Happy Sunday, InspyRomancers! I missed y’all last weekend. I think I would have preferred hanging out here with all y’all (yes, my Midwesterness is showing ;)) instead of helping my sister move over Easter weekend :D. But she’s moved in, I’ve recovered from my fall in the moving truck while packing, and I’m back here with you guys!
What’s the weather like in your neck of the woods? Around my house, we’re entering spring weather season. You know. The kind Dorothy and Toto run from. I nearly had to pull over on my way home from work Thursday because it was raining so hard! And Sunday is supposed to be filled with severe thunderstorms. It’s enough to make a girl run for the InspyRomance Lodge where there’s only ever serene rain and none of those nasty tornado-bearing thunderboomers! ;)
(Personally, I’ve never been a big fan of being out in the rain – not even to dance – but I think my new characters may have to ;). I prefer a good book and a warm blanket while the clouds let loose.)
We had a great week kicked off by the celebration of the Resurrection of our Savior! We followed that up with some romance!
Plus WE HAVE WINNERS! If you’re one of them, be sure to email us to claim your prize:
prizes at inspyromance dot com
On Monday, Narelle Atkins brought Paula Vince by and they talked about the right ingredients that go into writing a romance novel that people want to read – and the waiting game that goes with it! Janka H and Nicki E are the winners of Imogen’s Chance by Paula Vince.
Surprise! Tuesday saw Stacy Monson talking about the ultimate surprise – the resurrection of our Savior!
Wednesday, yours truly invited Katie Ganshert to hang out with us – and she talked about the ultimate in romance – a God who loves us infinitely! Beverly Lytle is the winner of a copy of A Broken Kind of Beautiful!
Push and pull! Thursday, Cathy Bryant talked Dr. Doolittle – and be sure to check out the links below for her giveaways.
Katherine Reay is moving! And she talked about the romance of moving on Friday.
Krista Phillips stopped in on Saturday to talk about how she met her husband!
Coming up:
Monday: Jennifer Slattery
Tuesday: Hallee Bridgeman
Wednesday: Carla Laureano
Thursday: Lynette Sowell
Friday: Kimberly Rose Johnson
Saturday: Merrilee Whren
News & Notes
Want to win a digital copy of Pilgrimage of Promise by Cathy Bryant? Put your name in the hat at Ritty’s blog. Ends April 29.
Cathy Bryant is giving away 2 digital copies of Texas Roads. Ends April 30.
Here’s a chance to win an autographed paperback of Just Dessert by Heather Gray! Ends May 1.
Want to win a paperback of Wild Mint Tea by Valerie Comer? Put your name in the hat at Anne Payne’s blog.
Kimberly Rose Johnson is giving away six copies of A Romance Rekindled on GoodReads. Ends May 21.
CONGRATS to Katherine Reay! Her novel, Dear Mr. Knightley, is a Christy Award finalist in the first novel category. WooHoo!
Staci Stallings’ novel To Protect and Serve is on sale for 99¢!
Jennifer Slattery’s debut Beyond I Do is now available for pre-order. Congrats, Jennifer!
CONGRATS to Carla Laureano! Her novel, Five Days in Skye is a double finalist for the RWA Rita Awards (best first book and inspirational).(PSSST! It’s $2.83 for Kindle right now! Go get it!)
When she's not writing about her imaginary friends, Carol Moncado is hanging out with her husband and four kids in the big yard of their southwest Missouri home, teaching American Government at a community college, reading, or watching NCIS. She's a member of ACFW and RWA, President and founding member for the MozArks ACFW group, and a category coordinator for ACFW's First Impressions.
