Happy July! I hope yours has been a good one, whether sweltering in summer or wrapping-up-warm in winter. Or somewhere in the middle like England, where the weather doesn’t seem able to make its mind up about the season! I realized recently that all my new books this year will be in multi-author series. Oops! […]
Confused Yet? …plus #Giveaway
Confused yet? Because, if not, I can remedy the situation! Once upon a time, I wrote a series I called the Farm Fresh Romance series. It contains six novels, all set on one farm in northern Idaho. There were a couple of sets of siblings in the mix, but the focus was on friendships on […]
Happy Release Day for Harvest of Love! #giveaway
Bringing a series to a close is always bittersweet for an author, and today is no exception for me. Bitter because I’ve “lived in” Arcadia Valley for over two years while my co-authors and I developed the multi-author series concept and then wrote it, and I’m SO going to miss the town and all these […]
Interview with Zane Russell of Harvest of Love
Valerie: Hi, Zane! Welcome to Inspy Romance. Zane: (shifting awkwardly in his seat): Uh, hi. Valerie: You have a rather unique job. Would you like to tell our readers about it? Zane: Sure. It’s my responsibility to find a variety of activities for the residents of Retro Village — a care home for seniors — […]
Like to Talk Books?
You know that book you read that you adored, and you really wanted to talk to someone about it? Maybe you got some of your friends to read it just so you could compare notes. Maybe you suggested the title to your local book club… Oh. Wait. You don’t have a local book club? I […]
Interview with Cameron Kraus of Rooted in Love… and #giveaway
VC: Hi, Cameron. It’s good to have you with us here at Inspy Romance. Cameron (smiles and waves at the readers) VC: Tell us a bit about yourself. Cameron: I’m an accountant at Stargil Enterprises in Arcadia Valley, Idaho. I’m also divorced with a pair of twin boys who are not quite seven years old. […]
Finding Jesus in your Fiction: A Guest Post by Mary Jane Hathaway… #giveaway
Hello, everyone! Mary Jane here and I’m so excited to be talking about inspirational Christian fiction with you today. Christian fiction isn’t only my preferred reading genre, but what I write, too! I’ve always been a voracious reader. From my earliest memories, books and I have been best friends. When I was about eight, my […]
Seasons of Life
In the past, if you ever asked me what my favorite season was, I’d answer without hesitation. SUMMER. I love the warm weather, time at a pool/lake/ocean, cookouts, watermelon, fireflies, longer days, and all the other lovely things summertime brings. But I have a confession. The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve come to see […]
New Release! On Board for Romance
On Board for Romance, the first full-length book in the Homegrown Love series (an Arcadia Valley Romance) releases later this month! (July 18) A new release is always so exciting, and Riley Jennings, the heroine in On Board for Romance, has become one of my favorite characters. (what makes it even more fun is that […]
Interview with Danica Favorite… and Giveaway!
Hi, Danica! Welcome to Inspy Romance! Tell our readers a bit about yourself. I live in the Colorado mountains with my family, where my husband and I are building our dream home while living in it. It’s an exciting adventure. He’s doing most of the work, but the kids are helping, and I am an […]