The last time I blogged, I shared the responses readers gave when I asked what inspires them to try a new author. You seemed to enjoy that data and since I'm a data-loving girl, I'm back with the results of a few polls I recently ran concerning cover preferences! You may have noticed in recent years that contemporary romances as well as some historical romances published in the wider "general" … [Read more...]

A while back, I asked this question on my Facebook page. "What inspires you to try a new author?" I received so many fascinating responses, that I decided to count them and create a pie chart. #1 (with 27% of the vote) - Recommendation from a fellow reader There is still no substitute for readers recommending books to fellow readers. "Word of mouth" will always be the very best form … [Read more...]

Every January I enjoy looking back at the prior year of Christian fiction and picking my favorite book covers. It wasn't easy! There were so many fabulous covers to choose from. Here are a few of my personal favorites.... A dressmaker AND Paris? Yes, please. I love the peach-colored gown against the sepia-toned background that gives the reader a sense of the WWII setting. Excellent … [Read more...]

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! Today, I'm sharing pictures from my family's road trip this past week to New Mexico. It was so much fun to experience the Christmas season, Southwest style! Are you traveling over Christmas or New Years? Have you been to New Mexico? "In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind." John 1:4. I'm wishing everyone a Christmas … [Read more...]