• Author Spotlight: Leah Vale Is Here with Holiday Fun!

    I am filled with holiday joy to bring you one of my fellow Tule authors, Leah Vale, who is here with her newest Christmas romance! Having never met an unhappy ending she couldn’t mentally “fix,” Leah Vale believes writing romance novels is the perfect job for her. A Pacific Northwest native with a B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington, she lives in Central Oregon, with a huge golden retriever who thinks he’s a lap dog. While having the chance to share her “happy endings from scratch” is a dream come true, dinner generally has to come premade from the store. Website | Facebook | Instagram  It is such…

  • Author Spotlight: Roxanne Snopek Is Here with Holiday Fun!

    We have a winner! Liz Flaherty, you will receive an ebook copy of a story from the Malones of Grand, Montana, series. Roxanne will be in touch with you. Thanks to everyone who stopped by!  What a pleasure to welcome my fellow Tule Publishing author, Roxanne Snopek back to the Spotlight! USA Today bestselling author Roxanne Snopek writes award-winning contemporary women’s fiction and romance with an anti-patriarchal flair. Her characters have the same concerns we do about women’s rights, gender politics, tolerance and equality—but they get to fight their battles and win! Roxanne forces her characters (and occasionally herself) out of their comfort zones to do the right things, and…

  • Author Spotlight: Susan Lute Kicks Off the Holidays for Us!

    We have winners! Stephanie Ludwig, you are the winner of an e-book copy of The Christmas Makeover and Linda Danis, you are the winner of an e-book copy of The Prodigal Brother Returns. Susan will be in touch with both of you. Thanks to everyone for stopping by and participating–we love talking with our readers! I’m delighed to welcome fellow Tule Publishing author, Susan Lute, to her first appearance in the Author Spotlight. She’s also kicking off the Holiday Season for us with her wonderful Christmas romance, The Christmas Makeover, and a fun giveaway! Susan loves to write bold, brave, heartwarming stories. Like all children of military families, she spent much…

  • Author Spotlight: Jamie K. Schmidt Is Here with Her Newest Release and a Giveaway

    We have a winner! Amanda Schieber, you are the lucky recipient of Jamie’s sweet highland cow! Jamie will be in touch. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! We love talking to our readers!  I’m happy to welcome fellow Tule Publishing author Jamie K. Schmidt to the author spotlight today. USA Today bestselling author, Jamie K. Schmidt, writes contemporary love stories and paranormal romances. Her steamy, romantic comedy, Life’s a Beach, reached #65 on the  USA Today bestseller list, #2 on Barnes & Noble, and #9 on Amazon and iBooks.  Jamie writes daily, drinks lots of tea, and sneaks away to play World of Warcraft whenever she makes her deadlines. Along…

  • Author Spotlight: Barbara Ankrum Is Here with Holiday Joy!

    Liz Flaherty, you are Barbara’s winner this week! Barbara will be in touch with you. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! We love talking to our readers! I’m having the best fun this week welcoming my fellow Tule authors into the spotlight with their Christmas romances! Today, it’s Barbara Ankrum, here with her newest Hardestys of Montana novel! Barbara Ankrum 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…

  • Author Spotlight: Janice Lynn Is Back with More Holiday Joy!

    Winner!! Sarah Taylor, you are Janice’s giveaway winner. Janice will be in touch with you. Thanks to everyone for stopping by and joining us! I’m happy to welcome Janice Lynn back to the author spotlight with her newest Wrapped Up in Christmas story! She had me with the cover–isn’t it gorgeous? USA Today bestselling author Janice Lynn lives in Tennessee with her Prince Charming, her vivid imagination, an adorable Maltese named Halo–who’s the true princess of the house–and a bunch of unnamed dust bunnies who took up permanent residence after Janice started her writing career. After writing more than thirty books for Harlequin, Janice began writing heartwarming sweet romance stories…

  • Author Spotlight: Stella Holt Is Here with a Gift for You!

    We have a special treat today, mes amis! Fellow Tule Publishing author, Stella Holt is here with a gift for you! She’s celebrating the start of her new series, The Southern Hart Brothers, coming in May 2025! But that’s a ways off, so here’s a gift for you–a free novella! The First Kiss is a prequel to book 1, Last First Kiss, in the six-book steamy, slow-burn series, Legacy of the Maguires. All you have to do is click the link and download this gift! Author of your next binge-worthy romance series, Stella Holt has been plotting sexy, tear-jerker stories since she was old enough to hold a pencil. Born a…

  • Sunday Snippet: The Snap Judgments Edition

    I was thinking about snap judgments–how we all make them and how we all have them made about us. Here’s what got me started–social media trolls. Bear with me, I promise I’m going to make this connect. At least ten or twelve times a week (sometimes that many in a day!) I get friend requests on Facebook and even more on Instagram from trolls–either random bots or really bored and kinda sleazy guys looking for attention. No, I’m not going to be your friend because you “like my smile” or you think I’m “gorgeous” and you “can’t stop thinking about me.” Seriously? You don’t even know me, dude. Being blonde…

  • Author Spotlight: Elle Douglas Brings the Christmas Joy!

    Cheri J, you are Elle’s winner of the mouse ornament and an ebook; Roseann McGrath Brooks, you are Elle’s winner of a $10 Amazon gift card. Ell will be in touch with you both! Thanks to everyone who stopped by! We love our readers!  I’m so happy to welcome fellow Tule author and fellow Christmas romance author Elle Douglas to the Spotlight today with her new holiday novella, Wish Upon a Christmas Star. Is that the most gorgeous cover or what? Elle Douglas writes small-town contemporary romance for lovers of warm, feel-good stories that are on the sweeter side. Her novels feature strong, relatable characters living in tight-knit communities, with…

  • Sunday Snippet: The We’re on Hiatus Edition

    Yup, we’re taking a break this Sunday–I have to be at poll worker training early this morning, and besides, you’ve seen way too much of me this week! I’m giving you a break from Nan and all things book-release related today! (You’re welcome!) But I will be back next week to share whatever’s on my mind … see you here next Sunday! However … (there’s always a however, isn’t there?) However … I still want to share the something that delighted me this week, and it wasn’t my book release, although that was grand! It was being with our kids on Friday night for the Headless Horseman Hayride at Conner…