Goodreads giveaway! Because I will take any excuse to celebrate.

Guess what? Over the weekend, my second book, Here to Stay, turned four months old. I celebrated…by working on my third book. I will make a little confession here: Back when I was writing Here to Stay, I may have had a few moments of frustration. By which I mean there were days when I wanted to finally put to use …

The truth about the writing life (aka the post about Needtobreathe + a giveaway)

…because OF COURSE I was going to write a post about Needtobreathe eventually… Earlier this summer I saw my favorite band in concert. Twice. And when I say “favorite” I mean the band I love so much I can’t even really talk about it with any semblance of self-control. I’m reduced to unintelligible gushing. I mean…the whole southern rock infused …

Gilmore Guys (a guest series) . . . DIGGER! featuring Allison Pittman and giveaway

If you’ve been around this blog at all this summer then you know what today is: Gilmore Guys day! Every Friday, awesome author friends are joining me here to talk about our favorite men from one of our favorite TV shows: Gilmore Girls. So far, we’ve talked about Jess, Logan, Luke, Marty, Max, and Kirk. This week’s guest is the fabulous Allison Pittman, whose …

Meet author Alicia Willis and enter to win her new book!

Today I’m so pleased to have a special guest on the blog! I’ve never met Alicia Willis in person but from emails and online interaction, I can tell you she’s super sweet with a super talent for historical fiction. Her fifth book, From the Dark to the Dawn: A Tale of Ancient Rome, released just last week. She’s not only hanging …

And just like that, a new author fave! Meet Hillary Manton Lodge (plus a giveaway)

A couple months back, awesome writing friend and one of the coolest Canadians I know—Rachel McMillan—told me I had to read a book called A Table by the Window. The author’s writing style, she said, would be just up my alley. I pre-ordered the book…waited patiently…and then read the WHOLE thing in one weekend. Folks, I adored this book. ADORED IT! And …

Say hi to special guests Becky Wade and Victoria Bylin…and win books!

It’s a happy Friday here at the blog today! I’m joined by special guests Becky Wade and Victoria Bylin. Becky and Vicki are both fellow Bethany House authors and we’ve had fun lately putting together some promo videos for our upcoming books. We debuted the first video just this week…all about the things you won’t find in a contemporary romance.   …