It’s a book release giveaway kind of day!

(Just in case you’ve got a busy day and don’t have time for my happy rambling, giveaway details are at the bottom of the post… 🙂 ) ***KEEP HOLDING ON is here!*** I know, I know. I should’ve found a more graceful way to intro this blog post. I should write something meaningful about why this book holds such a …

Summer Break Giveaway!

Okay…nobody go into shock or anything…but this thing you’re reading right now…it’s a blog post. An actual blog post from yours truly, the girl who hasn’t posted an entry on her own blog in… *gulp* …I’d rather not say. I haven’t gone this long between blog posts since 2009, folks! I’ve made some changes in my life recently. Some bigger …

Grace Triumphant . . . with author Alicia Willis

Today I’m happy to welcome repeat guest Alicia Willis to the blog! Alicia is here to tell us about her latest book, Grace Triumphant. And she’s giving away a digital Kindle copy of her book! You can enter to win by leaving a comment below. Thanks for being here today, Alicia! Melissa: Okay, we need to know about your latest book. …

Netflix confessions with awesome author Jill Lynn Buteyn (plus a giveaway!)

It’s my super happy pleasure to welcome Jill Lynn Buteyn to the blog today. In addition to being a wonderful author, Jill shares a very important obsession with me: Parenthood…the TV show. I’ve kinda not known what to do with myself TV-wise since the show ended last year. Like, what am I supposed to do on Thursday night’s without my …

What better way to celebrate spring? (aka giveaway time!!)

Okay, here’s the thing: I started writing a post for this week about why I love Logan. Fake Logan Walker, I mean. My Logan…from my soon-to-release new book, Like Never Before. It started out funny and turned serious and got ultra share-my-heart-y. But then time got away from me and the post didn’t get finished and it’s totally okay. Because why not wait and …

One Enchanted Christmas is here + a mega giveaway!

YAY!! It’s release day for One Enchanted Christmas.  I’m so excited. And nervous. And excited. And nervous. And… You get the point, yes? But I’m truly grateful to have had the time and opportunity to write this novella. It was such a blast…by far some of the most fun I’ve had writing lately. It’s also my first time releasing a project …

Meet author Wesley Banks and check out this sweet giveaway!

I love meeting new author friends online! I’m not sure how Wesley Banks and I got connected, but I’m really glad we did…because not only does his new novel, Hope in Every Raindrop, look wonderful, he’s a fellow NEEDTOBREATHE fan. Which, in my world, basically means “kindred spirit.”  One of the reasons I’m excited to read Wesley’s book (which is …

Win a copy of Crystal Walton’s debut novel EYES UNVEILED

File this under things I love about the internet: Meeting people like Crystal Walton! Crystal and I met through the blogosphere and we’ve exchanged emails a few times…and can I just say, she is super encouraging! And I’m so happy to have her here today. She’s talking about college memories…and she mentions the mega blessing of making it through college …

Win a copy of Gabrielle Meyer’s new novella collection!

True story: Last summer I was visiting my friend Gabrielle Meyer up in Little Falls, Minnesota, aka one of the coolest small towns in America (Charles Lindbergh!), when she got some BIG news. Not one, but two of her novellas were chosen to be in two collections in 2015. What ensued included squeals and hugs and possibly even some jumping …