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Unlike any other inspirational romantic suspense author, Dee Henderson has been nominated for several awards including the prestigious RITA Awards, ECPA Gold medallion awards, Golden Quill awards, Christy awards, Choice awards and the National readers awards.

Currently living in Springfield, Illinois, Dee Henderson is a lifelong inhabitant of the state

VITAL STATISTICS

Age: 33

Where born: Alexandria, Va.

Family: Wife Tammy; children: two boys ages 1 and 3; and a girl, 9.

Education/special training or experience: BA and MPA degrees from Brigham Young University; Presidential Management Intern, Nasa HQ and Department of Justice U.S. Marshals Service, SPHR certified.

Primary product: Employee leasing (human resources outsourcing).

Responsibilities: Providing human resources consultation and service to clientele.

Number of employees: 1,600.

Web site or e-mail address: (dee@esgpeo.com).

PERSONALITY PROFILE

First job: Lawn cutting for neighbors; first formal job - bagging at Albertsons.

Management style: "Y" style manager (trusting, empowering).

Keys to success: Working hard, taking calculated risks, choosing to have the right people around me.

Why this career?: I enjoy helping businesses grow and helping people develop.

My business goals: Be the best, not the biggest; help our clients succeed.

A word of advice: "It's all in the relationships and hard work."

Most influential mentors: Father, Tom Mulhern (director of Labor Relations U.S. Marshals Service), Craig Allred (president ESG).

Favorite book/movie/or Web site: Book: "The Millionaire Next Door;" Movies: "Braveheart" and "Dances with Wolves."

These days, most authors are out there energetically promoting their books in print and broadcast and via social media—wherever they can get attention. But Dee Henderson keeps a low profile. She avoids telephone interviews because of hearing problems, declined to provide a current photo, and will say only that she lives in Illinois.

With her track record, Henderson can probably afford to lie low. Her latest romantic suspense, Full Disclosure (Bethany House, Oct.), has a first printing of 125,000, so clearly the confidence of her publisher. It’s her 16th Christian novel, and there are nearly 3 million copies of her previous books in print. Her honors include two Christy Awards and a RITA Award.

“I’ve always believed marketing should be about the book, rather than the author,” Henderson wrote in response to questions from PW. “It’s also a decision about priorities. I keep a limited list rather than a to-do-list. I know I won’t get done what everyone would like from me, so I choose the items that personally matter to me, or impact my family.”

She added, “Everyone has challenges in life. Most of mine have simply been around my hearing.” Henderson says she has good friends and publishers with whom she has never had a phone conversation because she doesn’t trust her hearing. “I write a lot about survivors--overcoming what’s happened, learning something about yourself and friends, deepening what you know about God--it adds a rich layer to the stories I want to explore. Some of that does come from personal experience.”

Bethany House is conducting a national print, broadcast, and online campaign for Full Disclosure that includes a video trailer posted on Henderson’s low-key Web site, where the author welcomes readers’ notes. But Henderson describes herself as “old school.” She t

2008 Team Tri-Captain
2008 LSWA Second-Team All-Louisiana
2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2007 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana
2007 LSWA Louisiana Hitter of the Week (3/13)
2007 Husky Softball Classic All-Tournament Team
2007 ESPN the Magazine Third-Team Academic All-American
2007 ESPN the Magazine First-Team Academic All-District
2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2005 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR SEASON (2008)
23 Cal State Fullerton … Also recorded the game-winning RBI in a win over No. 21 Mississippi State … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

JUNIOR SEASON (2007)
Played in 61 games, starting 35 … Had the best season of her career after seeing action at designated player … Became LSU’s third player to earn Academic All-America honors after being named to the ESPN the Magazine third team … Was also an ESPN the Magazine first-team Academic All-District selection .. Earned LSWA first-team All-Louisiana honors at designated player … Selected the LSWA Louisiana Hitter of the week on March 13 … Led the team with 29 stolen bases, the fifth most in school history … Ranked 10th in the SEC and 49th in the NCAA in stolen bases … Tied the school record with a 15-game hitting streak … Ranked fourth on the team with 38 runs scored … Missed three games with a broken finger … Recorded nine multiple-hit games … Broke the LSU single-game record with four stolen bases against Texas-San Antonio … Recorded six games with multiple stolen bases … Scored multiple runs in seven different games … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006)
Played in 60 games, starting one … Saw most action as a pinch runner … Went 1-for-8 at the plate … Recorded her first career RBI against Grambling State … Scored 26 runs on the season, which was tied for fifth on the team … Was