A Unique Christmas Mystery As many of you know, I’ve gone “hybrid,” which means I am independently publishing some books, writing some for a small press and continuing to write for Harlequin. This has completely spoiled me, because when I indie publish, the choice of what goes on my cover is entirely up to me. […]
What If You HAD To Shop? #giveaway
Lindi here. Every month I go into the archives of photos to post this picture. And I realize that this month is my 4 year anniversary of being a part of Inspy Romance! I love being a part of this blog-the ladies are so incredible and inspiring. And the readers and writers who visit this […]
What Are You Reading?
I ended up teaching more classes this school year than what I had anticipated, and one thing has become infinitely clear: More classes means more grading. As an English teacher, you’d think I’d have understood this going in. Summer has a way of washing our memories clean, though, so that we forget the parts of […]
First Impressions: And the Greatest of These is Love
by: Staci Stallings One of the things I think is strange about my writing life is how clear certain scenes are when they come out of me and how those scenes never really leave my memory. Each book seems to have a few of these, and often, years after the book is finished and I’ve […]
On Changing Seasons and Big Life Events
Some life events are just hard to get over. Like, riding in a canoe for the first time with your husband who thinks faster is better and rapids are fun. We are such opposites. And yes, that stinkin’ canoe tipped. I ended up in that cold, Michigan river. For a minute. I say a minute […]
Cowboys, Christmas, and Second Chances
Ranches aren’t so different from farms, right? A few more horses and cows, a few less sheep and chickens. Still country living near small towns. Still wide open spaces instead of back alleys. Still the smells of nature rather than exhaust fumes. Still romance. Just add cowboys. Stir. Enjoy. I’ve been toying with a cowboy […]
Layers of Paint
Do you like art? What types of art do you like? Do you prefer modern art or classical paintings? Watercolor, acrylic, pencil, or another medium? How about oil pastels? Have you ever walked through an art gallery and tried to interpret the paintings there? Some years ago, I went to a local art gallery here […]
From the Texas Hills to the Texas Coast – Jolene Navarro
Jolene checking in from my back porch. Here’s this morning’s view before I drive off to work to downtown San Antonio. I love living in the hill country and if you read any of my books you can see how I admire the countryside and it’s people. But for my next series, I’m […]
Old Friends
by: Staci Stallings I just heard a song called, “You Can’t Make Old Friends,” and it got me to thinking about the series that is currently being released called “The Imagination Series.” Much like The Grace Series before it, The Imagination Series follows a group of friends. When we start their story, they are all […]
Lavender Farms and Escaping to Sweet Places
Last year, I started writing a short mini-series for one of the Kindle Worlds, and since then, Kindle Worlds has closed down and I’ve been given the rights back to my Lavender Vale series. Which I’m really thrilled about. I hadn’t meant to fall in love with this series the way that I did. […]