We’re still visiting Vancouver Island in Sunday Editions today and next week!

We’re always on the lookout for “Bob” the harbor seal when we get to the ocean. It’s kind of a rite of passage. If we haven’t seen Bob yet, are we SURE we’re at the ocean??? We saw up to five bobbing seals at a time from our condo’s patio, so we’re pretty sure!

Winners this Week

If you’re a winner, you should have received an email from the author in charge of the giveaway. If not, please email us at: prizes at inspyromance dot com.

Narelle Atkins’ winner is Erralee!

Congratulations!

Specials this Week

Valerie Comer’s Secrets of Sunbeams is FREE through today.
Heather Gray’s Olive is 99¢ through May 24.

Reader Gathering

Have you visited Inspy Romance’s Christian Romance Reader Gathering group on Facebook lately? Toni Shiloh is our host this week, so come on over… but don’t forget to answer the questions for admittance!

StoryChats @ InspyRomance

Story Chats releases an all-new episode every Friday. This week on Episode 123, Elizabeth, Valerie, and Narelle chatted about the grumpy/sunshine trope. You won’t want to miss it!

Listen to our fun show on your favorite podcasting app, through the player on our podcast tab, or watch us on YouTube! Wherever you listen or watch, please be sure to hit subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!

Last Week on Inspy Romance

We took a three-hour whale-watching tour, and we did see two gray whales, but I didn’t get any decent photos to prove it. The waves were very large and often obscured the whale the second their backs broke the surface! But we did see hundreds upon hundreds of sea lions, so there’s that.

On Monday, Emily Dana Botrous considered when a book isn’t just a book.
On Tuesday, Lindi Peterson beckoned us to retreat!
On Wednesday, Meghann Whistler chatted about married love in the movies.
On Thursday, Amy R Anguish invited us on a different kind of road trip.
On Friday, Judith McNees reminisced about the day she met her daughters.
On Saturday, Angela Ruth Strong shared five recent plot twists.

Next Week on Inspy Romance

Monday: Tabitha Bouldin
Tuesday: Emily Conrad
Wednesday: Erin Stevenson Quint
Thursday: Valerie Comer
Friday: Julie Carobini
Saturday: Jan Thompson

A highlight of our whale-watching tour was seeing six sea otters. I think I’ve only seen two or three in the wild before that day, and to see two at a time fairly near our boat was awesome.

New Releases

May 2023

The Billionaire’s Backup (Billionaire Next Door 4) by Elizabeth Maddrey
Hugs and Kisses, Charity (Scripted Love novella) by Emily Dana Botrous

June 2023

A Green and Vibrant Hope (Farm Fresh Market Romance 2) by Valerie Comer
Love Somebody Like You (Trinity Lakes 5) by Carolyn Miller
Operation Find a Guy (Roadtrip Romance 3) by Amy R Anguish

And one morning there was a river otter cavorting around on the shore, clearly visible from our patio, so that was fun, too!

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Tomorrow is Victoria Day in Canada, which makes this the long weekend that kicks off the summer season. Which isn’t entirely true, since many of our public schools go until the end of June! Still, it’s a significant weekend… this time, my family is all here, so I’ll be checking in and replying to comments as I have a few minutes here and there. Happy Sunday!

Valerie Comer (341 Posts)

Valerie Comer is a USA Today bestselling author and a two-time Word Award winner who writes where food meets faith and fiction. She injects experience laced with humor into her green clean romances. Her life on a small farm in western Canada provides the seed for stories of contemporary inspirational romance. Like many of her characters, Valerie and her family grow much of their own food and are active in the local foods movement as well as their church. She only hopes her creations enjoy their happily-ever-afters as much as she does hers, shared with her husband, adult kids, and adorable granddaughters.