What’s your favorite trope within CCR? I see this question asked a lot, and I have to admit I am one of those people who can’t choose a favorite ANYTHING to save her life. I mean, in all the breadth of the whole world, why would I limit myself? I do find myself drawn to […]
Enemies to Love in Christian Romance
Enemies to Love stories are some of my favorites. I love reading as characters walk that long between two equally strong emotions: love and hate. As I’ve been writing an enemies to love story (Dancing with Dandelion, the final book in the Bloom Sisters Series), I’ve discovered this particular storyline comes with its own set […]
My (Almost) College Romance
The months of August and September are filled with back to school. My social media feeds are packed with “First day of school” pictures, teacher gifts, and posts about ridiculously long carpool lines. As a homeschool mom, fall makes me want to buy school supplies and I keep hoping someone will send a bouquet of […]
Fake it til you make it
You’ve probably heard the advice before, right? Fake it til you make it. It’s advice that crops up in just about any situation. Want to build a business of any sort? Fake it til you make it. Want to raise kids who are contributing members of society? Fake it til you make it. Want to […]
Home Again by Melanie D. Snitker
As I write this, I’m sitting on a dog bed on the floor in my new living room. We just closed on our house a couple of days ago, and the movers will be here tomorrow with the rest of our furniture. In the meantime, it’s been quite an adventure, and I’m so thankful […]
Three’s a Crowd
Raise your hand if you’re a fan of love triangles in romance novels! Anyone? Anywhere? Thank you, I see that hand way over there. And you, brave soul — thanks. But most of you are sitting there with your arms crossed over your chests, shaking your heads. It’s often so very obvious which girl he […]
The Cliche Scene That Will Never Get Old
Dance. Even the word sounds romantic. So it only makes sense that my favorite scenes to read and write are the ones involving this age-old act. Some may call them cliché. I’ve even chided myself for included a dance in every story I write. Robbie and Keira swing-danced around a hotel room. Shane and Ryann […]
Hero or Zero?
The title is a bit of a misnomer. I hope you’ll forgive me for that. What is a hero, anyway? Since I write romance novels, you would think this question is easy to answer. I suppose it could be broken down and analyzed by different genres, but, again, I write romance. There are even specific […]
Would You Rather…Inspy Romance Style
One of my youngest daughter’s favorite games is “Would you rather?” You know, the game where you’re asked a question with two equally good (or equally bad!) choices and you have to pick one. So I thought we could play “Would you rather…Inspy Romance style” today! Remember, you can only choose one option for each […]
More of This, Less of That (and #freebook)
What was the last romance novel you read? When you finished the book, did you say, “More, please?” Or did you go, “I want to read less of that type of story?” I was reading a novel that I thought was going to be romantic, or at least would have romantic elements in it. It […]