Hey y'all! My husband and I are on a much-needed vacation. I'll tell you more about it in October. Today I'd love to introduce you to my dear friend Carrie Stephens. I'm so looking forward to reading this book she wrote with …
Have You Read Lacy Williams?
Last year I began an editing relationship with a writer I met years ago. Lacy Williams was traditionally published then later turned totally indie. If you enjoy Western romance—whether historical or contemporary, you should …
The Blessing of Praying Friends
We’ve been walking through a rough summer. If you are on my email list, you know a bit of my house woes. If you are from Texas, you might know some of our other stresses due to my husband’s former job. Not to mention health …
August Reads
It’s been a busy month—and I can’t believe it’s September tomorrow! Eek! Not as many books this month, but two that I read with a combo of audio and ebook. I truly love that. Otherwise, my audiobooks tend to languish unless …
Still Learning: The Great Courses
Jeff and I both lamented the end of our college years. We wished we could stay there forever. Not for the parties or the football games or the lack of real responsibility. No, we wanted to stick around and take more classes. …
Favorite Romance Heroes This Year (so far!)
I’ve read romance my whole life—along with a lot of other things. But even in my romance reading, I’ve never been the type to have “book boyfriends”. I enjoy the romance as a whole, and I very often feel a connection with the …
The Temporal vs. the Eternal
We often take it for granted that the structures we build on this earth will stand. But as we’ve learned with our house in recent months, that isn’t always the case. So it hit me a little bit harder when I heard the …
Boston Bookstore Fun
As you know, we love going to bookstores when we travel. On our last trip to Boston of the 4th of July, we went to one old favorite—Brattle Books—and one fun new one: Commonwealth Books. Perhaps like you, I judge a …
July Reads
I know I’m posting this a few days before the end of the month, but since I find myself currently reading five—yes, FIVE—books (and editing another), I know nothing else will get finished in the next few days. Besides that, I …
Turning Research into a Story
My second book in Guidepost’s Secrets from Grandma’s Attic series came out this month. I had so much fun researching and writing this story. For the historical mystery in this book, I latched on to a fact from a previous …