I find myself fantasizing about locations lately—specifically getaways. See, this August marks my twentieth wedding anniversary. We haven’t gone anywhere without the kids for longer than a weekend, but this year we decided to plan a *real* vacation, just the two of us. And after being cooped up for over a year with hardly more […]
Book Recommendation – Is It Any Wonder by Courtney Walsh + #Giveaway
Narelle here. Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for Courtney Walsh’s upcoming release – Is It Any Wonder (A Nantucket Love Story). We’re also giving away a paperback copy to a reader who comments on this post (US mailing addresses only). Courtney Walsh will be our guest at StoryChats @InspyRomance for Episode 16 which will go […]
The Sweetness of Spring
Inhale. Exhale. Do you smell that? The hint of spring coming? Hopefully you live in an area that isn’t covered in snow still. Hopefully your weather is warming. But even if your area isn’t showing hints of spring, there’s something about the turn of the calendar to March that just gives us that hope. We […]
The Second Annual Inspy Valentine’s Awards
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and you know what that means! Pretty soon we will all be eating way too much chocolate (just kidding, there’s no such thing as too much chocolate!). But it does mean that it’s time for the Second Annual Inspy Valentine’s Awards! You may remember that I totally made up instituted these […]
Book Recommendation – Star Rising by Janet W. Ferguson
Narelle here. Today I’m sharing with you my book recommendation for Star Rising (A Coastal Hearts Novel) by Inspy Romance author Janet W. Ferguson. In Australia our international border remains closed. The next best way to travel, imho, is via a great CCR book. Join me in journeying with Star and Paul on a fabulous […]
Christmas Book Recommendation – Once Upon a Silent Night
Have you read many Christmas books in December? I love Christmas books and I usually set aside time in December for my Christmas reading. This year I had hoped to start by early November, but ‘life’ got in the way. When we recorded the StoryChats @InspyRomance – All things Christmas Romance! podcast/YouTube episode, I was […]
Contemporary Romance of Christmases Past
For the past several years I have spent all of December reading nothing but Christmas stories. Here it is already halfway through December and with the exception of the ones my critique partners wrote, I’ve read nothing! Between my husband’s health issues and a kitchen remodel there has been no time. I looked back over […]
A Month of Christmas Books! + Giveaway
I have a thing for calendars. There, I’ve admitted it. I love them. I remember buying my grandmother one for Christmas every year, taking care to choose one with pictures sure to put a smile on her face (usually filled with lots of cats). As an adult, I buy a wide-box calendar for my fridge […]
Book Recommendation + Interview with Carolyn Miller + #Giveaway – Restoring Fairhaven
I’m thrilled to welcome my Aussie author friend Carolyn Miller to Inspy Romance. Many of you may have seen or read Carolyn’s regency romance books. Today you’ll learn about her love for Christian contemporary romance (CCR). Carolyn has kindly offered a giveaway of her first published CCR – Restoring Fairhaven: Merriweather Island (Independence Islands Book […]
Making Time to Read #Giveaway
The love of reading inspired me to be a writer. But since I started writing, I don’t have time to read. It’s a conundrum. When I read, I like to focus–to really give my time to the book and read it in two to three days. Over that last several years, I read a book […]