Fiction Friday | Christmas Ella by Angela Ruth Strong

Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Christmas Ella by Angela Ruth Strong. Here’s the book description: Cinderella story meets reality TV when the star of All That Glitters sweeps location director Ella Goodwin off her feet. To avoid disapproval from the King family, she attends their masquerade ball in disguise, never …

Fiction Friday | Heart in the Clouds by Jennifer Mistmorgan

Today I’m sharing my book recommendation for Heart in the Clouds, the fabulous debut novel by Australian author Jennifer Mistmorgan. Here’s the book description: He’s a charismatic Australian bomber pilot used to beating the odds.She’s the radio operator he speaks to each night before he flies.He makes a bet that he can steal a kiss….and …

Writers Life | Learning Through Imagination

I read an interesting meme on Face Book this morning, originally posted by Jennifer Powell. Fiction is fake!? How often have you heard that, or something like it? “I only read true stories.” “Fiction stories are lies.” “I don’t read fiction, I only read the Bible.” I’ve heard all of these at one time or …

Fiction Friday – The Peasant King by Tessa Afshar

Narelle here. I’m excited to share an interview with Tessa Afshar talking about her new book, The Peasant King, that’s releasing in November 2023. What characters from The Hidden Prince do we meet again in this novel? Twenty years have passed since the events in The Hidden Prince, and now our main character is Keren and Jared’s …

Author Interview | A Louisiana Christmas to Remember

We, three authors—Morgan Tarpley Smith, Betsy St. Amant & Lenora Worth, are happy to be with you today for an interview about our new release from Barbour called A Louisiana Christmas to Remember. Since our book is set at Christmastime, we thought we’d name a few of our favorite things about this special time of …

Fiction Friday | Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee

Narelle here. I’m excited to welcome Michelle Shocklee to our blog today and share our interview about her new book, Appalachian Song, that released October 3, 2023. Fast Five Hobbits or Mad Max? Hobbits…as long as I’m invited to their Hobbit house. Books or TV? Books. Always. Sun or snow? Snow. Desert or sea? Sea. …

Fiction Friday – Indigo Isle by T.I. Lowe

Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Indigo Isle by T.I. Lowe. Here’s the book description: “Storms show up and there ain’t a thing we can do to stop them.” Sonny Bates left South Carolina fifteen years ago and never looked back. Now she’s a successful Hollywood location scout who travels the world, …

Fiction Friday | What’s the deal with Celebrity books?

Lights, camera, action! I recently heard my new release Muskoka Spotlight being described as a celebrity romance book. I suppose it is, as it’s about a famous Hollywood actor hiding out in Muskoka, Canada where he meets an aged care nurse, and sparks fly, etc. It’s just I hadn’t really thought about it in that …

Fiction Friday | What Makes a Strong Heroine?

Today I am talking about What Makes a Strong Heroine? It takes a special kind of woman to cope with all the flak, so it was interesting to consider what kind of qualities a woman might need to deal with situations where she could face anything from misogynistic remarks to having hot dogs thrown at …

Fiction Friday – The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese

Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese. Here’s the book description: Three friends. Two broken promises. One missing manuscript. As a senior acquisitions editor for Fog Harbor Books in San Francisco, Ingrid Erikson has rejected many a manuscript for lack of defined conflict and dramatic …