Debra Holland received a master’s degree in Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern California, and is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.  She’s worked twenty years counseling with individuals, couples, and groups.  She specializes in communication and relationship issues.

Debra’s first historical romance, Wild Montana Sky, won the 2001 Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart award. Wild Montana Sky was 2007 third place (overall) finalist in the Orange Rose contest. Her next book in this series, Starry Montana Sky was a 2004 Orange Rose second place (overall) finalist.

Her fantasy romance, Withea’s Way (retitled Sower of Dreams) was a 2003 Golden Heart finalist. Sower of Dreams also took second place in the general paranormal category of the Futuristic, Fantasy, & Paranormal (RWA chapter) contest.  Her science fiction/ fantasy, Lywin’s Quest, was a 2005 GH finalist.

Debra adapted Wild Montana Sky into a screenplay, which was a semi-finalist in the Kairos Prize Competition for spiritually uplifting screenplays in 2006 and in 2007. Wild Montana Sky also won the RWA Scriptscene chapter’s Share the Dream contest.

Debra has written a nonfiction book, Rules of Engagement: How to Have a Boundary Setting Conversation With a Difficult Person, which her agent is currently submitting to publishers. Her booklet, 54 Tips for Dealing With a Difficult Person can be purchased on her website, www.drdebraholland.com.

Written with co-writer, Steven Guerrero, Accelerate to Love, is also currently being submitted to publishers. To learn more about it, go to: www.acceleratetolove.com.

In addition to her psychotherapy practice, Debra is a consultant to the film and television industry, and wrote the “Ask the Love Doctor” column for the romance magazine, Arabella. Her current column, “Ask Dr. Debra” can be found on her website.

Read an excerpt from Sower of Dreams.