Regina Rudd Merrick

Regina Rudd Merrick is a writer, church musician, wife, mother, former librarian, and grateful follower of Jesus Christ. Having lived most of her life in Western Kentucky, she dreams of the sound of crashing waves and sandy beaches. Married to her husband of 35+ years, she is the mother of two grown daughters and lives in the small town of Marion, KY. She is the author of five contemporary romance novels: Carolina Dream (2017), Carolina Mercy (2018), and Carolina Grace (2019) in the Southern Breeze Series, and in the RenoVations series, Heart Restoration (2020) and Rebuilding Joy (2021), and has contributed to several anthologies and novella collections. Her latest book, Window of Peace, is a historical romance in the multi-author Stained G

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