There was a trend going around social media for a while where people would try to convince you to read a book based on one quote. If you think about it, this is quite a task to accomplish. There’s only so much that you can convey about a story with a couple of lines. Not […]
New Series Launch! + a #Giveaway
Welcome to February! It’s going to be a great month. For lots of reasons, I’m sure. One of those reasons, though, is that the Easter in Gilead series is launching. Woot! Woot! His Runaway Crush is book three in the series, and it’ll be out March 28th – but book one (see Valerie Comer’s post) […]
Walking through a Reading Slump
For a reader, there are few things as frustrating as when you get in a reading slump. Surely, you know what I mean? When nothing grabs your attention enough to start reading it. Or, if you do start, everything falls a little flat and doesn’t keep you engaged. When you put it down, they aren’t […]
God Bless the Caretakers
I’m not a nurse. I never chose to be, and I don’t have the skills or the patience for it. However, I’m getting the impression that God has different plans for me. I’m married to a wonderful man, a top-notch father and life partner. We’ve been together a long time. But one thing that I […]
(Re)writing the story
As an author, I don’t always get the story right the first time. In that aspect, writing often reminds me a lot of life in general. We start out thinking we know what is going to happen next, but then the characters (or life) throw us a curveball and we adjust our path to compensate. […]
It’s Complicated: How Authors Really Feel About Their First Book
Confession: I don’t like my first book. I’m actually pretty embarrassed by it. Back in 2017 when I first wrote What Could Be, I was like a proud new first-time mama. My book baby was perfect. Beautiful. And certain to make its mark on the world. Aaaaaaand then I read it again months after I’d […]
Sunday Edition
Living in the mountains of British Columbia means there are mountain passes between home and everywhere else! Just before Christmas, we headed to my sister’s place “on the other side” for our first clan Christmas in three years! There had been quite a lot of snow for several days before, and the pass was absolutely […]
Character Interview: Meet Toni Wakefield from Muskoka
Today I’d like to welcome Toni Wakefield to the readers of Inspy Romance. Toni is a mother and an artist based in the beautiful Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada. Welcome, Toni. Thanks so much for having me today. So, let’s begin. Tell us how long you’ve been living in Muskoka. My brother and I moved […]
Chat with Becky Wade
For years, I have been a big fan of CCR author Becky Wade. Her stories offer characters with real problems and flaws (so relatable!), great settings, and the most satisfying happy endings. And I’m not the only one who thinks so. She was recently inducted into the Christy Awards Hall of Fame! It’s a great […]
Do You Love Sports?
Currently in the United States, we are in the football playoff season. Lots of women don’t care for sports, but I love them. I’m not sure why I love sports when so many women don’t. Maybe it’s because I grew up with three brothers who all played numerous sports, but then I was the oldest […]