The one memory that Mary has of her childhood literary exploits revolves around the romance story she wrote when she was twelve. The hobby brings her great joy and she rarely comes across activities that make her laugh and cry quite like writing her stories down.īut Mary Connealy will be hard pressed to tell you when the passion first manifested and what caused her to take an interest in writing in the first place. She does know that, even before she was published, writing was her life.Īnd even after she got published, writing wasn’t something she did but what she was. She doesn’t even know when the passion for writing first manifested.

Mary has no idea when she decided to become a writer. Older readers might be aware of Mary Connealy’s earlier novels which she published under the ‘Mary Nealy’ pseudonym. Mary has also been fortunate enough to win numerous accolades for her literary efforts, this including a Carol Award and a RITA Award nomination.

The author’s books have made appearances on lists of Christian fiction bestsellers. She initially worked with Barbour Publishing but eventually switched to Bethany House. The author began writing and publishing novels after her last child started high school. Following her graduation from Lyons High School in the 1970s, Mary pursued a Mass Communications degree from Wayne State College, also in Nebraska, eventually graduating in 1976. Her elementary school –Jefferson School-was a county institution that constituted one room. Mary’s childhood was largely restricted to her rural home town.

The third child, Mary’s parents, a farmer, and a pianist were trained social workers and they ensured their child grew up with a good head on her shoulders. She came from a family of eight children. Her childhood was spent in rural Lyons on a farm. Mary Connealy was born in 1956 in Oakland, Nebraska. The author’s books emphasize Christian values that are in line with her faith. Mary Connealy is an American author that writes romantic comedies.

Golden Days by Mary Connealy