{"id":3688,"date":"2025-01-27T01:35:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T06:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debraparmley.com\/?page_id=3688"},"modified":"2026-07-12T04:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:22:34","slug":"about-template","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/debraparmley.com\/?page_id=3688","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id3688_45e66b-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3688_45e66b-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id3688_45e66b-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:1319px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-5xl, 10rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-3xl, 6.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id3688_45e66b-86{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(142,209,252) 15%,var(--global-palette7,#EDF2F7) 65%,var(--global-palette9,#ffffff) 65%,var(--global-palette9,#ffffff) 81%);}.kb-row-layout-id3688_45e66b-86 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.00;mix-blend-mode:multiply;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3688_45e66b-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-3xl, 6.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-3xl, 6.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id3688_45e66b-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id3688_45e66b-86 alignfull has-theme-palette8-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle\">\n<style>.kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb{text-align:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3688_0f52bc-eb kb-section-dir-vertical inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Debra Parmley<\/strong> is a bestselling, award-winning multi-genre author of more than 40 books spanning <strong>military romantic suspense<\/strong>, and contemporary western romance set in <strong>Montana<\/strong> and <strong>Wyoming<\/strong>, western historical, <strong>historical women&#8217;s fiction<\/strong>, <strong>urban fantasy<\/strong>, fairytale romance, holiday romance, dystopian, nonfiction, poetry, and children&#8217;s books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter the genre, readers can expect fiction full of unforgettable characters, page-turning adventure, emotional depth, and stories filled with courage, hope, redemption, and transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Known for her authentic portrayal of veteran heroes, she is the author of&nbsp;<strong>Montana Delta Rodeo Cowboy: Bodyguard Protector<\/strong>, and popular titles in the&nbsp;<strong>Brotherhood Protectors World<\/strong>, including&nbsp;<em>Montana SEAL Protector, Montana Delta Rescue<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Montana Marine<\/em>. Her new&nbsp;<strong>Green Brotherhood SEAL Team XII series<\/strong>&nbsp;continues that tradition of honor, sacrifice, and suspense in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she once lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debra&#8217;s <strong>Reenactment Realm<\/strong> novels transport readers into a world where modern medieval reenactors uncover hidden magic, ancient legends, shapeshifters, and dangerous secrets lurking just beyond ordinary life. Blending <strong>urban fantasy<\/strong>, mystery, magic, suspense, and adventure, the series invites readers to step through the veil into worlds where myth is real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her historical <strong>women&#8217;s fiction series<\/strong>, <strong>Butterflies Fly Free<\/strong>, transports readers to the dazzling 1920s, where spirited young women chase dreams, challenge expectations, and discover what freedom truly means. Each novel follows a different flapper on a deeply personal journey of courage, independence, self-discovery, and new beginnings, weaving together historical detail with heartfelt stories of growth and transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An avid traveler and former travel agent who has explored much of the United States and visited more than a dozen countries, Debra draws inspiration from every destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing from her life as an adventurous traveler, and the wife of an&nbsp;Air Force veteran, Debra crafts high-stakes stories of danger and redemption from her home in&nbsp;<strong>North Carolina<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> She and her husband, live full-time in their motorhome, discovering new places that often find their way into her stories. Based in the Piedmont area of North Carolina, spends her summers writing and enjoying her grandchildren and often spends the winter writing in central Florida when they are not off on another adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Writing as Debra Bishop<\/strong>, she also creates delightful <strong>children&#8217;s books<\/strong> filled with imagination, kindness, humor, and gentle life lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;re searching for military heroes, western adventures, magical worlds, inspiring historical fiction, or enchanting stories for young readers, you&#8217;ll find characters worth cheering for and journeys worth taking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because, as <strong>Debra believes, &#8220;Every day we are alive is a beautiful day.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-block-paragraph\">Debra Parmley is an adventurous, multi-genre author and world traveler who, after living for 23 years just outside Memphis, in Bartlett, suggested to her husband that they not wait for his retirement to follow one of their dreams. In 2020, they sold their house and moved into a 43-foot motorhome full-time to travel the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published since 2008, this bestselling, award-winning author has more than 40 books in print. A Gemini, born June 7th, and sharing a birthday with Prince, Debra loves purple, polka dots, imagining stories, and playing with words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debra says, &#8220;Prince didn&#8217;t stick to one instrument or one type of music. And no one should have asked him to. He exercised his creativity in any direction he felt led. And that&#8217;s what I do. I&#8217;ve experimented with short stories in different genres, ended up writing for five different publishers on traditional contracts before I went full Indie in 2014. Each wanted me to stick with one genre and wouldn&#8217;t look at the others. That&#8217;s how I ended up writing for so many publishing houses. Five is way too many to juggle. It&#8217;s easier being Indie. This and our shared birthday is why I relate to Prince and why I mention him in my bio.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debra married her high school sweetheart, whom she asked out on a five-dollar bet. She has been married to her Air Force veteran husband for 45 years. Debra enjoys writing military romantic suspense and making sure her veteran heroes have a happy ever after that will last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being an adventurous author and world traveler, Debra has visited over 13 countries and even escorted a bus full of clients through Scotland when she worked as a travel agent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has swum with dolphins off the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, and stayed in over the water huts on Moorea and Tahitii, and on the island of Bora Bora. She walked the plank of a pirate ship off the island of Grand Cayman, has sailed the seas on many cruise ships to Alaska, the Carribean, the mediterannean, the Atlantic side and the Pacific side, and the Panama Canal twice. She has ridden the cog train to the top of Pike\u2019s Peak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debra is more than a tourist when she travels, as she likes to experience a place and eat where the taxi driver takes his family. She likes to see how the people there live, hear their folk tales and history, and hear their music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She and her husband workamped in Cody Wyoming for a season in 2023, and worked as security guards for oil rigs near the border of Texas and Mexico. Debra had the night shift and watched the coyotes hunt at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They lived in their motorhome on the sandbar known as Hatteras Island, NC while workamping in 2022 and lived through a N&#8217;oreaster which shut the only road down when the ocean washed it over with sand and water. They lived for six years in the Pocono Mountains one mile from the sign that says highest elevation in the Poconos. Debra knows how to batten down the hatches and how to live without power for a week in the winter on top of a mountain when snowed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debra has climbed lighthouses because she is afraid of heights, and she is always determined to try. She will tell you, &#8220;This is how you find courage. I simply set my jaw and began to climb, white knuckled hand over hand, until I reached the top. It didn&#8217;t make the fear go away, but I didn&#8217;t let the fear win. That is how I taught myself courage.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In late June 2023, Debra was faced with new challenges after a blood clot in her brain disabled her. By the summer of 2024 she moved near Chapel Hill, NC to receive neural PT at UNC, and became a North Carolina author. Diagnosed with a visceral scwhannoma in August 2025, she never gives up and continues to write and travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will find danger, action and adventure, bravery, and romance in her stories, backed by the belief that \u201cevery day we are alive is a beautiful day\u201d which is a part of everything she does with her writing and her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authordebraparmley\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 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