Heroes! Gotta love them, and we can’t have romances without them! I recently asked my review team who their favorite character was out of all my books, and all the replies so far mentioned heroes. I didn’t expect that, but maybe I should have done! We all love our book boyfriends! There are so many […]
What Are Your Reader Pet Peeves? (+ A Cover Reveal!)
Readers are special people, wouldn’t you agree? It takes a certain amount of commitment to invest your time and attention into an activity that requires the use of your mind and heart. You could almost equate reading to a sport since it takes a similar drive and dedication to finish a book from start to […]
5 Reasons Why CCR is my Favorite Genre to Read
I participate in a weekly book chat on another blog. In a recent post we asked the question: What’s the one genre you can never read enough of? The post inspired me to remember why CCR is my favorite genre to read (and write). Today I’m sharing with you 5 reasons why I love reading […]
Let’s Talk About Readers Groups Plus Giveaway
I enjoy discussing books. But as I live in a small town, there are no book clubs or readers groups I know of I could attend. Besides, being shy, I often prefer to communicate online rather than in person. So I love several online readers groups, including Christian Romance Readers Gathering. Elizabeth Maddrey is an […]
The Empty Nest by Deb Kastner
Our house has been more like a merry-go-round than anything since my three girls reached adulthood. Hop on. Hop off. Hop back on again. And while we’ve always been happy to open our home to family, a couple of weeks ago we reached a new milestone— The Empty Nest. We still watch our grandson Boo […]
Terms of Endearment or Irritation?
Lindi here! We’re talking terms of endearment today. Or should I call them terms of irritation? I’ll tell you what I’m talking about. Way back in the day, in one of my first critique groups, one of the gals hated it when I used the word baby in dialogue. As in, “I’m here for you, […]
Let’s Talk About Giveaways
This year, I felt led to do as many giveaways as possible. I love doing them because it gives me a chance to reward my readers (okay, at least the readers who win the giveaway) and to give back to them for all the support they are providing to us. It also gives me the […]
My Favorite Part of a Story Is….
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 […]