Valerie: Hi Lauren! Welcome to Inspy Romance. Our eager romance fans would love to get to know you a bit. Let’s start with some Quick Fives, okay? Lauren (leans forward): Yes! Let’s do it. Valerie: Five favorite foods? Lauren: Hamburgers, French fries, fried chicken, pizza, and ice cream. Valerie: Um… wow. How did you get […]
New Release & Character Interview
Several Inspy authors and I have come together to create a boxed set, titled A Christmas to Remember. I believe you’ll hear more about their stories as the month goes on, but here’s the set blurb and mine. The link for the preorder will follow, though it does release 10/2, so if you see this […]
Moving forward (+ a giveaway!)
I had a cheerful post planned for today, asking what readers wish new authors knew, what authors wish they’d known when they were new to publishing. Till I realized the date my post would go live. 9/11. Maybe that post wasn’t such a great idea on a day when many hearts will hold sad memories, […]
PLACE CALLED HOME ~ Character Interview
In just a few days PLACE CALLED HOME (The Potter’s House Book #11) hits the shelves! I can’t wait to share Tessa and Nate’s story of healing, freedom, and redemption with you! Here’s the blurb: All she wants is a settled place to call home. He can’t wait to make home a life-long road trip. […]
A Return to Peacock Hill (with #excerpt and #giveaway)
Hey there, Deidre McIntyre here. Elizabeth asked me to take over her post today to tell you about some of the recent happenings at Peacock Hill. I have to admit, I was a little surprised–after all, we’re kind of busy with the renovations right now, but, well, it’s kind of one of those situations where […]
Heidi Wei-Flores: Character Interview
Ah, summer! School is out, and sunshine is in! I’m a happy camper when the sun is up there in the sky! Vitamin D, perfect reading light, bright days of summer… What more could I ask for? Speaking of summer, what are your most memorable summer vacations? Growing up on a tropical resort island, I […]
3 Single Dads Seek Romance… #giveaway
Valerie: Today I’ve got three men visiting Inspy Romance to chat about their experiences. Let’s start out with the obvious: how did you become a single dad? Ian Tomlinson: My wife was killed in a car accident when our daughter, Sophie, was very young. She’s six now. Mason Waterman: I wasn’t married — wasn’t a […]
Stacy Monson’s OPEN CIRCLE: Meet Minnie & Jackson! #Giveaway
Some of you already know multi-award-winning author, Stacy Monson. A few years back she was a blogger here at Inspy Romance. Stacy continues to write contemporary Christian romance that “Reveals an Extraordinary God in Ordinary Life” and she is racking up more awards for her books than I have space to share on this blog. […]
Meet Sienna Rossi from Solo Tu | Narelle Atkins
Ciao! I’m Sienna Rossi and I’m excited to visit with you today to talk about my story. Solo Tu releases on May 29 and is Book 7 in ‘A Tuscan Legacy’ series. I’m the second-to-last Rossi grandchild (and sometimes I feel like the forgotten grandchild) to have their romance story shared in the series. When […]
A Reservation for Romance Character Interview
It’s moving week for me and my family, so as you can imagine, my stress level is pretty high. Since I’m mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted, I decided it might be best to leave this blog post up to the lead character in my next book, Brooke Jennings Lockwood. A Reservation for Romance releases in July, […]