Deanna Rutledge

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Deanna spent many years teaching English and literature in Christian schools and homeschool co-ops in Honolulu HI.  When she and pastor husband, Bill, returned to the mainland (Virginia) a few years ago, she began writing a series of action/adventure novels with strong Christian themes for young adults. These are set in the Middle Ages, the same time period that had so excited her Hawaii students. A Far and Distant Cry, was a Selah finalist in 2021. On Rumor’s Deadly Tongue, won the C.M.A first place award in 2022 in the category Best Books for Youth Ages 17-21. The final book of the series, There Came a Wounded Knight, has just been published.

“Hawaii was great,” Deanna says, “but it’s a true joy to be back home where I can spend time with family who now live close by rather than thousands of miles away.”

Sneak Peek

There Came a Wounded Knight

There Came a Wounded Knight: England, 1193 AD. In the town of Sudwell, both Lady Alix and William face perilous life and death challenges. Meanwhile, a wounded night on a milk white horse sets a weary course for home. The pulse-pounding conclusion to the Trowleigh adventure series.

  • A Far and Distant Cry

    TREACHERY, BETRAYAL, FAITH AND COURAGE IN THE AGE OF CHIVALRY England, 1193 A.D. Betrayed and abandoned, Lady Alix Oliver, 16, and her brother William, 14, flee across hostile country to outrun and outwit the most vicious and powerful man in the kingdom.

  • On Rumor's Deadly Tongue

    A POWERFUL, DEEPLY MOVING STORY OF GOD’S REDEEMING GRACE England, 1193 A.D. Lady Alix, 16, and her brother, William, are hiding from the prince who has vowed to destroy them. Vile and deadly rumors turn the village into chaos. With soldiers banging on the gates, can they rescue their friends from the howling mob before they are discovered?