My Books

Are available through major online retailers. You can purchase through Amazon right here:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Deborah-Ann-Dykeman/author/B01B2BYPK6?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1714591136&sr=1-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

My first book! What a huge learning curve on this one. I will be forever grateful to Julia Ryan for her cover work, and her incredible talent. She was so very patient with me and my editor as we learned the ropes to self-publishing. This book is also now available in hard cover! Yay! Check it out!

Amazon reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars The characters faced painful complications in their marriage
By D. L. Campbell on May 16, 2016
The farther I got into this book, the harder it was to put down. The characters faced painful complications in their marriage. I lost sleep over this book, because I couldn’t quit reading. Right up to the last paragraph, and I’m still thinking about the ending. This is an intriguing story of a troubled marriage of a Christian couple. I recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars There is hope
By Julane Hiebert on June 28, 2016
All too often, as Christians, we would like for the world to think our problems are different, cleaner, more respectable, etc.. Deborah addresses the REAL, and often painful reality of our humanity. Yet, she does not leave us without the redemption that comes with forgiveness. I loved this story and know it will resonant on various levels to oh, so many!!

The Rubyville series:

This series was written because of my nostalgia for all the old towns here in Kansas. Once, they were thriving communities, with people living their daily lives, just as we do now. They married, raised children, went to work, attended church and enjoyed that little town until they were buried in the cemetery. The Rubyville series is centered around four, headstrong women of the Barton family. Continue their journey down through the years as you meet Annabella King in, A Place to Call Home, Annabella Barton in, A Place of Refuge, Helen Barton in A Place to Heal, and Evelyn Hanover in A Place in My Heart.

5.0 out of 5 stars I truly enjoyed this story June 16, 2016
Format: Paperback
I truly enjoyed this story. Not having read a lot of Christian fiction recently, this book was a good one to re-enter the genre. I definitely look forward to the next books in the series.

5.0 out of 5 stars I thought the first book was great but to go back to the beginning and get …
June 2, 2016
Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase
I thought the first book was great but to go back to the beginning and get to know the characters that founded Rubyville was amazing. I found it to be a fast read because once again the author lures you in and you do not want to put the book down. I am looking forward to this summer for the third book in the series. Deborah Ann Dykeman has proven she is passionate about what she writes due to how the stories unfold without being predictable at all. I love this author.

When Hope Blooms reviews:

ndbkrvwr 5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Another must read! Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024

Verified Purchase I loved reading another book from Deborah Ann Dykeman! As is true with her other books, the story is captivating and shares a positive and encouraging response to different life lessons. The light touch of well-placed humor throughout is a nice touch as well. I highly recommend and am looking forward to reading the next installment. A job well done!

Reviews for the Love Defined series of books:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feel Good Book Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024

Verified Purchase This is a beautifully written love story. This gives you hope that there is always someone out there no matter what age that will love you for who you are. It is very real-life feelings and insecurities and joys that we all experience in one amazing story. I am so excited that this is a series and cannot wait to get to the next 3 books that are coming.

5.0 out of 5 stars Positive love story – pure romance without tragedy or heartbreak.Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020

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This book is definitely a romance novel. There is no tragedy, heartbreak or wrongdoing (sin) to keep the reader turning the pages to see how these issues are resolved in the end. The author completely involves the reader in the physical and emotional lives of Jonathan and Elizabeth through not just what they were saying and doing, but what they were feeling and thinking. I was disappointed by the way I was so often led up to an event, only to have the narrative change to the next day or the next event in their lives. The author brings her characters to life in a very special way, making the book hard to put down and the narrative much too short.