TRAVELERS IN PAINTED WAGONS ON COHAY CREEK

THE AUTHORS

     Sarah Walker Gorrell, the former owner and President of SWG Consulting, Inc., was for many years a Software Consultant specializing in the implementation of Payroll and Human Resources for clients. She now enjoys life on her front porch at the home designed and built by her husband on her family’s old home place in south Mississippi, near Sullivan’s Hollow and Cohay Creek.

     Her hobbies include freelance writing. She writes a column, titled “From the Front Porch,” for the Taylorsville Post and a blog with the same name. She also enjoys spending time with her family and her two Pomeranians. She likes to study genealogy, and she loves to travel. Sarah is the Organist for her church, Taylorsville United Methodist Church, where her great-grandfather, the Rev. D. C. Langford, was one of the first pastors and where her grandparents were married in 1910.

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     Mary Lou Gregg Cheatham Cooke began her life on a Mississippi farm north of Hot Coffee and south of Taylorsville. Her family spent their winter evenings playing games, reading, and conversing by the fireplace. Mary’s parents, two of the world’s greatest storytellers, bequeathed a legacy of yarn spinning to their children and grandchildren.
     When she was ten years old, she decided she wanted to be an author. Life took her down other paths. After graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, she taught English in Greenville, Mississippi, and Ruston, Louisiana. Later she attended Louisiana Tech University and became a registered nurse.

  
     Although four of her books are a series, the Covington Chronicles, each book stands alone. The Chronicles—Secret Promise, The Courtship of Miss Loretta Larson, The Dream Bucket, and Manuela Blayne—depict life in rural and small town Mississippi in the early 1900’s. During 2016, The Dream Bucket has frequently earned number one ranking in the Christian historical romance category, and Mary has earned a high sales ranking in historical fiction on Amazon. Abi of Cyrene, an inspirational novel, set in the time of Christ, continues to receive critical acclaim. Mary’s novels are available in paperback, Kindle, and professionally recorded audible books.

     Mary Lou and Sarah have co-authored the fifth book in the series, Travelers in Painted Wagon on Cohay Creek.
(Source: Travelers in Painted Wagons on Cohay Creek)