Sometimes stories are inspired by real life, but not exactly. My latest series features three brothers, and I have three brothers. Here I am many, many years ago at Christmas with my three brothers. We didn’t live on a farm, but we lived in South Dakota when this picture was taken. My grandparents lived on […]
Surrounded + A Giveaway by Melanie D. Snitker
My family and I went through a particularly rough time with our son last month. I can honestly say it was one of the hardest things I’ve experienced as a parent, and it tested my faith in so many ways. But God brought all of us through, and He used it as a catalyst for […]
Hello Again.
After an eighteen-month hiatus, I’m pleased to be back with the Inspy Romance authors. The last post I made here on the blog was in 2017 just a few days before we took a month-long trip to Australia and New Zealand. I’d love to share all of my photos, but I’ll settle for just one. […]
Pheromones — Good or Bad? #giveaway
We’ve all heard about the fascinating chemical secreted by animals (and humans too). Pheromones act as a signal to attract males and females to each other, and as romance readers, we’ve seen them at work between the pages of the love stories we so enjoy. But pheromones don’t only induce feelings of love and flitting […]
Herein is Love… (and #Giveaway)
Suddenly, it’s February. Valentine’s Day is almost here. So I felt like I need to talk about…LOVE! As an author of Christian Romance (and Christian Romantic Suspense, but that’s outside the scope of this blog), I keep in mind that, at the end of the day, I am writing about two people falling in love […]
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 […]
We’re All Connected (plus a giveaway)
Jolene Navarro here. Join me today as I drive a little south and walk along the San Antonio River. I’ll tell you a story about how we are all connected. Are you the kind of person that will talk to a complete stranger in the store or standing in line? A couple of weeks ago my […]
The Magic of Rain and a #Giveaway by Melanie D. Snitker
We’ve had a great deal of rain here in the Texas Hill Country – and we needed it. While there have been a few days where I would’ve liked some clear skies, I’ve truly enjoyed the rain otherwise. There are a lot of things that rain makes me think of: Like wearing warm sweaters on a […]
Switching Gears and #Giveaway by Melanie D. Snitker
I’d originally planned to release a new book in May. After delaying it a month, I was still struggling to write it. There was something about the story that didn’t quite feel right. The last – and thankfully only other – time that happened, I ended up having to take what I’ve written and throw […]
What’s in a meme… (and eBook #giveaway)
Here’s hoping you haven’t tired yet of hearing about A Tuscan Legacy. I guess with six of the seven authors in the series being Inspy authors, it’s inevitable that there are going to be a lot of blogs about this new series. The success of the series isn’t just about writing great stories that will […]