Rise on Eagles’ Wings, a contemporary coming-of-age novel set in Iowa, was released in June 2023 by Elk Lake Publishing. Author Lois Kennis lives in Ames, Iowa, within thirty minutes of all six grandchildren. She writes realistic fiction to stir hearts with a healthy gleam of hope. Born and raised in small town Willmar, Minnesota, her higher education spans forty-plus years, including Concordia College and Rochester Community and Technical College. Finally, at age sixty, she earned a BA in Multi-Disciplinary Studies from University of Minnesota.

Lois says, “I don’t have it all together, and neither do the characters in my books. Most are broken in some way, whether by their own mistakes, or somebody else’s. But they're strong, too, and somehow, these broken yet lovable people find ways to rise above their situations and learn from their struggles. They want more out of life. More purpose and meaning. Like the creek, their lives twist and turn. Laughter, heartache, and redemption are part of their journey.”

Lois is the 2023 Winner of the NYC Big Book Award in the Christian Fiction category. She is a 2022 Genre Winner in the international Page Turner Awards. She is winner of the American Christian Fiction Writers Virginia 2020 Crown Award, and the Oregon Christian Writers 2020 Cascade Writing Contest.

Lois is a member of Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA), American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Oregon Christian Writers (OCW), and The Authors Guild. She loves the outdoors, libraries, and reading. Rise on Eagles’ Wings is her first novel.