It’s been a long time coming. My last new title released two years ago. Hill Country Redemption was inspired by a conversation with my mom. She told me about a couple I’d gone to school with. We’ll call them Andy and Pam. They were a few years older than me. All I remembered was that […]
How do You Relieve Stress? Jolene Navarro
Hola, Jolene Navarro checking in from the Texas Hill Country. My latest book is out in the wild. The heroine, Belle De La Rosa, is a busy single mother that is working hard to hold the family ranch together. She also volunteers to help her community. Like many of us, she has responsibilities that pull […]
New Release Alert! Love Once More
Hi Everyone! I’m so excited to share that the next novel in my Abundance series, Love Once More, releases next week! It’s currently available for pre-order, and on March 13 it will release in ebook, Kindle Unlimited, and (if all goes well) paperback. Here’s a little bit about this contemporary Christian romance and a sneak […]
Sea Turtles, Cupcakes and Pirate ships
Hola! Jolene Navarro checking in from the Texas Hill Country. The sun is shining and I’m writing outside, wishing I was on the coast. My latest release, The Texan’s Promise is the third book set on the fictional ranch Diamondback located on the Texas Coast. Our visits to the beach, inspired my current series […]
Character Interviews by Merrillee Whren
Today we have Brittany Gorman and Parker Watson from A MATCH TO CALL OURS, the newly crowned book #1 in my Front Porch Promises series, as our guests on the blog. Interviewer: Hi, Brittany, I’m so glad you could join us. Brittany: Thanks for having me. It’s not every day that I’m featured on a […]
Co-authoring a Series in Pressured Times
Back in October, I did a cover reveal on my post, Of Babes and Book Babies, for Accept Me (Chapel Cove Romances Book 8), which I had hoped to release in December. The busyness of a new grandbaby in the house and my son and his family’s move to Cape Town, put pay to my […]
When Christians Lose Faith–Star Rising #giveaway
When Christians Lose Faith–Star Rising #giveaway Recently, some high profile people in the Christian world —musicians, authors, pastors—- have renounced their faith. Call me weird, but in my latest novel, Star Rising, I wanted to delve into why a Christian might lose their faith. I named my hero Paul, because, in a way, I pictured […]
Dealing With The Holiday Blues
For some, the holidays aren’t all bright lights and Christmas cheer… I have to admit, I’m struggling this year to keep my holiday happiness. After losing a family member to cancer days before Thanksgiving, there’s been a fog hanging around that dims the twinkling lights and dulls the cheerful music. Have you ever found yourself […]
The Psychology of Getting to Know Characters
by: Staci Stallings So, my blog this month stems from a couple of questions I got from my Facebook group, Staci’s FAN-tastic Readers, The first comes from Christina Jay: “Maybe not much of a question, and it’s something you’ve talked about a bit here but you have really dug deep into psychology with the Imagination […]
New Christmas Release Excerpt & Giveaway!
It’s release day for Not Until Christmas Morning, book five in my Hope Springs series! I have to say, I love writing in general, but I really love writing Christmas books. One of the best “side effects” of writing this book is that I’ve been in the Christmas mood for a couple of months already. […]