So last week, I mentioned I was in Illinois on a writer retreat! YAY! Jessica Keller (who writes YA under Jess Evander) and I met up for 72 hours of fabulous writer fun! We both wrote A LOT (which was kind of the whole point), plus we got to hang out (also the point), and make fun of the Royal Wedding commentators (but, since they were speaking Swedish, which neither of us speak so…). The wedding itself and the festivities following were quite fun to watch (despite the language barrier) and I think can still be streamed in their entirety.
The World’s Largest Catsup Bottle
All in all, it was a good (and productive!) weekend and I hope we get to do it again sometime soon! What about you? Have you had a good week? I’m still working on getting the time sheets and ribbons together for yesterday’s swim meet. One kiddo was sick, but the other three all earned multiple ribbons and did their best which is all we can ask (and the 7yo got his hair completely wet! Last year he could do a whole 25 meter freestyle and still have dry hair!).
Also this week, a bunch of us are doing a Facebook Party!! June 23 is the release date for the SPLASH! BOX SET! Be sure to join us from 5-7PM Eastern!
As always…if you’re a prize winner email us at:
prizes at inspyromance dot com
Don’t forget – every comment gets you entered into a drawing for an Amazon card! The winner from May?
Becky Dempsey!!
Deb Kastner’s winner from June 5 is Linda Rainey!
Last week
Monday: Sally Bradley talked about why we love romance!
Tuesday: Diane Lil Adams talked about customer service.
Wednesday: Elizabeth Maddrey talked about BFFs! The winner is Terrill!
Thursday: Heidi McCahan asked…roller coasters or Ferris wheels?!
Friday: Merrillee Whren talked about the weather.
Saturday: Ginger Solomon showed off pictures of her Alaskan cruise – and talked about what she and her hubby learned about each other.
Coming Up
Me and Jessica Keller at the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle
Tuesday: Heather Gray
Wednesday: JoAnn Durgin
Thursday: Autumn MacArthur
Friday: Staci Stallings
Saturday: Deb Kastner
News & Notes
NEW RELEASES
June 2015
A Pinch of Promise (Taste of Romance 2) by Elizabeth Maddrey
Splash! BOX SET by Narelle Atkins, Valerie Comer, Autumn Macarthur, Heidi McCahan, Lesley Ann McDaniel, Carol Moncado, Lynette Sowell, Jan Thompson, and Marion Ueckermann is now available for pre-order at 99¢.
NEWS & AWARDS
Kept by Sally Bradley has wonthe Grace Award, a reader-driven award, for best romance published in 2014.
Sweetened with Honey by Valerie Comer has been shortlisted in the 2015 The Word Guild Awards.
Splash! BOX SET by Narelle Atkins, Valerie Comer, Autumn Macarthur, Heidi McCahan, Lesley Ann McDaniel, Carol Moncado, Lynette Sowell, Jan Thompson, and Marion Ueckermann is now available for pre-order at 99¢.
Summer of Love BOX SET by Leah Atwood, Valerie Comer, JoAnn Durgin, Kimberly Rae Jordan, Lee Tobin McClain, and Staci Stallings is now available for pre-order at 99¢.
Hand-Me-Down Princess by Carol Moncado is now available for pre-order at 99¢.
PERMANENTLY FREE
Raspberries and Vinegar (A Farm Fresh Romance 1) by Valerie Comer
The Wedding List (Love in Store 1) by Autumn Macarthur
To Protect and Serve (Courage 1) by Staci Stallings
His Baby Bond (Sacred Bond 1) by Lee Tobin McClain
Greater than Rubies (Jewel Series 2) by Hallee Bridgeman
AUDIOBOOKS
Raspberries and Vinegar by Valerie Comer
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.
Happy Sunday, Carol! Seems as if you and Jessica had a whirlwind 72 hour visit! Writing, visiting local attractions and watching the royal wedding :-) And I think the world’s largest bottle of ketchup would be very interesting to see. I did notice too, that it’s spelled different….or maybe I’ve lived in the Northwest so long I just spell it the way I do now! I grew up in Illinois so I guess it spelled catsup….I didn’t realize that…haha!
Congrats to the winners of the Amazon gift card and Deb and Elizabeth’s books! It was another great week of blogs by each author…
Hi Trixie! The Catsup bottle was very disappointing :(. And I think it’s kind of like spelling something with a z instead of an s or something. Catsup being a colloquial spelling maybe which makes it more brand-able? I’m not sure. It was a whirlwind but I hadn’t seen Jess in nearly two years so it was a fabulous whirlwind!!!! YAY!