A Day in the Life of this Romance Writer During Summer Break- Jennifer Hoopes
Good morning, I’m contemporary romance writer, Jennifer Hoopes. My first book, Her Cowboy’s Promise, released on 7/17/17 from Entangled Bliss. No two days as a writer are ever the same. Add in summer break with my two girls and well… 6:02am Wake up. Not voluntarily mind you, I happen to be the parent of a… Read More
Jennifer Hoopes
Jennifer lives in a small town in Pennsylvania with her husband and two daughters. When not writing, she can usually be found elbow deep in flour or inhaling chlorine as she cheers her daughter on at a swim meet. She loves musicals, caramel and roller coasters, and lists Machu Picchu at the top of her bucket list. She is a member of RWA and is the President of her local chapter, Central Pennsylvania Romance Writers. Find out more about Jennifer and sign up for her newsletter at www.jenniferhoopes.com
Worth the wait
by Ashlee Mallory This past Monday was the release day of the fourth book in the Sorensen Family series, HER SURPRISE ENGAGEMENT, featuring the last of the four siblings, Daisy Sorensen. When we initially met Daisy in the first book in the series, she was a tragic, heart-broken single-mom trying to put the pieces of… Read More
Tour Bus Fun
Traveling the country in a tour bus, listening to fabulous music, and living the celebrity dream sounds pretty awesome to me. In THE NANNY ARRANGEMENT, I got to live out that fantasy vicariously through my characters as Deacon’s world-famous country band, Blue, traveled the country, and his best friend/band nanny joined along for the ride…. Read More
The Sister Least Likely
by Amanda Ashby When I first decided to write about three sisters who start up a vintage wedding planning business to save the family farm, I never planned to make one a baby book. And I certainly didn’t plan for that to happen to the youngest sister, Bec, who is only twenty-two and a free-spirited… Read More
Crazy little thing called…Christmas
by Jody Holford Christmas is one of my favorite times of year. Other than birthdays. I love the planning, buying, decorating, and definitely the eating. I like the long lazy day of getting up early, opening presents, having breakfast, and then just hanging out with the people I love. I always feel a bit sad… Read More
Senses and Settings in a Holiday Story
Whether you’re a reader or writer, I’m going to guess you enjoy getting comfortable in a story’s setting. I do, too. When I first came up with the idea for my new series, Snowflake Valley, I never realized how much fun writing it would be. The series kicks off with stories about the three oldest… Read More
There to Pick Up the Pieces
by Kyra Jacobs Hi all! I’d love to introduce you to Stephanie Fitzpatrick, the heroine of HER UNEXPECTED ENGAGEMENT—my newest sweet romance in the Checkerberry Inn series. Stephanie grew up a headstrong tomboy, and middle child to a family of three daughters. She was used to vying for attention, to getting in trouble one and… Read More
The crazy things we do for love
By Ashlee Mallory Have you ever tried to be someone you’re not just to impress someone you liked? Maybe pretended you were a little more outgoing than you normally were, laughing a little harder or more frequently that if you were just with your friends? Maybe even possibly pretending that you enjoy something that you… Read More
The Appeal of the Younger Hero
by Coleen Kwan When I was growing up, most of the romance books I read featured heroines much younger than the hero. A gap of ten years or more seemed the norm, and heroines were often as young as eighteen or twenty-one. Nowadays, our reading tastes have evolved, and it’s not that uncommon for romances… Read More
Meet the Beauties of Wife for the Weekend
by Ophelia London Hi there! Thanks for having me on your fabulous blog to talk about my new novel, WIFE FOR THE WEEKEND. The story is about Jules and Dexter, two kind-of-acquaintances who get stuck at the Las Vegas airport, have a biiiiiit too much to drink, then wake up married with no memory of… Read More
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LET’S TALK ABOUT…FALL (ING INTO LOVE)
When I was strictly a reader, before I wrote my first novel, I can’t remember if my taste in books changed with the seasons. As summer leaves turned a burnished fall reddish orange, did I suddenly long for ghoulish ghost stories? Did my mind wander toward frosty mornings and wish for a cozy holiday romance… Read More
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