Years ago, when our son was little, my sister-in-law lived in Memphis. She invited us to visit and bring our son to a mall with a carousel inside. We had a nice visit and our young son loved the carousel. On the way out of the mall, a cute guy with long hair and an […]
The Perfect Anniversary Gift
Sing with me to the tune of the Brady Bunch theme (if you’re old enough to remember it): Here’s the story of a lovely lady who was busy writing books, and couldn’t clean So her house turned upside down, without a vacuum and the bunnies won. Okay, so I stink at poetry and […]
Roundup of Blogs
Several of the inspy authors have personal blogs also. I thought since you’re here–you know at a blog–and you like it, you might want to check out more. So here’s the roundup in alphabetical order: Julie Arduini’s blog – Surrender Issues and Chocolate features inspiring messages of surrender, book reviews, faith issues, family, writing, a […]
A Much Anticipated Wedding
Over the years, I’ve written lots of fictional weddings. But around here, I’m excited about a real one coming up. Let me backtrack. I’m an only child and it never bothered me. I had close cousins and lots of friends. But when my older cousin became an aunt when I was 13, it hit me […]
Introducing Myself
Back when the Inspy Romance Blog started, a friend of mine asked if I was interested in joining. At the time, I was on another group blog, had one of my own, and was up to my eyeballs in deadlines. I declined. Over the years, I checked in with Inspy Romance several times and was […]
Counting on the Cowboy #Giveaway Shannon Taylor Vannatter
Hi Inspy Romance readers! I met Shannon Taylor Vannatter at the ACFW Conference last fall, and I’m excited for her to share about her new novel and how it came about! So here’s Shannon and her story: Long ago and shortly after I was born, my parents left their rural Arkansas home to follow […]
Reunion Romance + #Giveaway – Shannon Taylor Vannatter
I always think it’s so romantic when I hear about a real life couple splitting when they were young and finding each other again years later. As a result, I’ve written quite a few reunion romances. When the hero and heroine have had a past relationship that didn’t work out, there’s instant conflict. And romance […]