Happy Monday! Happy April! Spring is in the air–finally! I got to spend a few days in Puerto Rico in March, and that simply wetted my appetite for warmer temps. Let’s talk about reading today. First of all I can’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t reading a book. I’ve gone through […]
Trends in Book Covers – Reader Input & a #Giveaway
I read an article recently. I know, I know. What’s the world coming to? Just kidding. I actually read articles all the time. Some are just more interesting than others. This particular article was about trends in romance book covers, and it got me to wondering whether or not they were right. Let’s face it. […]
Can you trust a CCR to be Christian? plus #giveaway
At Inspy Romance, our focus is on Christian Contemporary Romance (CCR). Our authors write CCR. We talk about CCR and share information on our CCR books in our blog posts. Our two annual Inspy Romance giveaways – our Birthday Bash that’s on now and our Back-to-School giveaway in August – are a celebration of CCR […]
Novels or Novella #giveaway
Hi all! February is here! The month of love. Our favorite subject to talk about. I go around telling people all the time “I love, love.” And I do. So this is certainly a month to celebrate in my world. And it’s my hubby’s birthday month. Lots of love there! So, for the month of […]
Giving Old Books New Life
My three best friends from college and I still “talk” daily. And by talk I mean text. Our group messages might just be the most honest glimpse into real life that you can get without actually being there in person. We celebrate (personal accomplishments, important milestones, things our kids do, etc.). We cry out for […]
What Do You Look For in a Hero?
I love a good alpha male romance. I struggle, though, to find good alpha male romance stories in today’s contemporary Christian fiction market. I can freely admit that this might just be my problem. Maybe I’m looking in the wrong places. Who knows? I’ve given it some thought, though, and I’ve come to a conclusion: alpha […]
Find More Reading Time!
2019 is my year to read more novels. I need more depth and less social media to feed my creative muse, and reading is my go-to strategy. But I’m a single mom with two jobs, a house, pets, and a high school senior to take care of, so time is at a premium. I’ve gathered […]
We Need Your Feedback
I know it’s only the first of December, but I think about you and our giveaways quite a lot. As the Giveaway Coordinator, I buy the prizes that we use for the giveaways. The admin team and I anguish (yes, at times it has been anguish) over what to buy that YOU would like to […]
What are your favorite types of blog posts?
Narelle here. Back in July we set up a Reader Engagement Survey to learn more about how you’d like to connect with us. The poll results can be viewed here. According to the poll results, our typical Inspy Romance blog reader most likely discovered us via Facebook. They have been visiting Inspy Romance for more […]
Release Day Risk… and a #giveaway
Today, I have to do something way out of my comfort zone: promote my new release, The Twins’ Family Christmas, on Facebook Live. Oh, hooray. Writers get into the business because they like words… but not necessarily words spoken aloud. No, we generally prefer the written word. For me, writing a blog post to talk about […]