Did you know that April is National Afternoon Tea Month? Tea drinkers worldwide already celebrate this every day, right? I love tea, but I can’t have caffeinated tea any more, so these days I have to drink non-caffeinated tea. How about you? Do you like tea — or coffee or hot chocolate or all of […]
Once upon a time ….
I wrote a series about five siblings who inherited a beach house—with a catch! That was in 2020 … and we all know what happened that year. Life was turbulent so I decided to do something different: I released all five books under a pen name. I did this mainly because I was experimenting—the stories were […]
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 […]
Why I Write Beach Romance (and #giveaway)
Do you read romantic fiction set on the beach? Do you remember something when you read these beach romances? A memory, perhaps? Or a favorite family vacation? I write in multiple genres, but where contemporary Christian romance is concerned, my story world stretches from big cities to small towns, and from mountains to the beaches. I […]
Book Recommendation – Regaining Mercy by Carolyn Miller + #Giveaway
Narelle here. I’m delighted to share with you my book recommendation for Carolyn Miller’s upcoming CCR release – Regaining Mercy. Last year Carolyn visited with us when her first Independence Islands book released, and you can read our interview on Restoring Fairhaven here. Inspy Romance author Tabitha Bouldin has also written books for the Independence Islands […]
A Beach Interview with Ivan and Brinley (with #Giveaway and #FreeBook)
Hello! Today I’m Journalist Jan, filling in for Novelist Jan, who is supposed to finish revising two books this month ahead of her busy summer schedule. You can preorder one of the these books, Her Love So Sure (Hometown Weddings Book 1), in the Save the Date anthology box set that will be published in […]
Is Anything Stopping You from Succeeding?
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14, KJV). Christians, do you know what your calling in life is? Are you in the middle of experiencing your calling? Or are you still waiting for God to show your His purpose and plan for your […]
From the Texas Hills to the Texas Coast – Jolene Navarro
Jolene checking in from my back porch. Here’s this morning’s view before I drive off to work to downtown San Antonio. I love living in the hill country and if you read any of my books you can see how I admire the countryside and it’s people. But for my next series, I’m […]
Scars & Circumstances
Do you have a scar that you consider unsightly, something you would hide from the world? A physical scar, perhaps? An emotional scar? Both? In one of my Savannah Sweethearts books, Sabine Hu has both physical and emotional scars. Three years ago, she was in a car wreck that killed another passenger, crushed her legs, […]
Heidi Wei-Flores: Character Interview
Ah, summer! School is out, and sunshine is in! I’m a happy camper when the sun is up there in the sky! Vitamin D, perfect reading light, bright days of summer… What more could I ask for? Speaking of summer, what are your most memorable summer vacations? Growing up on a tropical resort island, I […]