I recently asked this question on social media . . . . What do you love most about reading romance novels? The responses were numerous and fascinating! They fell into clear categories so [imagine me channeling the voice of a Family Feud host,] "The top six answers are on the board!" Happily Ever Afters "I love reading about people finding love and making their way to a happily ever … [Read more...]

The audiobooks of both Memory Lane and Rocky Road (which released last week!!!) have two narrators. A female narrator reading the scenes I wrote from my female characters point of view. And a male narrator reading the scenes I wrote from my male characters point of view. Ryan Hudson was my male narrator for both novels and that was extremely fortunate for me because I'M A HUGE FAN of his. I was so … [Read more...]

Spotify has long been a music streaming giant. It added podcasts to its listening platform back in 2015. And--joy of joys for bookworms everywhere!--it just added audiobooks, too. What does this mean? It means that Spotify's 236 million paid subscibers will now receive 15 hours of audiobook listening every month as part of their membership. This is a win/win for readers and authors! It's … [Read more...]

My next book, Rocky Road, releases on Valentine's Day! As I think back over the process of writing this novel, I'm especially grateful to the talented people who helped me bring this book to the cusp of publication. They are.... Charlene was one of the editors I had the pleasure of working with at Bethany House Publishers. She went freelance many years ago. Because I had a history with … [Read more...]

I shared this on social media this week and wanted to share it with you, the wonderful Inspired by Life and Fiction community, too. . . I’ve had my hands so full with this privately that I haven’t felt the tug to share this publicly until now—at the start of this new year. (I’ve never been so happy to see one year end or so grateful to welcome a new year with new hope.) In February of … [Read more...]