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 […]
Public Display of Humiliation: Reader Edition PLUS Giveaway
They made me do it. They were just so fantastic I had no choice but to obsess over them. With their compelling storylines, witty dialogue, and heart-achingly perfect heroes, I was doomed from the start. I’m talking about the books that lead to PDH: Public Displays of Humiliation. After sixteen years on social media, I’ve […]
Books with Everything We Love About Cowboy Romances (except the cowboys)
Several years ago, I remember reading a post from a popular author of Christian cowboy books. She asked her followers what characteristics they loved about cowboys. There were the answers you’d expect — a dedication to family, devout faith, hard-working, loyal, strong and masculine, et cetera. Many people responded that cowboy romances fulfilled their desire […]
Moving Books & Books about Moving
Tomorrow my husband and I will celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary…by packing up our house. It may not seem like the most romantic way to spend the day, but in a way it is—because it’s all another part of our adventure together. It’s an adventure that has seen us move 10 times now (yes, I […]
Beyond Bakers: CCR Heroines with Unique Careers
One thing I discovered when I started reading Christian romance novels was the almost overwhelming presence of heroines with specific careers. You know the ones I’m talking about: bakers/chefs, restaurant owners, bed and breakfast renovators, teachers… I’m probably missing a few, but I can easily rattle off a dozen or more books with the female […]
5 Romances Set Where The BlackTop Ends
Something extraordinary happens when you step onto a modern-day dirt road, doesn’t it? Like you are instantly transported to a time of simple living, where love is unencumbered by technology and city (or even suburban) life. The stories have the feel of historicals while remaining relatable to our present circumstances because it’s easy to believe […]
A Recipe for Romance
Food has a way of bringing people together. We celebrate birthdays and weddings with cake, prestigious awards ceremonies are often catered, and many business deals are negotiated over lunch. A few years ago, my entire family cornered by grandmother to solve the mystery of her delicious chicken and dressing. There’s a reason it’s called a […]
Unkissable (and other unconventional titles)
The cover is unarguably the single biggest draw to a reader in deciding whether or not to choose a book. A close second, though, is often the title. Just the other day, I read a comment online from a woman who couldn’t bring herself to read a friend’s book simply because the single-word title was […]
One More Question
Dating can be stressful. I’m so glad I’m no longer in the dating game. If first dates are awkward, blind dates are on par with prying broken sticks beneath my fingernails. First dates could end in a number of ways. She liked him, but he wasn’t interested. He liked her, but she put him in […]
The Sweetness of Spring
Inhale. Exhale. Do you smell that? The hint of spring coming? Hopefully you live in an area that isn’t covered in snow still. Hopefully your weather is warming. But even if your area isn’t showing hints of spring, there’s something about the turn of the calendar to March that just gives us that hope. We […]