About The Author, Adda Leah Davis
Adda Leah Davis is a McDowell County, West Virginia native who has now lived in Russell County, Virginia for over twenty years and dearly loves the entire area. She is a retired elementary school teacher and counselor.
After retirement from the school system she wrote for two newspapers in McDowell County, started an oral history theater group, and was Director of Economic Development in McDowell County for six years.
Mrs. Davis has presented workshops on oral history, community development, leadership, and writing. She is energetic and enthusiastic about any project she starts and about life in general. Davis is the author of Sixteen books; “Fantasy Stories of the Life Cycles in Nature (Making Science Enjoyable),”“Here I Am Again Lord, Landon Colley, An Old Time Primitive Baptist Universalist Preacher,” “Caleb’s Song,” “Golden Harvest Workbooks for Grades 1, 2, and 3,” “The Whisperer,” a y/a book similar to the Nancy Drew Mysteries, “Abigail’s Redemption,” Lucinda Harmon Saga which includes; “Lucinda’s Mountain,” “Jason’s Journey,” “The Beckoning Hills,” and "Farther Along" and the mystery series which includes "A Fatal Love of Place," "A Fatal Web of Deceit, Fatal Choices and Second Chances and just recently out Book One of “A Fatal Beginning” a prequel Fatal stories, The Priory Heritage Series ("A Heaven Sent Wife") a regency romance, "Rocky’s Lesson", and "The Faith of Hannah," children's books.
The first series of books tell the story of the Scotch/Irish settlers in the Appalachian Coalfields in the 1950’ from the perspective of a person who grew up and lived her entire life in that culture. The second series is a mystery series dealing with corruption in businesses and the next book is her first attempt at writing a Regency Era Romance.. Davis received so many requests to write about Margie Meadows from the Fatal Series that she now has a new book, A Fatal Beginning which tells that story.
Davis’ dedication to her heritage and her sense of place is interwoven into the very fabric of all her work. However, as the present displays, she writes about other areas or settings, but still the character of the Appalachian Mountains and its ingrained values of patriotism, honesty, and faith is readily displayed.
As of now she is working on the second Y/A mystery, a three book series beginning in Ireland but migrating to Pittsburgh and then Southwest Virginia and over into West Virginia before returning to Ireland to visit one’s roots. Davis also has three books for children with Christian Faith Publishing as well as the first book “A Heaven Sent Wife” of The Priory Heritage Series which is being published first by Christian Faith Publishing.
Davis has a great love for and also a heartfelt need to write and therefore she writes every day. “If I don’t use the God-given gift of writing, then it will be taken and given to another and I would be bereft,” is one of Davis’ greatest fears.
Davis’ love for McDowell County as it was in the 1950’s rings loud and clear throughout her series of books and in fact all of her writings. She has often said, “I live away now, but part of my heart is still in McDowell County.
Today, Davis will tell you that hearts, like love, can expand as hers has because she now loves Russell County, Virginia and the entire area. The many friends and fellow writers that she has been blessed to meet and learn to love, attest to this knowledge.
After retirement from the school system she wrote for two newspapers in McDowell County, started an oral history theater group, and was Director of Economic Development in McDowell County for six years.
Mrs. Davis has presented workshops on oral history, community development, leadership, and writing. She is energetic and enthusiastic about any project she starts and about life in general. Davis is the author of Sixteen books; “Fantasy Stories of the Life Cycles in Nature (Making Science Enjoyable),”“Here I Am Again Lord, Landon Colley, An Old Time Primitive Baptist Universalist Preacher,” “Caleb’s Song,” “Golden Harvest Workbooks for Grades 1, 2, and 3,” “The Whisperer,” a y/a book similar to the Nancy Drew Mysteries, “Abigail’s Redemption,” Lucinda Harmon Saga which includes; “Lucinda’s Mountain,” “Jason’s Journey,” “The Beckoning Hills,” and "Farther Along" and the mystery series which includes "A Fatal Love of Place," "A Fatal Web of Deceit, Fatal Choices and Second Chances and just recently out Book One of “A Fatal Beginning” a prequel Fatal stories, The Priory Heritage Series ("A Heaven Sent Wife") a regency romance, "Rocky’s Lesson", and "The Faith of Hannah," children's books.
The first series of books tell the story of the Scotch/Irish settlers in the Appalachian Coalfields in the 1950’ from the perspective of a person who grew up and lived her entire life in that culture. The second series is a mystery series dealing with corruption in businesses and the next book is her first attempt at writing a Regency Era Romance.. Davis received so many requests to write about Margie Meadows from the Fatal Series that she now has a new book, A Fatal Beginning which tells that story.
Davis’ dedication to her heritage and her sense of place is interwoven into the very fabric of all her work. However, as the present displays, she writes about other areas or settings, but still the character of the Appalachian Mountains and its ingrained values of patriotism, honesty, and faith is readily displayed.
As of now she is working on the second Y/A mystery, a three book series beginning in Ireland but migrating to Pittsburgh and then Southwest Virginia and over into West Virginia before returning to Ireland to visit one’s roots. Davis also has three books for children with Christian Faith Publishing as well as the first book “A Heaven Sent Wife” of The Priory Heritage Series which is being published first by Christian Faith Publishing.
Davis has a great love for and also a heartfelt need to write and therefore she writes every day. “If I don’t use the God-given gift of writing, then it will be taken and given to another and I would be bereft,” is one of Davis’ greatest fears.
Davis’ love for McDowell County as it was in the 1950’s rings loud and clear throughout her series of books and in fact all of her writings. She has often said, “I live away now, but part of my heart is still in McDowell County.
Today, Davis will tell you that hearts, like love, can expand as hers has because she now loves Russell County, Virginia and the entire area. The many friends and fellow writers that she has been blessed to meet and learn to love, attest to this knowledge.