Linda Heavner Gerald has received much acclaim for her books. She has been writing for over seven years and published eighteen novels. Her work includes all genres. Linda writes each day with the goal of publishing books of substance. She draws from her medical background to alert her readers of current medical problems as well as providing inspiration through her many travels.

Linda hopes to transport her readers from the safety of their home to places which they may never discover. Her most important goal is demonstrating that God loves all of us. Even though her characters create problems for themselves, she wittingly shows how God can extract us from the mess we make.

The President's Book Award has been awarded several of her books for the past three years. This author has also obtained international acclaim. Linda's books are all over the world. Reader’s Favorite bestowed the silver medal for her YA book, AnnaPolis Summers in 2018. In 2019, Linda won the Reader’s Favorite Gold medal in Urban Fiction for the book: Cycles Of Hatred.


The Gulf of Mexico delights her as she shares her world with her husband, Buddy, of twenty-six years and their yellow cat, Jackson Brownie Gerald. Her son recently joined them in Florida, where the most beautiful beaches in the world welcome them.