DEBRA WHITING ALEXANDER holds a PHD in Psychology and is the author of more than twenty-two nonfiction and fiction books including, Children Changed by Trauma and Zetty. Debra’s work has won the prestigious 2018 Literary Award in Contemporary Fiction, the Will Rogers Medallion Award, Sarton Women’s Book Award, Eric Hoffer Award, National Indie Excellence Award, Wishing Shelf Book Award, Feathered Quill Awards, and more.
She has also co-authored the award-winning “Eliza Jane Series” with her granddaughter to shine a light on Tourette syndrome. Debra lives in Oregon, where she enjoys taking walks with her granddaughter through the orchards and local pioneer cemetery.
Titles by Debra Whiting Alexander
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In a family of spirited women, the courage of one shapes the future for all.
Gemma porter wants a baby. It’s a dream she holds on to like gold. But at every turn, the twenty-six-year-old is underestimated by a world that pigeonholes her as “intellectually disabled.” Especially when it comes to raising a child.
Yet, Gemma’s abilities far outshine her “disabilities,” and unexpected miracles follow her wherever she goes—a truth that only her beloved grandmother seems to notice. But when danger strikes in the small town of Sugar Creek, four generations of Porter women are put in peril. An unlikely heroine must risk everything to save the ones she loves.
Gemma is a story of raw courage, a woman’s quest for independence, and a mother’s love that knows no bounds, regardless of age or intellect. -