I’m on the home stretch of writing Fiancé Finale, the third book in my Love Unscripted series. This is the fun part because I get to wrap things up happily-ever-after. It’s getting to the happily-ever-after that’s hard. You probably already know this from experience, but I’ll sum it up from a writer’s perspective. Growth is […]
After Happily-Ever-After
Today is my 10-year wedding anniversary. <3 We’ve been through a lot in ten years. Besides the challenges of blending families with six kids, we’ve survived three Achilles surgeries, one heart surgery, two house floods, three totaled vehicles, cancer, and more. I don’t think this is what anyone dreams of when they promise to stick […]
A Day in the Life (part 12) – final installment
Wow! What a crazy, fun, wonderful ride this has been. As with the ending of every story, I’m a little bit sad that it’s over. I can remember, though, when I despaired of these two ever finding their way to each other. There’s a certain kind of satisfaction that comes from seeing that hard work […]
Should a Romance Always End with a Wedding? + #Giveaway
I can’t even believe I’m going to confess this here, of all places, but … deep breath: I find attending weddings a little bit tedious. It’s okay if you feel the need to throw rotten tomatoes at me—I know that’s not something a romance author should admit. But hear me out: I adore watching two […]
When Happily Ever After Seems Impossible
If you haven’t heard my big news, I found out this week that I’m cancer free!!! This may seem like it has nothing to do with contemporary Christian romance, but for me it makes a world of difference. I can now regain the energy needed to write more books, which is good since I’m supposed […]
Happily Ever After by Deb Kastner
I’ve always been a romantic at heart. In elementary school I was already reading every teenage romance series on the market. At age 12 when I was on vacation in rural Oregon with NO ONE my age with whom to play, I struck gold when we visited a Five and Dime Store (showing my age […]
What Happens After The End? + a #Giveaway
Have you ever gotten to the end of a book only to wish there was more? Sometimes, no matter how satisfying an ending is, the characters have become so important to you, that you don’t want their story to end. You want to know what is coming next for them, where life is taking them, […]
Happily-Mostly-After – plus Giveaway!
Sometimes, I feel like happily-ever-after romance gets a bad rap. “It’s not realistic,” the nay-sayers proclaim. “Just wait until AFTER the honeymoon,” they warn. “Endings shouldn’t always be happy!” they demand. And sure, I get it. Relationships take a lot of work, and too many marriages these days end up broken and dissolved. I’d bet […]
Life, Sunshine, and Too Many Alligators
Life is a funny thing. Some days it goes well. Everything is sunshine, rainbows, and kitty cats. Then some days life takes a sharp left turn into the raging storm that sweeps you off the bridge and into the choppy waters of uncertainty where you’re stuck between an alligator and a swarm of jellyfish. And […]
Happily ever after? Plus a book giveaway!
“And they lived happily ever after.” The ending of all good fairy tales. The ending of all good romance novels. But is being in love enough to live happily ever after? I loved reading Elizabeth’s post last week about how she and her husband fell in love. The wonderful stories in the comments made me […]