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February 7, 2025 By Robin Lee Hatcher

Can you believe it? One-twelfth of 2025 is already behind us.

It was a busy start of the year for me, writing- and book-wise, so I thought I’d share the craziness with you in my post today.

First, starting in December, I refreshed my website. I installed a new framework and theme. I tweaked colors. I tweaked them again and again. Finally, just last week, I created a new logo. I love the new logo and my refreshed site.

If you haven’t visited robinleehatcher.com in a while (or ever), I hope you’ll do so. My website was born in the mid 1990s so there’s a lot of “stuff” there, including blog posts going back to 2002.

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The refresh of my site is finished just in time for the release of my 93rd book, To Capture a Mountain Man (February 10, 2025). I am so excited to share this story with readers. I absolutely love Isaiah and Amanda as a couple, and it’s been a delight to receive feedback from readers and other authors about this book. One of my favorite quotes comes from author Trish Perry when she wrote: “The flow of Hatcher’s story will pull you along as swiftly as the Yellowstone river that triggers this adventure in the first place.”

When I came up with the idea for The British Are Coming series, I hadn’t dreamed up Isaiah Coltrane yet. He surprised me as he rode into my imagination, accompanied by his trusty black and white collie. In fact, there were a lot of surprises waiting for me as I wrote the book. To tell you the truth, that’s one of the things I love about writing. I get to be surprised by the stories my character live out in my imagination.

The paperback of To Capture a Mountain Man is already available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and the Kindle version releases on the 10th.

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Have I shared about the writing sprints I’ve been part of since last August? Three mornings a week, I host a Zoom room where the participants write in sprints of 25 minutes each. There are usually about 15 to 25 writers in attendance on any given day. These sprints have reenergized my writing and, even better, made me love the process afresh. Another great benefit? The sprints have kept me ahead of schedule instead of falling behind.

Speaking of being ahead of schedule, after I sent To Capture a Mountain Man to my editor last fall, I realized I had a little extra time, enough to write a novella. In early 2024, my publisher granted me the right to republish I Hope You Dance (a contemporary novella set in Kings Meadow) as long as I did so in a collection with a new novella, also written by me. What I couldn’t decide for a long while was whether to write another contemporary story that takes place after I Hope You Dance or whether I should fall back in time to look at some Kings Meadow history. Finally, inspired by a country song (Bible and a .44), a story set during the Great Depression came to life in my imagination.

In January I wrapped up the editing of the two-novella collection, formatted it for paperback and ebook, had the cover created, and wrote the back cover copy. Now I’m counting down the days until From This Moment On releases (April 7, 2025). If you enjoyed the Kings Meadow Romance series, I think you’ll enjoy this peek into the past.

Now I’m at work on the fourth British Are Coming novel, To Reveal a Reckless Love. This is Roger’s story. Roger is an artist from England, and he is taking readers back into Yellowstone where he meets the ever-practical Victoria from Boston. What on earth is going to happen to them? I can’t wait to find out, and if all goes well, I will be able to share their story with readers by June/July.

And such was my January. Writing. Web design. Cover design. Cover copy. Promotion. Not to mention the start of the college class I’m taking called Writing in the Age of AI. But that is a different blog post.

So how was your January?

~robin

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Best-selling novelist Robin Lee Hatcher is known for her heartwarming and emotionally charged stories of faith, courage, and love. Her 90+ books have won multiple awards, including the RITA, the Christy, the Carol, the FHL Reader's Choice, and the National Reader's Choice Awards. Robin makes her home in Idaho.
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  1. Tamera Alexander says

    February 7, 2025 at 5:13 am

    Busy, busy, Robin. You’ve accomplished much! CONGRATS on the new release. I really enjoyed this one. As for me, I’m in edit phase for my next book, rereleasing an older series (creating covers and all, as you said), loving on grandchildren, really enjoying two Bible studies, plus reading through the Word with our church, and still trying to unpack and get settled after yet another move last summer. Life is busy but good! Looking forward to July!

    • Robin Lee Hatcher says

      February 7, 2025 at 7:24 am

      You are so blessed to have those grand babies living so close to you.

  2. D'Ann Mateer says

    February 7, 2025 at 7:39 am

    Love the logo! So cute! And looking forward to more in The British are Coming series! Yay!

    • Robin Lee Hatcher says

      February 7, 2025 at 8:22 am

      ❤️

  3. Deborah Raney says

    February 7, 2025 at 9:01 am

    I love those fat robins almost as much as I love your books. And that’s a lot. So fun to see your inspiration images for the books and covers. You’ve had a GOOD 2025 so far!

    • Robin Lee Hatcher says

      February 7, 2025 at 10:55 am

      Aren’t they cute (the chubby robins)? I just love them. It has been a good start to the year.

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