Earlier this year, the cover appeared everywhere I looked, shared by authors I respect, Dearest Josephine. I didn't know anything about the story, didn't know why people liked it, but when it came on sale, I bought the Kindle version and promptly forgot all about it. Note: links may be Continue Reading
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When Truth Is So Crazy No One Would Ever Believe It
Author of When Dignity Came to Harlan, Rebecca Duvall Scott tells the true family story of sisters separated from each other and sent to live with strangers. What happens next is both heartbreaking and inspiring, and the continuing story in her recent release Teaching Dignity leads into a tale that Continue Reading
What Happens When I Get to Chat with One of My Favorite Authors?
Okay, so Liz Johnson has been one of my favorite PEOPLE (not to mention author) for the past fifteen or so years, so of course, I was excited to get to talk to her about her latest release, Beyond the Tides. This book set on Prince Edward Island has everything you could want from contemporary Continue Reading
A Bear, a Tardis, and a Blue Ox Walk into a Great Mystery
Another Ever After Mystery was ready to release when I got the word that the hero of When the Pilot Falls had gone missing. I mean, seriously? With everything going on, we now have to go hunting for this guy? Well, I did what any reasonable author would do. I made a graphic. Continue Reading
Welcome to Heritage: Discover Small Town Romance at Its Finest
We're back! With 3 weeks of internet troubles, I think we're good, and we're back with a great episode. New-to-me author, Tari Faris talks about her series, Restoring Heritage and her recent release, Since You've Been Gone. Tari has a delightful series that I personally would love to see be the Continue Reading
Will Life’s Powerful Storms Make You Stronger or Break You?
I woke up about the time that my wooden stamp collection rattled off the rails on my wall and onto the floor. A second later, my craft table fell over--just as I leaped out of bed. I made it to the doorway of my closet by the time the thing was really getting hard. And strong. Everything in my Continue Reading
What Happens When Hollywood Gets a Great Idea All Wrong?
When a TV reboot fiasco polarized fans of the original show and seemed to contradict the actors' values, John R. Price did some digging. What he found in his investigation drove him to write a fictionalized version of what he thinks happened when Hollywood played fast and loose with the viewers' Continue Reading
If You Love Suspense or a Great Mystery, You’ll Love This Author’s Books
Carole Brown, prolific author in several subgenres of mystery and suspense, chats with me about her books, the books she loves to read, and her new Nursery Rhyme Suspense Series. You won't want to miss these books about a young woman determined to find out who murdered her brother years ago and the Continue Reading
What Deep Subjects Did We Tackle with Laugher in Our Book Battle?
In this second "Battle of the Books" episode, Angela Ruth Strong and I "battle out" our takeaways and insights into the books we read, what we imagine about each character, and so much more. Basically, I begged shamelessly for MORE of all the stuffness, but while we won't get a series out of this Continue Reading
Join This “Battle of the Books,” A Look at 2 Different Romances
Angela Ruth Strong, author of mystery, romance, and books studios turn into movies, not to mention writing teacher, has a fabulous book releasing today--Husband Auditions. As we chatted about it a while back, we realized that our books have commonalities. Both her heroine from Husband Auditions Continue Reading
Amanda Cox Will Take You on an Incredible Emotional Journey
Amanda Cox wrecked me with her first book, The Edge of Belonging. And now she has another book coming out, another one set to destroy me as well. The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery is a multi-generational and split-time story. Even the synopsis wrecked me! I'm starting to get a complex. Continue Reading
What Does It Take to Change a Messed Up Man’s Life Forever?
What would happen if an addict who has alienated his family ended up on a trip with some "religious nuts" to the Holy Land. Author Steven Rogers takes that premise and runs with it. Told in a unique voice that seems to speak directly to the reader, the book takes the reader on a tour of Continue Reading
