It’s wedding season! I love hearing all the stories of how couples got together. It inspires me to write better because, really, there are a lot of overused tropes out there. I’ve overused them myself. Though I’m happily married, and I feel like my love story would make good fodder, do I really have what […]
The Fact in Fiction
If you were to ask me where my ideas come from, I’d probably give you a blank stare and try to change the subject. Not because it’s not a good question—it is—but because it’s so hard to nail down. Sometimes an idea might be sparked by a conversation, by something in the news, or even […]
And the Novella Bachelor Is. . . . #votenow #giveaway
Lindi here. One week from tomorrow is Father’s Day. A day that is now bittersweet for me as my father passed away last year. I love remembering him, yet yearn to spend the day with him. I’m sure some of you are feeling the same way. Let’s shift to the contemporary romance world and fathers. […]
A Lifetime of Romance… Quiz and Giveaway!
Did you ever wonder what happened to the hero and heroine of a romance novel after their happy ending at, say, age 25? Or with an older couple, did you ever wonder what experiences led to their getting together? I have a great way for you to find out in at least one case: Bonds […]
The Wedding Quiz… and #giveaway
Oh, my! What a lot of weddings! Wishes on Wildflowers released a week or two ago. It’s the fourth book in my Urban Farm Fresh Romance series, and suddenly it was time for ALL THREE of the other weddings to actually happen! I’d done some chronological overlapping, with Secrets of Sunbeams (Eden and Jacob’s story […]
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Study your Shakespeare, Win a $10 Gift Card!
Hey there, Lee Tobin McClain here, letting my inner English teacher out to play. It’s summer, a great time for reading and romance… and a great time to test your understanding of a great poem about summer and love. Here’s Sonnet 18 by that master of romance, William Shakespeare: Shall I compare thee to […]
Which Farm Fresh Romance Heroine are You? (and Giveaway)
Have you been reading my Farm Fresh romance series? Then you might know that the sixth — and final — book in the series has just been released! I’ve really enjoyed the time I’ve spent on Green Acres Farm, getting to know the people who inhabit it and helping them find their happily-ever-afters. One of […]