In honor of Independence Day, the lovely Jayna Baas (who I had the pleasure of interviewing here) is giving away a print copy of her debut novel, Preacher on the Run! If you're interested in learning more about this historical novel of epic proportions, I suggest hopping over to my review! Or you could just keep on reading! *winks* about the book STANDING FOR TRUTH COULD COST HIM HIS FREEDOM. FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM COULD COST HIM HIS LIFE. It’s 1771, and North Carolina is at wa

Y'all. After almost three years of working on this novel, I have finally, finally finished writing and actually gotten. the. cover. Like. BAD has a cover now. After teasing y'all about it I don't know how many times, I can finally say...the cover is here. BUT! I can't share it with y'all now, because for the very first time ever, I'm gonna do an OFFICIAL cover reveal! For all of y'all who are interested in sharing the cover of Bound and Determined, please refer to the signup

I've got something for y'all I like to call a double whammy. That's right. Not just one cover reveal...TWO! No, neither of them are of Bound and Determined (yet!), but they are for two fantastical fairytale retellings releasing this year! I'm a part of the Feathers and Roses: All Things Fairy Tale Dual Cover Reveal, hosted by Jen’s Author Assistance, which means I get to share about Jenavieve's own debut novel, Roses, Thorns, and Curses, AND Iron by Madisyn Carlin (which are

Stars: 4.5 Synopsis: Shakespeare meets Austen when the Elliots of Kellynch are embroiled in a scheme of deception and revenge. The meek and gentle daughter Anne falls for the dashing Captain Wentworth, sharp-tongued Elizabeth clashes wits with Admiral Baldwin, and Mrs. Clay becomes a pawn in William Elliot’s dastardly plans when the beloved characters of Persuasion are matched with the intense plot of Much Ado About Nothing. What I Loved: I must confess, I’ve never read/watch

Hoo boy! I know it’s been a hot minute since my last two posts on blogging for authors, but I just wanted to pop in and share my thoughts on the third most common question about blogging...how do I find motivation and inspiration? Specifically, I’ll be sharing a huge collection of ideas that you are more than welcome to steal (post idea piracy is encouraged ‘round here, y’know *winks*) and ways to come up with new ideas and inspiration! Before we dive in, it’s time for a reca

Warning: So, in light of the catastrophe that is my latest review, I have decided to restructure my reviews again to make my views clearer, rants calmer, and feedback more constructive. Please bear with me as I get all this sorted out—thank you! (Thanks to Kristianne Hassman for the idea!) Stars: 4 Synopsis: The best days of Lai Duyên’s life have just begun...or have they? Only days after becoming a member of her local calligraphy guild, Duyên’s guild is visited by the guardi

I already love this tag. It is so fun and unique, and the questions are all fantastic! You get a little bit of everything - from personal tidbits to some of my favorites to writing/publishing questions - and I'm so excited to share that I'm just gonna cut this intro short and segue right into the theme song! Tall guy, beard, twins, purple hoser! Dude Perfect's in Overtime. Tall guy - *record screeches* Wait. That's, um...wrong theme song, folks. Let's, uh... *shuffles around*

Stars: 3.5 Synopsis: When Emilie Crawford Wheeler loses her brand-new hat thanks to a stranger bumping into her, her life takes an unexpected turn. That distracted stranger turns out to be a handsome young ranch hand who offers to buy her another hat and take her out for dinner...again, and again, and again...until Emilie has fallen in love with Thad Alexander. Sounds like happily ever after, right? But here’s the catch: both of them are lying to each other, and their true id

Man, I cannot believe I have done four of these tags! WOW! Thanks to Lillian Keith for tagging me for this one! Her questions are so fun, and I can't wait to dive into them! the rules Thank and link the blogger who nominated you (Thank you so much, Lillian!) Include the tag graphic in your post Answer the ten questions the blogger asked Nominate between five and ten bloggers Ask your nominees ten book-related questions! Don’t feel bound to these rules (Most importantly) Have

A Wolf's Rose, M.C. Kennedy's Christian YA fantasy novel, is officially out in the world! In honor of its release, I've joined M.C.'s blog tour (which I'll be sharing all about in just a moment)... In fact, I get to have her on for an exclusive (I love that word) author interview! Without further ado, please welcome the lovely Miss Kennedy! What first inspired you to write? I’m the second of four kids, and I always had to do what my older brother was doing. When we were in el

WHERE IN THE WORLD DID MAY GO? HOW IS IT THE DREADED JUNE ALREADY?!?!?! I have a bone to pick with you, Father Time. As much as I’d like to sit here and complain about how busy and quick and stressful May was...I honestly don’t have the energy for even that. *falls asleep on her laptop* Speaking of laptop, though, I lost a whole week of my life over this thing. It pert near about died on me thanks to a durned corrupted file, and once I wiped it (don’t worry, I saved all my pr