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 […]
Kara Isaac – All Made Up – Novel Excerpt
I’m excited to welcome Kara Isaac back to Inspy Romance today! I just finished her new novel All Made Up, and I absolutely loved it! Kara has that unique ability to make you laugh and cry and feel great about both. She’s graciously provided an excerpt of this new release! CHAPTER ONE Reality TV. […]
Book Recommendation – Luna Rosa: Blushing Moon by Elizabeth Maddrey
If you’re following ‘A Tuscan Legacy’, you’ll know the final book in the series, La Risposta, is releasing soon. In La Risposta you’ll learn the answers to the family mystery that has been developing through the 9-book series. The stories span three continents, and are a cultural learning experience. The USA is a ‘foreign setting’ […]
What is love? Romance? With Jennifer Rodewald plus #giveaway
I’m happy to have my friend author Jennifer Rodewald back with us today at Inspy Romance. She has a new novel that will really leave you wrecked…but in a good way. It’s an honest and beautiful story that digs into when romance and marriage don’t go exactly the way we expect. That said, I’ll turn […]
Favorite Valentine’s Romance Reads from 2015 | Narelle Atkins
Today I thought I’d take a trip down Memory Lane to 2015 and revisit a few of my favorite Valentine’s contemporary romances by Inspy Romance authors. Secretly Yours by Valerie Comer Secretly Yours is set in the small fictional town of Riverbend in British Columbia, Canada. Lindsey Solberg hasn’t had an easy life. She returns to […]
Book Recommendation ~ The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner
Book Description: Becoming a Christian is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to Sarah Hollenbeck. Best because, well, that’s obvious. Worst because, up to this point, she’s made her very comfortable living as a well-known, bestselling author of steamy romance novels that would leave the members of her new church blushing. Now […]
Book Recommendation ~ A Season to Dance by Patricia Beal
Book Description: Ana Brassfield has her path to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House all figured out until her first love, renowned German dancer Claus Gert, returns to Georgia to win her back. Despite a promising start towards her ballet career and pending marriage to landscape architect, Peter Engberg, Ana wonders if her dreams […]
Binge Reading ~ Kara Isaac novels
My name is Narelle and I’m an unashamed binge reader. I’ve suffered from this affliction since childhood and I make no apologies for trying to clear chunks of time in my busy schedule to binge read. According to Urban Dictionary, binge reading is defined as follows: “When you get so engrossed in a book that […]
Book Recommendation ~ Sprouts of Love by Valerie Comer (Arcadia Valley Romance 5)
Book Description: Can love sprout amid a tsunami of vegetables? Single mom Evelyn Felton takes on another part-time job managing a greenhouse and garden project for Grace Fellowship. Formerly homeless, she’s thrilled to offer truckloads of fresh produce to the Arcadia Valley food bank. If only Ben Kujak weren’t running Corinna’s Cupboard singlehandedly, he’d be […]