Florence Morse Kingsley (July 14, 1859 – November 7, 1937) was an American author of popular and religious fiction.

[2][3][4] Florence grew up in Brecksville Township, Ohio, where her parents were educators in the local school district.

[9] Florence Morse Kingsley was a contemporary of fellow writer Lew Wallace, the author of Ben-Hur.

[10] The influence of her early Wellesley days were captured in her books:[6] When Kingsley was thirty-five, a publisher held a writing competition to obtain the best manuscript that would inspire a child's faith for Christ.

It was in this contest that Florence Kingsley submitted her manuscript for Titus: A Comrade of the Cross.