I have a burning question I want to ask you today (*drumroll, please!*): Do you read books more than once? This question came to mind because I recently read a review that a lovely reader wrote for one of my older books, Tropical Kiss and Tell. (This book happens to be my most favorite story […]
Book Recommendation ~ Desert Willow by Patricia Beal
Today I’m excited to share with you Patricia Beal’s upcoming release – Desert Willow. I enjoyed her debut contemporary romance and you can read my Inspy Romance recommendation for A Season to Dance here. Book Description After a failed engagement, Captain Andrew Lee James has focused on building a career in the Army he loves. […]
Book Recommendation – That’s Amore: That’s Love by Marion Ueckermann
Back in 2017 a group of contemporary Christian romance authors started working on a group project with a difference. ‘A Tuscan Legacy’ was created by Marion Ueckermann and Autumn Macarthur. I was delighted to have the opportunity to join them and Elizabeth Maddrey, Alexa Verde, Heather Gray and Clare Revell on their writing journey with […]
Building Each Other Up + #Giveaway
Can I just start my first post here on Inspy Romance by saying how excited I am to be here? And also, it’s so nice to meet you all and be part of this wonderful community! When I decided to start writing and publishing contemporary Christian romance, I searched for every resource I could find […]
Book Recommendation – Love and Other Mistakes by Jessica Kate
Book Description: Jessica Kate’s hilarious, romantic debut novel proves that love comes in God’s own time. Natalie Groves once had big dreams. But soon after her fiancé, Jeremy Walters, inexplicably broke off their engagement and left town, her father was diagnosed with cancer. Now tasked with keeping her family afloat, Natalie’s grand plans have evaporated . . […]
Friday Favorites (Tell Me Yours!)
I had a lot of fun writing a “Friday Five” blog post last September, so I thought I’d do something similar since today’s post also happens to fall on a Friday. So, welcome to my “Friday Favorites” post! I’ll be sharing my favorite things for the following five categories. 1) My favorite book this year: […]
Book Recommendation – My Beastly Billionaire by Jackie Castle
I recently came across an online discussion that questioned the validity of Christian billionaire contemporary romance stories. One line of thought put forward in the discussion was a concern that it was unhelpful for Christian women to read romances featuring billionaire heroes. This discussion piqued my curiosity. I decided to read Inspy Romance author Jackie […]
Book Recommendation – The Saturday Night Supper Club by Carla Laureano
Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for The Saturday Night Supper Club by RITA Award winning author Carla Laureano. In recent months we’ve shared a few posts on our blog on the topic of book awards. Cecelia Dowdy posted in February and asked the question: Do Awards Really Matter? Last month Lee Tobin McClain shared […]
Book Recommendation: After the Rain by Brandy Bruce plus #Giveaway
I’m excited to share with you the upcoming release from my author friend, Brandy Bruce. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to read After the Rain last year, and not have to wait until February to read the sequel to The Last Summer. Check out Brandy’s guest blog post for The Last Summer on Inspy Romance […]
What Are You Reading?
I ended up teaching more classes this school year than what I had anticipated, and one thing has become infinitely clear: More classes means more grading. As an English teacher, you’d think I’d have understood this going in. Summer has a way of washing our memories clean, though, so that we forget the parts of […]