If you want to catch up before reading the conclusion, you can find Valor, part 1 here and Valor, part 2 here. And now for the much-anticipated conclusion… (A little over-hype never hurt anyone, right? 😉) **** Savannah stared as Marcus walked in the door to the conference room. What was he doing there? She […]
Not everyone wants to be happy!
Do you know someone who seems to carry a little storm cloud over their heads all the time? Then you’ve met someone like Weston Kline. Weston is one of the Sullivan grandsons in the Sweet River Ranch Romance series. The first two books in the series featured young men who’d grown up in the lap […]
Valor, part 2 (a short story)
If you’d like to read Valor, part 1, you can find it here. Now for part two… *** Savannah was half-way through her first day on the job. She’d been shadowing Pamela, who worked in acquisitions. She’d learned about how Valor Enterprises raised outside funds to help support its philanthropic endeavors. She’d sat through numerous […]
Loves Quotes for “LOVEuary”
I’m a big fan of romance movies, and Hallmark’s theme for February is one of my favorites–LOVEuary. I love, love. I love all things romantic from books, movies, dates, songs, and most importantly…books. I am a romance writer, after all. My family often catches me watching movies with a smile on my face. I know it’s good […]
If Characters Gave Valentines
Valentine’s Day is coming up this month! Is this a holiday that you celebrate with anyone special? My husband and I don’t make a huge deal out of it, but enjoy any reason to be thankful for our own love story. For obvious reasons, the day seems perfect for those of us who read and […]
Inspy Romance
As I was considering the topic for this month’s Inspy Romance blog, my mind wandered to the title of the blog itself. What does it mean that I write Inspy romance? Inspirational? Christian? What defines my novels as compared to others on the market? What do readers expect when they pick up a book written […]
Chocolate, Chick-lit, and Reading by the Sea
My first novel, Chocolate Beach, was released by Bethany House Publishers about twenty years ago. (How can that be??) At that time, chick-lit was all the rage. (Think: Bridget Jones’ Diary). So I wrote Chocolate Beach in that genre, only my heroine didn’t quite fit the mold. She quoted Scripture, couldn’t cook (except for baking […]
Why I Love Writing Hockey Romance
Next week sees the release of my eight Christian hockey romance title, The Love Penalty. This is the second book in my new hockey series Northwest Ice, and follows the success of the Original Six series, which was based on the cities where pro hockey was first played in North America. In the past year […]
Happy New Reading!
I always enjoy the start of a new year. It’s like what’s said in Anne of Green Gables – “there’s no mistakes in it – yet.” I’m not really one for making New Year’s resolutions, although in The Breakup Project I wrote about a woman who does, which includes (among other things) the resolution to […]
Christian Christmas Reading!
I’m amazed that this is my last blog post for 2023. My next InspyRomance blog post will be in…2024! Can you believe a whole year has pretty much zipped by? How many books did you read in 2023? Thanks to everything that went on in my life this year, I only wrote two new novels. […]