• Author Spotlight: J.C. Kenney’s Here with a Fab New Series!

    I gotta tell you, I think I’m almost as excited about J.C. Kenney’s new release as I’ve been about my own! Right off, I kinda have a stake in his new Elmo Simpson series of mysteries with Tule Publishing. I was the one who encouraged him to submit the proposal to Tule–I just knew they’d be a good fit, and because I freelance for Tule, at J.C.’s request, I get to be the copy editor on the books. I can tell you from firsthand experience that Elmo Simpson is a character to fall in love with! I’m just delighted to have J.C. and Elmo in the Spotlight today! J.C. Kenney…

  • Sunday Snippet: The Post-Retreat Musings Edition

    I’m in a post-retreat haze. It happens every year after Liz and I get back from our semiannual (it means twice a year, I looked it up!) writing retreat. We do one in January in a little town in the hills of Southern Indiana and we do one in October, usually somewhere in Michigan. At every retreat, we write and talk and eat and drink wine and write and process and talk endlessly and write… Oh, and did I mention that there’s always great wine and chocolate and lots of good food? (I think I might have, but it bears repeating.) We don’t do restaurants quite as much as we…

  • Author Spotlight: Dani Collins Is Here with a Raven’s Cove Novel!

    Cogratulations to Roseann Brooks! You are Dani’s winner! Dani will be in touch with you! Thanks to everyone who stopped by! What a treat to welcome Tule author, Dani Collins to the Spotlight today. Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author Dani Collins thrives on giving readers emotional, compelling, heart-soaring romance with laughter and heat thrown in, just like real life. While she is best known for writing contemporary romance for Harlequin Presents and Tule Publishing, she also writes historical and erotic romance. When she’s not writing—just kidding, she’s always writing. Dani is married to her high school sweetheart. They’re empty-nesters living in Southern BC, Canada. Website | Facebook | Instagram|…

  • Sunday Snippet: The We’re on Retreat Edition

    I think there’s a chance that this is the most-anticipated writing retreat Liz and I have ever had. Seriously. We both have been beyond ready for this getaway. Not sure why this one has been such a star in the distance for both of us. Maybe because it’s been a long time (January) since our last retreat or maybe because we’re both feeling our ages a little more this year and life somehow feels shorter. Or maybe we both needed a getaway. Whatever, we’re here and it’s already been nearly twenty-four hours of bliss. Oh, we both miss the husbands–so each retreat evening we spend some time on the phone…

  • Author Spotlight: It’s Leigh Ann Edwards with Her Newest Demon Hunters Novel!

    Congratulations, Liz Flaherty, you are Leigh Ann’s winner! She will be in touch! Thanks to everyone who stopped by–we love talking to our readers!  What is more fun than romantasy? Not much! I’m so happy to welcome fellow Tule author, Leigh Ann Edwards back to the Spotlight! She’s here with her newest Witch and Demon Hunter book, Ghost Ship’s Dark Spell, and it is yummy! Leigh Ann Edwards writes smoking hot romantic fantasy with badass heroines, alpha heroes, history, castles, and magic. She believes love is love, that villains should get their comeuppance (sometimes with a stake through the heart), that pleasure is NOT a four letter word, and that…

  • Sunday Snippet: The It’s Not Christmas Yet, But…Edition

    It is only September, but for me, for River’s Edge, it’s almost Christmas! When I write a holiday-themed romance, it’s usually during the gray days of February or the cool rainy days in early April. That’s because for a book to be released during the holidays, it has be done and ready for production by May. So am I feeling the holidays at those times? Not so much. I’m just over the holidays at that point. But I sit down at my desk, close my eyes, and take myself back to River’s Edge in December. The shops are all decorated with twinkle lights and green and red garland. Carly has…

  • Author Spotlight: Back in Montana with Barbara Ankrum and the Hardestys!

    We have a winner! Heather Farr, you are Barbara’s recipient of a gift e-book from her Tule books. Congratulations and Barbara will be in touch with you! Thanks to everyone who stopped by! We love talking to our readers! Welcome back to fellow Tule author Barbara Ankrum! Barbara has a thing for the West and has written both historical and contemporary romances,  all set in that magical place. Twice nominated for RWA’s RITA Award, her bestselling books are emotional, sexy rides with a touch of humor. Barbara’s married and raised two children in Southern California, which, in her mind, makes her a native Westerner. Her newest novel releases today, and…

  • Sunday Snippet: The Yard Sale and Memories Edition

    So, sister PJ had a 2-day yard sale this weekend and I went to help out. It was a neighborhood event, rather ill-timed, I originally thought, because the main drag to her lakeside home was closed to through-traffic Saturday for a town-sponsored mini half-marathon. Folks coming on Friday had no problem getting to her neighborhood, but yesterday, they had to figure a workaround to get there. As it turned out, hardcore yard salers figured it out, and crowds were great both days. Gorgeous early fall weather helped our cause–we had sunshine and blue skies and a lovely September breeze. I confess I’m not much of a yard sale person. I’ve…

  • Author Spotlight: Kaz Delaney’s Here with Cowboys and a Giveaway!

    We have 2 winners! Cindy McCarter, you are Kaz’s winner of an ebook copy of The Cowboy’s Baby Surprise and DeeAnn Kraft, you are Kaz’s winner of a $10 Amazon gift card. Congrats to you two and thanks to everyone who stopped by! We love our readers! What a treat to welcome Kaz Delaney back to the Author Spotlight! She’s not only a fellow Tule author, but also a good friend and has proven to me time again that friendships grow strong even when you haven’t actually met in person. Spanning a 30 year career resulting in 84 books, which includes a Tule Publishing cozy mystery series The Hart of…

  • Sunday Snippet: The Don’t Faint, But It’s a Snippet Edition

    I know how infrequently my Sunday Snippet actually features a snippet from a book, but that’s because I’m trying not to let each Sunday be all about my books. I muse and whine and talk about other stuff a lot more, and I think that’s okay, don’t you? It’s been a week… but this whole summer has been, I dunno, weird. I’ve been in a strange mood. I think it has more to do with the state of country instead of the state of Nan. For the first time in a very long time–probably since 2008, I feel hopeful again about the United States. Hope has been at a premium…