You know that verse, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23)? Man, it’s so easy to get stuck on those middle two words “fall short,” isn’t it? Especially if you’re a recovering perfectionist like me. Failing and falling short are hard to come to terms with when you’re […]
Hanging Out With Melissa Tagg and a Giveaway!
Hi Inspy Romance Readers! Last month I had such a blast at the Christian Fiction Readers Retreat in Rockville, Maryland! One of the authors I enjoyed talking to and being on a panel with was Melissa Tagg. We had to pretend to be one of our characters and answer questions as they would. I ventured […]
Plan Your Summer Book-cation
May is nearly over, people! Can you believe it? The second most jam-packed month of the year is almost done. School will be out soon, vacations are being planned, and the weather is finally warming up after the eternal winter we had this year. Can you tell I’m excited?! I don’t know if you have […]
Sharing A Book
A few months ago, I mentioned that Love Inspired is repackaging one of my backlist titles into a two in one. To begin with, I’m thankful to have a backlist. I got my box of books last week and it just never gets old. Sweetheart Reunion releases in June. It includes my title, Reuniting with […]
Along the Texas Coast & A Book Giveaway
Hola! Jolene Navarro checking in from the beautiful Texas Hill Country. My writing view today. I was in San Antonio, so I stopped off at Panera to get some writing time. I love it when a writer submerges the reader into a new world and you get to experience it from the character’s viewpoint. […]
Celebrating 18 Years of Marriage + #Giveaway
In just two days, on May 5th, my hubby David and I will be celebrating 18 years of marriage. What?! Yup, you heard that right. 18 years of wedded bliss. (cough cough!) Let me phrase that again—18 years of mostly wedded bliss. :) I’m sure anyone who has been married for even a short period […]
Who Am I? + Giveaway
Y’all, I’m so excited to be here at InspyRomance. When the ladies asked me to join as a blogger, I was honored and completely geeked out. I may have done a dance and some awkward looking fist pumps, but hey, no one saw me. ;) It took me a bit to figure out what I […]
Buckaroos to Buccaneer with a Giveaway
Hola! Jolene checking in from Texas Hill Country. This is from our early morning walk. Yes, all the kids and their fur babies were home for the weekend. I’m excited to tell you that I received my author copies of my May 21 release, The Texan’s Secret Daughter. The hero grew up on a […]
Celebrating 90 years of life and a Giveaway
Watching the beautiful sunrise from my back porch as I think about my mother’s mother. We celebrated her 90th year on this planet. Her five surviving children, many of her grandchildren and a bunch of her great grandkids were there. It’s amazing when I think of everything she has accomplished the many storms her faith […]
Exciting News
I have lots of good news this month. Within mere days of my last post, I found my lost pages from the French guy who turned into an Italian guy book. I hate to admit how I lost them, but I will. I changed the title of the book, then promptly forgot the title, so […]