Readers often criticize romance stories and romance books for the concept of “love at first sight.” The consensus most often expressed is that “love at first sight” isn’t “love”, as in the true love of your soul, but rather just a physical phenomenon, a pheromone reaction to certain identifiers that your psyche recognizes on a […]
Submerged
Yesterday heralded the start of the winter school holidays in South Africa, and along with that, Holiday Club or Vacation Bible School or VBS—dependent on what your preference is—at churches across our nation. This past Sunday, we walked into our church…a church that had cellophane jelly fish and octopuses hanging from the roof. The windows […]
Life in the Great Outdoors (or Thereabout)
We have plans to visit some friends in sunny Florida later this summer, and I asked our friends for suggestions about the things we could do while we’re there. One idea they came up with was a safari ride. Outdoors. In an open-sided bus. In the summer in Florida. Oh, and the biggest selling point […]
Love, Strawberry Jam, and Oreos
I have a friend who makes jam. Strawberry jam, to be exact. It’s amazing, too — definitely the best jam I’ve ever had in my life. I asked her one time why she goes through all the effort of making her own jam, and her answer was pretty simple. People like it, and her husband […]
The Ties That Bind + A #Giveaway
I hope this post finds everyone alive, well, and enjoying life. ( If this post finds you, then the odds are at least 30% in my favor. You’re *probably* alive.) I’ve been a busy couple of months in my life. My part-time teaching job has morphed into about twenty other things. Which, I’m beginning to […]
Summer Nights By the Water
Hola, Jolene here checking in from the Texas Hill Country. I’m writing on the porch of a cabin that sits on the Fro River. The birds are chatter and the water is rushing over the rocks. The shade of old giant pecan trees just invites me to stay and hide from the world a little […]
Love is in the Air – by Tanya Eavenson
Welcome, y’all. Today I (Ginger) am happy to hand the reins over to Tanya Eavenson for a guest post. I don’t remember how I met Tanya, but over the last few years we have gotten to know one another, and she has the sweetest spirit. AND I just love her books. She has a new one that […]
Christmas Blessings (The Stories Behind the Stories) with Giveaway!
Greetings, friends! I have the high honor of being included in a box set this Christmas season called Christmas Blessings: Seven Inspirational Romances of Love, Hope & Faith! As you read this, I will be traveling with my family. Tuesday’s activities will take us to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, and then I […]
Reader Input Requested — and a $10 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!
My last blog post proved to be so much fun (when I asked for reader suggestions for unusual hero/heroine occupations) that I decided to pose another question this month! First of all, thank you. We authors couldn’t do what we do (that is, live in a story world with our characters a good majority of the […]
Love and Romance versus Sex
I’m amazed that after all the years that Christian romance has been on the market that there are still people who look at me like I’m crazy when I say I write Christian or inspirational romance. Years and years of novels have been printed, and yet the general populace has no idea. Why? Because our […]