Book Talk: Tricia Goyer and the Authors of the Big Sky Amish Collection Listen to the episode with Tricia Goyer, Christen Krumm, and Elly Gilbert This episode was such fun to record for several reasons. First, Tricia Goyer and I have been friends since I had two kids and she had three — I now have four and she has …
Audiobooks? 5 Inexpensive Ways to Listen & Giveaway
A few years ago, I couldn’t imagine listening to audiobooks for any length of time. @Cara_putman loves #audiobooks and has a #giveaway for one of hers. Join the fun! Click To Tweet Partly this was because of cost. Partly it’s because I love the feel of a book. Partly because I don’t always love the narrators. But I reached a …
Book Talk: Melanie Dobson
Book Talk: Melanie Dobson Listen to the episode with Melanie Dobson Do you love slip-time novels? Adore World War II fiction? Love a book that can sweep you into the time and place in a way that makes you feel part of the action and story? Then you will love Melanie Dobson‘s books. It was a joy to connect with …
Book Talk: Mary Connealy
Book Talk: Mary Connealy Listen to the episode with Mary Connealy When you meet Mary Connealy you meet an author who cares deeply about creating characters who resonate with readers. She wants to entertain while also toiuching people’s hearts. Her stories do that for me every time and I love how her most recent stories are a combination of strong …
The Story Behind Love Along the Shores
In April I have a novella Love Along the Shores releasing in a new collection Across the Shores. But the germ of this story came to me years ago. I was trying to find the original proposal idea and I’m going to guess it was about 2011 or 2012. I’d written two series of WWII novels for Barbour — Cornhusker …
Book Talk: Kristy Cambron
Book Talk: Kristy Cambron Listen to the episode with Kristy Cambron There are few people I adore more in the writing world than Kristy Cambron, and you’ll understand after listening (or watching) a few minutes of this Book Talk with Cara. Kristy is one of the warmest people I know and she is passionate about books. Her books have a …
Book Talk: Jill Eileen Smith
Book Talk: Jill Eileen Smith Listen to the episode with Jill Eileen Smith On this episode of Book Talk, I get to introduce you to my friend Jill Eileen Smith. Jill is the author of twenty Biblical fiction novels. If there’s a woman in the Old Testament, then she has probably written a novel bringing that woman’s story to life. …
Book Talk: Historical Romance with an International Twist
Book Talk: Historical Romance with an International Twist Listen to the episode with Laura Frantz, Sarah Sundin, & Jennifer Deibel In this episode, my good writing friends Jennifer Deibel, Laura Frantz, and Sarah Sundin join me as we talk about their upcoming books. We also dive into what it’s like to write historical fiction. How do you know what to …
Cold Light of Day Giveaway
Happy book birthday to my friend Elizabeth Goddard for the release of her latest novel Cold Light of Day. Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job in the quiet Alaska town of Shadow Gap when an unexpected string of criminal activity leaves her with a wounded officer, unexplained murders, and even an attack on her own father. …
Book Talk: Lisa Phillips and the Authors of Last Chance Fire and Rescue Series
Book Talk: Lisa Phillips and the Authors of the Last Chance Fire and Rescue Series Listen to the episode with Lisa Phillips, Megan Besing, Emilie Haney, & Laura Conaway What happens when you get five writers on a call talking about books, suspense, and more? A really fun call. Lisa Phillips, Megan Besing, Emilie Haney, Laura Conaway, and I talked …