About a month ago, I received an ARC (advance copy) of Becky Wade's new contemporary Christian romance novel, A Love Like Ours. This is book #3 in the Porter Family Novel series. The book sat patiently on my end table until I finished writing my own book. Finally, last week I…
I'm over at Thoughts on Plot today talking about Kindergarten crushes! I'd love for you to stop by and join the conversation! Click HERE for the link. Have a great day!
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of inspirational or sweet romance novels. Today I have the pleasure of hosting Pepper D. Basham! I met Pepper at an ACFW conference a few years ago, and I was instantly charmed by her down-to-earth personality. Her debut…
I'm blessed to have an overactive imagination. Yes, blessed! Ideas clang and roll around in my brain all the time. Most of them are tiny snippets, not worth exploring, but some burrow in and won't leave me alone. About six years ago, I learned something extremely valuable. If I don't…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of sweet or inspirational romance novels. Today I'm giddy to have Patricia Johns as my guest! She has another Harlequin Love Inspired out this month-- A Firefighter's Promise! *swooning* One of these days, we will meet in real life. Until…
So I decided to try something different. Instead of merely pinning food photos to my Pinterest Recipe board, I figured I would actually make a few. Shocking concept, I know! Follow Jill's board Recipes on Pinterest. We've been super busy here with track, baseball, and writerly things (yay!!), so I needed quick and…
Inspiration for from a hero: Colton Greene in From the Start by Melissa Tagg So when Jill and I decided to do a little blog swap and talk about the inspiration for our heroes, it sounded like a fab idea. Yeah, I thought, I can talk about Colton Greene…the main…
We are in for a treat! Jessica R. Patch, author of make-you-sit-back-and-sigh heroes, graciously agreed to answer my pressing questions today. Let’s talk about heroes! Jess: Yes! I love talking heroes. I may have just swooned over the word. Yep. I did. I swooned. Jill: Well, you know I love heroes, especially YOUR heroes!…
I have a love/hate relationship with April in northern Ohio. I'm pretty sure it rained every day last week. On Saturday, the sun came out, the weather warmed, and I believed for a few hours summer might eventually arrive. Tuesday night I bought my first ice cream cone of the…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of inspirational or sweet romance. Today I'm delighted to have Catherine West! Catherine is an award-winning author and a witty friend. She has a new contemporary romance out, Bridge of Faith. It's getting rave reviews, and I love the cover!…