{"id":3688,"date":"2025-01-27T01:35:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T06:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debraparmley.com\/?page_id=3688"},"modified":"2026-05-03T23:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:45:47","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><strong>Debra Parmley<\/strong>\u00a0is a best-selling, award-winning, multi-genre author of over 40 books, specializing in\u00a0<strong>military romantic suspense<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>contemporary western romance<\/strong>\u00a0set in\u00a0<strong>Montana<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Wyoming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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;is set in&nbsp;<strong>Virginia Beach, VA<\/strong>&nbsp;where she lived for a season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing from her life as an adventurous traveler and the wife of an&nbsp;<strong>Air Force veteran<\/strong>, Debra crafts high-stakes stories of danger and redemption from her current home in&nbsp;<strong>North Carolina<\/strong>&nbsp;in the summer months. In the winter, she and her husband, who live fulltime in a motorhome, become snowbirds living in&nbsp;<strong>Florida<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether writing gritty suspense, or&nbsp;<strong>romantasy<\/strong>&nbsp;in her new&nbsp;<strong>Reenactment Realm series<\/strong>, or&nbsp;<strong>fairytales as Debra Bishop<\/strong>, her work is guided by the core belief that \u201cEvery day we are alive is a beautiful day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color\">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>Published since 2008, this bestselling, award-winning author has more than 38 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>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 44 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>She also writes historical romance, contemporary romance, dystopian romance, romantasy, fairytale romance, holiday romance, poetry, and nonfiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. She has swum with dolphins off the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, walked the plank of a pirate ship off the island of Grand Cayman, sailed the seas on many cruises, ridden the cog train to the top of Pike\u2019s Peak, and lived in their motorhome on the sandbar known as Hatteras Island, NC. She likes to climb lighthouses because she is afraid of heights, and she is always determined to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June 2023, Debra was faced with new challenges after a blood clot in her brain disabled her. In the summer of 2024 she moved near Chapel Hill, NC to receive neural PT at UNC, and became a North Carolina author. She continues to write and travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will find danger, action and adventure, 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<p>As Debra Bishop, she writes fairytales and children\u2019s stories.<\/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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