About

Christian fiction author Therese Heckenkamp has been writing stories since before she could spell. Born in 1981 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia, Therese arrived in the US on her second birthday. Her mother is from Australia and her father, an American, served as a Ranger in Vietnam from 1968-69. Therese has one older brother, Jerome, and two younger sisters, Monica and Cassandra.

Growing up homeschooled, Therese enjoyed plenty of opportunities to read piles of books and pursue her writing dreams. She completed the first draft of her first published novel (Past Suspicion) the summer before she attended college. After graduating from UW Waukesha with an Associate of Arts and Science degree, she continued working as a baker and cake decorator before marrying in 2007 and becoming a stay-at-home mom in 2008. Therese lives in Wisconsin and is now the mother of eight (five on earth, and three tiny babies cradled in God’s loving care).

Her books have reached #1 bestseller in various Amazon Kindle categories, including Religious Romance, Religious Mysteries, and Inspirational Religious Fiction. Her romantic suspense novel After the Thaw was a 2019 TopShelf Magazine first-place winner in Inspirational Fiction and a 2016 Readers’ Favorite bronze medal winner in Christian Fiction. Therese is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers as well as the Catholic Writers Guild. She squeezes in writing time whenever she can manage (and sometimes when she can’t). She dreams up new story ideas at night when the house is—if she’s lucky—finally quiet. She also owns and operates WisconsinCookies.com, using her baking and decorating skills to create beautiful and delicious specialty cookies.

Therese always enjoys reader feedback and comments. Contact her at tessheckenkamp@hotmail.com and follow her on Facebook, Amazon, Goodreads, BookBub, and Twitter.