Happy New Year, 2017! Hard to believe that I've been steadily writing since 1993. This year I will also celebrate twenty years with Love Inspired Books. I recently reached a milestone with sixty-five books written for LI and Harlequin. In all, I've written seventy-six books--both in full length and novella. But this year I hope to READ more books. I read all the time but I do it in … [Read more...]
Sometimes Walking in God’s Will is Just Plain Hard . . . (+ a giveaway!)
My dear friend (and wonderful author) COURTNEY WALSH is my guest here on the blog today. I'm so grateful for Courtney filling in for me as I've been with family this past week. UPDATE: The winner of Courtney's novel Change of Heart is Lisa Cullett! Lisa, see the final comment below with instructions on how to get your book! by Courtney Walsh I'm going to be honest. Lately, life has gotten the … [Read more...]
Birds and Words–my literary guest room
We moved recently from a downsized townhome to a one level house. This meant we needed some new furniture. We've filled up the den and turned a little den off the back of the house into a combination sunroom/library. We had enough to decorate one guest room in a beach theme but the other one sat empty for a while. Since it's located across from our offices (My husband took another bedroom for his … [Read more...]
Why I truly with-all-my-heart adore audiobooks (plus a giveaway!)
If you haven’t guessed by now, I LOVE audiobooks. I’ve talked about them before, and I just can’t help talking about them again today (and giving some away!). Audiobooks have been a lifesaver for me. And in recent years, Audible in particular has been my go-to. Why are audiobooks a lifesaver? I love reading and I love books. But because of the busy nature of my life, I rarely have time to sit … [Read more...]
How Far Will You Read Before Giving Up on a Book?
One of my twin daughters got a new book in the mail and squealed with excitement as she opened it. Sadly, once she started reading the new squeal-worthy book, it fell into the book graveyard. It had a gorgeous, captivating cover. A catchy title. An interesting blurb. And it promised to be a fun, light read. So why did it die and get buried? After she read the first chapter, I asked her … [Read more...]