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Tag Archives: contemporary romance
Proud of My Authors
Few things are more satisfying than being named a finalist for a national, highly-coveted award—except winning the award, of course. Unfortunately, the amount of time between finding out these wonderful authors became finalists and finding out who won is too … Continue reading
Posted in Misc., Reading, Reviews of exceptional books
Tagged ACFW, Carol Award, Cher Gatto, Christian Authors, Christian Fiction, contemporary romance, Historical Romance, Iron Stream Media, Jennifer Uhlarik, Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, Love You Truly, LPC, Sand Creek Serenade, Selah Award, Something I Am Not, Susan Tuttle, Will Rogers Medallion Award, Young Adult
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A Southern Season: FREE!
For this week only, you can get A Southern Season for you Kindle, free! This collection includes my novella, Ice Melts in Spring, which is a 2019 Selah Award finalist (winners announced in May). All the stories are set in the … Continue reading
Posted in A Southern Season, Promotion/Publicity/Marketing
Tagged A Southern Season, Ane Mulligan, Christian Fiction, Claire Fullerton, contemporary romance, contemporary womens fiction, Eva Marie Everson, fiction, Georgia, inspy fiction, Linda W. Yezak, Linda Yezak, romance, south, Tennessee, Texas, women's fiction
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New Duet: New Release by Cindy Huff
Cindy Huff’s contemporary romance, New Duet arrived May 1st on Amazon in e-book format. It already has 5-star reviews. Check out the wonderful cover. Here is the back-cover blurb. Isabella Melinda Wilson has been squeezed into the music ministry model of … Continue reading
Super-Sized BookSweeps Giveaway!
Guess what? I’ve teamed up with 40+ fantastic authors of sweet- to-mild, small-town contemporary romances to give away a huge collection of novels to two (yes, only two!) lucky winners, PLUS a Kindle Fire to the Grand Prize winner! You can … Continue reading
Guess What’s on Sale?!
THE BUCKET LIST DARE! on sale through December 17!
The Bucket List Dare is Live!
The Bucket List Dare is now live in both Kindle and print! In this interlocking Christian Romance collection, four college friends are facing their 30th birthdays. To make the event momentous, they dare each other to do the biggest thing on … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Reading, The Bucket List Dare
Tagged Angela Breidenbach, Christian romance, contemporary romance, Faith-filled Romance, Her Impossible Dream, Indie Romance, Jessica Ferguson, Linda W. Yezak, Pamela S Meyers, romance, Save the Groom, Skydiving to Love, The Bucket List Dare, What Lies Ahead
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On Chili and Gumbo and Writing in Genre
I forgot to write a post for Monday. I don’t know why. I’m late today, but this time I do know why–I can’t think what to write about. The only thing that comes to mind is the Chili Cook-off we had at … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking and Recipes, Misc., write tips, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged chili, contemporary romance, contemporary womens fiction, creole, genre, gumbo, Recipes, romance, writing fiction, writing novels
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Advanced Notice!
Susan May Warren’s birthday is tomorrow, January 21, so to celebrate, we’re giving away our set of six contemporary romance novels, Much Ado About Love A one-day only giveaway! Christian romance at its best, all ready to be downloaded into your … Continue reading
Review: All’s Fair in Love and Cupcakes
What a fun little romance! Betsy St Amant’s characters, Kat Varland and Lucas Brannen, are best friends who are afraid to admit they love each other for fear of ruining their friendship. High school football coach Lucas decides to take charge and … Continue reading