It’s summer in the States and beginning to heat up! Summer is always one of my favorite seasons for reading. It’s hard to beat a good book poolside, on the beach, or in the hammock. Do you have your summer reading list ready? I’ve admitted before that I’m a sucker for a good cover design. […]
On the Hunt for Easter Eggs
“Umm, Meghann…” you might be thinking, “Easter is over for this year.” You’re right. It’s over. That doesn’t mean you have to stop hunting for eggs. Now you’re probably really confused. Even if Easter 2023 was still on the horizon, hunting for Easter eggs is a children’s activity. Right? Right. Except when it comes to […]
The Thin Line
You ever hear the phrase: “it’s a thin line between love and hate”? I’m pretty sure it comes from a song (at least that’s what’s in my head now) but it’s something that I see often in one of my favorite book tropes, enemies-to more (aka enemies-to-lovers). I like to find out why two people […]
Spring Has Sprung
This might sound funny coming from someone who grew up slogging through cold Canadian winters, but I’ve always looked forward to fall more than spring. There’s just something very energizing about that “back to school” energy. And the siren song of Hallo-Thanks-Christmas always draws me in. Emily Conrad, author of springtime romance To Belong Together, […]
The Best Opening Chapters & A Giveaway
First lines are a big deal. Novel writers spend inordinate amounts of time painstakingly crafting the perfect opening sentence. While I do like a good first line, the first chapter is way more important to me. I always read a novel’s opening chapter via the online bookstore’s “preview” feature. I’ll buy the book only if […]
Support Your Favorite Authors #Giveaway
You’ve heard of the starving artist. Well, I’ll let you in on a secret. Most authors are starving. If not starving, at least struggling. Very few authors make a living with their words. Especially Christian authors since secular books make up most of the market. For every consistent bestselling author dominating Christian sales, there are […]
It Takes All Types
One of my favorite things about reading is that fictional characters are every bit as individual as people in real life. When they’re written well, anyway. It’s fascinating to me that in a world of tropes, we may find similarities but never the same story, same heroine, same hero. It takes all types of authors […]
The Fourth Annual Inspy Valentine’s Awards
If you’re here, I know two things about you: 1) you love to read, and 2) you love love. And when you put those two things together, you get the Fourth Annual Inspy Valentine’s Awards. I founded (read: made up) these awards a few years ago as a way to share some fun glimpses into […]
Black Christian Contemporary Romance Reads
Happy Black History month!! I thought I’d put a little twist on talking about Christian contemporary romance to highlight a few amazing reads written by Black christian authors. I haven’t read all of these books, but I have read all of these authors and look forward to finishing their backlist (someday I will tackle my […]
God Bless the Caretakers
I’m not a nurse. I never chose to be, and I don’t have the skills or the patience for it. However, I’m getting the impression that God has different plans for me. I’m married to a wonderful man, a top-notch father and life partner. We’ve been together a long time. But one thing that I […]