As a romance writer, I believe that romance can be found anywhere. In a park. On a cruise ship. On a college campus. And in a quaint fishing village in Alaska. My September release from Love Inspired, “An Alaskan Wedding,” takes place in the great state of Alaska in a town named Love. One of the […]
Are You There God? It’s Me Belle
This summer has been an extraordinary one. And not necessarily in the ways one might think of an extraordinary summer. With serious illnesses and surgeries in my family, I’ve been playing a supportive role as caretaker for the ones I love. It’s an honor to support my family members through difficult times, but it hasn’t been […]
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
Saying farewell to my first series “Seven Brides Seven Brothers” has been a little bit difficult. There were many tears flowing as I wrote the final scenes and wrapped up a series that has been embraced and beloved by readers. As I tried to assess why I was feeling such sorrow I came to the […]
Alison Stone and the Popularity of Amish Fiction
Belle Calhoune here. My guest today is my friend and fellow writer, Alison Stone. Alison and I met in person two years ago at the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. I’m happy to say we’ll be seeing each other again in New York City for the 2015 RWA conference in mid […]
Introducing Rita nominated author, Katy Lee and her pal Rue
My very special guest is my friend, author Katy Lee. Katy and I met back in 2012 when we both were entered in a writing competition on the Harlequin boards. It was “A Speed Date with Emily” where we had to pitch our book online to Emily Rodmell, Love Inspired Editor. Long story short is […]
Author Patricia Johns and Canadian Politeness (plus a giveaway of her new release)
Hello everyone. Belle Calhoune here. I’m really happy that my friend and fellow Love Inspired author, Patricia Johns, is blogging over here today. She’s from Canada and her latest Love Inspired release, A Firefighter’s Promise, just hit the shelves. What a gorgeous cover. That hero has muscles for days! She is giving away a copy of […]
Nancy Drew: My favorite heroine
In many ways, Nancy Drew is directly responsible for my becoming a writer. Nancy was the first heroine who made me want to step inside the character’s shoes and inhabit her world. And who wouldn’t want to be Nancy Drew? She was attractive, intelligent, disciplined and adventurous. She was also a good friend to her sidekicks, Bess […]
Diversity in Christian Romance
When I began writing my Seven Brides Seven Brothers series, I wanted to create a family that was diverse in their racial makeup. The Donahue brothers are diverse in that two are African American and one is of Hispanic heritage. In my opinion, this makes the series even more interesting and richly textured. After all, Christian […]
A Heroine to Remember
Writing believable, likeable heroines in the Inspirational genre is no easy feat. And anyone who says otherwise, might want to reconsider that position. I have to laugh when I receive messages from readers asking why they can’t find a particular book in my series in the Amazon listings. That’s because I haven’t written it […]
What makes a great hero in Inspirational romance?
As an author of Inspirational Romance I have written numerous heroes over the years. Cowboy heroes. A Coast Guard hero. A soldier hero. Foster brother heroes. Heroes of different sizes, colors and backgrounds. I have to admit, I love the feeling when a hero comes together in all his spectacular glory. But what are the ingredients […]
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