In June, I released Book 1 of my new Matchmaking Moms of Oceanview Church series. Here’s my blog post about it to refresh your memory. Meet the Moms was a short prologue novella to introduce the matchmakers. Book 2 (Finding Love for the Loner) will release July 7. My hope was that the short novella […]
All I Wanna Do Is Dance! + Giveaways!
I’m currently working on the second in The Spencer Family series and a couple of days ago I found myself writing yet another dance scene. I just can’t seem to help myself. There’s no better feeling that being able to move your body to music without a care in the world about who might be […]
The Power of Restoration in Fiction and Giveaway
Restoration is the act of taking something back to its original form or making it better. We restore houses, cars, old furniture, and even relationships. Like anything else that is restored, the likelihood of returning a relationship to the exact original state is unlikely, but let’s be honest, if a relationship was perfect to […]
Reunion Romance by Merrillee Whren
Last month I blogged about the love triangle romance trope. This month I’m going to talk about the reunion romance trope. In a reunion romance, the hero and heroine have a history, and most likely the history has some heartache involved. Why didn’t they wind up together in the first place? Can they mend a […]
Friends-to-More is the Best Romance Trope (and here’s why!)
If there’s ever been a romance trope more thoroughly beloved than friends-to-more, I’ve got the wrong data. Poll after poll shows above and beyond that this is one trope we romance readers will never, ever get enough of. Now, I’m well aware that the actual term for this trope is friends-to-lovers, but sometimes “lovers” has […]
Love Triangles by Merrillee Whren
Tropes are a big part of romance novels and romantic movies. One trope is the the love triangle. I enjoy watching the romance movies on Hallmark, and often there is a love triangle in the story. Right from the beginning you know which one the hero or heroine will choose. Most of the stories have […]
Friends-to-More with Pepper Basham #Giveaway
Inspy Romance, I’m excited to have Pepper Basham with us today! She’s taking over with a post about the romance trope Friends-to-more! Welcome Pepper! Thank you! If anyone knows me, he/she knows I LOVE romance!! I love figuring out how two unique characters will find their way to each other and grow together through the […]
Cover Reveal and Bad Boy Trope
I’m so excited to do my first cover reveal on Inspy Romance! The cover’s not been a secret because it’s on my bookmarks for the series, but I’ve not done anything at all to promote it. Here is the cover to my upcoming release of Alexandra’s Appeal, Book 3 in the Dixon Brothers series: The […]
The Inspy Valentine’s Awards
Happy day-before-Valentine’s! I’ll confess that we don’t do a lot to celebrate Valentine’s around here (shocking for a romance writer, I know!). But we do try to have a Valentine’s tea party with the kids every year. No matter how you do or don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, there’s one thing you absolutely need: a good […]
Artist, Meet Accountant! and #giveaway
Come on, admit it. You read the title of this post and immediately thought, “oh, that’s opposites attract.” Am I right? Tropes form the backbone of many a romance novel. They form a kind of shorthand as we talk about stories with our friends. Like this… You to friend: “Hey, I know you love marriage-of-convenience […]