Deena Adams, Author
Hope-filled Fiction
Deena Adams is a Christian women’s fiction author who loves telling emotionally rich stories about faith, family, forgiveness, and second chances. Through relatable characters and heartfelt themes, she writes novels that remind readers hope can still be found in life’s hardest storms.
Order Deena’s debut novel, Stronger than the Storm, now.
KP - I’m excited to welcome fellow Scrivenings Press author Deena Adams to the blog today! Deena writes heartfelt Christian women’s fiction that explores family relationships, forgiveness, faith, and finding hope in difficult circumstances. Her debut novel, Stronger than the Storm, released on April 28, 2026, and has already resonated with readers through its emotional depth and themes of healing and redemption.
Read on as Deena shares more about her writing journey, the inspiration behind her stories, and the heart behind her debut novel, Stronger than the Storm.
Welcome, Deena Adams.
About Deena’s Book
KP - What inspired you to write this book, and how did the idea first take shape?
DA - I write stores inspired by my personal life experiences or from what friends or family members have gone through, so a difficult season with a prodigal in our family twenty years ago inspired Stronger than the Storm.
I wrote the first draft in 2019, and the story was very similar to what we went through with our daughter. When I pulled the story back out a couple of years ago to polish it for a proposal, I received some great advice from a seasoned author who suggested I write the Holbrook family’s story and not my own. She was so right!
KP - Are any of your characters inspired by real people in your life?
DA - Yes, I gave the mother, Beth, some of my personality traits and flaws. Her husband, Kevin, has many of my husband’s great qualities. The Holbrook children are loosely based on my children, and Beth’s best friend, Teresa, was inspired by my best friend, also named Teresa.
KP - Which part of the book was the most challenging to write, and why?
DA - The scenes with the teenager, Leesa, and her so-called boyfriend, Isaac. Early in the story, he takes advantage of her drunkenness, and she loses her virginity. I don’t know how many times I edited and rewrote that scene to try to get across the internal conflict Leesa felt as a young woman who had never been on a date before yet landed in that compromising position because she got drunk.
Also, Isaac abuses her several times verbally, emotionally, and then physically. Those scenes were extremely hard to write. Abuse of any kind under any circumstance is never okay, and I don’t enjoy portraying that atrocity, but sadly it’s real life, even for some Christians, and I want my books to address issues people are facing and offer them hope.
KP - Do you have a favorite scene, passage, or character in this work?
DA - I love Leesa’s friend, Jackson. He’s the guy every mother wishes her daughter would bring home.
KP - What do you hope readers will carry with them after finishing your book?
DA - I hope the Holbrook’s faith journey inspires people to cling to the Lord no matter what they’re facing and to know that transparency and vulnerability are a path to healing. Another takeaway is the power of forgiveness and unconditional love—from God and the people we’ve wronged, and for those who’ve harmed us.
Writing Process & Craft
KP - Please describe your writing process. Do you outline extensively (plotter) or discover as you go (pantser)?
DA - To save myself from an extremely messy first draft, I’ve tried to become a plotter, but that hasn’t worked out for me yet. My characters refuse to follow my outline, and they always take over. I try to have a couple of ideas for some major turning points in the story before I start writing, but even those change sometimes. So, to answer your question … I’m ninety-five percent pantser and five percent plotter. It’s fun to find out where the story goes as I’m writing, but also a little scary..
KP - Do you follow a daily writing routine? If so, what does it look like?
DA - I tried to set 1-4 p.m. as my writing time each day and did fairly well with that schedule before I got my book contract last summer and the edits and deadlines started. I work at my church two mornings a week, participate in or lead a ladies Bible study most Friday mornings, and have lots of other writerly responsibilities, so it seems like my writing time gets squeezed in wherever I can fit it in.
A runaway teen.
A wife’s devastating secret.
A family’s reckoning.
Beth Holbrook has spent years building a life centered on faith and family. As a pastor’s wife, mother of three, and respected parenting coach, she’s devoted herself to helping families raise godly children. Now, with a publishing contract within reach, Beth stands on the verge of realizing a lifelong dream.
Then her daughter runs away.
Eighteen-year-old Leesa is tired of living under expectations she feels she can never meet. One impulsive decision sends her fleeing to Myrtle Beach, determined to take control of her life. But when she returns home weeks later with shocking news, the fragile peace inside the Holbrook family fractures.
As tensions rise, Beth struggles with growing conflict in her marriage, painful criticism from her mother, and the crushing realization that the advice she’s given other parents may not save her own family. Worse still, the secret she’s hidden for nearly two decades threatens to destroy the very foundation of her life.
When a powerful hurricane barrels toward their Virginia Beach home, the Holbrooks must confront the storm raging inside their hearts.
Can grace and forgiveness rebuild what secrets and betrayal have broken—or will the truth tear their family apart?
Perfect for readers who love Christian women’s fiction filled with emotional depth, family drama, and themes of redemption and healing, Stronger than the Storm is a powerful story of faith, forgiveness, and the courage to face the truth.
Fans of Nicole Deese, Karen Kingsbury, and Amanda Cox will love this compelling and heartfelt novel about family secrets, healing after betrayal, and God’s power to restore broken lives.
Looking Ahead
KP - Are you already working on your next project? If so, can you share a glimpse?
DA - I’m currently editing book two in The Holbrook Family series, which revolves around Kevin and Beth’s son, Tyler, and his new bride, Shelby. Shelby’s dream to purchase the music studio where she works and continue offering lessons to underprivileged children is in jeopardy when she contracts a horrific, rare skin disease. My personal experience also inspired this story, and the book will launch in June 2027.
KP - Is there anything else you'd like to share?
DA - Thank you for having me on your blog, Karen. I really appreciate the opportunity to share about my debut novel with your followers. I pray that if they read Stronger than the Storm, God will use the Holbrook’s journey of healing to bless and encourage them.
Learn More About Deena
For more information, please visit Deena’s website.