Have you had enough turkey and stuffing yet? What about reading time? Is there any such thing as ‘enough’ reading time? I’ve read a lot less these last few months than normal, but I’ve been writing up a storm and while I take a short break from that, I wanted to share some news with […]
Checking the Boxes & Giveaway
Have you seen those memes on social media that give you a Bingo board to check off as you watch holiday movies? They’ll have things for you to watch for as you view the movie. Did the character drink hot chocolate? Mark that one off. How about a parade? Check. Decorating a tree? Yep. Got […]
Books That Make Me Cry
Is there anything more powerful than a redemption story? This month I’ve been writing my next Christian hockey book, The Love Penalty (out January next year), and because I like to give my readers different types of stories so they don’t all sound the same, I figured it was time to explore some aspects of […]
Love in the Kitchen (+giveaway)
Did you know September 10-16 is Chef Appreciation Week this year? How exciting is that?! I know, I know, it’s back-to-school season, but I’ve already written a back-to-school post. Yeah, I’ve already written a food post too, but this time I thought it would be fun to talk about those who fulfill our fictional food […]
Big Year, Big Goals
I turn 49 in just under a month. Which means that this time next year, I’ll be a breath away from clocking 50. I know; I did the math and it’s shocking. :-) So, I’ve been thinking about what I can do to mark this major milestone. My tightening jeans and a set of awful […]
Narelle’s 5 Step Guide to finding good CCR books + #Giveaway
How can we find the CCR (contemporary Christian romance) books that we’ll love to read? We live in a world where books no longer disappear and go out-of-print forever (which is a good thing!). How can we discover the CCR books that will meet or exceed our reader expectations? In a recent StoryChats @ InspyRomance […]
An Interview with a Hollywood Heartthrob
Hello, readers! Welcome to another edition of I Heart Hollywood, where today we’ll be interviewing one of your favorites stars from the silver screen: Lincoln Cash. For those of you not familiar with his work, Lincoln has starred in many movies and popular TV shows over the years, including everything from futuristic dystopian TV sagas, […]
Working Together
Can I be honest here? I hate group projects. There. I said it. It’s the way I’ve felt all my life. In school, growing up, I dreaded when the teacher would tell us we had to do something with other students. Especially if those other students didn’t pull their weight. I just tend to work […]
National Dog Photography Day
We’ve had our share of dogs over the years, as well as cats, hamsters, and goldfish. Currently we are petless, but I have a number of books that feature dogs. Since today is National Dog Photography Day, I thought I’d share some of those stories. In A MATCH TO CALL OURS the heroine, Brittany Gorman, […]
Guest Post from Iola Goulton: The Power of Collaboration + #Giveaway
Narelle here. I’m delighted to welcome debut author Iola Goulton to our blog today. :) The Power of Collaboration I recently attended a class on collaboration in publishing and was disappointed to find it was actually a thinly veiled sales pitch for a vanity press (boo, hiss). But the class did get me thinking about […]