Hola, Jolene Navarro checking in from Central California. Yes, I have left my Texas Hill Country to start the year and my 50th birthday with a little adventure. My husband and I are on a road trip from Carmel by the Sea, Big Sur, Castle Hearst then up to San Fransico. We are halfway through […]
The Last Angel by Jolene Navarro
Jolene checking in from the Texas Hill Country. Today is release day for The Texans Twins! While trying to keep myself distracted so I won’t obsess over my latest release I’ve been decorating for Christmas. As I open boxes and go through all the decorations I get to recall all the blessing from the past. […]
RInging in the Christmas season…and a free book give-away
How Thanksgiving flew so quickly, I just don’t know. I love cooking that big meal and this year was so much fun! Our daughter Emily and her husband are closing on their new house this coming Friday. They’ve been with us after selling their home on the Gulf, and while searching for one to buy. They are […]
Baby Bats, A Secret Husband and Twins – Jolene Navarro
You never know where you are going to get inspiration to spark an idea that ends up as a plot point in a story. Two unrelated events become one story. A couple years ago a friend of mine was doing research for a story about wolves. Teri Wilson was writing what would become Alaskan Sanctuary. I […]
It’s still a thrill after all these years… Roxanne Rustand
I started writing in 1992, after I met Lyn Cote and Judy Roemerman and then joined their critique group. Neither of them had sold, but Lyn was already really productive, with a number of full manuscripts and a strong focus on being a published writer. I often wonder–if I hadn’t ever met these two lovely people, […]
Old friends and Falling for the Rancher
On Thursday morning, my husband and I traveled to Northern Wisconsin to visit a dear friend and her husband–Lyn & Steve Cote. The hours fly by so quickly when we get together! The photos here are some that I took on my iPhone while we were out on the lake. Such a beautiful day! On […]
Getting ready for Easter……and, a drawing for prizes
Roxanne Rustand, here, wishing you a Happy Easter! Our winter was so mild, here in the upper Midwest, that I find myself surprised by how much I welcome the arrival of spring. The redwing blackbirds arrived a few weeks ago, our hostas have pushed up through their winter blankets of wood chip mulch, and the grass is […]
Best laid plans…and starting over. Roxanne Rustand
Well….the thought was good, anyway! New resolutions, starting well before the beginning of the New Year: Get busy on a new book proposal right away after finishing the final round of edits on the last one. Dive right in. Obviously, I’d been a tad optimistic–figuring that I’d certainly be perfectly peppy after surgery in December, that […]
Christmas greetings from the Midwest–and An Aspen Creek Christmas give-away
Merry Christmas to you all! Here in the Midwest, it certainly looks like Christmas right now–we had a nice snowfall, but I’ll be hoping the pretty white ground cover will last until Christmas, because warmer temperatures are moving back in over the next few days. I’m typing this blog at our kitchen table, and took […]
10 Reasons Every Sweet Romance Novel Needs a Stars Hollow
About four years ago, I started entering contests hosted by Harlequin Love Inspired in an effort to get my manuscripts in front of a particular editorial team and hopefully receive a publishing contract. This quest morphed into becoming a student of all things Love Inspired. What’s this line of sweet romances all about, anyway? What […]