I spent last weekend at the Sheet Cake Reader Retreat in the countryside of Central Texas! Sweet rom com author Emma St Clair lives in Texas like I do and she's the one who organized the retreat and invited me to attend. The only author I'd met in person beforehand was Pepper Basham, though Christian romance authors Mandi Blake and Liz Isaacson were also in attendance. The rest of the authors … [Read more...]

It's been 10 years since my book Meant to Be Mine released. 10 Years! The hero of this book (Ty Porter) has lived on in the hearts of a lot of readers. Leigh Foster posed as Ty for the cover shoot. He was gracious to answer some interview questions for me back then (which you can find HERE) and just as graciously provided me with an update when I reached out to him recently to ask where life … [Read more...]

Today's Dani Pettrey's blogging day, but she'll be taking a break from posting for a while, so I'm here to give you an update on her. I met Dani in 2011. At the time we'd both traveled to Minnesota for a gathering with the team at Bethany House Publishers. We'd recently signed contracts with them for our first Christian fiction novels and later learned those debut books would be releasing on … [Read more...]

I'm delighted to introduce you to Kelly D. Scott! I've been meeting with a small group of writers here in Dallas for years and Kelly has been a member of that circle since the beginning. Fall is my favorite season and so I think it's wonderful that she's joined forces with several other authors to release a FREE ebook collection of romantic fall stories. Be sure to grab a copy of the collection … [Read more...]

This past Saturday night, my book Memory Lane received a Carol Award in the romance category! That particular award is organized by American Christian Fiction Writers and judged by writers. This recognition means a lot to me. Memory Lane is the first novel I independently published. I hired my editor, I collaborated on the cover, I hand-picked the audiobook narrators, I formatted the … [Read more...]