Her most recent book, “The Forgotten Ones,” was released May 1, and Kincardine is her first stop in Ontario. Who would have thought I’d sell more than two-million copies, be on the New York Times list and USA Today, and have my books translated into seven different languages? It’s honestly a dream come true!” I’m a small-town girl who grew up in the country. “To be able to live my dream, to pursue my passion and be successful at it - this really wasn’t something I ever thought I could do. 3 on Amazon and all of a sudden, I had editors and agents contacting me.

“That first month, I sold 10,000 copies - just blew me away! Three months later, I hit No. I’d spent two years trying to land an agent and publisher for 'Finding Emma,' my first women’s fiction novel, before I decided to self-publish it. “Before that, I’d worked with some small presses for romance novellas. “My break-out novel was 'Finding Emma' in 2011,” said Holmes. Her novels have been translated into seven different languages and she has hit both the New York Times and USA Today best-selling lists.

She has 30 published titles, and has sold more than two-million copies of her books. I was able to quit my full-time job in 2011 and write full-time.” I began writing full-time in 2010 when I would write while my kids were asleep, during my lunches at work, etc. “I wrote an inspirational romance and won. “I started writing in 2005 when my husband challenged me to enter a contest,” said Holmes. Holmes and her husband have three teenage daughters and have been married for 21 years. I attended Kincardine District Secondary School and then went to Peterborough for a Bachelor's Degree in Theology.” “I left Bervie when I was 18 to attend Bible College, and moved back when my children were small before we moved to Calgary 13 years ago. “I am so looking forward to coming home,” said Holmes, “even for a short visit. The daughter of Doug and Leona Jack, she grew up in Bervie and now lives in Calgary, Alberta. Best-selling author Steena Holmes (right) is coming home to do her first book-signing in Kincardine.

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