.

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message 1: by Robbie

Mar 25, 2013 11:32AM

Hi Nancy,

I just finished Lone Wolf. I've read almost all of Jodi Picoult's books and I can't really say why but this one really resonated with me. It's one of my favorites of her books.

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