My publisher just sent me a new Publishers Weekly review for my next novel, A Sea View Christmas, which releases on September 2, 2025. A positive PW review is always a gift, and I'm grateful! ...fans will appreciate the reappearance of the lovable cast of characters, and it’s gratifying to watch the two wounded souls at the book’s center haltingly work their way toward love. This ties up the … [Read more...]
Tammy’s Favorites
We hope you are enjoying these weekly feature posts from the authors of Inspired by Life…and Fiction. We're sharing some of our favorite things to help you get to know us a little better—and we’d love to hear your answers to these “favorites” questions in the comments below. Favorite Candy: Peanut M&Ms. Hands down. Cannot keep them anywhere within a 200 yard radius or they’ll … [Read more...]
Don’t Drift
Recently, my pastor told a story about having a perfect beach day at the ocean years ago. He and his friends were just floating, talking, laughing, riding the little waves as they rolled in and out. What they weren’t aware of was that they were also drifting sideways, and by the time they realized it, they were the equivalent of about four or five football fields away from their cooler and beach … [Read more...]
33 Years and Counting . . .
Today is my 33rd wedding anniversary. What a wonderful ride Wes and I have had together so far. From college sweethearts to empty nesters, the Lord has blessed us with tremendous love, laughter, and friendship. We have always supported each other's interests. Wes has never read any of my books, but he talks about them to everyone, and he eagerly joins me on writing trips and book signings. … [Read more...]
Literary Mugs
I suspect all writers have various items that are endowed with a literary theme. And since so many of us drink copious amounts of coffee or tea, some of those things are probably mugs. Today I want to share with you my six literary-themed mugs and why they are special to me. Although technically, two of them are my husband’s! Jane Austen I love this mug for its size (wider than … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday to Deb!
Last Friday, May 30th, was Deb's actual birthday. But we're still celebrating here on IBL&F! Joe and I drove to Missouri for a quick weekend visit with Ken and Deb—and to help celebrate Deb's 70th! Doesn't she make 70 look good! We walked along the Mighty Mississippi... We rode our electric bikes... We visited the local farmers market and shared Amish … [Read more...]
And the wheels on the vac go round and round . . .
I love those little robot vacuums. I have never purchased one of the fancy expensive brands (for reasons you'll understand in a moment), but considering that we have three big dogs, I love my little robovac and have programmed it to run three times at day--morning, noon, and night. I'd say it's more of a sweeper than a vacuum, but it picks up a lot of dog hair and dust, and that helps considerably … [Read more...]
Dani’s Favorites
We hope you are enjoying these weekly feature posts from the authors of Inspired by Life…and Fiction. We're sharing some of our favorite things to help you get to know us a little better—and we’d love to hear your answers to these “favorites” questions in the comments below. Favorite Drink (hot or cold): My favorite drink by far is coffee. I love it hot or cold, but if I was … [Read more...]
Home Again
Hi friends, I don’t know if you heard but we moved to Florida last September. Twoweeks later Hurricane Helene hit and completely flooded our house withfour feet of water. With almost everything still in boxes since we’d betraveling one of those two weeks, we lost 95% of our belongings and twocars. It turned into six months of waiting on insurance and four Airbnb stays, butwe are finally back … [Read more...]
Garden Time
I hope you had a meaningful and enjoyable Memorial Day. Like many people, I’m guessing, I spent part of the weekend planting flowers. Where I live in Minnesota (the upper Midwest US), Memorial Day is often considered the earliest “safe” time to plant flowers. While I transplanted my simple pots of geraniums, petunias, and marigolds, I found myself thinking of the beautiful … [Read more...]
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