I gotta say, I’m excited for 2023. So much happened in 2022 that I’m still processing, but that doesn’t dim the excitement of a new year with new challenges and new books to write. I feel like I failed a lot in 2022, and I was forced to reevaluate my commitments. I’m currently finishing up […]
What Is It About Cowboys?
Cowboy romances wax and wane in popularity, but they never go out of style completely. I got thinking about that the other day. Why are cowboy romances so popular? I mean, I know I like reading them and writing them, but clearly there are many women (and some men!) who find western romances compelling. From […]
Romance Readers Love Cowboys + Book Recommendation
Who doesn’t love reading cowboy romance stories? The Amazon Christian Romance bestseller lists reflect the popularity of cowboy romances. My go-to place for finding new CCR (Christian Contemporary Romance) is our Books Page here at Inspy Romance. During the last twelve months Inspy Romance authors Valerie Comer, Elizabeth Maddrey, Shannon Taylor Vannatter, and Deb Kastner […]
Sea Turtles, Cupcakes and Pirate ships
Hola! Jolene Navarro checking in from the Texas Hill Country. The sun is shining and I’m writing outside, wishing I was on the coast. My latest release, The Texan’s Promise is the third book set on the fictional ranch Diamondback located on the Texas Coast. Our visits to the beach, inspired my current series […]
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 […]
Cowboys, Christmas, and Second Chances
Ranches aren’t so different from farms, right? A few more horses and cows, a few less sheep and chickens. Still country living near small towns. Still wide open spaces instead of back alleys. Still the smells of nature rather than exhaust fumes. Still romance. Just add cowboys. Stir. Enjoy. I’ve been toying with a cowboy […]
Fifty, No Make that 5 reasons to love a Cowboy and a Giveaway.
Jolene Navarro’s Top 5 Reasons to Love a Cowboy Hello, Jolene here on this fine Friday morning. I grew up in the Texas Hill Country and around cowboys of all kinds. There are the ones that work the land and would rather be out in the cold than locked in a warm comfy office. Then […]
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 […]
Book Recommendation ~ The Cowboy’s Christmas Baby by Carolyne Aarsen
Have you struggled to select which book you’d like to read next? Like many of you, I have hundreds of unread books in my Kindle account. Once upon a time it was the library book request queue and my limited print book budget that determined the timing of what I read. Now, I regularly click […]
Book Recommendation ~ Once Upon a Cowboy by Lacy Williams
Book Description: Book 1 in the Cowboy Fairytales series from a USA TODAY bestselling author A princess on-the-run finds sanctuary where she least expects it… After nearly dying in an assassination attempt, Princess Alessandra of Glorvaird escapes to a place no one would ever think to look for her: small town Oklahoma and a ranch […]