07/07/2026
Best-selling and award-winning master storyteller Randy Willis—books about adventure, family, and faith.
Randy Willis is as much at home in the saddle as he is at the computer, where he composes his family sagas.
Randy draws on his family's heritage of explorers, settlers, soldiers, cowboys, and pastors. He carries on the tradition of loving the outdoors. Randy shares it through the adventures he creates in his short stories, biographies, and novels.
Randy Willis is the author of 19 books. These include Destiny, Beckoning Candle, Twice a Slave, Three Winds Blowing, Texas Wind, and Louisiana Wind. Additionally, he authored The Apostle to the Opelousas. He also wrote The Story of Joseph Willis and his autobiography, "To the Best of My Recollection."
Twice a Slave has been chosen as a Jerry B. Jenkins Select Book, alongside four other best-selling authors. Jerry Jenkins is the author of more than 200 books. His works have sold over 70 million copies. This includes the best-selling Left Behind series.
Twice a Slave has been adapted into a dramatic play by Dr. D. "Pete" Richardson (Associate Professor of Theater) at Louisiana Christian University.
Randy Willis owns Randy Willis Music Publishing. It is an ASCAP-affiliated music publishing company. He also owns Town Lake Music Publishing, LLC. This is a BMI-affiliated music publishing company.
Randy Willis is an ASCAP-affiliated songwriter. He was an artist manager and TV producer.
Randy Willis is a Texas Hill Country Rancher.
Randy Willis founded Operation Warm Heart in 1991. It provides food and clothing to those in need in Central Texas.
Randy Willis was a member of the Board of Directors of Our Mission Possible in Austin, Texas. This organization empowers at-risk teens to discover their greatness.
Randy Willis was a charter member of the Board of Trustees of the Joseph Willis Institute for Great Awakening Studies at Louisiana College (Louisiana Christian University).
Randy Willis served on the Board of Directors of the Austin Apartment Association for four years. He was on the Board of Directors of the Texas Apartment Association for the same duration.
Randy Willis was born in Oakdale, Louisiana, and lived as a boy near Longleaf, Louisiana, and Barber Creek.
Randy Willis graduated from Angleton High School in Angleton, Texas, and Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He was also a graduate student at Texas State University for six years (1980-1986)
Randy Willis was a graduate student at Texas State University for six years. He is the father of three sons and has six grandchildren.
He currently resides in the Texas Hill Country near his three sons and their families.
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Randy Willis Website: https://www.threewindsblowing.com
Randy Willis Newsletter, Short Stories & Biographies:
https://randywillisbooks.com/
