Hola, Jolene Navarro here thinking about saying hello to a new year and new decade. As I look back over the last year I see all of the highs and lows. Moments of pure joy merged with worry and tragedy. My birthday is also at the beginning of the year (Jan. 2) so […]
Christmas Tree: Past, Present & Future
Hola! Jolene Navarro checking in from the Texas Hill Country. Saturday after Thanksgiving is another day to carry out a tradition of gratitude for my family. Each year memories are treasured and hopes are added. As a kid, I anticipated the holidays with nothing but joy and excitement. From baking cookies with my family to […]
Romance, Hope & Gratitude.
Hola, Jolene Navarro here. As romance authors, I believe we have the power to make the world a better place one book at a time. We do it with gratitude, hope and love. In my October 15th release The Texan’s Surprise Return Selena De La Rosa, the heroine gets her greatest Christmas gift. She is […]
You might be from Texas if…
Hola! Jolene Navarro here, checking in from the beautiful Texas Hill Country. If you’ve been around you know I’m proud to be a 7th generation Texan. Yes, my family came down before we were a state, claimed land, built a community and helped gain independence from Mexico. But that’s all history. Texans tend to be […]
Romancing New York + Giveaway
Hola, Jolene Navarro here. Usually I’m checking in from the Texas Hill Country but today I’m going to share New York with you. Recently I saw a report in Healthy Woman about the benefits of trips with your girlfriends. I totally believe this to be true. Last week I had a wonderful week in New […]
Cover Reveal and Other Things
Hola! Jolene Navarro here. So far this has been a crazy fun summer. After spending time with friends who love books and wearing tiaras I headed to Canyon Texas. I started attending West Texas Writer’s Academy eight years ago, now I lead one of the classes. This is a week of writer’s summer camp. Hosted […]
Summertime Means Homemade Ice Cream
Hello! Jolene Navarro here checking in from my front porch, eating homemade ice cream. It’s summer so it’s time to make creamy vanilla ice cream. If you have never made it before, it’s not difficult and so much fun. When I was growing up we had to take turns hang cranking the ice cream…that was […]
Along the Texas Coast & A Book Giveaway
Hola! Jolene Navarro checking in from the beautiful Texas Hill Country. My writing view today. I was in San Antonio, so I stopped off at Panera to get some writing time. I love it when a writer submerges the reader into a new world and you get to experience it from the character’s viewpoint. […]
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 […]
Celebrating 90 years of life and a Giveaway
Watching the beautiful sunrise from my back porch as I think about my mother’s mother. We celebrated her 90th year on this planet. Her five surviving children, many of her grandchildren and a bunch of her great grandkids were there. It’s amazing when I think of everything she has accomplished the many storms her faith […]