Harriet Hurry-Up
and the
Oh-So-Slow Day

New Release August 13, 2024 from Kregel Publishing

From The Divine...

The Worrywart’s Prayer Book:
40 "Help-Me-Get-a-Grip God”
Meditations and Prayers

#1 Kindle Bestseller in Motivational and Self Help
#1 Kindle Bestseller in Anxieties and Phobias
WINNER top book in Christian Non Fiction, 2022 Indie Book Awards

From The Divine...

God Made Us Just Right

Download the FREE Activity Pages

Finalist 2022 Blue Ridge Mountain
Christian Selah Book Awards

Winner 2022 Catholic Media Book Award,
Youth Category

...To the Feline

Cat Confessions:
A Kitty-Come-Clean
Tell-All Book

Over 135,000 + books sold!

...To the Feline

Heavenly Headbutts:
Reflections of Hope
about Cats and Eternity

Finalist in 2023 Indie Book
Awards for Best Overall Design

2023 Writer’s Digest Self-published
Book Awards, Honorable Mention

...To the Feline

Why a Cat Is Better than a Man

Finalist in the 2021 Indie

Book Awards for Humor

...To the Feline

Purr More, Hiss Less:
Heavenly Lessons I
Learned From My Cat

...And More

LAUGH OUT LOUD:
40 Women Humorists
Celebrate Then and Now…
Before We Forget

Finalist in the 2019
Indie Book Awards for Humor

What I Like About You:
A Book About Acceptance
E-book Version.

...And More

What I Like About You:
A Book About Acceptance

Finalist in the Indie Awards 2020
for Children's Picture Books

...And More

From The Divine...

Whatever Is Lovely:
A 90-Day Devotional Journal

About Allia

WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE. I’m so excited you’re here. I just love, love, love visitors.

Take your time and browse; there’s no rush. I have books for children, adults, cat lovers, worriers, tween devotionals, and lots more. I’ve been writing books for a long time, and have close to 200 to my name. Some have won awards; some have been translated into foreign languages. But my favorites are the books that make people laugh…and those that bring folks closer to God.  Before I branched out on my own, I was Senior Editor/Religious Books at Reader’s Digest Children’s Publishing for nine years.  However, my cats complained of being lonely. So I decided to be a stay-at-home mom/author so I could tend to my fur babies and write children’s and cat books. I do hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them.

Please check out my NEW RELEASES below, including my latest, Harriet Hurry-Up and the Oh-So-Slow-Day. It’s a picture book from Kregel Publishers about a very impatient little girl who wishes a day that’s dragging would get a move on. She prays for patience (“send some please…and fast.”) and receives an answer in the form of a rescue dog that refocuses her mind and keeps her in the present so she can enjoy the day.  Another fairly new title HEAVENLY HEADBUTTS: REFLECTIONS OF HOPE ABOUT CATS AND ETERNITY will surely tug at your heartstrings. What’s more, it was awarded a 2023 Indie Book Award for Best Overall Design. Kudos to my creative director, Mary pat Pino, for her exquisite design.

Oh, and the good news, my two self-pubbed titles won Indie Awards, LAUGH OUT LOUD won a 2019 award in the humor category, and WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU won a 2020 Indie Award in the Children’s Picture Book category. Cool beans.  My latest book from Kregel Publishers, GOD MADE US JUST RIGHT won a 2022 Catholic Media Award, and THE WORRYWART’S PRAYER BOOK won the top slot in the 2022 Next Generation Indie International Awards for Christian Non Fiction.

From the Divine to the Feline TM

Happy, Inspiring Books for All Ages

My Latest Releases


  • Harriet Hurry-Up and the Oh-So-Slow Day
  • Heavenly Headbutts: Reflections of Hope about Cats and Eternity
  • Why a Cat Is Better than a Man
  • God Made Us Just Right
  • What I Like About You: A Book About Acceptance
    E book
  • What I Like About You: A Book About Acceptance
  • The Worrywart’s Prayer Book: 40 “Help-Me-Get-a-Grip God” Meditations and Prayers
  • Laugh Out Loud: 40 Women Humorists Celebrate Then and Now…Before We Forget
  • Women Who Still Love Cats Too Much

My Books


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Where You Can Buy My Books...

My books are available wherever fine books are sold, including:


Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Christianbook.com
Walmart
Booksamillion.com
Zondervan
HCI
Harvest House

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