December is one of my favorite months of the year. The Christmas season is here, summer has arrived, our school year ends, and we move into the January holiday period. Our Christmas tree is not up yet because we’re painting our living and dining room area. This means my home is a bit chaotic at […]
Book Recommendation – Look for Me by Jan Thompson
Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for Look for Me by Inspy Romance author Jan Thompson, Book 4 in her Vacation Sweethearts series set in Key Largo, Florida. I jumped into the series at Book 4 and read the book as a standalone. But, as I was reading, some of the series story details seemed familiar. […]
The Completion of a Series + #Giveaway
Sometimes I feel like ‘the end’ are two of the most satisfying words in the English language. I realize ‘the end’ can have vastly different meanings, depending on the context. For writers, the moment of completion of a book project can bring forth a range of emotions. Joy, relief, happiness, sorrow, thankfulness, and pure exhaustion […]
Romantic Comedy Book Recommendation – Love at Second Sight by Liwen Y. Ho
Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for Liwen Y. Ho’s latest romcom CCR release, Love at Second Sight. I’ve enjoyed all the books I’ve read in Liwen’s The Fab Forties series. Here’s the Book Description for Love at Second Sight: Wooing an introvert requires patience, silence, and a comfy pair of sweatpants. Cassie As a single […]
The Inside Scoop on Seaside Proposal
Hi, I’m Julia Mitchell, and you may have read or heard about my romance story with my surfer boy hero, Sean, in Winning Julia’s Heart. Sean and I recently married, and I’d love to see my younger sister, Billie, meet the man of her dreams. Billie and I are adopted and we made a pact […]
Art Imitating Life: First Dates + #Giveaway
Back in February 2015 I wrote a character interview blog post here at Inspy Romance for a new release. Fast forward seven years, and I have the rights back for my traditionally published CCR books that I’m gradually rereleasing. Winning Julia’s Heart (originally titled Winning Over the Heiress) will rerelease at Amazon later this month. […]
Book Recommendation – Skye by Heather Gray
Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for Skye, the first book in Inspy Romance author Heather Gray’s Rainbow Fall series. The second Rainbow Falls book, Olive, released last month. We will be interviewing Heather and talking about Olive in an upcoming StoryChats @ InspyRomance podcast/YouTube episode. Book Description: Rainbow Falls…where life is lived in full […]
Book Recommendation – Turn to Me by Becky Wade
Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for Turn to Me, Becky Wade’s new Misty River Romance book that’s releasing on May 3, 2022. Here’s the Book Description: His promise will cost him far more than he imagined. Guilt has defined Luke Dempsey’s life, but it was self-destructiveness that landed him in prison. When his friend […]
Author Newsletters & Reader Magnets & Free Books – Love them or Hate them?
Many years ago Valerie Comer asked the authors in our blogging group to provide a link to our author newsletter for the Inspy Romance website. She later asked us to provide information on our free reader magnet stories that are available for our newsletter subscribers. I had great intentions of creating a reader magnet for […]
To drink or not to drink in CCR books… + #Giveaway
To drink or not to drink…that is my question for you in the context of characters making beverage choices in contemporary Christian romance (CCR) books. When I first started writing Christian romance, the Christian publishers had detailed lists of acceptable and unacceptable content in the fiction books they published. The consumption of alcohol (liquor) was […]