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Author Spotlight: Kris Bock Is Here with Kitties and Magic!
The Magical Cat Cafe 2 by Kris Bock In The Magical Cat Café and Teashop series, the ordinary and the magical come together over hot drinks, sweet treats, and rescued cats. This small town café becomes a sanctuary for people carrying old hurts, uncertain hopes, and the need for a little kindness. Friendship Fiction Through interconnected stories of café customers and their feline companions, these novels explore the healing power of friendship, community, and second chances. Each visit brings a new connection and a small transformation, proving that sometimes the most meaningful changes begin with a warm cup, a purring cat, and a safe place to be yourself. Perfect for…
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Sunday, Whoops, Monday Snippet: The Author on the Road Edition
Yeah, I missed posting the snippet yesterday, but I have a valid excuse–I was on the road. Pal Mo and I were driving to Wisconsin for a writing retreat. It’s bittersweet being here because this was supposed to be the fall writing retreat with Liz. However, Liz was unable to do this retreat with me, and since sis had gotten the condo in the Dells for us, I figured I’d ask someone else to join me. Confession to Mo, I did ask Husband if he wanted to join me in Wisconsin. He very kindly declined. I think the idea that he would simply be doing the same thing up here…
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Sunday Snippet: The Begin Again and Keep Writing Edition
Good Sunday morning, mes amies. It’s kinda cloudy here in the city and the forecast is calling for rain and cooler temperatures for the coming week, which is okay. We need the rain and we could sure use the cooler temps. So garden cleanup and writing and then more writing will be the order of the week. There will be mowing for Husband and we have a few chores around this house that need to be done before we head to the lake again. Two houses can be hard sometimes and that is not, I repeat not a complaint. Merely an observation. We remind our kids, who also have two…
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Author Spotlight: Anna Stewart Has a New Red Lily Book!
I love it when fellow Tule author Anna J. Stewart stops by the blog because she is such a fabulous storyteller! She’s here with Betrayed, her newest Circle of the Red Lily novel. USA Today and national bestselling author Anna J. Stewart has published nearly seventy romances, from heartwarming contemporary to edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense. A Maggie and Holt Medallion winner, her award-winning books celebrate love, family, hope, and second chances—with unforgettable characters, emotional stakes, and happily-ever-afters always worth fighting for. Website | Facebook | Threads | Goodreads | Bookbub ~*~*~*~ The Perils of Pantsing The process of writing Betrayed, book 4 in my romantic thriller Circle of the Red Lily…
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Sunday Snippet: The It’s Harvest Fest Day Edition!
Yup, today is Harvest Fest in our little town of Fishers, Indiana, and I will be there with bells on! Okay, maybe no bells, but definitely with books and a smile. I’m looking forward to meeting new readers and greeting friends, signing books, and sharing some Author Booth time with my fellow local authors, including one of my very favorite mystery authors, J.C. Kenney. Harvest Fest is not just books and authors–there are dozens of artists, artisans, creators, and musicians as well as food trucks a beer garden, and soft drinks. It will be a great way to spend the afternoon and help out some fabulous Fishers-area non-profits. Go here…
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Author Spotlight: Liz Flaherty Is Here with A New Color!
Doris Lankford, you are Liz’s winner! She will be in touch! Thanks to everyone for stopping by! I love it when Liz Flaherty comes to visit–not just because she’s my bestie, but also because she always bring such wonderful stories with her! This week is not exception as we celebrate the release of Shades of Green, Book 3 in the Harper Loch Colors trilogy! Retired from the post office, Liz spends non-writing time thinking about writing and wanting to travel more than she does. (No fault of Nan Reinhardt—her Big Red suitcase is always ready to go!) The author of 20-some books, she and her husband Duane share an old…
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Sunday Snippet: The Places I Love Most Edition
This might be a lazy way to blog but I’ve been thinking a lot about places that I love. Pal Carol and I are going to be going to France next fall (2027) and thinking about travel has made me consider all the places that I’ve been to and loved. This isn’t a travel memories kind of post, though. Rather, I’ve been thinking about places that have always been special to me. Places I return to for restoration and renewal. So here are three places that always make me happy and not surprisingly, they are all right here in the Midwest. Whitehall, Michigan: Wow… I’ve been going to Whitehall since…
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Author Spotlight: Elsa Winckler’s Here with a New Hot Cowboy and Great Giveaway!
Know what’s really fun? Connecting with the other authors who write in Marietta, Montana–even when that author lives far away in South Africa! I’ve loved getting to know Elsa Winckler and she has graciously allowed me to let some of my Marietta characters meet up with hers! The friendship isreal even from continent to continent. Elsa Winckler has been reading love stories for as long as she can remember and when she ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James, the Brontë sisters, etc. during her Honors studies, she was hooked for life. Although her three gown-up children rarely acknowledge the fact they have a romance-writing mom,…
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Author Spotlight: Celebrating E. Elizabeth Watson’s New Release!
It’s always fun to welcome E. Elizabeth Watson to the spotlight! As well as being a fellow Tule Publishing author, her Texas cowboy romances are a treat! Elizabeth is convinced life is better with good coffee, chocolate, and a pair of hiking boots. Ever since her elementary school librarian “published” her epic childhood tales—complete with laminated handmade covers—she’s enjoyed exploring the world through literature. She fell in love with the harsh Texas desert where she found inspiration for charismatic cowboys and the stubborn women who tame them while documenting prehistoric rock art as a student at the University of Texas at Austin. A recovering archaeologist and biomed research coordinator, Elizabeth…
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Sunday Snippet: The August 2026 Memos Edition
I do these every so often–these memos. I’d like to tell you it’s all about catching up, taking a breath, landing somewhere for a few minutes. I suppose it is all those things, but mostly, it’s because I can’t think of anything to blog about except what’s happening in our country and I need to not think about that right now. I don’t want this blog to be political–you all know my politics and I know most of yours. All we can do in that regard is keep staying alert and vote, vote, vote. So we’re going to do the August memos today. Dear Weather, Ummmm… could you pick a…