Guest Authors
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Author Spotlight: Meet Cowboy Romance Author Jill Sorenson
I’m meeting Jill Sorenson for the first time, too, mes amis, and the post she sent me tells me she’s destined to be one of my people! I laughed out loud when I read it–a little different from our usual fare, but ya know, sometimes you gotta step out. Jill Sorenson is a diehard romance fan and the dynamic author of more than twenty romance novels. She’s been featured twice in Cosmopolitan Magazine, and her books have received starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. Most recently, she’s written for Harlequin as Susan Cliff. Now she’s making her comeback as Jill with a fresh start in Western contemporary…
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Author Spotlight: Laurie Beach Is Here with a New Southern Isles Novel!
Doris and Latesha, you are Laurie’s e-book winners! She will be in touch with you. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! We love talking to our readers!! I fell in love with Laurie Beach’s Southern writer voice when I was the CE on her book, The Firefly Jar. She makes you long for sweet tea, grits, and starry southern nights with every heartwarming word. Laurie Beach is a former news reporter, advertising producer, and political press secretary who, after raising children, is parlaying her love of reading and writing into a career as an author. She is a sucker for elderly people, furry animals, and all things chocolate. Having grown…
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Author Spotlight: Jacinta Peachey Has a New Sweet Romance!
What fun to welcome fellow Tule sweet romance author Jacinta Peachey back to the spotlight! Her books warm my heart! Jacinta Peachey is an international award-winning contemporary romance author. Her writing is the creative outpouring of a fertile imagination stifled by her first career as a dentist. With a ‘do as I say not as I do’ attitude, coffee, red wine, and chocolate fuel her writing passion. Her stories focus on strong, independent, yet mixed-up women as they navigate life’s unexpected turns. Website | Facebook | Instagram |Goodreads | BookBub ~*~*~*~ My Side Characters Have Important Roles It’s lovely to be back to talk about my second book, A Little…
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Author Spotlight: Heidi Field Has a New Mystery & a Giveaway!
L Lam, you are Heidi’s winner. She will be in touch! Heidi Field was raised in the beautiful countryside of the South of England with her parents and her two sisters. In her twenties she was a freelance Sports Massage Therapist. She achieved a Degree in Zoology at the age of thirty and then went on to raise two boys and became the stepmother of three more young children. She still lives near her family home with her partner, their Great Dane and the children that have yet to fly the nest. In her early forties, Heidi completed a Masters in Creative Writing at Winchester University. Writing contemporary thrillers, she…
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Author Spotlight Is on Sapna Srinivasan
I’m so pleased to welcome fellow Tule author Sapna Srinivasan back to the Author Spotlight. Sapna lives in Seattle, WA with her perfectionist husband and perfect daughter. Her name in Hindi means “dream” and true to its meaning, Sapna finds gratification in dreams and storytelling. She was born in southern India, raised in northern India, and spent the better part of her adult life in the United States. She, therefore, unabashedly clutches her Indian roots while embracing the American in herself. She loves to cook traditional Indian food and, yes, she uses cilantro in practically everything. When she isn’t cooking, writing, or being intellectually stumped by her daughter, she may…
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Author Spotlight: J.C. Kenney Has a New Elmo Simpson Novel!
Congratulations, Kathleen Shaputis, your name was randomly chosen to win an ebook copy of A Killer Day in Paradise. Watch your email and thanks for being with us! And yes, if writing rules didn’t call it tacky, I would totally another few exclamations points to that title! I’m so excited for this new Elmo Simpson mystery, A Killer Day in Paradise! Kenney pulls out all the stops for this holiday-themed mystery, and it kept me guessing to the very end. I love it when that happens! J.C. Kenney is the bestselling author of The Allie Cobb Mysteries, The Darcy Gaughan Mysteries, and The Elmo Simpson Mysteries. He’s also the co-host…
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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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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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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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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,…