Ruth C. Ellinger

RUTH CARMICHAEL ELLINGER was born and raised in the Ohio Valley, setting for her historical and inspirational trilogy, The Wild Rose of Lancaster, Wild Rose of Promise, and Sword of the Wild Rose.

Ruth is twice recipient of American Christian Writers, "Writer of the Year" and Brandon Arts Council Award, "Artist of the Year" for Excellence in the Arts, (Writing) 2010. She has received numerous writing awards for both fiction and nonfiction.

The author's unique ministry experiences have taken her from the deserts of Arizona to the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, to the banana plantations of Central America.

Ruth is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and has traced her ancestry to include her patriot ancestors and further to her ancestral lands in Scotland. Her upcoming books are based on research of family history, a passion of the author.

The author and her husband, a retired pastor, make their home in Florida and spend time at their summer cottage in Ohio. They have four grown children and five grandchildren.